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The Upset Report
2016 · Week 2 · Saturday, September 10, 2016

Illinois State stuns Northwestern, 9–7

Illinois State closed as a 12.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final9–7
Upset size12.5
Rank in 201663rd of 198
12.5-point underdogFCS beat FBS

It was the 3rd-biggest of 8 upsets in 2016 Week 2, and the 63rd-biggest of the 2016 season. It was Illinois State's only upset win of 2016.

Other upsets in 2016 Week 2

  1. 19-point underdogUnranked beat No. 22Recap
    Upset size21
  2. 39, 36
    13.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size13.5
  3. 11.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11.5
  4. 6-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
    Upset size11.5
  5. 21, 17
    10-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size10

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