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The Upset Report
2021 · Week 9 · Saturday, October 30, 2021

West Virginia upsets No. 22 Iowa State, 38–31

West Virginia closed as a 7.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked West Virginia taking down the No. 22 team in the AP poll.

Final38–31
Upset size9.5
Rank in 202174th of 199
7.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 22

It was the 5th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2021 Week 9, and the 74th-biggest of the 2021 season. West Virginia pulled off 2 other upsets in 2021.

Other upsets in 2021 Week 9

  1. 16.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size16.5
  2. 9.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 17Recap
    Upset size14
  3. 13.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size13.5
  4. 20, 17
    11-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11
  5. Unranked beat No. 9Recap
    Upset size8.5

West Virginia’s other 2021 upsets

  1. Week 84.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4.5
  2. Week 3Unranked beat No. 15Recap
    Upset size5.5

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