Northern Illinois stuns Georgia Tech, 22–21

Northern Illinois closed as a 19-point underdog and won outright.

It was the 4th-biggest of 16 upsets in 2021 Week 1, and the 20th-biggest of the 2021 season. Northern Illinois pulled off 3 other upsets in 2021.

Other upsets in 2021 Week 1

1. Montana 13, No. 20 Washington 7

   22.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 20FCS beat FBSRecap
   Upset size25.5
2. UC Davis 19, Tulsa 17

   22-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
   Upset size22
3. East Tennessee State 23, Vanderbilt 3

   21-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
   Upset size21
4. Utah State 26, Washington State 23

   17-point underdogRecap
   Upset size17
5. Virginia Tech 17, No. 10 North Carolina 10

   5.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 10Recap
   Upset size13.5

Northern Illinois’s other 2021 upsets

1. Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23

   Week 144-point underdogRecap
   Upset size4
2. Northern Illinois 39, Central Michigan 38

   Week 86-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6
3. Northern Illinois 22, Toledo 20

   Week 613-point underdogRecap
   Upset size13

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