WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Week 1 of the Purdue Football Dream Season features a pair of games from the Boilermakers' historic 2000 run to the Rose Bowl. Fans have the opportunity to decide between a pair of instant classics – a 32-31 win over No. 6 Michigan on Oct. 7 or a 31-27 victory against No. 12 Ohio State on Oct. 28.
The voting poll opens Monday at 6 p.m. and runs for 24 hours on Purdue Football's Twitter page. Click here to vote.
Several stations on the Purdue Radio Network, including WNDE in Indianapolis and WAZY in Lafayette, will air the "Dream Season" from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturdays. The broadcasts will also be available on the Tunein App.
Here are a few takeaways from each game:
PURDUE - 32, No. 6 MICHIGAN – 31 | Oct. 7, 2000 | Ross-Ade Stadium
• Kicker Travis Dorsch converted a 33-yard field goal with four seconds remaining to lift the Boilermakers over the Wolverines.
• Down 28-10 at the break, Purdue rallied to outscore Michigan 22-3 in the second half, while holding the visitors to just 79 yards of offense during that span.
• Drew Brees connected on a 10-yard touchdown pass to John Standeford with 6:45 to go, but the two-point conversion failed. The Purdue slinger finished the day 32-of-44 for 286 yards and a pair of touchdown throws.
• Following a missed potential game-winning field goal from Dorsch with 2:11 left, the defense forced a quick Michigan punt, which gave Brees more than enough time to put the Boilermakers in field-goal range.
• Brees became the Big Ten career touchdown passes leader in the second quarter and became Purdue's career passing yards leader in the third quarter.
No. 16 PURDUE – 31, No. 12 OHIO STATE – 27 | Oct. 28, 2000 | Ross-Ade Stadium
• Trailing by three in the fourth quarter, Drew Brees found a streaking Seth Morales for "The Catch", a 64-yard touchdown strike to put the Boilermakers ahead with 1:55 to play.
• Landon Johnson sealed the win on the ensuing Ohio State drive by pouncing on the loose ball.
• Brees finished the day 39-of-65 passing for 455 yards and three touchdowns.
• Tight end Tim Stratton caught a career-high 12 passes for 100 yards, while receiver Vinny Sutherland had 10 receptions for 142 yards and Morales had season highs of seven catches and 115 yards.
• At the time, those three became just the second trio of 100-yard receivers in school history.