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The Upset Report
2013 · Week 8 · Saturday, October 19, 2013

Minnesota stuns Northwestern, 20–17

Minnesota closed as a 13-point underdog and won outright.

Final20–17
Upset size13
Rank in 201338th of 164
13-point underdog

It was the 6th-biggest of 13 upsets in 2013 Week 8, and the 38th-biggest of the 2013 season. Minnesota pulled off 2 other upsets in 2013.

Other upsets in 2013 Week 8

  1. 17.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 8Recap
    Upset size26.5
  2. 12-point underdogNo. 24 beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size20.5
  3. 8-point underdogUnranked beat No. 6Recap
    Upset size18
  4. 9.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
    Upset size15
  5. 7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 11Recap
    Upset size14.5

Minnesota’s other 2013 upsets

  1. Week 107-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7
  2. Week 98.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 25Recap
    Upset size9

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