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The Upset Report
2005 · Week 8 · Saturday, October 22, 2005

Northwestern edges No. 22 Michigan State, 49–14

It was unranked Northwestern taking down the No. 22 team in the AP poll.

Final49–14
Upset size2
Rank in 200544th of 63
Unranked beat No. 22

It was the biggest of 2 upsets in 2005 Week 8, and the 44th-biggest of the 2005 season. Northwestern pulled off 1 other upset in 2005.

Other upsets in 2005 Week 8

  1. Unranked beat No. 23Recap
    Upset size1.5

Northwestern’s other 2005 upsets

  1. Week 6Unranked beat No. 14Recap
    Upset size6

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