The combined beatings Purdue took in its 2 biggest rivalry games this year.
1988 is the only comparable debacle in living memory. Purdue lost to ND and IU by identical 52-7 scores that year under Fred Akers.
By comparison, Purdue was remarkably competitive against both ND and Indiana during 1-win seasons in 2013 (31-24 v. ND; 56-36 v. IU) and 1993 (17-0 v. ND; 24-17 v. IU).
1988 is the only comparable debacle in living memory. Purdue lost to ND and IU by identical 52-7 scores that year under Fred Akers.
By comparison, Purdue was remarkably competitive against both ND and Indiana during 1-win seasons in 2013 (31-24 v. ND; 56-36 v. IU) and 1993 (17-0 v. ND; 24-17 v. IU).