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The Upset Report
2021 · Week 5 · Friday, October 1, 2021

Houston edges Tulsa, 45–10

Houston closed as a 3.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final45–10
Upset size3.5
Rank in 2021149th of 199
3.5-point underdog

It was the 12th-biggest of 17 upsets in 2021 Week 5, and the 149th-biggest of the 2021 season. Houston pulled off 1 other upset in 2021.

Other upsets in 2021 Week 5

  1. 8.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 3Recap
    Upset size20
  2. 7.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 10Recap
    Upset size15.5
  3. 34, 30
    15-point underdogRecap
    Upset size15
  4. 10.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size14.5
  5. 7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
    Upset size12.5

Houston’s other 2021 upsets

  1. Week 9Unranked beat No. 19Recap
    Upset size4.5

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