GoldandBlack.com game day thread: Southern Illinois vs. Purdue
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Purdue vs. Southern Illinois, from a matchup perspective.
Date/Time: Saturday, September 6, 7:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium
Surface: Bermuda Grass
Capacity: 61,441 (tickets)
2025 schedules/records: Purdue 1-0 (0-0 Big Ten) | Southern Illinois 1-0 (0-0 Missouri Valley)
Series notes: Saturday will mark the second meeting between the Boilermakers and Salukis. The lone previous contest came in 2014, a 35-13 Purdue win under coach Darrell Hazell. 106 of Danny Etling’s 198 passing yards went to Danny Anthrop in the victory, one of three Purdue wins in 2014. Purdue holds a 14-0 record against FCS competition since Division I split into two subdivisions ahead of the 1978 season.
TV: BTN (PxP Jack Kizer, Analyst Jared Thomas, Sidelines Melanie Ricks)
Radio: Purdue Sports Properties (PxP Tim Newton, Analyst Mark Herrmann, Sidelines Kelly Kitchel)
