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The Upset Report
2018 · Week 3 · Saturday, September 15, 2018

No. 12 LSU stuns No. 7 Auburn, 22–21

LSU closed as a 10-point underdog and won outright. No. 12 beat No. 7 in the AP poll.

Final22–21
Upset size12.5
Rank in 201838th of 181
10-point underdogNo. 12 beat No. 7

It was the 4th-biggest of 12 upsets in 2018 Week 3, and the 38th-biggest of the 2018 season. LSU pulled off 3 other upsets in 2018.

Other upsets in 2018 Week 3

  1. 23.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 6Recap
    Upset size33.5
  2. 21-point underdogRecap
    Upset size21
  3. 16-point underdogRecap
    Upset size16
  4. 24, 19
    10-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10
  5. 5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23Recap
    Upset size6.5

LSU’s other 2018 upsets

  1. Week 77-point underdogNo. 13 beat No. 2Recap
    Upset size12.5
  2. BowlNo. 11 beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size2
  3. Week 13-point underdogNo. 25 beat No. 8Recap
    Upset size11.5

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