In a year where Hazell should have Purdue much better and the west open for the taking Purdue’s struggles are doubly troubling. By now we expected Hazell’s complete rebuild to be thriving. Instead, we came down to the final minutes against a pretty bad Nevada team. The drubbing by Maryland showed that Purdue is nowhere near being competitive, let alone winning in the Big Ten. It made for a dreary Saturday, but others in the conference enjoyed themselves.
Maryland 50, Purdue 7
To see what it is like to win in a rout on Homecoming check out Testudo Times, who had a ball while Purdue floundered:
Johnson’s performance stood out, but each of Maryland’s six running backs did his job against Purdue.