Virginia stuns No. 8 Florida State, 46–38

Virginia closed as a 6.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Virginia taking down the No. 8 team in the AP poll.

It was the biggest of 11 upsets in 2025 Week 5, and the 17th-biggest of the 2025 season. Virginia pulled off 3 other upsets in 2025.

Other upsets in 2025 Week 5

1. Virginia Tech 23, NC State 21

   10.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size10.5
2. No. 17 Alabama 24, No. 5 Georgia 21

   No. 17 beat No. 5Recap
   Upset size8.5
3. No. 23 Illinois 34, No. 21 USC 32

   6.5-point underdogNo. 23 beat No. 21Recap
   Upset size7.5
4. California 28, Boston College 24

   6.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6.5
5. Washington State 20, Colorado State 3

   6.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6.5

Virginia’s other 2025 upsets

1. No. 20 Virginia 34, Duke 17

   Week 125.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size5.5
2. No. 24 Virginia 30, Louisville 27

   Week 66.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6.5
3. No. 20 Virginia 13, No. 25 Missouri 7

   Bowl4-point underdogRecap
   Upset size4

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