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The Upset Report
2021 · Week 5 · Thursday, September 30, 2021

Virginia edges Miami, 30–28

Virginia closed as a 3.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final30–28
Upset size3.5
Rank in 2021161st of 199
3.5-point underdog

It was the 13th-biggest of 17 upsets in 2021 Week 5, and the 161st-biggest of the 2021 season. It was Virginia's only upset win of 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. 7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
    Upset size12.5

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