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R In terms of coldest games the Boilermakers have played in, Saturday's 27-degree temperature tied for the coldest game at kickoff (when the game's official temperature is recorded) since Joe Tiller bid farewell in 2008. The wind chill Saturday was in the teens. Purdue fans will recall feeling pretty chilly while standing on the field celebrating the Boilermakers' Rose Bowl clinching victory over Indiana in 2000, but the game-time temperature was a balmy (in comparison) 38 degrees. By the time the game Hoosiers Biggest Favorite In Years, Maybe Ever Big Ten standings Legends Division Team Big Ten/Pct.Division/Pct.Overall/Pct. Michigan State^# 7-0/1.000 4-0/1.000 10-1/.909 Nebraska 5-2/.7142-2/.500 8-3/.727 Minnesota 4-3/.5712-2/.500 8-3/.727 Iowa 4-3/.5712-1/.667 7-4/.636 Michigan 3-4/.4292-3/.400 7-4/.636 Northwestern 0-7/.0000-5/.000 4-7/.364 Leaders Division Team Ohio State&# Wisconsin Penn State* Indiana Illinois PURDUE Big Ten/Pct.Division/Pct.Overall/Pct. 7-0/1.000 5-0/1.000 11-0/1.000 6-1/.8573-1/.750 9-2/.818 3-4/.429 2-2/.500 6-5/.545 2-5/.2862-2/.500 4-7/.364 1-6/.1431-4/.200 4-7/.364 0-7/.000 0-4/.0001-10/.091 ^ Clinched division title & Clinched at least share of division title # Big Ten Championship game participants * Ineligible for postseason play Game On Tap Time (ET) TV Line Iowa at Nebraska Noon ABC Nebraska -2.5 No. 3 Ohio State at Michigan Minnesota at No. 11 Michigan State Northwestern at Illinois Penn State at No. 14 Wisconsin PURDUE at Indiana Noon Noon 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. ABC OSU -14 BTN MSU -14.5 BTN NU -4 ESPN UW -23.5 BTNIU -21 Friday Saturday Source: DannySheridan.com Tom Campbell Drew Brees stands with Isaac Jones, the recipient of his touchdownwinning pass against Kansas State in the 1998 Alamo Bowl. The pair was in town for the "Captains' Breakfast" on Saturday morning. ended on that day, it was dark and the temperature had dipped. The other coldest game in Ross-Ade Stadium, at least in the last 25 years, was on Nov. 18, 1989 when the temperature was just 28 degrees at kickoff. In that contest, Iowa shut out the Boilermakers 24-0 as Hayden Fry's crew held Purdue to minus-73 yards rushing, a school record low. R Ricardo Allen's interception was the 11th of his career, moving him into a second-place tie all-time at Purdue. The pick wasn't surprising — his mom, Brenda Green, was in the stands. He's had an interception in nearly every game she's attended at Purdue. R With respect to accuracy, Nathan Scheelhaase's 24-of-30 passing performance Saturday allowed the Illinois quarterback to achieve something only one Boilermaker opposing quarterback has done in the last 43 years: Complete 80 percent of his passes (min. of 15 attempts) against the Boilermakers twice in a career. Michigan's Todd Collins also did it in the Wolverines' victories in 1993 and '94. j At least dating back to 1990, and possibly much longer than that, Indiana has never been as big a favorite as it is for Saturday's game. The Hoosiers find themselves a 21-point pick, six points more than any time dating back to '90. In the last 23 games between the schools, Purdue has only been the underdog four times. It has lost each of those games, the most recent during the rainstorm in Bloomington in 2001, a 13-7 IU triumph. Date Spread Winner, Score Nov. 24, 1990* @ Purdue +6.5 Indiana, 28-14 Nov. 23/1991* Purdue +15 Indiana, 24-22 Nov. 21/1992 @ Purdue -2 Purdue, 13-10 Nov. 20/1993* Purdue +13 Indiana, 24-17 Nov. 19/1994 @ Purdue -2 Indiana, 33-29 Nov. 24/1995 Purdue -6 Purdue, 51-14 Nov. 23/1996 @ Purdue -7.5 Indiana, 33-16 Nov. 22/1997 Purdue -13.5 Purdue, 56-7 Nov. 21/1998 @ Purdue -17 Purdue, 52-7 Nov. 20/1999 Purdue -12.5 Purdue, 30-24 Nov. 18/2000 @ Purdue -16.5 Purdue, 41-13 Nov. 24/2001* Purdue +1.5 Indiana 13-7 Nov. 23/2002 @ Purdue -21 Purdue, 34-10 Nov. 22/2003 Purdue -24.5 Purdue, 24-16 Nov. 20/2004 @ Purdue -20 Purdue, 63-24 Nov. 19/2005 Purdue -12 Purdue, 41-14 Nov. 18/2006 @ Purdue -12.5 Purdue, 28-19 Nov. 17/2007 Purdue -2 Indiana 27-24 Nov. 22/2008 @ Purdue -10.5 Purdue, 62-10 Nov. 21/2009 Purdue -3 Purdue 38-21 Nov. 27/2010 @ Purdue -4 Indiana 34-31 (OT) Nov. 26/2011 Purdue -7.5 Purdue, 33-25 Nov. 24/2012 @ Purdue -6 Purdue 56-35 * Games IU was a favorite GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 12 • 28