Illinois upsets Northwestern, 47–33

Illinois closed as a 9-point underdog and won outright.

It was the 8th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2014 Week 14, and the 68th-biggest of the 2014 season. Illinois pulled off 2 other upsets in 2014.

Other upsets in 2014 Week 14

1. Western Kentucky 67, No. 19 Marshall 66

   23-point underdogUnranked beat No. 19Recap
   Upset size26.5
2. No. 16 Georgia Tech 30, No. 8 Georgia 24

   14.5-point underdogNo. 16 beat No. 8Recap
   Upset size18.5
3. Stanford 31, No. 9 UCLA 10

   4.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 9Recap
   Upset size13
4. No. 18 Ole Miss 31, No. 4 Mississippi State 17

   No. 18 beat No. 4Recap
   Upset size9.5
5. Pittsburgh 35, Miami 23

   9.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size9.5

Illinois’s other 2014 upsets

1. Illinois 16, Penn State 14

   Week 134.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size4.5
2. Illinois 28, Minnesota 24

   Week 96.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6.5

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