Purdue football to host Wisconsin for final 2016 home game

The Purdue football team on Saturday (Nov. 19) will host the sixth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers for the Boilermakers' final home game of the 2016 season. The game is scheduled to begin at noon at Ross-Ade Stadium with a live national television broadcast on ABC. Saturday is Senior Day and will be the final home contest for 18 Boilermaker senior student-athletes.

FRIDAY

Free Ride Fridays: The Purdue Reamer Club will continue the tradition of Free Ride Fridays for the 2016 football season. Each Friday before a home football game, the Boilermaker Special will pick up and drop off riders from noon to 3 p.m. west of Stewart Center by Memorial Mall. Rides will be given about every 15 to 20 minutes, weather permitting. Check https://www.facebook.com/ReamerClub or https://twitter.com/ReamerClub for updates.

Boiler Bridge Walk: Every Friday before a home game, Purdue fans are invited to join the Boilermaker football team as it crosses the Myers Bridge connecting West Lafayette and Lafayette. Activities begin at 5:45 p.m. at the fountain at the west end of the John T. Myers Pedestrian Bridge. The football team arrives about 6 p.m., greets fans, and then walks over the bridge to Riehle Plaza. Free. More details are here.

Men's basketball: The No. 15-ranked Purdue men’s basketball team will host Georgia State for the first game of the Cancun Challenge today (Nov. 18) in Mackey Arena. Details

SATURDAY

Boilermaker Crossing: Purdue fans can meet the teams, play on inflatable games, get prizes, listen to live music and more at the family-friendly Boilermaker Crossing at 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday at Weist Plaza between Mackey Arena and the Brees Center's Holloway Gymnasium side. The event is free.

Pre-game concert: Purdue “All-American” Marching Band will perform a 30-minute concert at 10:15 a.m. in Mackey Arena. Details

Purdue football vs. Wisconsin: The game starts at noon at Ross-Ade Stadium. Details

Post-game concert: The Purdue "All-American" Marching Band will march shortly after the game to Slayter Center and perform there.

SUNDAY

Women's basketball: Purdue will take on Southern Illinois at 2 p.m. at Mackey Arena. Women's basketball

 ADDITIONAL GAME-DAY RESOURCES

* Guide to 2016 Purdue Football
* 2016 GameDay Central
* Game notes for Purdue vs. Wisconsin