Northwestern upsets No. 8 Iowa, 17–10

It was unranked Northwestern taking down the No. 8 team in the AP poll.

It was the 2nd-biggest of 6 upsets in 2009 Week 10, and the 10th-biggest of the 2009 season. Northwestern pulled off 1 other upset in 2009.

Other upsets in 2009 Week 10

1. Stanford 51, No. 7 Oregon 42

   Unranked beat No. 7Recap
   Upset size9.5
2. Navy 23, No. 19 Notre Dame 21

   Unranked beat No. 19Recap
   Upset size3.5
3. Nebraska 10, No. 20 Oklahoma 3

   Unranked beat No. 20Recap
   Upset size3
4. No. 15 Ohio State 24, No. 11 Penn State 7

   No. 15 beat No. 11Recap
   Upset size2
5. Oregon State 31, No. 23 California 14

   Unranked beat No. 23Recap
   Upset size1.5

Northwestern’s other 2009 upsets

1. Northwestern 33, No. 17 Wisconsin 31

   Week 12Unranked beat No. 17Recap
   Upset size4.5

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