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The Upset Report
2024 · Week 1 · Sunday, September 1, 2024 · Neutral site

No. 23 USC upsets No. 13 LSU, 27–20

USC closed as a 3.5-point underdog and won outright. No. 23 beat No. 13 in the AP poll.

Final27–20
Upset size8.5
Rank in 202476th of 174
3.5-point underdogNo. 23 beat No. 13

It was the 5th-biggest of 8 upsets in 2024 Week 1, and the 76th-biggest of the 2024 season. It was USC's only upset win of 2024.

Other upsets in 2024 Week 1

  1. 16.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 10Recap
    Upset size24.5
  2. 10.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 10Recap
    Upset size18.5
  3. 13.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size13.5
  4. 9.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9.5
  5. 28, 26
    7.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5

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