Sunday Lookahead: Ohio State vs. Purdue
10/14/2018 3:20:16 PM | Football
THE BASICS
Purdue vs. No. 2 Ohio State • Sat., Oct. 20 • When: 7:30 p.m. • Where: Ross-Ade Stadium • Play by Play: Chris Fowler • Color Analyst: Kirk Herbstreit • Sidelines: Maria Taylor
ALL TIME AGAINST THE BOILERMAKERS
• The Ohio State-Purdue series dates back to 1919 and Saturday night will be the 56th meeting between the two programs (Ohio State leads, 39-14-2). It will be the first game in the series since 2013.
• Ohio State owns an all-time record of 13-8 in West Lafayette. The last trip to Ross-Ade Stadium was in 2013, a 56-0 shutout. The 2007 contest, like Saturday’s, was played under the lights and resulted in a 23-7 Buckeye victory.
SERIES QUICK FACTS
Largest Ohio State victory: 56-0, 2013
Longest Ohio State winning streak: 7 (1989-1999)
Longest Purdue winning streak: 2 (1943-45)
Largest Purdue victory: 41-6, 1967
Notable wins: In 1968, No. 4 Ohio State opened the Big Ten season by upsetting No. 1 Purdue, 13-0, in Ohio Stadium. CB Ted Provost had a 35-yard “pick six” and backup QB Bill Long ran for a third quarter touchdown. The ‘68 Buckeyes went on to finish 10-0 and won the national championship.
KNOW THY OPPONENT
• Purdue University is home to 23 NASA astronauts – including the first and most recent men on the moon.
• Purdue was founded in 1869 after Lafayette, Ind. businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture in his name
• Purdue is the first university in the world to offer a four-year bachelor’s degree in aviation.
FIVE NOTES TO KNOW
• Terry McLaurin is 118 yards away from 1,000 receiving yards for his career. He’s poised to give Ohio State its first-ever group of three active WRs with 1,000 career yards.
• Since Urban Meyer’s arrival in 2012, the Buckeyes are 27-2 in true road games. That’s the second most wins away from home in the nation during that span.
• Dwayne Haskins is ranked in the top five nationally in nine of 11 statistical passing catagories. He currently leads the nation with 28 touchdown passes and is No. 3 in yards.
• WR Parris Campbell has 32 receptions over the last four game and is four shy of 100 for his career.
• WR K.J. Hill’s 187-yard effort last week vs. Minnesota was the most receiving yards in a game since Santonio Holmes had 224 vs. Marshall in 2004.
