Southern Utah stuns South Alabama, 22–21

Southern Utah closed as a 41-point underdog and won outright.

All 2013 Week 1 upsets, biggest first

Upset size is the points the winner overcame on the closing line plus a bonus for beating a ranked team. How it’s scored

1. Southern Utah 22, South Alabama 21

   41-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
   Upset size41
2. Eastern Washington 49, No. 25 Oregon State 46

   28-point underdogUnranked beat No. 25FCS beat FBSRecap
   Upset size28.5
3. McNeese 53, South Florida 21

   20.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
   Upset size20.5
4. Towson 33, UConn 18

   20-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
   Upset size20
5. Eastern Illinois 40, San Diego State 19

   19-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
   Upset size19
6. North Dakota State 24, Kansas State 21

   14.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
   Upset size14.5
7. Texas State 22, Southern Miss 15

   9.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size9.5
8. Northern Illinois 30, Iowa 27

   6.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6.5
9. UTSA 21, New Mexico 13

   6-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6
10. Northern Iowa 28, Iowa State 20

    5.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size5.5
11. Penn State 23, Syracuse 17

    5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size5
12. Virginia 19, BYU 16

    4-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4
13. Washington 38, No. 19 Boise State 6

    Unranked beat No. 19Recap
    Upset size3.5
14. Western Kentucky 35, Kentucky 26

    3-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3
15. Bowling Green 34, Tulsa 7

    3-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3
16. No. 8 Clemson 38, No. 5 Georgia 35

    No. 8 beat No. 5Recap
    Upset size1.5