The 2020 football season (if it happens) could hinge on game 4 against Boston College a lot like how the 2018 season hinged on that game. When Purdue played Boston College in 2018 the Boilers were 0-3 after three straight narrow home losses, including in a season opener against a conference opponent in Northwestern. A top 25 Boston College team came to West Lafayette and promptly turned the ball over four times. The Boilers stuffed A.J. Dillon, one of the nation’s top returning running backs, all day long and earned a surprising 30-13 victory.
That win ended up being Purdue’s first win over a top 25 team in seven years.