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The Upset Report
2019 · Week 1 · Saturday, August 31, 2019 · Neutral site

North Carolina stuns South Carolina, 24–20

North Carolina closed as a 12-point underdog and won outright.

Final24–20
Upset size12
Rank in 201935th of 171
12-point underdog

It was the 3rd-biggest of 9 upsets in 2019 Week 1, and the 35th-biggest of the 2019 season. North Carolina pulled off 1 other upset in 2019.

Other upsets in 2019 Week 1

  1. 38, 30
    24.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size24.5
  2. 37, 31
    17-point underdogRecap
    Upset size17
  3. 34, 31
    11-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11
  4. 45, 38
    10.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10.5
  5. 35, 28
    10-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size10

North Carolina’s other 2019 upsets

  1. 28, 25
    Week 25-point underdogRecap
    Upset size5

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