Northwestern upsets No. 20 Wisconsin, 31–17

Northwestern closed as a 4-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Northwestern taking down the No. 20 team in the AP poll.

It was the 8th-biggest of 20 upsets in 2018 Week 9, and the 98th-biggest of the 2018 season. Northwestern pulled off 4 other upsets in 2018.

Other upsets in 2018 Week 9

1. Oregon State 41, Colorado 34

   23.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size23.5
2. California 12, No. 15 Washington 10

   12-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
   Upset size17.5
3. Kansas 27, TCU 26

   13.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size13.5
4. Oklahoma State 38, No. 6 Texas 35

   Unranked beat No. 6Recap
   Upset size12.5
5. Georgia Southern 34, No. 25 App State 14

   11-point underdogUnranked beat No. 25Recap
   Upset size11.5

Northwestern’s other 2018 upsets

1. No. 24 Northwestern 24, Minnesota 14

   Week 123-point underdogRecap
   Upset size3
2. Northwestern 14, Iowa 10

   Week 1111-point underdogRecap
   Upset size11
3. Northwestern 29, No. 20 Michigan State 19

   Week 610.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 20Recap
   Upset size13.5
4. Northwestern 31, No. 20 Utah 20

   Bowl7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 20Recap
   Upset size10

More: Northwestern upsets · Wisconsin upsets · all Week 9 upsets · the 2018 season · how upset size works