The 2010s have drawn to a close and its time to take a look back at the previous decade. Today, we are wrapping things up with college athletics, specifically football and basketball. On the gridiron, this was not a particularly successful ten years for the boys in gold and black, with only 4 bowl games, none of which were particularly prestigious. Things were considerably brighter on the hardwood, with 8 appearances in the NCAA tournament, including 2 losses in the Sweet Sixteen and 1 Elite Eight appearance. Not to mention 2 Big Ten regular season titles.
I only managed to take in 3 football game over the past 10 years, all at Ross-Ade Stadium. The home team managed to win only the first of those, and were frankly somewhat embarrassed in the other two.
| Team | Won | Loss | Winning Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois Huskies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
| Purdue Boilermakers | 1 | 2 | 0.333 |
Things were a little better on the basketball side. I made it to 9 different contests over the course of the decade, at 5 different arenas. Of those 9, 4 were tournament games. Purdue was involved in 8 of the 9 games, mostly against the Illini.
| Team | Won | Loss | Winning Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Commonwealth Rams | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Northwestern Wildcats | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Butler Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Purdue Boilermakers | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 1 | 3 | 0.250 |
| Vermont Catamounts | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| Iowa State Cyclones | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
