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

Stanford stuns No. 3 Oregon, 31–24

Stanford closed as a 8.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Stanford taking down the No. 3 team in the AP poll.

Final31–24
Upset size20
Rank in 202117th of 199
8.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 3

It was the biggest of 17 upsets in 2021 Week 5, and the 17th-biggest of the 2021 season. Stanford pulled off 1 other upset in 2021.

Other upsets in 2021 Week 5

  1. 7.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 10Recap
    Upset size15.5
  2. 34, 30
    15-point underdogRecap
    Upset size15
  3. 10.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size14.5
  4. 7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
    Upset size12.5
  5. 11-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11

Stanford’s other 2021 upsets

  1. Week 217.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 14Recap
    Upset size23.5

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