Game notes: Wisconsin at Purdue
Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Ross-Ade Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Wisconsin (4–2, 2–1 in conference) at Purdue (3–4, 2–2 in conference), Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Ross-Ade Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 92nd meeting; Wisconsin leads the series 54–29–8.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 5, 2024: Wisconsin 52, Purdue 6.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1892: Purdue 32, Wisconsin 4.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Purdue is 16–24–3 at home against Wisconsin.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Wisconsin 52–6 (at Wisconsin); 2023: Wisconsin 38–17 (at Purdue); 2022: Wisconsin 35–24 (at Wisconsin); 2021: Wisconsin 30–13 (at Purdue); 2019: Wisconsin 45–24 (at Wisconsin).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin is 4–2 (2–1 in conference games), 1–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 13–41 vs. No. 4 Notre Dame; W 36–9 vs. Western Illinois; W 54–10 vs. Eastern Michigan; W 24–20 at No. 13 Penn State; W 31–3 vs. Michigan State; L 7–17 at No. 12 UCLA.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Wisconsin is No. 65 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Luke Fickell is 21–23 in his fifth season at Wisconsin and 84–48 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Luke Fickell is 2–1 against Purdue.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Colton Joseph (QB): 1,198 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tyrell Henry (WR): 27 catches, 343 yards, 1 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cooper Catalano (LB): 50 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Wisconsin lost to No. 19 Northwestern 17–7.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Purdue
- Purdue is 3–4 (2–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 44–19 vs. Indiana State; L 36–38 vs. Wake Forest; L 38–52 at UCLA; L 10–49 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame; W 24–17 at Illinois; W 41–13 vs. Minnesota; L 26–38 vs. Washington.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Purdue is No. 104 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Barry Odom is 5–14 in his second season at Purdue and 49–47 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Barry Odom faces Wisconsin as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Fame Ijeboi (RB): 568 rushing yards, 9 TD, No. 8 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ryan Browne (QB): 1,822 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jojo Hayden (LB): 43 tackles, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Purdue lost to No. 6 Iowa 40–20.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Luke Fickell and Barry Odom as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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