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The Upset Report
2014 · Week 3 · Saturday, September 13, 2014

Boston College stuns No. 9 USC, 37–31

Boston College closed as a 20-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Boston College taking down the No. 9 team in the AP poll.

Final37–31
Upset size28.5
Rank in 20142nd of 179
20-point underdogUnranked beat No. 9

It was the biggest of 10 upsets in 2014 Week 3, and the 2nd-biggest of the 2014 season. Boston College pulled off 2 other upsets in 2014.

Other upsets in 2014 Week 3

  1. 27, 20
    20-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size20
  2. 11.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 17Recap
    Upset size16
  3. 15.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size15.5
  4. 38, 35
    14-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size14
  5. 10-point underdogUnranked beat No. 21Recap
    Upset size12.5

Boston College’s other 2014 upsets

  1. Week 105.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size5.5
  2. Week 73.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3.5

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