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Minnesota at Purdue
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 11, 2023
Where: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

After a heartbreaking loss, Minnesota once again will try to become bowl eligible when it visits Purdue on Saturday afternoon in a Big Ten Conference matchup in West Lafayette, Ind.

Minnesota (5-4, 3-3 Big Ten) is coming off a 27-26 defeat at home to Illinois last week. The Golden Gophers led in the final minutes before Illinois' backup quarterback John Paddock entered the game in the final drive and completed all three of his passes, including one for a game-winning touchdown.

Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck said his players could learn from the setback.

"We've got to play an entire game," Fleck said. "And the whole thing with this team is, to this day, nine games in, and we still have not played a complete complementary football game yet."

They will get another chance against Purdue (2-7, 1-5), which is mired in a four-game losing streak. The Boilermakers are coming off a 41-13 loss on the road against No. 3 Michigan.

Five of Purdue's seven losses have come by double digits.

Boilermakers coach Ryan Walters acknowledged that his team has been eliminated from bowl contention, but he said there still is plenty of meaning in the remaining games.

"Everybody can count to six, right?" Walters said. "So the path to postseason play is not there. It breaks my heart for the seniors, the guys that have exhausted eligibility and this will be their last season.

"The message to the team (this week) was, ‘This is like a new season within a season.' These last three games, for the guys that it will be the last time they will put on a uniform, to close out the right way. You'll be remembered about the way you finished the season and the way you went out and fought and competed.

"And then for the guys that are coming back, it's the start of a new season. How do you want practice to be run? How do you want the games to be played? How do you want next season to look? It's got to show up in these next three games."

--Field Level Media

Stats and Records
Team Comparison
  W‑L Strk PF PA Home Away Grass Turf Conf
Minnesota 5-4 L1 21.7 23.2 4-2 1-2 0-2 0-0 3-3
Purdue 2-7 L4 20.9 31.2 1-4 1-3 2-4 0-0 1-5
Last Meeting
Minnesota Purdue
Date Away Home Tot Rus Pas Tot Rus Pas
10/1/22 PUR 20 MINN 10 304 47 257 359 160 199
Player Stats
Previous Matchup
Passing Player COMP % YDS TD INT
Minnesota T. Morgan 54.5 257 0 3
Purdue A. O'Connell 67.5 199 0 2
Rushing Player CAR YDS AVG TD
Minnesota B. Williams 11 35 3.2 1
Purdue D. Mockobee 11 112 10.2 1
Receiving Player REC YDS AVG TD
Minnesota D. Jackson 6 110 18.3 0
Purdue C. Jones 6 55 9.2 0
Touchdowns Player TD
Minnesota B. Williams 1
Purdue D. Downing 1
Season
Passing Player COMP % YDS TD INT
Minnesota A. Kaliakmanis 54.1 1290 10 7
Purdue H. Card 57.8 1861 9 8
Rushing Player CAR YDS AVG TD
Minnesota D. Taylor 103 591 5.7 4
Purdue D. Mockobee 125 558 4.5 4
Receiving Player REC YDS AVG TD
Minnesota D. Jackson 38 562 14.8 7
Purdue D. Burks 32 469 14.7 6
Touchdowns Player TD
Minnesota D. Jackson 7
Purdue D. Burks 6
Quickchart Matchup
Minnesota Minnesota Off vs  Purdue Purdue Def
Minnesota 308.8 yards
Purdue 387.8 yards
Minnesota 4 yards/rush
Purdue 4 yards/rush
Minnesota 6.2 yards/attempt
Purdue 7.9 yards/attempt
Purdue Purdue Off vs  Minnesota Minnesota Def
Purdue 339.9 yards
Minnesota 337.3 yards
Purdue 3.8 yards/rush
Minnesota 3.8 yards/rush
Purdue 6 yards/attempt
Minnesota 7.4 yards/attempt