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The Upset Report
2021 · Week 6 · Saturday, October 9, 2021

Ball State stuns Western Michigan, 45–20

Ball State closed as a 12.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final45–20
Upset size12.5
Rank in 202151st of 199
12.5-point underdog

It was the 6th-biggest of 12 upsets in 2021 Week 6, and the 51st-biggest of the 2021 season. Ball State pulled off 1 other upset in 2021.

Other upsets in 2021 Week 6

  1. 18.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 1Recap
    Upset size31
  2. 17.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size17.5
  3. 14-point underdogRecap
    Upset size14
  4. 6-point underdogUnranked beat No. 10Recap
    Upset size14
  5. 13-point underdogRecap
    Upset size13

Ball State’s other 2021 upsets

  1. Week 510-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10

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