1996 Superlatives
Team Bests Rush Attempts -- 62 vs. North Carolina State Rushing Yards -- 374 vs. North Carolina State Pass Attempts -- 58 vs. Wisconsin Pass Completions -- 36 vs. Wisconsin Passing Yards -- 35 s. Wisconsin Punt Return Yards -- 57 vs. Ohio State Kickoff Return Yards -- 154 vs. Indiana Purdue's Record When... Home 3-3 Road 0-5 Turf 0-3 Grass 3-5 Ahead at halftime: 3-1 Behind at halftime: 0-5 Ahead after the third quarter: 2-0 Behind after the third quarter: 0-8 Boilermakers score first: 3-1 Opponent scores first: 0-7 Largest halftime lead (28-6 vs. N.C. State): 22 Largest halftime deficit (28-0 vs. MSU & ND): 28 Rush for 150 yards or more: 2-3 Pass for 150 yards or more: 1-8 Total 400 yards or more: 1-3 Opponent has less than 200 yards rushing: 3-4 Opponent has less than 200 yards passing: 0-5 Opponent has less than 400 total yards: 2-6 Less turnovers than opponent: 3-2 More turnovers than opponent: 0-6 Turnovers equal: -- Less penalty yardage than opponent: 1-3 More penalty yardage than opponent: 2-5 Leading in time of possession: 3-2 Leading in first downs: 2-3 Hold opponent to 20 points or less: 1-1 Scoring 20 or more points: 2-2 Games decided by 3 points or less: 1-1 Games decided by 10 points or less: 1-1 Games decided by 11-20 points: 0-3 Games decided by 21 points or more: 1-3
Here's how Purdue fared in 1996 when they took the ball inside the opponent's 20-yard line (20-35 for 57.1%).
Opponent No. Scr TDs FGs Michigan State 3 1 1 0 Notre Dame 1 0 0 0 West Virginia 1 1 1 0 North Carolina St. 9 6 6 0 Minnesota 3 3 2 1 Penn State 3 1 1 0 Ohio State 2 0 0 0 Wisconsin 5 4 3 1 Michigan 4 2 1 1 Northwestern 1 1 0 1 Indiana 3 1 0 1 Totals 35 20 15 5