This is not the biggest game in program history, as that phrase is often overused. Purdue has played much bigger games, such as the 2000 Ohio State game and the 2004 Wisconsin game. It has had a couple of shocking upsets like the infamous Purdue Harbor in 2009, but this is a little different. In 2009 Purdue Harbor came out of nowhere with a 1-5 Purdue team rising up to shock No. 7 Ohio State.
Against No. 8 Michigan on Saturday a win wouldn’t exactly be out of nowhere. Purdue has overachieved in the first three games of the year to make this game a legitimate upset watch.