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The Upset Report
2013 · Week 1 · Saturday, August 31, 2013

No. 8 Clemson edges No. 5 Georgia, 38–35

No. 8 beat No. 5 in the AP poll.

Final38–35
Upset size1.5
Rank in 2013161st of 164
No. 8 beat No. 5

It was the 16th-biggest of 16 upsets in 2013 Week 1, and the 161st-biggest of the 2013 season. Clemson pulled off 1 other upset in 2013.

Other upsets in 2013 Week 1

  1. 22, 21
    41-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size41
  2. 49, 46
    28-point underdogUnranked beat No. 25FCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size28.5
  3. 53, 21
    20.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size20.5
  4. 33, 18
    20-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size20
  5. 40, 19
    19-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size19

Clemson’s other 2013 upsets

  1. Bowl4-point underdogNo. 12 beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size6.5

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