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The Upset Report
2021 · Week 9 · Saturday, October 30, 2021

Purdue upsets Nebraska, 28–23

Purdue closed as a 7.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final28–23
Upset size7.5
Rank in 202193rd of 199
7.5-point underdog

It was the 7th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2021 Week 9, and the 93rd-biggest of the 2021 season. Purdue pulled off 3 other upsets in 2021.

Other upsets in 2021 Week 9

  1. 16.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size16.5
  2. 9.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 17Recap
    Upset size14
  3. 13.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size13.5
  4. 20, 17
    11-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11
  5. 7.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 22Recap
    Upset size9.5

Purdue’s other 2021 upsets

  1. Week 10Unranked beat No. 5Recap
    Upset size13
  2. Week 711.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 2Recap
    Upset size23.5
  3. Bowl7.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5

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