Purdue football finally joins the rest of the college football world on September 8th. No, I don’t mean in playing Friday night MACtion. That is the night Ross-Ade Stadium will debut its new permanent lighting structures for the first night game. Yes, Purdue has had night games at home before. The media guide considers a “night game” to be any kickoff after 6pm local time. This has happened 38 times in Purdue history, with the first coming back in 1935 at Northwestern.
The majority of night games have been on the road or in bowl games, however.