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The Upset Report
2025 · Week 1 · Saturday, August 30, 2025

No. 9 LSU upsets No. 4 Clemson, 17–10

LSU closed as a 5.5-point underdog and won outright. No. 9 beat No. 4 in the AP poll.

Final17–10
Upset size8
Rank in 202574th of 184
5.5-point underdogNo. 9 beat No. 4

It was the 6th-biggest of 10 upsets in 2025 Week 1, and the 74th-biggest of the 2025 season. It was LSU's only upset win of 2025.

Other upsets in 2025 Week 1

  1. 13.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 8Recap
    Upset size22.5
  2. 34, 14
    16.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size16.5
  3. 14.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size14.5
  4. 30, 27
    14.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size14.5
  5. 9.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9.5

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