Last season turned on the Northwestern game. Purdue entered the game at 2-0 and, with the Wisconsin game having been cancelled, had a real chance to win the West Division. Unfortunately we couldn’t stop Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman, who had three TDs in the 27-20 win. The Boilers have not won since.
Despite a 3-9 season sandwiched between Big Ten West titles the Wildcats are consistently in the “pretty good, but not great” category. It is not unusual to see them in the 16-25 range of the top 25. If Purdue is ever going to make a move in the West they are a team we need to start beating more often.