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The Upset Report
2018 · Week 10 · Saturday, November 3, 2018

SMU stuns No. 17 Houston, 45–31

SMU closed as a 14-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked SMU taking down the No. 17 team in the AP poll.

Final45–31
Upset size18.5
Rank in 201810th of 181
14-point underdogUnranked beat No. 17

It was the biggest of 12 upsets in 2018 Week 10, and the 10th-biggest of the 2018 season. SMU pulled off 2 other upsets in 2018.

Other upsets in 2018 Week 10

  1. 7.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 16Recap
    Upset size12.5
  2. 6-point underdogUnranked beat No. 13Recap
    Upset size12.5
  3. 20, 12
    9.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9.5
  4. 7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23Recap
    Upset size8.5
  5. 8.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size8.5

SMU’s other 2018 upsets

  1. 27, 23
    Week 87.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5
  2. 31, 30
    Week 46.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

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