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The Upset Report
2018 · Week 5 · Saturday, September 29, 2018

Virginia Tech upsets No. 22 Duke, 31–14

Virginia Tech closed as a 6.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Virginia Tech taking down the No. 22 team in the AP poll.

Final31–14
Upset size8.5
Rank in 201873rd of 181
6.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 22

It was the 2nd-biggest of 11 upsets in 2018 Week 5, and the 73rd-biggest of the 2018 season. Virginia Tech pulled off 2 other upsets in 2018.

Other upsets in 2018 Week 5

  1. 14.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size14.5
  2. 6.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23Recap
    Upset size8
  3. 42, 13
    7.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5
  4. 7-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7
  5. 7-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7

Virginia Tech’s other 2018 upsets

  1. Week 135.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size5.5
  2. Week 17-point underdogNo. 20 beat No. 19Recap
    Upset size7.5

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