Purdue’s nightmare season is finally over. The Boilermakers capped their 1-11 season with a disheartening 66-0 loss to No. 10 Indiana at Memorial Stadium.

The final tally was the Boilermakers’ worst loss in 126 meetings with the Hoosiers, surpassing the 52-7 mark in 1988. It was also the largest shutout loss in program history, surpassing Ohio State’s 56-0 triumph in 2013 .

The Purdue offense was held to a season-low in total yards and was shut out for the third time this season, the worst record in program history. Hudson Card was 6/13 for 35 yards and an interception before being replaced by Ryan Browne in the second half, and the running game averaged just one yard per carry.

To make matters worse, the Boilermakers had four turnovers, three fumbles and the aforementioned Card interception, giving Indiana several golden scoring opportunities throughout the evening.

On the other hand, Indiana endured Purdue’s worst-scoring defense in the Big Ten, while Kurtis Rourke had the best game of his Indiana career. The Hoosiers signal-caller set a record for most touchdown passes against the Boilermakers with six and also threw for 347 yards through the air.

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Purdue’s defense got off to a strong start against an explosive Indiana attack, helped by a sack by Nyland Green on third down that forced a punt on the game’s first possession. However, the Boilermakers returned the favor just minutes later when Hudson Card was rushed on Purdue’s third down attempt and missed the open Max Klare. The incompletion gave Indiana the ball right back and wasted a chance for the Boilermakers.

The Hoosiers offense looked like itself on the following possession and earned their first score of the game. Kurtis Rourke found Omar Cooper Jr. for a 19-yard gain to start the drive before Myles Price and Ke’Shawn Williams each had returns for 22 and 13 yards, respectively, putting the ball in the red zone.

Judge Ellison then added a fourth play of 13 or more yards on the drive before capping the drive with a two-yard score that went untouched into the end zone. The nine-play, 86-yard scoring drive gave the Hoosiers a 7-0 lead with 6:25 left in the first quarter.

Just a few plays later, the Hoosiers got the ball back in golden field. A nervous Hudson Card threw a pass on third down that was intended for Devin Mockobee, but instead it went straight to Jailin Walker, who intercepted it and placed the Indiana offense at the Boilermaker 28-yard line.

The defense provided great help in preventing their quarterback’s mistake. On third and sixth down, Kydran Jenkins and Yanni Karlaftis forced their way through the defense and brought down Kurtis Rourke for a loss of 11 yards. The tandem sack forced Indiana into a 46-yard field goal attempt from Nicolas Radicic, who completed the attempt to left for his first miss of the season.

Unable to build on any hint of potential momentum, Purdue went wide with a three-pointer on its next possession. After gaining 13 yards on the opening drive, the Boilermakers were minus-three yards on the following two drives, which resulted in two punts by Keelan Crimmins.

However, Indiana was unstoppable and marched down the field behind the arm of Kurtis Rourke to score another goal. The Hoosiers signal-caller went 6-for-7 on the 65-yard drive and capped it off with a 14-yard strike to Ke’Shawn Williams for the second touchdown of the day, giving Indiana a 14-0 lead in the second quarter .

Andrew Sowinski appeared poised to give Purdue a spark on the ensuing kickoff, driving the ball all the way to the 40-yard line. No such life was found in the Purdue offense, however, as there was another three-pointer. Keelan Crimmins then had one of his best punts of the year, with a 54-yard strike that pinned the Hoosiers inside their own one-yard line.

That lasted all of two games before the Hoosiers got enough breathing room to air it out. Four plays into the drive, Kurtis Rourke found a wide-open Elijah Sarratt for an 84-yard touchdown catch-and-run, which was the longest touchdown Purdue has given up this season.

Rourke’s bomb served as a setback for the Boilermakers, who fell deeper into a 21-0 hole with 6:59 left in the first half.

After Purdue scored on three possessions and went out for the fourth straight time, the Hoosiers once again surged down the field, this time led by the running back tandem of Ty Son Lawton and Justice Ellison, who racked up 40 yards on the final three plays of the drive. The last of those was a four-yard touchdown by Lawton that gave Indiana a 28-0 lead that it capitalized on until halftime.

It was the fifth time the Boilermakers were blanked in the first half of play this season.

Ryan Browne entered the game after halftime after Hudson Card was just 6-13 for 35 yards and an interception in the first half. When Purdue looked for a spark on offense, the results were the same. On the first play, a botched handoff to Devin Mockobee gave the ball back to the Hoosiers and gave them a scoring opportunity.

A potential touchdown by Justice Ellison was taken off the board after a Hoosiers hold call, which was followed by a rare defensive stand by the Boilermakers. In the end, Purdue held Indiana to another field goal attempt, which Nicolas Radicic sank from 26 yards, extending the lead to 31-0.

Another Purdue three gave the Hoosiers the ball in the plus half of midfield and another opportunity to add to the score for the reeling Boilermakers. In just four plays, Purdue’s defense was weakened for another score and the second touchdown connection between Rourke and Sarratt, making it a 38-0 game.

In two and a half quarters, Sarratt had seven catches for 154 yards and two touchdowns to continually torment Purdue’s secondary.

After another failed drive and a punt by Crimmins, Indiana began to gain control of the ball. Purdue believed it had its first stop of the second half and forced a fourth down and a six near midfield. Curt Cignetti had other ideas. Indiana managed a fake punt, already leading 38-0, when James Carpenter returned the snap 18 yards deeper into Purdue territory.

The ploy extended the drive and the Hoosiers cashed in just three plays later on a pass from Kurtis Rourke to Zach Horton, extending the lead to 45-0.

Shortly thereafter, the attack resumed and the Hoosiers mounted a 7-play, 76-yard scoring drive capped by Rourke’s fifth touchdown pass of the day, the final pass going to Miles Cross. The seventh goal in as many possessions, without a kneel before halftime, gave Indiana a 52-0 lead.

Then Purdue added more trouble with a Devin Mockobee fumble, giving the Hoosiers another golden opportunity to add to the score. It only took one play for Indiana to reach paydirt, with a touchdown pass from Rourke to Omar Cooper Jr. that made the lead 59-0 with 12:01 remaining.

Tayven Jackson was the last member of the group to reach the end zone, scoring a four-yard scramble to put the finishing touches to Purdue’s demoralizing defeat.