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The Upset Report
2016 · Week 1 · Saturday, September 3, 2016

Richmond stuns Virginia, 37–20

Richmond closed as a 14-point underdog and won outright.

Final37–20
Upset size14
Rank in 201648th of 198
14-point underdogFCS beat FBS

It was the 8th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2016 Week 1, and the 48th-biggest of the 2016 season. It was Richmond's only upset win of 2016.

Other upsets in 2016 Week 1

  1. 34-point underdogRecap
    Upset size34
  2. 45, 42
    27.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size27.5
  3. 22, 16
    23-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size23
  4. 28, 13
    21.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size21.5
  5. 9.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 5Recap
    Upset size20

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