Northwestern upsets Nebraska, 30–28

Northwestern closed as a 6.5-point underdog and won outright.

It was the 5th-biggest of 12 upsets in 2015 Week 8, and the 87th-biggest of the 2015 season. Northwestern pulled off 2 other upsets in 2015.

Other upsets in 2015 Week 8

1. Georgia Tech 22, No. 9 Florida State 16

   6.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 9Recap
   Upset size15
2. Rice 38, Army 31

   14-point underdogRecap
   Upset size14
3. USC 42, No. 3 Utah 24

   Unranked beat No. 3Recap
   Upset size11.5
4. Washington State 45, Arizona 42

   8.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size8.5
5. No. 23 Duke 45, Virginia Tech 43

   6-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6

Northwestern’s other 2015 upsets

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

   Week 1210.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size10.5
2. Northwestern 16, No. 21 Stanford 6

   Week 110-point underdogUnranked beat No. 21Recap
   Upset size12.5

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