Here is our eclectic look at the numbers surrounding Purdue football this week and last.
$151,812.40
Annual salary of Jim Young in today's dollars. Young was signed to a five-year contract at $35,000 per year when he was hired by athletics director George King in 1976.
1
Purdue football coaches in history that have left the Boilermaker program for another college football. Only Jimmy Phelan, who led Purdue to its only undisputed Big Ten title in 1929, left for for the University of Washington the year after winning the title. Cecil Isbell, who was head coach from 1944-46, departed for the Baltimore Colts in 1947. Isbell's successor at Purdue, Stu Holcomb, left the Boilermaker program to become AD at Northwestern in 1955 after nine years as Purdue's head coach.
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Point spread in coach Jeff Brohm's worst loss as head coach when he was at Western Kentucky suffered in a 59-10 loss to Louisiana Tech on Nov. 1, 2014. The 31-point loss at Minnesota on Nov. 10 was the second biggest defeat in terms of point spread in Brohm's head coaching career.
51,954
Purdue's average attendance in 2018 to date. The year before Brohm arrived, Purdue averaged 34,441 per contest in announced attendance. Purdue officials expect "upper 40s" for attendance for Senior day, to the overall average could drop a little.
$4.0 million
The estimated increased annual ticket sales revenue from 2018 to 2016. This is based on an estimated $25 average ticket price estimate in 2018 versus a $18 average ticket price estimate in 2018.
4
U.S. Presidents who have served in office since the last time Purdue beat Wisconsin in Ross-Ade Stadium. The Boilermakers' last win was a 45-20 romp over the No. 24-ranked Badgers on Oct. 18, 1997.
3.8
Average yards per play by the Purdue offense against Minnesota. It ties the low-water mark of the Jeff Brohm Era at Purdue. The Boilermakers had the same average number in a 28-10 loss to Michigan in Ross-Ade Stadium last year.
68
Degrees in Fahrenheit difference between the game time temperatures of the above mentioned games. For the Michigan contest on Sept. 23, 2017 it was 89 degrees when the game started, compared to 21 degrees at kickoff at TCF Bank Stadium this past Saturday.
590
Games since the Boilermakers played in colder temperatures at kickoff. The coldest game (at least in the last 52 seasons) at kickoff was 19 degrees played on Nov. 12, 1966. On that day Purdue shut out host Minnesota 16-0 and clinched its first Rose Bowl berth.
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Seniors playing in their final game in Ross-Ade Stadium this Saturday, based on this week's roster.
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