All it takes to bring the best out of Purdue is to put it up against a top-five team.
Call them the Spoilermakers rather than the Boilermakers after Purdue upset Michigan State, 40-29, in West Lafayette, Indiana.
The Spartans were ranked third in the first College Football Playoff rankings. They had no answer for quarterback Aidan O’Connell, who went 40-of-54 for 536 passing yards and 3 touchdowns.
David Bell caught 11 passes for 217 yards and a touchdown.
Another Boilermaker with the initials DB enjoyed the upset.
Very much so… https://t.co/GX0cGPqhGv
— Purdue Athletics (@PurdueSports) November 6, 2021
The victory was the 17th over a top-five school, the most in FBS, for Purdue.
Sparty not a fan of Mackey. 😎 pic.twitter.com/96qz0Y90Vn
— Purdue Athletics (@PurdueSports) November 6, 2021
Three weeks ago, the Boilermarkers knocked off then-highly ranked Iowa in a road stunner.
