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The Upset Report
2020 · Week 12 · Saturday, November 21, 2020

No. 19 Northwestern stuns No. 10 Wisconsin, 17–7

Northwestern closed as a 7.5-point underdog and won outright. No. 19 beat No. 10 in the AP poll.

Final17–7
Upset size12
Rank in 202039th of 123
7.5-point underdogNo. 19 beat No. 10

It was the 2nd-biggest of 7 upsets in 2020 Week 12, and the 39th-biggest of the 2020 season. It was Northwestern's only upset win of 2020.

Other upsets in 2020 Week 12

  1. 16.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size16.5
  2. 11-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11
  3. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  4. 4.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4.5
  5. Unranked beat No. 21Recap
    Upset size2.5

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