Northwestern stuns No. 21 Stanford, 16–6

Northwestern closed as a 10-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Northwestern taking down the No. 21 team in the AP poll.

It was the 4th-biggest of 8 upsets in 2015 Week 1, and the 43rd-biggest of the 2015 season. Northwestern pulled off 2 other upsets in 2015.

Other upsets in 2015 Week 1

1. Western Kentucky 14, Vanderbilt 12

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2. Florida International 15, UCF 14

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3. Temple 27, Penn State 10

   14-point underdogRecap
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4. BYU 33, Nebraska 28

   7.5-point underdogRecap
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5. Old Dominion 38, Eastern Michigan 34

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Northwestern’s other 2015 upsets

1. No. 20 Northwestern 13, No. 21 Wisconsin 7

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2. Northwestern 30, Nebraska 28

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