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The Upset Report
2021 · Week 2 · Saturday, September 11, 2021

No. 10 Iowa upsets No. 9 Iowa State, 27–17

Iowa closed as a 4-point underdog and won outright. No. 10 beat No. 9 in the AP poll.

Final27–17
Upset size4.5
Rank in 2021131st of 199
4-point underdogNo. 10 beat No. 9

It was the 8th-biggest of 8 upsets in 2021 Week 2, and the 131st-biggest of the 2021 season. Iowa pulled off 1 other upset in 2021.

Other upsets in 2021 Week 2

  1. 28, 26
    28.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size28.5
  2. 27.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size27.5
  3. 17.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 14Recap
    Upset size23.5
  4. 15-point underdogNo. 12 beat No. 3Recap
    Upset size19.5
  5. 6-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
    Upset size11.5

Iowa’s other 2021 upsets

  1. Week 1No. 18 beat No. 17Recap
    Upset size0.5

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