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The Upset Report
2014 · Week 12 · Saturday, November 15, 2014

Virginia Tech stuns No. 19 Duke, 17–16

Virginia Tech closed as a 7-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Virginia Tech taking down the No. 19 team in the AP poll.

Final17–16
Upset size10.5
Rank in 201453rd of 179
7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 19

It was the 4th-biggest of 15 upsets in 2014 Week 12, and the 53rd-biggest of the 2014 season. Virginia Tech pulled off 2 other upsets in 2014.

Other upsets in 2014 Week 12

  1. 16.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
    Upset size22
  2. 6.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size16
  3. 15-point underdogRecap
    Upset size15
  4. 10-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10
  5. 7.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5

Virginia Tech’s other 2014 upsets

  1. Week 212-point underdogUnranked beat No. 8Recap
    Upset size21
  2. Bowl3.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3.5

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