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The Upset Report
2019 · Week 8 · Saturday, October 19, 2019

Illinois stuns No. 6 Wisconsin, 24–23

Illinois closed as a 30-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Illinois taking down the No. 6 team in the AP poll.

Final24–23
Upset size40
Rank in 20191st of 171
30-point underdogUnranked beat No. 6

It was the biggest of 15 upsets in 2019 Week 8, and the biggest of the 2019 season. Illinois pulled off 2 other upsets in 2019.

Other upsets in 2019 Week 8

  1. 21-point underdogUnranked beat No. 22Recap
    Upset size23
  2. 18.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size18.5
  3. 7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 14Recap
    Upset size13
  4. 10.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10.5
  5. 9.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9.5

Illinois’s other 2019 upsets

  1. Week 1116-point underdogRecap
    Upset size16
  2. Week 99.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9.5

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