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It is Homecoming in West Lafayette, and for the first time since 1937 Purdue is not playing a Big Ten team for Homecoming. That 1937 game was a 7-0 win over Carnegie Tech, but they were unavailable as an opponent this weekend.
Instead, we get Northern Illinois, a team that made history last season as the first MAC team to ever play in a BCS bowl game. Since they have already beaten Iowa this year, a victory over Purdue would give them two Big Ten wins and a leg up on making a second BCS bowl if the rankings fall right and they stay undefeated.
We'll learn more about NIU later this week, but here are your Game Day Vitals:
Here are your GameDay Vitals:
Northern Illinois Huskies (3-0) at Purdue Boilermakers (1-2)
| Stadium | Ross Ade Stadium (built 1924) |
| Capacity | 62,500 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tickets |
As Low As 50 cents on Stubhub |
| Kickoff Time | Noon |
| TV | ESPN2 |
| Online Streaming | WatchESPN |
| Satellite Radio | XM Station 192, SIRI 138 |
| Odds | Northern Illinois by 3.5 |
| All-Time Series | Northern Illinois Leads 1-0 |
| Last Purdue Win | None |
| Last Northern Illinois Win | 28-21 at Purdue on 9/19/2009 |
| Blog Representation | Red and Black Attack |
| Weather | High of 82 degrees, 20% chance of rain |
| 2012 Northern Illinois Record |
12-2, 9-0 MAC (MAC Champions) |
| 2012 Northern Illinois Postseason | Lost to Florida State 31-10 in Orange Bowl |
| Coach | Rod Carey (3-1 at NIU, 3-1 all-time) |
| Is T-Mill Attending? | Yes! |