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Purdue improves incredible record vs. teams ranked No. 2 with upset of Iowa
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Nothing is ever a given when it comes to college football. On Saturday, Purdue shocked the College Football world by upsetting No. 2 Iowa on the road 24-7.
Before the win over Iowa, Purdue had twice as many wins over top-two ranked opponents as unranked teams than any other program in the nation. With the win Saturday, Purdue now has nine wins over top-two ranked wins as an unranked team.
Purdue has eight wins as an unranked team against top-2 opponents. That's twice as many as any other school all-time. It's about to be nine wins. #PURvsIOWA
— Matt Schick (@ESPN_Schick) October 16, 2021
Purdue has 9 wins vs AP Top-2 teams when unranked, the most by any team in the Poll Era. No other team has more than 4 such wins.
Purdue is also the 1st team to win consecutive games by double digits vs AP Top-2 teams when unranked in each contest (beat No. 2 OSU by 29). pic.twitter.com/rPrWFlynK4
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 16, 2021
The last time Iowa defeated a top-two ranked opponent as a ranked program was in the 2018 season when they defeated the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes 49-20. That was a key factor that kept Ohio State out of the College Football Playoff. The last time Purdue defeated a top-two team on the road as an unranked team was in 1974 when the Boilermakers stunned No. 2 Notre Dame 31-20 in South Bend.
With this tough road loss to Purdue, Iowa looks like a long-shot to be make the College Football Playoff, even if they win the B1G. Purdue looks to be an official chaos creator in the B1G.