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The Upset Report
2018 · Bowl season · Saturday, December 29, 2018 · Neutral site

Virginia upsets South Carolina, 28–0

Virginia closed as a 5.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final28–0
Upset size5.5
Rank in 2018124th of 181
5.5-point underdog

It was the 10th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2018 Bowl season, and the 124th-biggest of the 2018 season. Virginia pulled off 2 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

Virginia’s other 2018 upsets

  1. 28, 14
    Week 86.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  2. Week 77-point underdogUnranked beat No. 16Recap
    Upset size12

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