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Purdue rates near the bottom of all 125 FBS team in nearly FBS statistic and there is little hope for improvement this week. They head to East Lansing to take on a Michigan State team that is at or near the top nationally in almost every defensive category.
As bad as things have been, this could be the ugliest yet.
Purdue Boilermakers (1-5, 0-2) at Michigan State Spartans (5-1, 2-0)
| Stadium | Spartan Stadium (built 1923) |
| Capacity | 75,005 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tickets | As Low As $25 on Stubhub |
| Kickoff Time | Noon |
| TV | Big Ten Network |
| Online Streaming | BTN2Go |
| Satellite Radio | XM Station 192, SIRI 138 |
| Odds | Michigan State by 26.5 (opened as 21 point favorite) |
| All-Time Series |
Michigan State leads 32-28-3 (MSU has won 4 straight) |
| Last Purdue Win | 17-15 at Michigan State on 11/2/2006 |
| Last Michigan St. Win | 35-31 at Michigan State on 11/20/2010 |
| Blog Representation |
The Only Colors |
| Weather | High of 55 degrees, 30% chance of rain |
| 2012 Michigan St. Record |
7-6, 3-5 Big Ten |
| 2012 Michigan St. Postseason | Beat TCU 17-16 in Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl |
| Coach | Mark Dantonio (6th year, 56-29 at MSU, 74-46 overall) |
| Is T-Mill Attending? | No, but Juan Crespo is |