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VOLUME 25, ISSUE 6 11 ROSS-ADE ROLLER COASTER With another major announcement regarding the south end zone project due by the end of the year, here is a graph of the facility's seating capacity since opening in 1924: 1924: 13,200 1930: 23,074 1949: 51,259 1955: 55,000 1964: 60,000 1970: 69,200 2001: 66,295 2003: 62,500 2014: 57,236 2020: ??? Seasons when the Boilermakers have been .500 or better during their 127 years of foot- ball. Purdue is looking to reverse a recent trend, when just one season in its last seven have had a record of at least .500. Respondents in a recent Purdue Master Plan Development Sur- vey that was e-mailed to fans in early June. Artist renderings of the south end zone project, like this one above, were included. Games Purdue has faced an opponent named "Tech" in foot- ball prior to the Sept. 19 game with Coach Frank Beamer's Virginia Tech Hokies. Purdue was 5-1 against Car- negie Tech in games played in the 1930s and 1-0 against Georgia Tech, thanks to a romp in the '78 Peach Bowl. Consecutive seasons the Boilermakers will have a different starter at quarterback in Week 1 from the season previous. Curtis Painter was the most recent Purdue QB to start the season opener in con- secutive seasons. By The Numbers 75 5,000 7 7