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The Upset Report
2021 · Week 5 · Saturday, October 2, 2021

Ball State stuns Army, 28–16

Ball State closed as a 10-point underdog and won outright.

Final28–16
Upset size10
Rank in 202169th of 199
10-point underdog

It was the 8th-biggest of 17 upsets in 2021 Week 5, and the 69th-biggest of the 2021 season. Ball State 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

Ball State’s other 2021 upsets

  1. Week 612.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size12.5

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