Game Day Approaching: Boilermakers Salukis Tickets Released

The Ross-Ade Stadium that overlooks the Wabash River is a grand football stadium in West Lafayette. It is located in the sister city of Lafayette, Indiana and serves as home grounds to Purdue Boilermakers football team. The stadium is among the seven permanent football venues where Big Ten Conference playoffs of the West Division are held. Teams that will compete at this open-air stadium are Purdue Boilermakers and Southern Illinois Salukis. College football fans can cheer their favorite team on, as an upcoming game is expected to be played in September, 2014. Purchase Purdue Boilermakers Vs Southern Illinois Salukis tickets to watch these teams compete.

The football team from Purdue University supports 18 varsity sports teams. Its football team was formed back in 1887. With Albert Berg as the first coach, the debut game was played against Butler College. Losing the game, 48-6, the team didn't field a game for the next two years. The team started training under leadership of Clinton L. Hare and their 1890 season ended with a perfect 3-3 score. Purdue Boilermakers won both their home games, defeating Wabash, 54-0. During the same season, the football team beat DePauw Tigers, 32-0. Since then, the team has been able to enjoy success. The Boilermakers' all-time record by the end of 2013 was 593-526-48 with a winning percentage of 0.529. The team plays in West Division of the Big Ten Conference. The team has registered a massive amount of 64 winning seasons, which have garnered 20 Consensus All-American wins and 12 Conference titles. Throughout its career, the college football team has produced five unbeaten seasons (1891, 1892, 1929, 1932 and 1943). To watch the successful team compete, fans now have the opportunity of attending the football game at Ross-Ade Stadium.

The team that will be taking on the Boilermakers is the football program from the Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Formed in 1905, the team has been around for 109 years. It plays in the Missouri Valley Football Conference of Football Championship Subdivision. The team has appeared in eight bowl games, with their most recent bowl appearance in 2009 when the Salukis played against William and Mary Tribe football team. Career wins of the team include eight Conference Championships that consists of three Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference wins, three Gateway Football Conference Co-Championships and two Missouri Valley Football Conference titles. Apart from this, the collegiate team has also won an NCAA Division I-AA Championship in 1983, against Western Carolina Catamounts, 43-7. Players from Southern Illinois Salukis that have joined National Football League include Yonel Jourdain of Buffalo Bills, Deji Karin of Houston Texas, Jewel Hampton of San Francisco 49ers and Jayson DiManche of Cincinnati Bengals. Salukis' all-time record score is 412-477-32 with a winning percentage of 0.465. The team currently plays under the leadership of head coach, Dale Lennon who is celebrating his 7^th year. The Salukis are practicing hard at their home arena, Saluki Stadium for an upcoming playoff. Become a part of it. Buy Purdue Boilermakers Vs Southern Illinois Salukis tickets.