Gold and Black Radio: Purdue-Oregon gameday show
It’s Purdue-Oregon football talk and more with host Derek Schultz and GoldandBlack.com staffers Tom Dienhart, Alan Karpick and Brian Neubert as the gangs breaks down Friday night’s game from all angles.
Purdue-Oregon by the numbers
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Points scored by Purdue after halftime against Illinois, the most in school history. The Boilermakers’ combined 40 points in the third and fourth quarters are the most in those two periods since 2012, when the Boilermakers recorded 42 in the second half against Indiana in a 56-35 win in Danny Hope’s final game as head coach. It was also the most points for Purdue in a loss since 1993 when the Boilermakers suffered a 59-56 defeat at Minnesota.The video player is currently playing an ad.
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Total Friday night games played in Ross-Ade Stadium after the Oregon game. Purdue has played 14 games on a Friday before the Ducks came into town.
50 plus
Illinois’ 50 points are the most ever scored by the Illini against Purdue. That now makes it three separate times this year where long-time Purdue opponents have scored the most points in the history of their rivalry – Notre Dame (highest in 86 games), Wisconsin (highest in 91 games) and Illinois (highest in 100 games).
Top 10
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Underranked SEC
Lane Kiffin protests CFP rankings
- 2New
Saban chirped
Big 12 comes after GOAT
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DJ Lagway
Fan flashes Florida QB to Pope
- 4Hot
Strength of Schedule
CFP Top 25 SOS ranking
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Alabama needs a prayer
Tide can make the CFP but needs help
2015
Purdue is 1-5 through their first six games for the first time since 2015. They also started 1-5 in 2013. Coincidentally, all three of those wins were against FCS opponent Indiana State.
No. 5
According to ESPN’s FPI, Purdue has the fifth-toughest remaining schedule in the entire country and second in the Big Ten behind Nebraska (the top three are all SEC teams). The Boilermakers face three of the top four teams in the country in the next four weeks, along with a surprising undefeated No. 16 Indiana team. The remaining teams on Purdue’s schedule are a combined 29-7 (80.5% winning percentage).
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Interceptions tossed by Ryan Browne in his debut as a starter. Ryan Browne recorded 415 total offensive yards and three TDs with no picks in his first career start. The last Purdue quarterback to record 415+ yards was Aidan O’Connell in 2022 against Syracuse (434 total yards with three TDs and one pick) and the last time a QB did so without throwing a pick was again O’Connell in 2021 when he recorded 416 total offensive yards and 3 TDs against Northwestern. /the 415 yards in total offense is the most in Purdue history by a quarterback in his first start.
