Northern Illinois edges No. 20 Bowling Green, 26–17
It was unranked Northern Illinois taking down the No. 20 team in the AP poll.
Final26–17
Upset size3
Rank in 200236th of 64
It was the 4th-biggest of 5 upsets in 2002 Week 12, and the 36th-biggest of the 2002 season. It was Northern Illinois's only upset win of 2002.
Other upsets in 2002 Week 12
Texas A&M 30, 
No. 1 Oklahoma 26Upset size12.5
Syracuse 50, 
No. 8 Virginia Tech 42Upset size9
Maryland 24, 
No. 14 NC State 21Upset size6
California 55, 
No. 25 Arizona State 38Upset size0.5
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