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The Upset Report
2014 · Week 4 · Saturday, September 20, 2014

Mississippi State stuns No. 8 LSU, 34–29

Mississippi State closed as a 7-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Mississippi State taking down the No. 8 team in the AP poll.

Final34–29
Upset size16
Rank in 201422nd of 179
7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 8

It was the 3rd-biggest of 8 upsets in 2014 Week 4, and the 22nd-biggest of the 2014 season. Mississippi State pulled off 2 other upsets in 2014.

Other upsets in 2014 Week 4

  1. 30, 27
    24-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size24
  2. 16-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size20
  3. 10-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10
  4. 26, 10
    6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  5. 6-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6

Mississippi State’s other 2014 upsets

  1. Week 73-point underdogNo. 3 beat No. 2Recap
    Upset size3.5
  2. Week 6No. 12 beat No. 6Recap
    Upset size4

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