Wake Forest upsets SMU, 13–12

Wake Forest closed as a 5.5-point underdog and won outright.

It was the 7th-biggest of 10 upsets in 2025 Week 9, and the 127th-biggest of the 2025 season. Wake Forest pulled off 3 other upsets in 2025.

Other upsets in 2025 Week 9

1. Akron 24, Buffalo 16

   10.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size10.5
2. Rice 37, UConn 34

   9.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size9.5
3. Houston 24, No. 24 Arizona State 16

   7.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 24Recap
   Upset size8.5
4. Kent State 24, Bowling Green 21

   7.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size7.5
5. Memphis 34, No. 18 South Florida 31

   3.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
   Upset size7.5

Wake Forest’s other 2025 upsets

1. Wake Forest 16, No. 12 Virginia 9

   Week 117.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 12Recap
   Upset size14.5
2. Wake Forest 30, Virginia Tech 23

   Week 64.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size4.5
3. Wake Forest 43, Mississippi State 29

   Bowl3-point underdogRecap
   Upset size3

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