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PURDUE FOOTBALL
Purdue (6-2,3-1) vs. Northwestern (4-4,2-2) |  | Preview for November 1, 2003
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| Time: 12:00pm Location: Ross-Ade Stadium Surface: Prescription Athletic Turf |
| Head Coaches: Purdue - Joe Tiller (6-0 vs Northwestern); Northwestern - Randy Walker (0-4 vs Purdue) |
| Television: ESPN |
| ESPN Crew: Mark Jones (play-by-play), Bob Davie (analyst), Holly Rowe (sidelines) |
| National Rankings: Purdue #18 AP, #17 ESPN ; Northwestern - no national ranking |
| Congrove Computer Rankings: Purdue #17; Northwestern #68 |
| Wilson Performance Rating: Purdue #19; Northwestern #47 |
| Previous Week: Purdue 3 Michigan 31; Northwestern 16 Wisconsin 7 |
| Series: Purdue 46, Northwestern 23, Tie 1 |
| Last Meeting (10/26/02 at Evanston): Purdue 42 Northwestern 13 |
| 2003 Game Average Stats: |
| Purdue Boilermakers | Northwestern Wildcats | - Total Offense: 387.25 yrds/gm
- Total Defense: 275.50 yrds/gm
- Time of Possession: 33:57
- Turnover Margin: +1.25/gm
| - Total Offense: 371.13 yrds/gm
- Total Defense: 414.88 yrds/gm
- Time of Possession: 31:23
- Turnover Margin: +0.13/gm
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Score by quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot | | (8 gm) Purdue | 68 | 53 | 43 | 60 | 224 | | Opponents | 24 | 50 | 21 | 37 | 132 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Tot | | (8 gm) Northwestern | 51 | 48 | 21 | 35 | 6 | 161 | | Opponents | 24 | 65 | 55 | 52 | 0 | 196 |
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| Coach Tiller vs the Wildcats | | year | location | PU | NU | | 1997 | at West Lafayette | 21 | 9 | | 1998 | at Evanston | 56 | 21 | | 1999 | at West Lafayette | 31 | 23 | | 2000 |
at Evanston | 41 | 28 | | 2001 | at West Lafayette | 32 | 27 | | 2002 | at Evanston | 42 | 13 |
- Under the current Big Ten scheduling guidelines Purdue and Northwestern are considered natural rivals and play every season.
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Boilermakers vs Wildcats |