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The Upset Report
2018 · Bowl season · Friday, December 28, 2018 · Neutral site

No. 17 Syracuse edges No. 15 West Virginia, 34–18

No. 17 beat No. 15 in the AP poll.

Final34–18
Upset size1
Rank in 2018179th of 181
No. 17 beat No. 15

It was the 14th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2018 Bowl season, and the 179th-biggest of the 2018 season. Syracuse pulled off 3 other upsets in 2018.

Other upsets in 2018 Bowl season

  1. 13-point underdogNo. 14 beat No. 6Recap
    Upset size17
  2. 7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size11
  3. 7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 20Recap
    Upset size10
  4. 8.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 24Recap
    Upset size9.5
  5. 6.5-point underdogNo. 16 beat No. 13Recap
    Upset size8

Syracuse’s other 2018 upsets

  1. Week 135-point underdogRecap
    Upset size5
  2. Week 9Unranked beat No. 22Recap
    Upset size4
  3. Week 33.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3.5

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