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The Upset Report
2011 · Week 1 · Saturday, September 3, 2011

South Florida upsets No. 16 Notre Dame, 23–20

It was unranked South Florida taking down the No. 16 team in the AP poll.

Final23–20
Upset size5
Rank in 201121st of 54
Unranked beat No. 16

It was the 2nd-biggest of 3 upsets in 2011 Week 1, and the 21st-biggest of the 2011 season. It was South Florida's only upset win of 2011.

Other upsets in 2011 Week 1

  1. Unranked beat No. 14Recap
    Upset size6
  2. No. 4 beat No. 3Recap
    Upset size0.5

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