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The Upset Report
2018 · Week 3 · Saturday, September 15, 2018

Akron stuns Northwestern, 39–34

Akron closed as a 21-point underdog and won outright.

Final39–34
Upset size21
Rank in 20187th of 181
21-point underdog

It was the 2nd-biggest of 12 upsets in 2018 Week 3, and the 7th-biggest of the 2018 season. It was Akron's only upset win of 2018.

Other upsets in 2018 Week 3

  1. 23.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 6Recap
    Upset size33.5
  2. 16-point underdogRecap
    Upset size16
  3. 10-point underdogNo. 12 beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size12.5
  4. 24, 19
    10-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10
  5. 5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23Recap
    Upset size6.5

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