Wake Forest edges Mississippi State, 43–29

Wake Forest closed as a 3-point underdog and won outright.

It was the 12th-biggest of 15 upsets in 2025 Bowl season, and the 173rd-biggest of the 2025 season. Wake Forest pulled off 3 other upsets in 2025.

Other upsets in 2025 Bowl season

1. East Carolina 23, Pittsburgh 17

   13.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size13.5
2. No. 10 Miami 24, No. 3 Ohio State 14

   7.5-point underdogNo. 10 beat No. 3Recap
   Upset size11
3. Iowa 34, No. 13 Vanderbilt 27

   3-point underdogUnranked beat No. 13Recap
   Upset size9.5
4. TCU 30, No. 16 USC 27

   4.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 16Recap
   Upset size9.5
5. No. 6 Ole Miss 39, No. 2 Georgia 34

   6-point underdogNo. 6 beat No. 2Recap
   Upset size8

Wake Forest’s other 2025 upsets

1. Wake Forest 16, No. 12 Virginia 9

   Week 117.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 12Recap
   Upset size14.5
2. Wake Forest 13, SMU 12

   Week 95.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size5.5
3. Wake Forest 30, Virginia Tech 23

   Week 64.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size4.5

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