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GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 9 • 32 completed only 5-of-10 passes for 64 yards this season. He's had much better success running the ball, scor- ing four times on 23 carries. Starting quarterback Drew Willy has thrown for nearly 3,800 yards and 14 touch- downs but also had 16 interceptions. YOU MUST STOP THE RUN Minnesota's 285 yards rushing marked the 36th time in the last 20 years that Purdue has allowed 250 or more yards in rushing in a game. Since the start of the 1994 season, that's a span of 250 games. Not sur- prisingly, the Boilermakers' record is just 3-30-3 in those circumstances. Here's how it breaks down by coach: Darrell Hazell 8-of-20 games (40 percent); Jim Colletto 11-of-33 (33 percent); Danny Hope 6-of-49 (12 per- cent); Joe Tiller 11-of-149 (7 percent). Keep in mind that the 20-year timeframe includes only Colletto's fi- nal three years. NFF PROMOTES MILITARY APPRECIATION WEEK The Joe Tiller Chapter of the National Football Foundation will be involved with two events during Military Appreciation Week, which culminates in the Boilermakers' Nov. 8 football game with Wisconsin. On Tuesday, Nov. 4 during a luncheon entitled "Community Makers: Duty Calls" at Bruno's Pizza & Big O's Sports Room in West Lafayette, former Boilermaker pitcher Josh Lindblom, now in the Oakland Athletics' or - ganization, will help pay tribute to military personnel like current Ivy Tech student Ryan West, who have been injured and are working hard to recover from their disabilities. On Friday, Nov. 7, an event called "Lunch & Learn" will take place at Westminster Village in West Lafayette and will feature 94-year-old Randy Noel, a World War II veteran who 70 years ago was part of the invasion of Norman- Tickets available through sponsoring organizations and online through: Eventbrite.com Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities Entrepreneurship Featuring Josh Lindblom (major league baseball pitcher), Karli Edging (local singing star) and at least two specially-selected veterans, one representing Honor Flight and the other representing Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities For more information contact Jim Vruiggink Cell: 765-427-3303 Office: 765-494-2086 Proceeds will benefit Veterans with Disabilities, Honor Flight, Food Finders, MFRI and the NFF leadership scholarship fund - all in Tippecanoe County. LUNCH FOR A CAUSE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT Community Makers: Duty Calls Luncheon Tuesday, Nov. 4 | 11:45am-1:15pm Bruno's Pizza & Big O'Sports Room $25 per ticket Wisconsin Melvin Gordon only gained 122 yards against Rutgers, but the Badgers made easy work of the Scarlet Knights.