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IOWA Town, Iowa — Aidan O’Connell threw for 375 yards and accounted for 3 touchdowns, David Bell experienced a job-best 240 yards getting, and Purdue ongoing its the latest mastery more than No. 2 Iowa with a 24-7 upset Saturday.
The Boilermakers (4-2, 2-1 Huge Ten) have received 4 of their past five games in opposition to the Hawkeyes (6-1, 3-1). The loss finished Iowa’s 12-video game successful streak.
Purdue beat its best-rated opponent on the highway considering the fact that a victory at No. 2 Notre Dame in 1974. It was the second time in four seasons Purdue has knocked off a No. 2-rated staff. The Boilermakers received at house towards a next-rated Ohio State in 2018.
“Basically they outdid us in each classification,” Iowa mentor Kirk Ferentz stated. “The bottom line is we failed to get it performed.”
O’Connell was 30-of-40 passing with two touchdowns, and he also ran for a score. He received the most get the job done on a working day when Purdue used backup quarterbacks Jack Plummer and Austin Burton in pick out situations. All a few ended up in on diverse performs throughout the Boilermakers’ initially-quarter push that finished with O’Connell’s 6-garden touchdown operate for a 7- guide.
“It was just so enjoyment,” O’Connell reported, comparing the quarterback shuffle to line alterations in hockey.
O’Connell threw a 3-lawn landing move to TJ Sheffield in the last moment of the to start with half to give Purdue a 14-7 halftime direct. He threw a 21-yard TD go to Bell in the fourth quarter.
“At times when you attempt to use some creative imagination, it functions,” Purdue mentor Jeff Brohm explained of the quarterback variations. “Sometimes it appears to be [bad]. We took some odds with it, and luckily today it labored.”
Bell had 11 receptions. He has a merged 37 catches for 558 yards and 5 touchdowns in opposition to Iowa in a few seasons.
“I believe the cause he is been equipped to exploit them is he is one particular of the ideal receivers in the region,” Brohm reported.
O’Connell said the tranquil Bell is “so harmful of a player for a defense.” Bell did not know how many yards he had right until he heard it from his mom soon after the game.
“It was unquestionably wonderful hearing it from her,” reported Bell, who set a stadium report with his acquiring yards.
Iowa’s offense was ineffective towards Purdue, which arrived in third in the Large 10 in complete defense and scoring protection. The Hawkeyes’ only score was a 3-garden landing run by Ivory Kelly-Martin in the next quarter, and Iowa had just 271 yards of offense.
“They made it rough on us,” Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras claimed.
Iowa scored its fewest points at dwelling considering that a 13-7 loss to Nebraska in 2012. The 17-stage margin was Iowa’s greatest in a household reduction considering that Wisconsin gained 28-9 at Kinnick Stadium in 2013.
The Hawkeyes’ defense, which came in top the country with 20 takeaways and a as well as-15 turnover margin, experienced only 1 takeaway. That came in the third quarter when Sheffield, trying to dive for the conclusion zone, had the ball slip out of his hand, hit the pylon and go out of bounds for a touchback.
Purdue intercepted Petras four moments, the most picks thrown in a activity by Iowa in 12 many years.
“It truly is no enjoyable dropping,” Petras claimed. “Credit score to Purdue, they performed well. We failed to do plenty of. It’s unquestionably no pleasurable.”
Although the decline was a major hit to Iowa’s hopes of producing the Faculty Soccer Playoff, the Hawks nevertheless maintain a half-sport direct more than Minnesota and Purdue in the Significant Ten West.
“Our targets are all in entrance of us at this level,” Petras said. “A person point we cannot do is be undefeated, but anything else is out there for our taking. We’ve performed a ton of superior the initial seven weeks, a good deal of undesirable, most of that currently. We have to regroup.”
Slow STARTERS
Iowa trailed 7- immediately after the to start with quarter. The Hawkeyes have been outscored 41-29 in first quarters this time, such as 28-6 in the past a few video games.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
The Hawkeyes, who had their maximum rating since 1985 soon after previous week’s 23-20 acquire about Penn Point out, should really get a big slide in the rankings this week. Iowa has been in the top 10 because the second week of the year.
Major Image
It was an uncharacteristic performance by Iowa’s protection, which gave up its most passing yards since 2016 and most whole yards at property considering that 2012. Now the Hawkeyes face back again-to-back street game titles in opposition to Wisconsin and Northwestern. Iowa has dropped 7 of its last 9 video games to Wisconsin and 4 of its previous five to Northwestern.
Purdue’s offense confirmed some lifetime. The Boilermakers experienced scored 13 points in just about every of its very last 3 video games, and Bell’s 240 acquiring yards were next-most by a Bowl Subdivision participant this time.
UP Next
Purdue: Hosts Wisconsin on Oct. 23.
Iowa: Visits Wisconsin on Oct. 30.
