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The Upset Report
2018 · Week 9 · Saturday, October 27, 2018

Houston edges No. 21 South Florida, 57–36

It was unranked Houston taking down the No. 21 team in the AP poll.

Final57–36
Upset size2.5
Rank in 2018174th of 181
Unranked beat No. 21

It was the 20th-biggest of 20 upsets in 2018 Week 9, and the 174th-biggest of the 2018 season. It was Houston's only upset win of 2018.

Other upsets in 2018 Week 9

  1. 23.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size23.5
  2. 12-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
    Upset size17.5
  3. 27, 26
    13.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size13.5
  4. Unranked beat No. 6Recap
    Upset size12.5
  5. 11-point underdogUnranked beat No. 25Recap
    Upset size11.5

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