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The Upset Report
2020 · Week 5 · Saturday, October 3, 2020

NC State stuns No. 24 Pittsburgh, 30–29

NC State closed as a 14-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked NC State taking down the No. 24 team in the AP poll.

Final30–29
Upset size15
Rank in 202019th of 123
14-point underdogUnranked beat No. 24

It was the 4th-biggest of 9 upsets in 2020 Week 5, and the 19th-biggest of the 2020 season. NC State pulled off 2 other upsets in 2020.

Other upsets in 2020 Week 5

  1. 20.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 11Recap
    Upset size28
  2. 16.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 16Recap
    Upset size21.5
  3. 10.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 9Recap
    Upset size19
  4. 7.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size11.5
  5. 7-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7

NC State’s other 2020 upsets

  1. Week 12Unranked beat No. 21Recap
    Upset size2.5
  2. Week 67-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7

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