A schedule can make or break a season. Ask any coach.<\/p>\n
Purdue\u2019s 2024 slate is filled with challenges and opportunities. This series is a breakdown of what\u2019s ahead for the Boilermakers this fall. Next up: Best chance to be upset.<\/p>\n
\u2022 <\/strong>Toughest non-conference game: vs. Notre Dame, Sept. 14<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Toughest conference game: at Ohio State, Nov. 9<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Who they don\u2019t play<\/strong>:\u00a0Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Washington<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Easiest game<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Toughest stretch: Nov. 9-30<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Best chance to be upset<\/p>\n \u2022 Best chance to pull an upset<\/p>\n Best chance to be upset: vs. Nebraska, Sept. 28<\/strong><\/p>\n The logic: <\/strong>How many times will Purdue be favored this year? Versus Indiana State, Nebraska, Northwestern, at Illinois, at Indiana? Let\u2019s go with the visit from Nebraska in the Big Ten opener\/Homecoming clash on Sept. 28. If Purdue is favored, it figures to be by three points or less.<\/p>\n The history:<\/strong> This has been a good series since the Huskers joined the Big Ten in 2011. Nebraska leads, 6-5, since then. But the Boilermakers have gone 4-2 in the last six meetings and have taken two of the last three in Ross-Ade Stadium. The Huskers won last year in Lincoln, 31-14.<\/p>\n The low down: <\/strong>This shapes up as a big game for two programs each being led by second-year coaches looking to get their teams on track and back into a bowl. Nebraska likes its defense. The offense?<\/p>\n The bottom line:<\/strong> Will Purdue be 2-1 when this game swings around? It better hope so. The most likely scenario: The Boilermakers take down Indiana State and Oregon State and lose to Notre Dame to open the season. A 1-2 record will make an already uphill battle to six wins more taxing. This tilt vs. Nebraska is the ultimate table-setter for Purdue and will go a long way toward establishing the tone and tenor of the season.<\/p>\n The post Purdue 2024 football schedule analysis: Best chance to be upset<\/a> appeared first on On3<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A schedule can make or break a season. Ask any coach. Purdue\u2019s 2024 slate is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59350"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59373,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59350\/revisions\/59373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}