No. 24 Illinois stuns No. 22 Nebraska, 31–24

Illinois closed as a 9.5-point underdog and won outright. No. 24 beat No. 22 in the AP poll.

It was the 5th-biggest of 11 upsets in 2024 Week 4, and the 51st-biggest of the 2024 season. Illinois pulled off 3 other upsets in 2024.

Other upsets in 2024 Week 4

1. Buffalo 23, No. 23 Northern Illinois 20

   12.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23Recap
   Upset size14
2. BYU 38, No. 13 Kansas State 9

   7.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 13Recap
   Upset size14
3. Monmouth 45, Florida International 42

   12.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
   Upset size12.5
4. James Madison 70, North Carolina 50

   11.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size11.5
5. Stanford 26, Syracuse 24

   9.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size9.5

Illinois’s other 2024 upsets

1. No. 22 Illinois 21, No. 24 Michigan 7

   Week 85.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size5.5
2. Illinois 23, No. 19 Kansas 17

   Week 24.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 19Recap
   Upset size8
3. No. 21 Illinois 21, No. 14 South Carolina 17

   Bowl9.5-point underdogNo. 21 beat No. 14Recap
   Upset size13

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