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

Texas Tech upsets West Virginia, 23–20

Texas Tech closed as a 7.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final23–20
Upset size7.5
Rank in 202192nd of 199
7.5-point underdog

It was the 10th-biggest of 17 upsets in 2021 Week 5, and the 92nd-biggest of the 2021 season. Texas Tech 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. 7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
    Upset size12.5

Texas Tech’s other 2021 upsets

  1. Week 1112.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size12.5
  2. Bowl10-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10

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