Purdue Football Named Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week for Upset Over No. 2 Iowa

Purdue football never trailed in a 24-7 victory over No. 2 Iowa on Saturday, upsetting the Hawkeyes and improving to 4-2 on the season.

Author:
D.J. Fezler
Publish date:
Oct 18, 2021 6:40 PM EDT

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue football, following a dominant 24-7 upset over No. 2 Iowa on the road at Kinnick Stadium, was recognized as the Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week for the weekend of Oct. 16, awarded by the Football Writers Association of America.

This is the third time that Purdue has earned the honor from the FWAA and the team's first since 2018, when on the same weekend of the season, the program defeated then-No. 2 Ohio State 49-20. All Division I FBS and FCS school are eligible to be selected.

This is the 20th season the FWAA will select a national team of the week. Each recipient of the honor receives a custom Cheez-It "care package" along with a hand-crafted game ball.

The other National Team of the Week nominees for the weekend of Oct. 16 were Oklahoma State and ULM.

2021 Cheez-It Bowl National Teams of the Week

Weekend of Sept. 4: UCLA Bruins
Weekend of Sept. 11: Arkansas Razorbacks
Weekend of Sept. 18: Fresno State Bulldogs
Weekend of Sept. 25: N.C. State Wolfpack
Weekend of Oct. 2: Cincinnati Bearcats
Weekend of Oct. 9: Texas A&M Aggies
Weekend of Oct. 16: Purdue Boilermakers

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BIG TEN POINT SPREADS: Purdue football cracked the AP Top 25 Poll for the first time since 2007, ending the longest drought among all Power Five programs. However, the team will enter a home matchup against Wisconsin as the underdog. CLICK HERE
PURDUE FOOTBALL CRACKS AP TOP 25 POLL: Here is the complete Week 8 schedule, with the opening point spreads as of Monday morning on the SISportsbook.com website. CLICK HERE
WHAT KIRK FERENTZ SAID AFTER LOSS TO PURDUE: Purdue football earned a 24-7 victory against No. 2 Iowa on the road at Kinnick Stadium. The Boilermakers are now 4-1 against the Hawkeyes during coach Jeff Brohm's tenure. CLICK HERE
DAVID BELL'S CAREER DAY: Purdue junior wide receiver David Bell recorded 11 catches for a career-high 240 yards and a touchdown on the road Saturday against Iowa at Kinnick Stadium. CLICK HERE
PURDUE FOOTBALL 2021 SCHEDULE: Purdue's 2021 college football schedule includes nine Big Ten games and three nonconference matchups. The team entered conference play after starting the season 2-1. CLICK HERE