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The Upset Report
2018 · Week 8 · Saturday, October 20, 2018

Purdue stuns No. 2 Ohio State, 49–20

Purdue closed as a 12.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Purdue taking down the No. 2 team in the AP poll.

Final49–20
Upset size24.5
Rank in 20183rd of 181
12.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 2

It was the biggest of 7 upsets in 2018 Week 8, and the 3rd-biggest of the 2018 season. Purdue pulled off 2 other upsets in 2018.

Other upsets in 2018 Week 8

  1. 27, 23
    7.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5
  2. 28, 14
    6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  3. Upset size6.5
  4. 4-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4
  5. Unranked beat No. 20Recap
    Upset size3

Purdue’s other 2018 upsets

  1. Week 10Unranked beat No. 19Recap
    Upset size3.5
  2. Week 46.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23Recap
    Upset size8

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