Wyoming stuns Northern Illinois, 40–34

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

It was the 11th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2016 Week 1, and the 82nd-biggest of the 2016 season. Wyoming pulled off 4 other upsets in 2016.

Other upsets in 2016 Week 1

1. South Alabama 21, Mississippi State 20

   34-point underdogRecap
   Upset size34
2. Eastern Washington 45, Washington State 42

   27.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
   Upset size27.5
3. UAlbany 22, Buffalo 16

   23-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
   Upset size23
4. Army 28, Temple 13

   21.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size21.5
5. Wisconsin 16, No. 5 LSU 14

   9.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 5Recap
   Upset size20

Wyoming’s other 2016 upsets

1. Wyoming 34, No. 24 San Diego State 33

   Week 127.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 24Recap
   Upset size8.5
2. Wyoming 30, No. 13 Boise State 28

   Week 912.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 13Recap
   Upset size19
3. Wyoming 35, Air Force 26

   Week 613.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size13.5
4. Wyoming 38, Colorado State 17

   Week 55.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size5.5

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