Rice stuns UAB, 30–24

Rice closed as a 23.5-point underdog and won outright.

It was the 2nd-biggest of 15 upsets in 2021 Week 8, and the 13th-biggest of the 2021 season. Rice pulled off 1 other upset in 2021.

Other upsets in 2021 Week 8

1. Illinois 20, No. 7 Penn State 18

   24.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 7Recap
   Upset size34
2. New Mexico 14, Wyoming 3

   20-point underdogRecap
   Upset size20
3. UL Monroe 41, South Alabama 31

   13.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size13.5
4. App State 30, No. 14 Coastal Carolina 27

   4.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 14Recap
   Upset size10.5
5. Iowa State 24, No. 8 Oklahoma State 21

   Unranked beat No. 8Recap
   Upset size9

Rice’s other 2021 upsets

1. Rice 35, Louisiana Tech 31

   Week 134-point underdogRecap
   Upset size4

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