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The Upset Report
2005 · Week 9 · Saturday, October 29, 2005

No. 25 Michigan edges No. 21 Northwestern, 33–17

No. 25 beat No. 21 in the AP poll.

Final33–17
Upset size2
Rank in 200545th of 63
No. 25 beat No. 21

It was the 2nd-biggest of 3 upsets in 2005 Week 9, and the 45th-biggest of the 2005 season. Michigan pulled off 2 other upsets in 2005.

Other upsets in 2005 Week 9

  1. No. 16 beat No. 4Recap
    Upset size6
  2. Unranked beat No. 23Recap
    Upset size1.5

Michigan’s other 2005 upsets

  1. Week 7Unranked beat No. 8Recap
    Upset size9
  2. Week 5Unranked beat No. 11Recap
    Upset size7.5

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