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The Upset Report
2018 · Week 1 · Monday, September 3, 2018

No. 20 Virginia Tech upsets No. 19 Florida State, 24–3

Virginia Tech closed as a 7-point underdog and won outright. No. 20 beat No. 19 in the AP poll.

Final24–3
Upset size7.5
Rank in 201880th of 181
7-point underdogNo. 20 beat No. 19

It was the 10th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2018 Week 1, and the 80th-biggest of the 2018 season. Virginia Tech pulled off 2 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

Virginia Tech’s other 2018 upsets

  1. Week 135.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size5.5
  2. Week 56.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 22Recap
    Upset size8.5

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