On a day where nothing seemed to go right for Purdue en route to a lop-sided loss against Iowa, the Boilermakers, somehow, managed to take yet another L after falling to the Hawkeyes, 24–3, on Saturday.
The day began on a rather ominous note after Purdue’s train mascot, “The Boilermaker Special,” stalled as it guided players onto the field inside Ross-Ade Stadium. The unexpected delay led to a group of about a half-dozen people, including Boilermakers mascot Purdue Pete, painstakingly pushing the locomotive to its final resting spot after a few awkward minutes.
From there, Purdue managed to muster up nothing more than a field goal while Iowa built up a big lead courtesy of 17 second-quarter points on its way to earning a decisive win.