The Wisconsin Badgers came into West Lafayette on a sixteen-game winning streak against the Boilers and ran their streak up to 17 straight with a 38-17 victory. The Boilers struggled to do much of anything with any amount of consistency other than giving up third down conversions and leaving themselves in third and long situations on offense.
The Boilers were overwhelmed early on and trailed 21-3 after the first half where the Badgers dominated the line of scrimmage and gained 217 total yards to Purdue’s 163, of which 60 yards came on the final drive. The Boilers struggled to stop pretty much anything the Badgers did on offense with the visiting team converting 8-8 on 3rd down.