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were against Michigan (2010, '12), Notre Dame ('11, '12) and Wisconsin ('09, '11), Illinois ('10) and Iowa ('11). Purdue's lone win in the 10 aforementioned games was 2010 at Northwestern when it had 279 yards in total offense. The Boil- ermakers' 56 yards rushing was their second-lowest output in the Hope Era. Denard Robinson's 235 yards helped him surpass Antwaan Randle El as the Big Ten's all-time leading rusher by a quarterback. Robinson's 235 yards rush- SHOELACE'S SPECIAL EFFORT ON TAP SATURDAY Game Iowa at Michigan State Illinois at No. 25 Michigan No. 8 Ohio State at Indiana Northwestern at Minnesota* Wisconsin at Purdue* * Divisional game BYE: Nebraska, Penn State Source: Danny Sheridan, Wednesday WEEK 3 RESULTS Saturday (Oct. 6) Michigan State 31, INDIANA 27 PENN STATE 39, Northwestern 28 Michigan 44, PURDUE 13 OHIO STATE 63, Nebraska 38 Home team in CAPS ing were the most by a Boiler- maker opponent since Chris Dar- kins picked up 294 yards against Purdue on Oct. 7, 1995 in the Go- phers' 39-38 victory in Minneapo- lis. It was also the highest rushing total in Ross-Ade Stadium from a Boilermaker opponent Indiana's Alex Smith gained 257 yards on 31 carries in the Hoo- siers' 33-29 win in 1994. Robinson's feat was the sixth- since Ross-Ade on Oct. 27, 1973. Randle El had his lone 100-plus-yard running game against Purdue in 2000 when he picked up 112 yards in 20 carries in the Hoosiers' 41-13 loss. best total on the ground dating back to 1970, and the best by an opposing quarterback since Michigan State's Charlie Baggett ran for 133 yards on 19 car- ries in the Spartans' 10-7 win in BIG TEN RESULTS/SCHEDULE Time (ET) Noon Noon Noon 3:30 p.m. 8 p.m. ABC/ESPN BTN ESPN2 BTN ESPN TV MSU -9.5 NW -3.5 PUR -2.5 MICH -24 OSU -17 Line the Wolverines opened Big Ten play against Purdue, Michigan is an amazing 41-2 in conference season openers. Purdue is 24-18- 1 in league lid-lifters during the POST-MICHIGAN NOTES R UM was a 3.5-point favorite. R Since 1970, the last time same span. R The Boilers are now 14-44 all-time vs. Michigan, including 7-13 in Ross-Ade Stadium. RPurdue had four turnovers Michigan Legends Division Team Iowa Northwestern Michigan State Nebraska Minnesota Ohio State* Penn State* Wisconsin PURDUE Indiana Illinois in a game for the second time this season, bring- ing the Boilers' five-game season total up to 14. In 13 games last season, Purdue had only 20 giveaways. The Boilers are on pace for nearly 34 turn- overs during the 12- game regular-season, which would match their 13-game total (including a bowl) in 2002. look at the latest news from around the Big Ten, and at Purdue's oppo- nents this season. The following is a THE SLATE BIG TEN STANDINGS (As of Oct. 10) Big Ten/Pct. Division/Pct. Leaders Division Team 1-0/1.000 1-0/.000 1-1/.500 1-1/.500 1-1/.500 0-1/.000 1-0/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-1/.000 * Ineligible for postseason play Big Ten/Pct. Division/Pct. 2-0/1.000 2-0/1.000 1-1/.500 0-1/.000 0-2/.000 0-2/.000 0-0/.000 1-0/1.000 1-0/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-2/.000 Bruce Gaston tried to go Saturday against Michigan, despite a bad hamstring. He's said to be improving this week, and is expected to play vs. Wisconsin. Overall/Pct. 3-2/.600 3-2/.600 5-1/.833 4-2/.667 4-2/0.667 4-1/.800 Overall/Pct. 6-0/1.000 4-2/.667 4-2/.667 3-2/.600 2-3/.400 2-4/.333 Tom Campbell son is 6-11, 2-9 among the two FBS programs the Boilers defeated. A week after losing 51-41 at The combined record of the three teams Pur- due's beaten this sea- Purdue, Marshall lost to Tulsa 45- 38 at home, on Homecoming, to drop to 2-4. Tulsa, now 5-1, ran for 250 yards on the Thundering Herd and scored off a fumble re- covery and a kickoff return. Meanwhile, Kent State ham- GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • volume 23, express 6 • 33