Purdue will be road warriors this fall when the program plays five games away from West Lafayette that will span 3,287 miles. Just three Big Ten schools will travel more miles in 2019.
The Boilermakers’ longest trip of the season will be their first trip: to Reno, Nev., to play Nevada on August 30. Purdue will trek 2,013 miles. That will be the third-longest trip of any Big Ten school in 2019. The shortest trip? It will be to Evanston, Ill., on November 9 to play Northwestern, a 140-mile jaunt.
Purdue’s average trip will be 657.4 miles, with games at Penn State (October 5), Iowa (October 19) and Wisconsin (November 23) in addition to the tilts at Nevada and at Northwestern.
Here is an exhaustive look at the mileage each Big Ten team will have to travel in 2019.
BIG TEN TRAVEL HONOR ROLL
MOST MILES TO TRAVEL: Minnesota, 4,457 miles
LONGEST AVERAGE TRIPS: Minnesota, 891.4
LONGEST TRIP: Northwestern to Palo Alto, Calif. (vs. Stanford): 2,166
FEWEST MILES TO TRAVEL: Iowa, 1,280
SHORTEST AVERAGE TRIPS: Iowa, 256.0
SHORTEST TRIP: Indiana to Indianapolis (vs. Ball State): 51
Ranking Big Ten by miles to travel in 2019
School
Miles to travel
1. Minnesota
4,457
2. Rutgers
3,381
3. Nebraska
3,305
4. Purdue
3,287
5. Northwestern
3,248
6. Maryland
3,060
7. Wisconsin
2,829
8. Penn State
2,736
9. Indiana
2,344
10. Illinois
2,140
10. Ohio State
2,140
12. Michigan
1,967
13. Michigan State
1,603
14. Iowa
1,280
TEAM-BY-TEAM TRIPS BREAKDOWN
Illinois
Games at UConn (969); at Minnesota (513); at Purdue (93); at Michigan State (323); at Iowa (242).
Total miles
Average trip
Longest trip
Shortest trip
2,140 miles
428.0 miles
969 miles to UConn
93 miles to Purdue
Indiana
Games at Indianapolis vs. Ball State (51); at Michigan State (309); at Maryland (623); at Nebraska (694); at Penn State (547); at Purdue (120).
Total miles
Average trip
Longest trip
Shortest trip
2,344 miles
390.7 miles
694 miles to Nebraska
51 miles to Indianapolis (vs. Ball State)
Iowa
Games at Iowa State (129); at Michigan (445); at Northwestern (228); at Wisconsin (175); at Nebraska (303).
Total miles
Average trip
Longest trip
Shortest trip
1,280 miles
256.0 miles
445 miles to Michigan
129 miles to Iowa State
Maryland
Games at Temple (133); at Rutgers (195); at Purdue (640); at Minnesota (1,105); at Ohio State (400); at Michigan State (587).
Total miles
Average trip
Longest trip
Shortest trip
3,060 miles
510.0 miles
1,105 miles to Minnesota
133 miles to Temple
Michigan
Games at Wisconsin (395); at Illinois (343); at Penn State (391); at Maryland (522); at Indiana (316).
Total miles
Average trip
Longest trip
Shortest trip
1,967 miles
393.4 miles
522 miles to Maryland
316 miles to Indiana
Michigan State
Games at Northwestern (240); at Ohio State (254); at Wisconsin (376); at Michigan (65); at Rutgers (668).
Total miles
Average trip
Longest trip
Shortest trip
1,603 miles
320.6 miles
668 miles to Rutgers
65 miles to Michigan
Minnesota
Games at Fresno State (2,052); at Purdue (532); at Rutgers (1,186); at Iowa (282); at Northwestern (405).
Total miles
Average trip
Longest trip
Shortest trip
4,457 miles
891.4 miles
2,052 miles to Fresno State
282 miles to Iowa
Nebraska
Games at Colorado (500); at Illinois (542); at Minnesota (432); at Purdue (626); at Maryland (1,205).
Total Miles
Average trip
Longest trip
Shortest trip
3,305 miles
661.0 miles
1,205 miles to Maryland
432 miles to Minnesota
Northwestern
Games at Stanford (2,166); at Wisconsin (145); at Nebraska (530); at Indiana (252); at Illinois (155).
Total miles
Average trip
Longest trip
Shortest trip
3,248 miles
649.6 miles
2,166 miles to Stanford
155 miles to Illinois
Ohio State
Games at Indiana (225); at Nebraska (841); at Northwestern (373); at Rutgers (511); at Michigan (190).
Total miles
Average trip
Longest trip
Shortest trip
2,140 miles
428.0 miles
841 miles to Nebraska
190 miles to Michigan
Penn State
Games at Maryland (197); at Iowa (776); at Michigan State (459); at Minnesota (978) at Ohio State (326).
Total miles
Average trip
Longest trip
Shortest trip
2,736 miles
547.2 miles
978 miles to Minnesota
197 miles to Maryland
Purdue
Games at Nevada (2,013); at Penn State (537); at Iowa (324); at Northwestern (140); at Wisconsin (273).
Total miles
Average trip
Longest trip
Shortest trip
3,287 miles
657.4 miles
2,013 miles to Nevada
140 miles to Northwestern
Rutgers
Games at Iowa (995); at Michigan (612); at Indiana (735); at Illinois (811); at Penn State (228).
Total miles
Average trip
Longest trip
Shortest trip
3,381 miles
676.2 miles
995 miles to Iowa
228 miles to Penn State
Wisconsin
Games at South Florida (1,322); at Illinois (250); at Ohio State (503); at Nebraska (481); at Minnesota (273).
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