Northern Illinois edges Eastern Michigan, 26–23

Northern Illinois closed as a 3.5-point underdog and won outright.

It was the 9th-biggest of 11 upsets in 2018 Week 5, and the 147th-biggest of the 2018 season. Northern Illinois pulled off 2 other upsets in 2018.

Other upsets in 2018 Week 5

1. Tulane 40, Memphis 24

   14.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size14.5
2. Virginia Tech 31, No. 22 Duke 14

   6.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 22Recap
   Upset size8.5
3. Florida 13, No. 23 Mississippi State 6

   6.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23Recap
   Upset size8
4. Army 42, Buffalo 13

   7.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size7.5
5. Louisiana Tech 29, North Texas 27

   7-point underdogRecap
   Upset size7

Northern Illinois’s other 2018 upsets

1. Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29

   Week 143-point underdogRecap
   Upset size3
2. Northern Illinois 7, BYU 6

   Week 96.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6.5

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