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Points After: Purdue's loss at Indiana

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Purdue’s 2024 season ended mercifully with a 66-0 loss to rival Indiana. The Boilermakers finished the season with a 1-11 record, the program’s worst finish since 2013. Making matters worse, the Old Oaken Bucket returned to Bloomington, snapping Purdue’s three-game win streak in the rivalry.

Tonight’s final score marks Indiana’s largest margin of victory in the storied history of the rivalry, besting a 52-7 Hoosier win in 1988. Worse? Indiana’s biggest triumph in Memorial Stadium against Purdue was just 21 points (35-14 in 1987). That record fell this evening.

The 66-0 loss marks the biggest margin of defeat in Purdue lore. Previously, the record set at 59 points, set in Notre Dame’s 66-7 win in Ross-Ade Stadium on Sept. 14, 2024.

While the focus quickly turns to what’s next for the Purdue football program, a few thoughts from a frigid night in Bloomington:

  • The slow starts continued. Purdue entered the locker room down 28-0, marking the fifth time the Boilermakers went scoreless in the first half in 2024. Indiana out-gained Purdue 331-54 in the first 30 minutes.
  • Purdue’s offense struggled mightily. It took until the sixth offensive series for it to record a first down. Purdue finished the game with a mere 67 yards of offense.
  • Big plays once again plagued Purdue’s defense. Indiana scored on touchdown passes of 24, 34 and 84 yards, and Purdue surrendered eight runs of 10+ yards. Indiana gained 582 total yards of offense.
  • The Boilermakers close 2024 on an 11-game losing streak, including thumpings of 35, 39, 45, 46, 59 and 66 points.

Now, all eyes turn to the future. Will Purdue retain Ryan Walters, who finishes his second year with a 5-19 record in West Lafayette? Or will Mike Bobinski pull the plug on this regime altogether? The waiting game begins.

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