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RoWINg to Purdue - Opponent Preview

So, Purdue is good now. And Minnesota is decidedly not.

You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop, West Lafayette!

Were they any good last year?

Record: 7-6 (4-5, Tied-3rd B1G West)
S&P+ Overall Ranking: 41st

The Boilermakers had bottomed out under head coach Darrell Hazell, who compiled an abysmal 9-33 overall record in four seasons at Purdue. But it didn’t take Jeff Brohm to get the train back on the tracks, leading the Boilermakers to their first winning record since 2011 and their first bowl game since 2012.