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The Upset Report
2021 · Week 7 · Saturday, October 16, 2021

Purdue stuns No. 2 Iowa, 24–7

Purdue closed as a 11.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Purdue taking down the No. 2 team in the AP poll.

Final24–7
Upset size23.5
Rank in 202110th of 199
11.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 2

It was the 2nd-biggest of 13 upsets in 2021 Week 7, and the 10th-biggest of the 2021 season. Purdue pulled off 3 other upsets in 2021.

Other upsets in 2021 Week 7

  1. 32.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size32.5
  2. 12.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 20Recap
    Upset size15.5
  3. 4.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 17Recap
    Upset size9
  4. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  5. 5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size5

Purdue’s other 2021 upsets

  1. Week 10Unranked beat No. 5Recap
    Upset size13
  2. Week 97.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5
  3. Bowl7.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5

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