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The Upset Report
2016 · Week 6 · Saturday, October 8, 2016

No. 25 Virginia Tech upsets No. 17 North Carolina, 34–3

Virginia Tech closed as a 5.5-point underdog and won outright. No. 25 beat No. 17 in the AP poll.

Final34–3
Upset size9.5
Rank in 201691st of 198
5.5-point underdogNo. 25 beat No. 17

It was the 8th-biggest of 17 upsets in 2016 Week 6, and the 91st-biggest of the 2016 season. Virginia Tech pulled off 1 other upset in 2016.

Other upsets in 2016 Week 6

  1. 17-point underdogUnranked beat No. 6Recap
    Upset size27
  2. 12.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
    Upset size18
  3. 15-point underdogRecap
    Upset size15
  4. 14.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size14.5
  5. 13.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size13.5

Virginia Tech’s other 2016 upsets

  1. Week 123-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3

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