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The Upset Report
2021 · Week 1 · Saturday, September 4, 2021

No. 18 Iowa edges No. 17 Indiana, 34–6

No. 18 beat No. 17 in the AP poll.

Final34–6
Upset size0.5
Rank in 2021197th of 199
No. 18 beat No. 17

It was the 16th-biggest of 16 upsets in 2021 Week 1, and the 197th-biggest of the 2021 season. Iowa pulled off 1 other upset in 2021.

Other upsets in 2021 Week 1

  1. 13, 7
    22.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 20FCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size25.5
  2. 19, 17
    22-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size22
  3. 23, 3
    21-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size21
  4. 19-point underdogRecap
    Upset size19
  5. 17-point underdogRecap
    Upset size17

Iowa’s other 2021 upsets

  1. Week 24-point underdogNo. 10 beat No. 9Recap
    Upset size4.5

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