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The Upset Report
2021 · Week 5 · Saturday, October 2, 2021

Mississippi State stuns No. 15 Texas A&M, 26–22

Mississippi State closed as a 7-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Mississippi State taking down the No. 15 team in the AP poll.

Final26–22
Upset size12.5
Rank in 202150th of 199
7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15

It was the 5th-biggest of 17 upsets in 2021 Week 5, and the 50th-biggest of the 2021 season. Mississippi State pulled off 2 other upsets in 2021.

Other upsets in 2021 Week 5

  1. 8.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 3Recap
    Upset size20
  2. 7.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 10Recap
    Upset size15.5
  3. 34, 30
    15-point underdogRecap
    Upset size15
  4. 10.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size14.5
  5. 11-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11

Mississippi State’s other 2021 upsets

  1. Week 115.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 16Recap
    Upset size10.5
  2. Week 9Unranked beat No. 12Recap
    Upset size7

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