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The Upset Report
2022 · Week 1 · Saturday, August 27, 2022 · Neutral site

Northwestern stuns Nebraska, 31–28

Northwestern closed as a 12.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final31–28
Upset size12.5
Rank in 202248th of 215
12.5-point underdog

It was the 2nd-biggest of 12 upsets in 2022 Week 1, and the 48th-biggest of the 2022 season. It was Northwestern's only upset win of 2022.

Other upsets in 2022 Week 1

  1. 13-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size13
  2. Unranked beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size12
  3. 9-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9
  4. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  5. 40, 37
    6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

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