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The Upset Report
2013 · Week 2 · Saturday, September 7, 2013

Illinois stuns Cincinnati, 45–17

Illinois closed as a 10.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final45–17
Upset size10.5
Rank in 201350th of 164
10.5-point underdog

It was the 4th-biggest of 10 upsets in 2013 Week 2, and the 50th-biggest of the 2013 season. It was Illinois's only upset win of 2013.

Other upsets in 2013 Week 2

  1. 27, 23
    27-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size27
  2. 15-point underdogUnranked beat No. 25Recap
    Upset size15.5
  3. 6-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
    Upset size11.5
  4. Unranked beat No. 12Recap
    Upset size9
  5. 41, 35
    7.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5

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