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Published Jul 9, 2019
Purdue will travel 3,287 miles in 2019. Where does that rank in Big Ten?
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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
SchoolMiles 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 tripLongest tripShortest 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 milesAverage tripLongest tripShortest 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 milesAverage tripLongest tripShortest 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 milesAverage tripLongest tripShortest 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 milesAverage tripLongest tripShortest 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 milesAverage tripLongest tripShortest 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 milesAverage tripLongest tripShortest 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 MilesAverage tripLongest tripShortest 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 milesAverage tripLongest tripShortest 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 milesAverage tripLongest tripShortest 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 milesAverage tripLongest tripShortest 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 milesAverage tripLongest tripShortest 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 milesAverage tripLongest tripShortest 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).
Total milesAverage tripLongest tripShortest trip

2,829 miles

565.8 miles

1,322 miles to South Florida

250 miles to Illinois

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