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

Nevada edges Boise State, 41–31

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

Final41–31
Upset size3.5
Rank in 2021159th of 199
3.5-point underdog

It was the 14th-biggest of 17 upsets in 2021 Week 5, and the 159th-biggest of the 2021 season. Nevada 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

Nevada’s other 2021 upsets

  1. Week 13-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3

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