Northwestern stuns No. 15 Notre Dame, 43–40

Northwestern closed as a 16.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Northwestern taking down the No. 15 team in the AP poll.

All 2014 Week 12 upsets, biggest first

Upset size is the points the winner overcame on the closing line plus a bonus for beating a ranked team. How it’s scored

1. Northwestern 43, No. 15 Notre Dame 40

   16.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
   Upset size22
2. Oregon State 35, No. 7 Arizona State 27

   6.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 7Recap
   Upset size16
3. App State 37, Arkansas State 32

   15-point underdogRecap
   Upset size15
4. Virginia Tech 17, No. 19 Duke 16

   7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 19Recap
   Upset size10.5
5. Hawai'i 13, San José State 0

   10-point underdogRecap
   Upset size10
6. No. 25 Utah 20, Stanford 17

   7.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size7.5
7. Missouri 34, Texas A&M 27

   6.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6.5
8. No. 22 Wisconsin 59, No. 11 Nebraska 24

   No. 22 beat No. 11Recap
   Upset size5.5
9. No. 24 Georgia Tech 28, No. 18 Clemson 6

   No. 24 beat No. 18Recap
   Upset size5.5
10. Troy 34, Idaho 17

    3.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3.5
11. South Carolina 23, Florida 20

    3.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3.5
12. No. 16 Georgia 34, No. 9 Auburn 7

    No. 16 beat No. 9Recap
    Upset size3.5
13. Arkansas 17, No. 20 LSU 0

    Unranked beat No. 20Recap
    Upset size3
14. Florida International 38, Middle Tennessee 28

    3-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3
15. No. 4 Alabama 25, No. 1 Mississippi State 20

    No. 4 beat No. 1Recap
    Upset size1.5