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The Upset Report
2021 · Week 7 · Saturday, October 16, 2021

Auburn upsets No. 17 Arkansas, 38–23

Auburn closed as a 4.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Auburn taking down the No. 17 team in the AP poll.

Final38–23
Upset size9
Rank in 202180th of 199
4.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 17

It was the 4th-biggest of 13 upsets in 2021 Week 7, and the 80th-biggest of the 2021 season. Auburn pulled off 2 other upsets in 2021.

Other upsets in 2021 Week 7

  1. 32.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size32.5
  2. 11.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 2Recap
    Upset size23.5
  3. 12.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 20Recap
    Upset size15.5
  4. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  5. 5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size5

Auburn’s other 2021 upsets

  1. Week 9No. 18 beat No. 10Recap
    Upset size4
  2. Week 53-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3

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