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The Upset Report
2020 · Week 12 · Saturday, November 21, 2020

NC State edges No. 21 Liberty, 15–14

It was unranked NC State taking down the No. 21 team in the AP poll.

Final15–14
Upset size2.5
Rank in 2020115th of 123
Unranked beat No. 21

It was the 6th-biggest of 7 upsets in 2020 Week 12, and the 115th-biggest of the 2020 season. NC State pulled off 2 other upsets in 2020.

Other upsets in 2020 Week 12

  1. 16.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size16.5
  2. 7.5-point underdogNo. 19 beat No. 10Recap
    Upset size12
  3. 11-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11
  4. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  5. 4.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4.5

NC State’s other 2020 upsets

  1. Week 67-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7
  2. Week 514-point underdogUnranked beat No. 24Recap
    Upset size15

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