Northern Illinois edges Bowling Green, 17–7

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

It was the 8th-biggest of 8 upsets in 2024 Week 7, and the 140th-biggest of the 2024 season. Northern Illinois pulled off 1 other upset in 2024.

Other upsets in 2024 Week 7

1. Vanderbilt 20, Kentucky 13

   12.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size12.5
2. Arizona State 27, No. 16 Utah 19

   5.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 16Recap
   Upset size10.5
3. Buffalo 30, Toledo 15

   10.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size10.5
4. Northwestern 37, Maryland 10

   10.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size10.5
5. No. 13 LSU 29, No. 9 Ole Miss 26

   3.5-point underdogNo. 13 beat No. 9Recap
   Upset size5.5

Northern Illinois’s other 2024 upsets

1. Northern Illinois 16, No. 5 Notre Dame 14

   Week 228.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 5Recap
   Upset size39

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