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It is an All-American Marching Band tradition for the band to turn their caps backward for their post-game performance and parade after a conference win. The last time we saw this was Nov 25, 2023 when the Boilermakers made a comeback 35-31 win over Indiana to close out the season. The band's current junior class has never done this.

Let's see what all has transpired in that time.

Purdue has gone since gone 3-21 overall, 0-20 against Power 4 and 0-18 in conference play.

This is the longest active streak in the FBS, just hours older than Oklahoma State who secured a win over BYU that same day.

Four other teams went winless in the 2024 season (Kent State, Nevada, Mississipi State, Southern Mississippi) while the 2025 season saw four others as well (Charlotte, UMass, Arkansas, Georgia State)

Prior to this stretch, Purdue's worst conference losing streak was 13 games from 1908 to 1911. The 1919 and 1920 seasons mark the most recent instance of consecutive years without a conference win, while the 1941-42 seasons tie this current squad for the fewest overall wins (3) in a two-year span.

Purdue has gone winless away from home in two season stretch, recording a combined record of 0-11. Florida State (0-10) and UMass (0-12) join them as the only FBS teams with no such wins.