Rutgers edges North Carolina, 40–21

Rutgers closed as a 3-point underdog and won outright.

It was the 15th-biggest of 18 upsets in 2014 Bowl season, and the 166th-biggest of the 2014 season. Rutgers pulled off 3 other upsets in 2014.

Other upsets in 2014 Bowl season

1. No. 5 Ohio State 42, No. 1 Alabama 35

   9-point underdogNo. 5 beat No. 1Recap
   Upset size11
2. Notre Dame 31, No. 22 LSU 28

   7.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 22Recap
   Upset size9.5
3. No. 21 Boise State 38, No. 12 Arizona 30

   4-point underdogNo. 21 beat No. 12Recap
   Upset size8.5
4. No. 10 Georgia Tech 49, No. 8 Mississippi State 34

   7-point underdogNo. 10 beat No. 8Recap
   Upset size8
5. No. 5 Ohio State 42, No. 3 Oregon 20

   6.5-point underdogNo. 5 beat No. 3Recap
   Upset size7.5

Rutgers’s other 2014 upsets

1. Rutgers 41, Maryland 38

   Week 149-point underdogRecap
   Upset size9
2. Rutgers 31, Navy 24

   Week 45.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size5.5
3. Rutgers 41, Washington State 38

   Week 17.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size7.5

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