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GOLD AND BLACK ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 27, ISSUE 6 90 Afraid of the Dark? 2016 Results (8-6) 2017 Schedule 9/3 TEXAS STATE . . . . . . . L, 56-54 9/2 . . . . . . . . . . . HAMPTON 9/10 at Kansas . . . . . . . . . . W, 37-21 9/8 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Purdue 9/17 at Tennessee. . . . . . . . L, 28-19 9/16 . . . . . . . . . . . KANSAS 9/24 GARDNER-WEBB . . . . W, 37-21 9/23 . . .at Eastern Michigan 10/1 at Miami (OH) . . . . . . . W, 17-7 9/30 . . . . . . . . . . at UMASS 10/8 BOWLING GREEN . . . W, 30-24 10/7 . CENTRAL MICHIGAN 10/15 EASTERN MICHIGAN . L, 27-20 10/14 . . . .at Bowling Green 10/22 at Kent State. . . . . . . . W, 14-10 10/21 . . . . . . . KENT STATE 10/27 at Toledo. . . . . . . . . . . W, 31-26 10/31 . . . . . . . .MIAMI (OH) 11/3 BUFFALO . . . . . . . . . . W, 34-10 11/8 . . . . . . . . . . . .TOLEDO 11/15 at Central Michigan . . L, 27-20 11/14 . . . . . . . . . . .at Akron 11/22 AKRON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 9-3 11/24 . . . . . . . . . .at Buffalo 12/2 vs Western Michigan . L, 29-23 12/23 vs Troy . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 28-23 Ohio Bobcats SEPT. 8 ROSS-ADE STADIUM TIME: 8 P.M. ∙ TV: FS1 COACH: FRANK SOLICH RECORD AT OHIO: 88-67 (12 SEASONS) RECORD VS. PURDUE: 0-0 G O L D A N D B L AC K 'S E A R LY L I N E : P U R D U E - 2 Purdue's night game record: 16-23 (39 games) Years since last night game win in Ross-Ade: 23 (51-14 vs. Toledo, 1994, 0-4 since) Years since last night game victory: 7 (20-17 at Northwestern, 2010, 0-3 since) Purdue has never played on a Friday in Ross-Ade Stadium and its last regular-season Friday contest was a 51-14 win on the day after Thanksgiving, 1995 at Indiana. 2 2017 Opponent Preview F ew programs are as consistent as the Ohio Bobcats have been under Coach Frank Solich. The 72-year-old veteran has been a steady force at the top of the program, guiding the Bobcats to bowl games in 10 of his 12 seasons, including a postseason trip at the end of 2016. Last year, Ohio won the MAC East but lost to No. 17 Western Michigan in the conference champi- onship game after its potential game-winning drive ended with an inter- Ohio Univeristy Junior Papi White is a threat as a runner and receiver, as he is the Bobcats' most pro- ductive returning pass catcher.

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