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The Upset Report
2014 · Week 6 · Saturday, October 4, 2014

Northwestern stuns No. 17 Wisconsin, 20–14

Northwestern closed as a 9.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Northwestern taking down the No. 17 team in the AP poll.

Final20–14
Upset size14
Rank in 201434th of 179
9.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 17

It was the 7th-biggest of 16 upsets in 2014 Week 6, and the 34th-biggest of the 2014 season. Northwestern pulled off 2 other upsets in 2014.

Other upsets in 2014 Week 6

  1. 22.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 2Recap
    Upset size34.5
  2. 21-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size25
  3. 12.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 8Recap
    Upset size21.5
  4. 18.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size18.5
  5. 5-point underdogNo. 25 beat No. 4Recap
    Upset size15.5

Northwestern’s other 2014 upsets

  1. Week 1216.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
    Upset size22
  2. Week 59-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9

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