Virginia Tech edges Cincinnati, 33–17

Virginia Tech closed as a 3.5-point underdog and won outright.

It was the 11th-biggest of 18 upsets in 2014 Bowl season, and the 155th-biggest of the 2014 season. Virginia Tech pulled off 2 other upsets in 2014.

Other upsets in 2014 Bowl season

1. No. 5 Ohio State 42, No. 1 Alabama 35

   9-point underdogNo. 5 beat No. 1Recap
   Upset size11
2. Notre Dame 31, No. 22 LSU 28

   7.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 22Recap
   Upset size9.5
3. No. 21 Boise State 38, No. 12 Arizona 30

   4-point underdogNo. 21 beat No. 12Recap
   Upset size8.5
4. No. 10 Georgia Tech 49, No. 8 Mississippi State 34

   7-point underdogNo. 10 beat No. 8Recap
   Upset size8
5. No. 5 Ohio State 42, No. 3 Oregon 20

   6.5-point underdogNo. 5 beat No. 3Recap
   Upset size7.5

Virginia Tech’s other 2014 upsets

1. Virginia Tech 17, No. 19 Duke 16

   Week 127-point underdogUnranked beat No. 19Recap
   Upset size10.5
2. Virginia Tech 35, No. 8 Ohio State 21

   Week 212-point underdogUnranked beat No. 8Recap
   Upset size21

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