Northwestern stuns No. 20 Utah, 31–20

Northwestern closed as a 7-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Northwestern taking down the No. 20 team in the AP poll.

It was the 3rd-biggest of 14 upsets in 2018 Bowl season, and the 55th-biggest of the 2018 season. Northwestern pulled off 4 other upsets in 2018.

Other upsets in 2018 Bowl season

1. No. 14 Texas 28, No. 6 Georgia 21

   13-point underdogNo. 14 beat No. 6Recap
   Upset size17
2. Iowa 27, No. 18 Mississippi State 22

   7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
   Upset size11
3. Oklahoma State 38, No. 24 Missouri 33

   8.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 24Recap
   Upset size9.5
4. No. 16 Kentucky 27, No. 13 Penn State 24

   6.5-point underdogNo. 16 beat No. 13Recap
   Upset size8
5. Florida International 35, Toledo 32

   7-point underdogRecap
   Upset size7

Northwestern’s other 2018 upsets

1. No. 24 Northwestern 24, Minnesota 14

   Week 123-point underdogRecap
   Upset size3
2. Northwestern 14, Iowa 10

   Week 1111-point underdogRecap
   Upset size11
3. Northwestern 31, No. 20 Wisconsin 17

   Week 94-point underdogUnranked beat No. 20Recap
   Upset size7
4. Northwestern 29, No. 20 Michigan State 19

   Week 610.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 20Recap
   Upset size13.5

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