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The Upset Report
2019 · Week 1 · Saturday, August 31, 2019

Boston College upsets Virginia Tech, 35–28

Boston College closed as a 4.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final35–28
Upset size4.5
Rank in 2019115th of 171
4.5-point underdog

It was the 8th-biggest of 9 upsets in 2019 Week 1, and the 115th-biggest of the 2019 season. Boston College pulled off 3 other upsets in 2019.

Other upsets in 2019 Week 1

  1. 24.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size24.5
  2. 17-point underdogRecap
    Upset size17
  3. 12-point underdogRecap
    Upset size12
  4. 34, 31
    11-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11
  5. 10.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10.5

Boston College’s other 2019 upsets

  1. Week 148.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size8.5
  2. Week 103-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3
  3. Week 84-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4

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