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The Upset Report
2000 · Week 11 · Friday, November 3, 2000

No. 21 Northwestern upsets No. 12 Michigan, 54–51

No. 21 beat No. 12 in the AP poll.

Final54–51
Upset size4.5
Rank in 200028th of 56
No. 21 beat No. 12

It was the 3rd-biggest of 4 upsets in 2000 Week 11, and the 28th-biggest of the 2000 season. Northwestern pulled off 2 other upsets in 2000.

Other upsets in 2000 Week 11

  1. Unranked beat No. 9Recap
    Upset size8.5
  2. Unranked beat No. 13Recap
    Upset size6.5
  3. No. 3 beat No. 2Recap
    Upset size0.5

Northwestern’s other 2000 upsets

  1. Week 6Unranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size4
  2. Week 5Unranked beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size9.5

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