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The Upset Report
2018 · Week 1 · Sunday, September 2, 2018 · Neutral site

No. 25 LSU stuns No. 8 Miami, 33–17

LSU closed as a 3-point underdog and won outright. No. 25 beat No. 8 in the AP poll.

Final33–17
Upset size11.5
Rank in 201848th of 181
3-point underdogNo. 25 beat No. 8

It was the 7th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2018 Week 1, and the 48th-biggest of the 2018 season. LSU pulled off 3 other upsets in 2018.

Other upsets in 2018 Week 1

  1. 17-point underdogRecap
    Upset size17
  2. 19, 17
    15-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size15
  3. 13-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23Recap
    Upset size14.5
  4. 14-point underdogRecap
    Upset size14
  5. 59, 41
    13.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size13.5

LSU’s other 2018 upsets

  1. Week 77-point underdogNo. 13 beat No. 2Recap
    Upset size12.5
  2. Week 310-point underdogNo. 12 beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size12.5
  3. BowlNo. 11 beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size2

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