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The Upset Report
2024 · Week 8 · Saturday, October 19, 2024

Georgia Southern upsets James Madison, 28–14

Georgia Southern closed as a 8.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final28–14
Upset size8.5
Rank in 202477th of 174
8.5-point underdog

It was the 4th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2024 Week 8, and the 77th-biggest of the 2024 season. Georgia Southern pulled off 2 other upsets in 2024.

Other upsets in 2024 Week 8

  1. 12.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size12.5
  2. 10.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10.5
  3. 9.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9.5
  4. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  5. 29, 28
    6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

Georgia Southern’s other 2024 upsets

  1. Week 105.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size5.5
  2. Week 53.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3.5

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