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Know Thy Opponent 2022: Minnesota Golden Gophers

It is a return to the scene of the crime.

Purdue has never won at Minnesota’s Huntington Bank Stadium since it opened in 2009. The Golden Gophers have won eight of the last nine against Purdue, and they are a spotless 6-0 against the Boilers in their new digs. The latest game there was an absolute crime of a result, where Minnesota absolute stole a win thanks to an egregious offensive pass interference call. It ended up torpedoing the abbreviated 2020 season.

The current incarnation of the Gophers will always be paralleled with Purdue because both PJ Fleck and Jeff Brohm entered the league at the same time (and Purdue allegedly pursued Fleck for its open position in late 2016).