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The Upset Report
2018 · Week 6 · Saturday, October 6, 2018

Mississippi State stuns No. 8 Auburn, 23–9

Mississippi State closed as a 3-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Mississippi State taking down the No. 8 team in the AP poll.

Final23–9
Upset size12
Rank in 201845th of 181
3-point underdogUnranked beat No. 8

It was the 4th-biggest of 15 upsets in 2018 Week 6, and the 45th-biggest of the 2018 season. Mississippi State pulled off 1 other upset in 2018.

Other upsets in 2018 Week 6

  1. 13.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size13.5
  2. 10.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 20Recap
    Upset size13.5
  3. 7-point underdogNo. 19 beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size13
  4. 10-point underdogUnranked beat No. 25Recap
    Upset size10.5
  5. 4-point underdogUnranked beat No. 14Recap
    Upset size10

Mississippi State’s other 2018 upsets

  1. Week 9Unranked beat No. 16Recap
    Upset size5

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