2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2005 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
2005 record 5-6 (3-5 Big Ten)
Head coach Joe Tiller
Home stadium Ross-Ade Stadium
Seasons
« 2004 2006 »
2005 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3/3 Penn State †§   7 – 1         11 – 1  
#4/4 Ohio State ‡§   7 – 1         10 – 2  
#15/15 Wisconsin   5 – 3         10 – 3  
Michigan   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Northwestern   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Iowa   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Minnesota   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Purdue   3 – 5         5 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 6         5 – 6  
Indiana   1 – 7         4 – 7  
Illinois   0 – 8         2 – 9  
† – BCS representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross-Ade Stadium. Purdue played eleven games in the 2005 season, finishing with a 5-6 record and missing a post-season bowl game for the first time since 1996. Purdue was predicted by many as a dark horse for the Big Ten title, but after a strong 2-0 start, lost six straight before rebounding to finish a more respectable 5-6.

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Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
09/10/2005 1:00 p.m. Akron* #13 Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN360.com W 49-24   64,757[1]
09/17/2005 10:00 p.m. at Arizona* #12 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ none W 31-24   56,400[1]
09/24/2005 12:00 p.m. at Minnesota #11 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN ESPN L 35-42 2OT  48,116[1]
10/01/2005 7:45 p.m. #13 Notre Dame* #22 Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN L 28-49   65,491[1]
10/08/2005 4:30 p.m. Iowa Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN L 17-34   64,785[1]
10/15/2005 1:00 p.m. Northwestern Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 L 29-34   62,866[1]
10/22/2005 3:30 p.m. at #19 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ABC L 20-31   82,828[1]
10/29/2005 3:30 p.m. at #11 Penn State Beaver Stadium • State College, PA ABC L 15-33   109,467[1]
11/05/2005 12:00 p.m. Michigan State Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN Plus/ESPNU W 28-21   62,467[1]
11/12/2005 12:00 p.m. Illinois Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN360.com W 37-3   57,611[1]
11/19/2005 1:00 p.m. at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ESPN360.com W 41-14   50,023[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

Game notes

Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0 14 3 7 24
Boilermakers 14 14 0 21 49


Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers 14 7 10 0 31
Wildcats 7 10 0 7 24


Minnesota

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total
Boilermakers 0 7 21 0 7 0 35
Golden Gophers 3 7 10 8 7 7 42


Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Irish 7 21 7 14 49
Boilermakers 0 0 14 14 28


Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 14 3 6 11 34
Boilermakers 7 7 3 0 17


Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 14 0 6 34
Boilermakers 3 6 14 6 29


Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers 0 10 3 7 20
Badgers 10 0 14 7 31


Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers 7 0 0 8 15
Nittany Lions 3 13 7 10 33


Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 14 7 0 0 21
Boilermakers 7 7 7 7 28


Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Illini 0 0 0 3 3
Boilermakers 0 10 7 20 37


Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers 0 27 7 7 41
Hoosiers 7 0 0 7 14


2006 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Bernard Pollard Safety 2 54 Kansas City Chiefs
Ray Edwards Offensive Lineman 4 127 Minnesota Vikings
Rob Nickovich Defensive End 5 135 New Orleans Saints
Charles Davis Tight End 5 167 Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Cumulative Season Statistics". Purdue University. http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2005-2006/teamcume.html. 

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