Weakness vs. weakness
The Gophers are struggling to score, and Purdue is struggling to stop anyone:
127th
Ranking for the Gophers offense in scoring (15.4 points per game), ahead of only 128th Hawaii.
108th
Ranking for Mitch Leidner, out of 124 QBs nationally, in quarterback rating (112.0).
109th
Ranking for Leidner's yards per attempt (6.0).
14th
Ranking in the Big Ten for Purdue's defense, which gives up 33 points per game. The Boilermakers also rank last in conference in first downs allowed (118) and opponents' third-down conversion rate (41.1 percent).
13th (tie)
The Boilermakers are tied for the most turnovers (13) among Big Ten teams.
