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The Upset Report
2021 · Week 3 · Saturday, September 18, 2021

Utah State upsets Air Force, 49–45

Utah State closed as a 9-point underdog and won outright.

Final49–45
Upset size9
Rank in 202175th of 199
9-point underdog

It was the 7th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2021 Week 3, and the 75th-biggest of the 2021 season. Utah State pulled off 5 other upsets in 2021.

Other upsets in 2021 Week 3

  1. 21, 19
    26.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size26.5
  2. 11-point underdogUnranked beat No. 13Recap
    Upset size17.5
  3. 14.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size14.5
  4. 14.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size14.5
  5. 42, 34
    10.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size10.5

Utah State’s other 2021 upsets

  1. Week 146.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 19Recap
    Upset size10
  2. Week 114.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4.5
  3. Week 83-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3
  4. Bowl6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  5. Week 117-point underdogRecap
    Upset size17

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