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The Upset Report
2018 · Bowl season · Tuesday, January 1, 2019 · Neutral site

No. 11 LSU edges No. 7 UCF, 40–32

No. 11 beat No. 7 in the AP poll.

Final40–32
Upset size2
Rank in 2018175th of 181
No. 11 beat No. 7

It was the 13th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2018 Bowl season, and the 175th-biggest of the 2018 season. LSU 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

LSU’s other 2018 upsets

  1. Week 77-point underdogNo. 13 beat No. 2Recap
    Upset size12.5
  2. Week 310-point underdogNo. 12 beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size12.5
  3. Week 13-point underdogNo. 25 beat No. 8Recap
    Upset size11.5

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