With Missouri and Wake Forest on future schedules I think we are seeing a theme to Purdue's idea of scheduling. Today another home and home series was announced, and it is a bit out there even if it fits the theme. Today the Boilers announced a home and home series with Vanderbilt out of the SEC.

The Commodores will come to West Lafayette on September 7, 2019 for the first time since September 27, 1941. that game was a 3-0 defeat. Purdue made a return trip to Nashville on October 3, 1942 and lost 26-0, so the Boilers are a combined 0-2 against the Commodores and haven't scored a point.

This time the Boilers will make a return game too, but it will be awhile. Purdue is not schedule to head to Nashville until September 8, 2029. No, that is not a typo. The farthest-out game scheduled for Purdue is now a few weeks before my 50th birthday.

The 2017 and 2018 schedules are complete, with one non-conference spot (likely a home game) open for 2019:

2017

Sept. 2 - vs. Louisville (at Indianapolis)

Sept. 9 - OHIO

Sept. 16 - at Missouri

Sept. 23 - MICHIGAN (Homecoming)

Oct. 7 - MINNESOTA

Oct. 14 - at Wisconsin

Oct. 21 - at Rutgers

Oct. 28 - NEBRASKA

Nov. 4 - ILLINOIS

Nov. 11 - at Northwestern

Nov. 18 - at Iowa

Nov. 25 - INDIANA

2018

Sept. 1 - NORTHWESTERN

Sept. 8 - EASTERN MICHIGAN

Sept. 15 - MISSOURI

Sept. 22 - BOSTON COLLEGE

Sept. 29 - at Nebraska

Oct. 13 - at Illinois

Oct. 20 - OHIO STATE

Oct. 27 - at Michigan State

Nov. 3 - IOWA

Nov. 10 - at Minnesota

Nov. 17 - WISCONSIN

Nov. 24 - at Indiana

2019

Aug. 31 - at Nevada

Sept. 7 - VANDERBILT

Sept. 28 - MINNESOTA

Oct. 5 - at Penn State

Oct. 12 - MARYLAND

Oct. 19 - at Iowa

Oct. 26 - ILLINOIS

Nov. 2 - NEBRASKA

Nov. 9 - at Northwestern

Nov. 23 - at Wisconsin

Nov. 30 - INDIANA

Here are the remaining games Purdue has scheduled:

2020

Sept. 19 - NOTRE DAME

Sept. 26 - at Boston College

2021

Sept. 18 - at Notre Dame

2023

Sept. 9 - at Virginia Tech

2024

Sept. 14 - NOTRE DAME

2025

Sept. 13 - at Notre Dame

2026

Sept. 12 - WAKE FOREST

TBA - vs. Notre Dame (neutral site)

2027

Sept. 2 or 4 - at Wake Forest

2029

Sept. 8 - at Vanderbilt