Illinois upsets Western Kentucky, 20–7
Illinois closed as a 6.5-point underdog and won outright.
Final20–7
Upset size6.5
Rank in 2017102nd of 180
It was the 6th-biggest of 12 upsets in 2017 Week 2, and the 102nd-biggest of the 2017 season. It was Illinois's only upset win of 2017.
Other upsets in 2017 Week 2
- Upset size12
No. 5 Oklahoma 31,
No. 2 Ohio State 16Upset size9
Middle Tennessee 30,
Syracuse 23Upset size7.5
New Hampshire 22,
Georgia Southern 12Upset size7.5
New Mexico State 30,
New Mexico 28Upset size7
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