As we come down the home stretch in our weekly look at Iowa’s 2017 football opponents, it’s time to check in on the Purdue Boilermakers. There’s been a coaching change in West Lafayette since last fall, but a solid group of upperclassmen and returning starters should ease the transition.
2016 Synopsis
Purdue won just three games last season, which was good enough to get head coach Darrell Hazell fired. It’s not like the games were close, either. Eight of the nine losses were by double digits, and the best win was a shootout with Illinois on the road.