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The Upset Report
2014 · Week 8 · Saturday, October 18, 2014

West Virginia stuns No. 4 Baylor, 41–27

West Virginia closed as a 9.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked West Virginia taking down the No. 4 team in the AP poll.

Final41–27
Upset size20.5
Rank in 201412th of 179
9.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 4

It was the biggest of 11 upsets in 2014 Week 8, and the 12th-biggest of the 2014 season. West Virginia pulled off 2 other upsets in 2014.

Other upsets in 2014 Week 8

  1. 12-point underdogNo. 14 beat No. 11Recap
    Upset size13.5
  2. 42, 35
    11.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11.5
  3. 10.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10.5
  4. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  5. 6-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6

West Virginia’s other 2014 upsets

  1. Week 94-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4
  2. Week 34.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4.5

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