The Purdue Boilermakers went just 1-11 last season, but the confidence is high with second-year coach Darrell Hazell running the show. The Purdue Boilermakers 2014 Football Schedule is listed below.
Purdue will benefit from not having a true road game until October, when they travel to Illinois in their sixth game of the season. Those first five games of the season certainly won't be easy with contests against both Notre Dame and Iowa, who are expected to be Top 25 teams this season.
The Boilermakers went to back-to-back bowl games in 2011 and 2012 and have their sights set on getting back to that level again.
This year the Big Ten is switching over to the East and West divisions with Purdue playing in the West.
Last year Purdue was struggling on both sides of the football, but now they should be able to take some progress steps under Hazell, who is a good coach. They still aren't a bowl team on paper, and it certainly must start with the offense.
Purdue averaged just 14.9 points per game last season and have several underclassmen at key positions. The defense also has to be better if Purdue is going to be able to improve.
With both sides of the football getting better, expectedly, Purdue has the chance to certainly get more wins this season.
2014 Purdue Boilermakers Football Schedule
Aug. 30 Western Michigan
Sept. 6 Central Michigan
Sept. 13 Notre Dame (at Indianapolis)
Sept. 20 Southern Illinois
Sept. 27 Iowa
Oct. 4 at Illinois
Oct. 11 Michigan State
Oct. 18 at Minnesota
Oct. 25 Bye week
Nov. 1 at Nebraska
Nov. 8 Wisconsin
Nov. 15 Bye week
Nov. 22 Northwestern
Nov. 29 at Indiana
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