Illinois upsets Penn State, 16–14

Illinois closed as a 4.5-point underdog and won outright.

It was the 12th-biggest of 15 upsets in 2014 Week 13, and the 127th-biggest of the 2014 season. Illinois pulled off 2 other upsets in 2014.

Other upsets in 2014 Week 13

1. Wake Forest 6, Virginia Tech 3

   14-point underdogRecap
   Upset size14
2. Minnesota 28, No. 21 Nebraska 24

   10-point underdogUnranked beat No. 21Recap
   Upset size12.5
3. Old Dominion 30, Louisiana Tech 27

   11.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size11.5
4. Arkansas 30, No. 8 Ole Miss 0

   Unranked beat No. 8Recap
   Upset size11
5. Army 42, Fordham 31

   9.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size9.5

Illinois’s other 2014 upsets

1. Illinois 47, Northwestern 33

   Week 149-point underdogRecap
   Upset size9
2. Illinois 28, Minnesota 24

   Week 96.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6.5

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