Central Michigan edges Northern Illinois, 31–24

Central Michigan closed as a 3-point underdog and won outright.

It was the 11th-biggest of 13 upsets in 2017 Week 13, and the 154th-biggest of the 2017 season. Central Michigan pulled off 3 other upsets in 2017.

Other upsets in 2017 Week 13

1. Pittsburgh 24, No. 2 Miami 14

   12-point underdogUnranked beat No. 2Recap
   Upset size24
2. Ole Miss 31, No. 16 Mississippi State 28

   14-point underdogUnranked beat No. 16Recap
   Upset size19
3. San José State 20, Wyoming 17

   19-point underdogRecap
   Upset size19
4. Duke 31, Wake Forest 23

   10.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size10.5
5. No. 20 Stanford 38, No. 9 Notre Dame 20

   3-point underdogNo. 20 beat No. 9Recap
   Upset size8.5

Central Michigan’s other 2017 upsets

1. Central Michigan 35, Western Michigan 28

   Week 103.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size3.5
2. Central Michigan 26, Ohio 23

   Week 611-point underdogRecap
   Upset size11
3. Central Michigan 45, Kansas 27

   Week 23-point underdogRecap
   Upset size3

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