Purdue Upsets and Scares 1980-2019

Total upset score over 40 years is 2428. Average per year is 60.7

Total Upset Score	Result	Upset Value	Away Bonus	Blowout Bonus
336	On Oct 20, 2018, unranked Purdue defeated 2nd ranked Ohio State by 29 points at home.	240	0	96
240	On Oct 6, 1984, unranked Purdue defeated 2nd ranked Ohio State by 5 points at home.	240	0	0
220	On Dec 29, 1998, unranked Purdue defeated 4th ranked Kansas State by 3 points at a neutral site.	220	0	0
210	On Oct 16, 1999, 20th ranked Purdue defeated 5th ranked Michigan State by 24 points at home.	150	0	60
200	On Oct 7, 2000, unranked Purdue defeated 6th ranked Michigan by 1 points at home.	200	0	0
190	On Sep 8, 1984, unranked Purdue defeated 7th ranked Notre Dame by 2 points at a neutral site.	190	0	0
190	On Oct 17, 2009, unranked Purdue defeated 7th ranked Ohio State by 8 points at home.	190	0	0
170	On Nov 9, 1996, unranked Purdue defeated 9th ranked Michigan by 6 points at home.	170	0	0
144	On Oct 3, 2015, unranked Purdue narrowly lost to 2nd ranked Michigan State by 3 points away.	120	24	0
140	On Sep 13, 1997, unranked Purdue defeated 12th ranked Notre Dame by 11 points at home.	140	0	0
130	On Sep 26, 1981, unranked Purdue defeated 13th ranked Notre Dame by 1 points at home.	130	0	0
105	On Nov 16, 1985, unranked Purdue narrowly lost to 5th ranked Iowa by 3 points at home.	105	0	0
78	On Nov 16, 1996, unranked Purdue narrowly lost to 13th ranked Northwestern by 3 points away.	65	13	0
75	On Oct 19, 2002, unranked Purdue narrowly lost to 11th ranked Michigan by 2 points at home.	75	0	0

For this table an upset is a win over an opponent ranked 10 or more slots better. Unranked teams are considered ranked 26th. The upset score is 10 points multiplied by the difference in ranking, thus a 21st ranked team beating a 1st ranked team is a better upset (200 points) than a 21st ranked team beating an 11th ranked team (100 points). Winning away grants a 20% bonus. Winning by 21 points or more is a blowout and grants a 40% bonus. A scare is a tie or a loss within 3 points of a better ranked team. Scares are worth 50% of upsets, and can get an away bonus. Leave a comment if you would like to see another school, other years, or different criteria for determining an upset or scare.