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The Upset Report
2005 · Bowl season · Wednesday, December 28, 2005 · Neutral site

Nebraska edges No. 20 Michigan, 32–28

It was unranked Nebraska taking down the No. 20 team in the AP poll.

Final32–28
Upset size3
Rank in 200539th of 63
Unranked beat No. 20

It was the 3rd-biggest of 6 upsets in 2005 Bowl season, and the 39th-biggest of the 2005 season. Nebraska pulled off 1 other upset in 2005.

Other upsets in 2005 Bowl season

  1. Unranked beat No. 8Recap
    Upset size9
  2. No. 21 beat No. 9Recap
    Upset size6
  3. Unranked beat No. 23Recap
    Upset size1.5
  4. Unranked beat No. 24Recap
    Upset size1
  5. No. 2 beat No. 1Recap
    Upset size0.5

Nebraska’s other 2005 upsets

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

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