2011 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2011 Purdue Boilermakers football
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Leaders Division
2011 record 7–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Danny Hope (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Gary Nord (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Gary Emanuel (2nd year)
Base defense 4–3
Captain Chris Carlino
Captain Rob Henry
Captain Dennis Kelly
Captain Kawann Short
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 62,500)
2011 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Legends Division
#11 Michigan State x   7 – 1         11 – 3  
#12 Michigan %   6 – 2         11 – 2  
#24 Nebraska   5 – 3         9 – 4  
Iowa   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Northwestern   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Minnesota   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Leaders Division
#10 Wisconsin xy$   6 – 2         11 – 3  
Penn State x   6 – 2         9 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Ohio State   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Illinois   2 – 6         7 – 6  
Indiana   0 – 8         1 – 11  
Championship: Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Under third-year head coach Danny Hope, Purdue compiled a record of 7–6 and finished in third place in the newly formed Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and are members of the Big Ten Conference. Highlights of Purdue's 2011 season included a 21–14 victory over #21 Illinois, a 26–23 overtime victory over Ohio State, and the first bowl game since 2007. Purdue's season ended with a 37–32 victory against Western Michigan in the 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.

The Special teams unit for the 2011 season was a key factor in many of the Boilermakers games as they averaged a school-record 28.7 yards per kick-off return.[1] The team title was the first since the 1954 Boilermakers led the NCAA in any yardage category for an entire season, and is merely the third team title in school history (also passing defense in 1941). True freshman Raheem Mostert was a key contributor, as he averaged 33.5 yards a return,[2] capped off with a 99-yard touchdown return in the bowl game. He finished the season with seven returns of 39 or more yards, including an 81-yarder at Indiana and a 74-yarder at Wisconsin. Against the Badgers, he racked up 206 yards on five kickoff returns to break 42-year-old school records for total yardage and average yards per return.[3]

Before the season

The Boilermakers are looking to improve on a 4–8 record (2–6 in conference play) in 2010, in which they finished 9th in the Big Ten conference. The offense will be aided by the return of junior running back, Ralph Bolden, who is returning from a torn ACL but lead the team in rushing yards back in 2009. Their running back depth will be tested, as the running back with the most amount of yards who was still had eligibility remaining, Al-Terek McBurse transferred out of Purdue. Rob Henry was named the starting quarterback in the preseason, but tore his ACL on August 23, and will miss the entire 2011 season. The quarterback play will be split between Robert Marve and Caleb TerBush. The receiving core returns its 2010 leader in touchdowns, Antavian Edison, as well as O. J. Ross who saw significant playing time during the 2010 season as a true freshman. On the defense the departure of Ryan Kerrigan, who was selected in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft, will be a tough hole to fill, but will be aided by the return of Kawann Short, the team's top returning sack man. The linebacking group returns all three starters from a season ago, which includes 2 of the teams top 3 tacklers in 2010, Dwayne Beckford and Joe Holland. The secondary also returns all its starters, lead by 2010 leading tackler, Logan Link and Ricardo Allen. The Boilermakers are looking to return to a bowl game for the first time since 2007.

Recruiting

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Sterling Carter
TE		 Wilmington, California Los Angeles Harbor College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (110 kg) 4.7 Dec 14, 2010 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Brandon Cottom
ATH		 Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Council Rock H.S. North 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 4.8 Jun 14, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Doug Gentry
RB		 Mexia, Texas Mexia H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) – Nov 25, 2010 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Akeem Hunt
RB		 Covington, Georgia Newton H.S. 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) 173.5 lb (78.7 kg) 4.53 Nov 12, 2011 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Kaulana Judd
LB		 Fullerton, California Fullerton College 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) 230 lb (100 kg) – Feb 2, 2011 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: –
Robert Kugler
TE		 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania North Allegheny Senior H.S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 237.5 lb (107.7 kg) 4.825 May 18, 2010 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Shane Mikesky
WR		 Zionsville, Indiana Zionsville Community H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) – Nov 18, 2010 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Raheem Mostert
S/WR		 New Smyrna Beach, Florida New Smyrna Beach H.S. 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – Jan 25, 2011 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Jalani Phillips
LB		 Warner Robins, Georgia Houston County H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 lb (116 kg) – Feb 2, 2011 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
Taylor Richards
DB		 Lake Mary, Florida Lake Mary H.S. 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) 170 lb (77 kg) – Jul 18, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Michael Rouse III
DT		 Flossmoor, Illinois Homewood-Flossmoor H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 307.5 lb (139.5 kg) – Jun 17, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Akeem Shavers
RB		 Tyler, Texas Tyler J.C. 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.5 Dec 6, 2010 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Armstead Williams
LB		 Monroeville, Pennsylvania Gateway H.S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207.5 lb (94.1 kg) 4.65 Jan 11, 2011 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Frankie Williams
ATH/WR		 Tampa, Florida Thomas Richard Robinson H.S. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.5 Jan 22, 2011 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 77
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Schedule

[4]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 12:00 PM Middle Tennessee* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN W 27–24   42,110
September 10 3:30 PM at Rice* Rice Stadium • Houston, TX CBSSN L 22–24   25,317
September 17 12:00 PM Southeast Missouri State* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN W 59–0   46,116
October 1 8:00 PM Notre Dame* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Battle for the Shillelagh Trophy) ESPN L 10–38   61,555
October 8 12:00 PM Minnesota Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN W 45–17   38,207
October 15 12:00 PM at #25 Penn State Beaver Stadium • State College, PA BTN L 18–23   100,820
October 22 12:00 PM #21 Illinoisdagger Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Battle for the Purdue Cannon) ESPN2 W 21–14   45,146[5]
October 29 12:00 PM at #17 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN2 L 14–36   112,115
November 5 3:30 PM at #19 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ABC/ESPN2 L 17–62   80,566
November 12 12:00 PM Ohio State Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN W 26–23 OT  43,334[6]
November 19 12:00 PM Iowa Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN L 21–31   44,017
November 26 3:30 PM at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket Game) BTN W 33–25   42,005
December 27 4:30 PM vs. Western Michigan* Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) ESPN W 37–32   46,177
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

2011 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Siller, JustinJustin Siller  Sr
WR 3 Gravesande, WaynelleWaynelle Gravesande  Sr
WR 4 Ross, O. J.O. J. Ross So
WR 6 Bush, GaryGary Bush  So
WR 8 Mostert, RaheemRaheem Mostert Fr
QB 9 Marve, RobertRobert Marve  Sr
QB 10 Robinson, SeanSean Robinson So
RB 11 Hunt, AkeemAkeem Hunt Fr
WR 12 Thomas, TommieTommie Thomas  Jr
WR 13 Edison, AntavianAntavian Edison Jr
QB 14 Dawson, SpencerSpencer Dawson Sr
QB 15 Henry, RobRob Henry (C)  So
WR 16 McCarthy, DolapoDolapo McCarthy Fr
QB 17 Parker, AustinAustin Parker Fr
WR 17 Torwudzo, CharlesCharles Torwudzo  Fr
QB 19 TerBush, CalebCaleb TerBush  Jr
RB 20 Roberts, GavinGavin Roberts  Jr
RB 22 Matti, SeanSean Matti  Sr
RB 23 Bolden, RalphRalph Bolden  Jr
RB 24 Shavers, AkeemAkeem Shavers Jr
RB 25 Cottom, BrandonBrandon Cottom Fr
WR 27 Barbarette, T. J.T. J. Barbarette  Jr
RB 29 Gentry, DougDoug Gentry Fr
RB 33 Pegram, ReggieReggie Pegram So
RB 39 Hill, DevinDevin Hill Fr
FB 40 Jackson, DerekDerek Jackson  Jr
FB 46 Freytag, KurtKurt Freytag  So
FB 48 Crank, JaredJared Crank  Sr
OT 51 Kitchens, JustinJustin Kitchens  So
C 52 Lorenzen, HenryHenry Lorenzen  So
OG 53 Barry, DanDan Barry Sr
OT 54 DeBoef, JackJack DeBoef  Fr
OG 56 McDaniel, EricEric McDaniel  So
C 59 Davis, CodyCody Davis  So
OT 60 Ayres, ChuckChuck Ayres Fr
OT 62 Mondek, NickNick Mondek  Sr
OG 63 Shepherd, JamesJames Shepherd  Sr
C 65 Moret, AustenAusten Moret Sr
C 67 Drey, PetersPeters Drey  Jr
OT 68 Kelly, DennisDennis Kelly (C) Sr
OG 73 Plue, KenKen Plue (I) Sr
OG 74 Snapp, ConnorConnor Snapp  So
OT 75 Davis, JoshJosh Davis  Fr
OG 76 Schmeig, RickRick Schmeig  Jr
OT 77 Huene, MattMatt Huene Fr
OT 78 Foy, TrevorTrevor Foy  So
WR 80 Sigman, ZackZack Sigman Jr
TE 81 Carter, SterlingSterling Carter Jr
TE 82 Wright, CrosbyCrosby Wright  Jr
WR 83 Lichtenberg, KurtKurt Lichtenberg  Sr
TE 84 Sinz, JustinJustin Sinz  So
T 85 Kugler, RobertRobert Kugler Fr
TE 86 Holmes, GabeGabe Holmes So
WR 87 Mikesky, ShaneShane Mikesky Fr
TE 88 Bade, PatrickPatrick Bade  So
 Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Harris, NormandoNormando Harris  So
DE 2 Gooden, GeraldGerald Gooden  Sr
LB 3 Beckford, DwayneDwayne Beckford  Jr
DB 4 Richards, TaylorTaylor Richards Fr
LB 5 Higgs, AntwonAntwon Higgs Jr
CB 6 Williams, FrankieFrankie Williams Fr
S 7 Johnson, E. J.E. J. Johnson  Fr
LB 11 Graves, DeVarroDeVarro Graves Sr
CB 15 Williams, CharltonCharlton Williams  Sr
LB 18 Ezenwa, NnamadiNnamadi Ezenwa  Jr
CB 21 Allen, RicardoRicardo Allen Jr
S 22 Aristide, IshmaelIshmael Aristide  So
CB 26 Lewis, AntoineAntoine Lewis  Fr
CB 28 Johnson, JoshJosh Johnson Jr
S 29 Quinn, ChrisChris Quinn  Jr
LB 30 Holland, JoeJoe Holland Sr
LB 31 Williams, ArmsteadArmstead Williams Fr
S 32 Evans, AlbertAlbert Evans Sr
S 34 Charlot, MaxMax Charlot  Jr
S 35 Link, LoganLogan Link Sr
LB 36 Heiniger, ZackZack Heiniger  Jr
LB 38 Lee, MikeMike Lee  Fr
LB 39 Gilliam, JoeJoe Gilliam  Fr
LB 40 Link, CollinCollin Link  Fr
CB 41 Collins, SeanSean Collins So
S 44 Feichter, LandonLandon Feichter  Fr
LB 45 Lucas, WillWill Lucas So
LB 47 Carlino, ChrisChris Carlino (C) Sr
DE 49 Brockman, AdamAdam Brockman  Sr
DT 55 Taylor, BrandonBrandon Taylor  So
LB 57 Judd, KaulanaKaulana Judd Jr
LB 58 Maci, RobertRobert Maci  Jr
DT 60 Niemeier, BradBrad Niemeier Sr
DT 61 Isaac, RyanRyan Isaac So
DT 70 Cooks, LaSalleLaSalle Cooks  Jr
DE 80 Ike, KingsleyKingsley Ike Fr
DE 84 Mebane, EricEric Mebane  Jr
LB 89 Phillips, JalaniJalani Phillips Fr
DT 90 Gaston, BruceBruce Gaston  So
DT 93 Short, KawannKawann Short  Jr
DT 95 Pamphile, KevinKevin Pamphile  So
LB 96 Chase, AlanAlan Chase Fr
DT 97 Rouse III, MichaelMichael Rouse III Fr
DE 99 Russell, RyanRyan Russell  Fr
 Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 31 Ballinger, KevinKevin Ballinger Sr
K 36 Harris, RobertRobert Harris  So
K 37 Wiggs, CarsonCarson Wiggs Sr
P 42 Webster, CodyCody Webster So
K 43 McCartney, SamSam McCartney Fr
LS 50 Schmitt, JesseJesse Schmitt  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Gary Nord (Offensive Coordinator / Assistant Head Coach / Quarterbacks)
  • Gary Emanuel (Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Linemen)
  • J.B. Gibboney (Special Teams Coordinator)
  • Cornell Jackson (Running Backs)
  • Patrick Higgins (Wide Receivers)
  • Shawn Clark (Offensive Line)
  • Phil Elmassian (Inside Linebackers)
  • Lou Anarumo (Defensive Backs)
  • Don Landholm (Outside linebackers)
  • Kyle Smith (Graduate assistant)
  • Jules Montinar (Graduate assistant)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 10, 2013

Depth chart

Defense
[7]
FS
Albert Evans
Max Charlot
WLB MLB SLB
Joe Holland Dwayne Beckford Will Lucas
Nnamdi Nzenwa Chris Carlino Joe Gilliam
SS
Logan Link
Landon Feichter
CB
Ricardo Allen
Charlton Williams
DE DT DT DE
Gerald Gooden Kawann Short Bruce Gaston Ryan Russell
Adam Brockman Brandon Taylor Ryan Issac Robert Maci
CB
Josh Johnson
Normando Harris
Offense
[8]
WR
Antavian Edison
Kurt Lichtenburg
WR
O. J. Ross
Gary Bush
LT LG C RG RT
Dennis Kelly Peters Drey Rick Schmeig Nick Mondek Trevor Foy
Jack De Boef Eric McDaniel Peters Drey James Shephard Justin Kitchens
TE
Gabe Holmes
Crosby Wright
WR
Justin Siller
Waynelle Gravesande
QB
Caleb TerBush
Robert Marve
Key Reserves
FB Jared Crank
Special Teams
PK Carson Wiggs
PK Robert Harris
P Cody Webster
P Carson Wiggs
KR Raheem Mostert
PR Waynelle Gravesande
LS Jesse Schmitt
H Cody Webster
RB
Ralph Bolden
Akeem Shavers

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at Purdue Alma Mater
Danny Hope Head Coach 3rd Eastern Kentucky
Gary Nord Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach 3rd Louisville
Gary Emanuel Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach 2nd Plymouth State
J.B. Gibboney Special Teams Coordinator 3rd Pittsburgh
Cornell Jackson Running Backs Coach 3rd Sterling College
Lou Anarumo Defensive Backs Coach 8th Wagner
Shawn Clark Offensive Line Coach 3rd Appalachian State
Donn Landholm Outside Linebackers Coach 3rd Wayne State
Phil Elmassian Inside Linebackers Coach 2nd (2nd stint) William & Mary
Patrick Higgins Wide Receivers Coach 1st William Penn

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Game notes

Middle Tennessee State

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
0–0–0 First Meeting N/A
Middle Tennessee State at Purdue
1 234Total
Blue Raiders 7 7010 24
• Boilermakers 3 7017 27

In the opening game of the season, Purdue hosted the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders. It was the first time that the two universities have played each other in football.[10]

There was a great bit of uncertainty going into the game as Purdue was going into their first game without starting quarterback, and captain, Rob Henry, and backup quarterback Robert Marve was still not healthy from an ACL injury. This led to redshirt junor, Caleb TerBush making the first start of his career. TerBush had not played since 2009 when he was the backup to Joey Elliott, and he missed the 2010 season with academic problems.[11][12][13]

The Blue Raiders got off to an early lead when Logan Kilgore found Malcolm Beyah for a 26-yard touchdown pass. Carson Wiggs added a field goal as Purdue's response score to make it 7–3 at the end of the 1st quarter.

Purdue grabbed its first lead of the game when Caleb TerBush's rollout pass found Jared Crank for a 2-yard score. The touchdown pass was the first of TerBush's career. The Blue Raiders responded two possessions later, as Logan Kilgore's wide receiver screen pass to Sancho McDonald was taken 21-yards for a score after McDonald was able to dodge a defender. The first half ended with the Boilermakers trailing 14–10.

After no one scored in the 3rd quarter, Middle Tennessee St., opened up the 2nd half scoring with a 42-yard field goal by Alan Gendreau. Purdue responded with a 30-yard touchdown run by Akeem Shavers to tie the game at 17. The Blue Raiders responded quickly as they capped a 60-yard drive, with a 2-yard draw run by Benny Cunningham to reclaim the lead. Purdue was able to get another field goal as Carson Wiggs connected on a 47-yarder to make it 24–20 with 5:57 remaining in the game. The Boilermaker defense was able to force a punt, which allowed Purdue to get the ball back with 3:53 left in the game. TerBush lead the Boilers down the field and eventually found Antavian Edison with a 35-yard crossing route to give Purdue the lead, 27–24 with 49 seconds remaining. The Blue Raiders drove the ball down to the Purdue 30-yard line, and took a shot with a deep pass. Kilgore's pass hit off the fingertips of Beyah and fell harmlessly out of bounds with 5 seconds remaining. The Blue Raiders then decided to go for the tie, but Gendreau's 47-yard attempt was blocked by Ricardo Allen as time expired.[14][15]

Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Blue Raiders 7 7 01024
Boilermakers 3 7 01727

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 42,110
  • Referee: Scott McElwee
Game information
1st quarter
  • Middle Tennessee State – (8:19) Malcolm Beyah 26-yard pass from Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau kick), Middle Tennessee State 7–0
  • Purdue – (5:52) Carson Wiggs 50-yard field goal, Middle Tennessee State 7–3
2nd quarter
  • Purdue – (7:32) Jared Crank 2-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 10–7
  • Middle Tennessee State – (2:10) Sancho McDonald 21-yard pass from Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau kick), Middle Tennessee State 14–10
3rd quarter
4th quarter
  • Middle Tennessee State – (13:58) Alan Gendreau 42-yard field goal, Middle Tennessee State 17–10
  • Purdue – (11:44) Akeem Shavers 30-yard run (Carson Wiggs), 17–17
  • Middle Tennessee State – (9:26) Benjamin Cunningham 2-yard run (Carson Wiggs), Middle Tennessee State 24–17
  • Purdue – (5:57) Carson Wiggs 47-yard field goal, Middle Tennessee State 24–20
  • Purdue – (0:49) Antavian Edison 35-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 27–24
Passing
  • Middle Tennessee State – Logan Kilgore: 27/45, 330 yards, 2 TD
  • Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 18/31, 183 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
  • Middle Tennessee State – Benjamin Cunningham: 14 att, 65 yards, 1 TD
  • Purdue – Ralph Bolden: 17 att, 120 yards, 0 TD
Receiving
  • Middle Tennessee State – Tavarres Jefferson: 7 rec, 61 yards, 0 TD
  • Purdue – Justin Siller: 5 rec, 56 yards, 0 TD

Rice

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
2–1–0 1998 Purdue, 21–19
Purdue at Rice
1 234Total
Boilermakers 7 1023 22
• Owls 3 1470 24

The Owls started the scoring in the first quarter with a 33-yard field goal by Chris Boswell. Purdue responded with an 80-yard drive, capped off with a 5-yard Caleb TerBush run, to give Purdue the lead. Rice responded with a 2-yard touchdown run by Turner Petersen to start the second quarter scoring. Carson Wiggs added a 28-yard field goal to make the score even at 10. After a quick 3 and out by Rice, Purdue scored on a 19-yard reception by Crosby Wright to regain the lead. Rice then scored on a 4-yard touchdown pass by Taylor McHargue to Luke Willson as time expired to tie the game at 17.

Rice received the ball to start the 2nd half, and scored on a 19-yard run by Sam McGuffie to finished off an 11-play, 80-yard drive, and gave the Owls' their first lead since the 1st quarter. Later in the quarter, Purdue had driven down to the Rice 1-yardline, but could not get the ball in the endzone and turn it over on downs. The first play after Rice took over, Purdue tackled Charles Ross in the endzone for a safety to make the score 24–19 in favor of Rice. Wiggs added a 27-yard field goal with 7:56 remaining in the game. Purdue's defense remained strong on the next 2 drives, forcing Rice to punt each time. The Boilermakers got the ball on their own 48 with 1:52 remaining, and three long runs by Ralph Bolden moved them inside the 20. With 31 seconds remaining, Purdue ran Akeem Shavers to center the ball in the middle of the field. This set up a 4 & 10 on the Rice 14-yard line. Without a timeout remaining, Purdue was able to run out the special teams unit and get set without any of the players being rushed. Rice's Justin Allen then blocked Wiggs' 31-yard field-goal attempt as time expired, to clinch a 24–22 victory over Purdue.

Purdue Boilermakers at Rice Owls – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Boilermakers 7 10 2322
Owls 3 14 7024

at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 2:35 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 25,317
  • Referee: Steve Barth
Game information
1st quarter
  • Rice – (5:46) Chris Boswell 33-yard field goal, Rice 3–0
  • Purdue – (2:07) Caleb TerBush 5-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 7–3
2nd quarter
  • Rice – (13:43) Turner Peterson 2-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), Rice 10–7
  • Purdue – (8:48) Carson Wiggs 28-yard field goal, 10–10
  • Purdue – (7:32) Crosby Wright 2-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 17–10
  • Rice – (0:00) Luke Willson 4-yard pass from Taylor McHargue (Chris Boswell kick), 17–17
3rd quarter
  • Rice – (10:24) Sam McGuffie 19-yard pass from Taylor McHargue (Chris Boswell kick), Rice 24–17
  • Purdue – (1:06) Team Safety Rice 24–19
4th quarter
  • Purdue – (7:56) Carson Wiggs 27-yard field goal, Rice 24–22
Passing
  • Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 18/31, 183 yards, 1 TD
  • Rice – Taylor McHargue: 19/29, 230 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
  • Purdue – Akeem Shavers: 11 att, 69 yards, 0 TD
  • Rice – Sam McGuffie: 9 att, 48 yards, 0 TD
Receiving
  • Purdue – Antavian Edison: 4 rec, 76 yards, 0 TD
  • Rice – Luke Willson: 4 rec, 36 yards, 1 TD

[16]

SE Missouri St.

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
0–0–0 First Meeting N/A
SE Missouri St. at Purdue
1 234Total
Redhawks 0 000 0
• Boilermakers 17 21714 59

In the first ever meeting between the Redhawks and the Boilermakers, the Boilermakers did not have much trouble as they were able to defeat the Redhawks 59–0. The Purdue offense came out with early struggles, as they punted on their first possession and lost an O.J. Ross fumble on their second. Their 3rd drive was better, as they got their scoring started with a 19-yard Carson Wiggs field goal. After that, the Boilermakers power run game took over as Akeem Shavers scored twice in the first quarter on runs of 8 and 1 yards, Ralph Bolden scored twice in the seconds quarter on runs of 1 and 6 yards, and Akeem Hunt had two more scores on runs of 13 and 3 yards in the 4th. The team also welcomed back Robert Marve, who was returning to action for the first time since the 4th game of 2010, when he left the game after tearing his ACL. Marve delivered a touchdown on his first drive as he threw a 5-yard score to Gary Bush. Antavian Edison also added a 15-yard touchdown run in the 3rd quarter, as the Purdue offense ran for 393 yards (A Danny Hope era high).[17]

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Redhawks 0 0 000
Boilermakers 17 21 71459

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 46,116
  • Referee: Scott McElwee
Game information
1st quarter
  • Purdue – (9:15) Carson Wiggs 19-yard field goal, Purdue 3–0
  • Purdue – (5:45) Akeem Shavers 8-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 10–0
  • Purdue – (1:01) Akeem Shavers 1-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 17–0
2nd quarter
  • Purdue – (11:58) Ralph Bolden 1-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 24–0
  • Purdue – (6:00) Gary Bush 5-yard pass from Robert Marve (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 31–0
  • Purdue – (1:28) Ralph Bolden 6-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 38–0
3rd quarter
  • Purdue – (5:48) Antavian Edison 15-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 45–0
4th quarter
  • Purdue – (9:31) Akeem Hunt 13-yard rush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 52–0
  • Purdue – (2:24) Akeem Hunt 3-yard rush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 59–0
Passing
  • SE Missouri St. – Matt Scheible: 7/16, 61 yards, 0 TD
  • Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 14/17, 143 yards, 0 TD
Rushing
  • SE Missouri St. – Levi Terrell: 9 att, 33 yards, 0 TD
  • Purdue – Akeem Shavers: 11 att, 75 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
  • SE Missouri St. – Renard Celestin: 3 rec, 24 yards, 0 TD
  • Purdue – Justin Siller: 5 rec, 61 yards, 0 TD

Notre Dame

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
26–54–2 2010 Notre Dame, 23–12
Notre Dame at Purdue
(Shillelagh Trophy)
1 234Total
• Fighting Irish 14 7143 38
Boilermakers 0 307 10
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Fighting Irish 14 7 14338
Boilermakers 0 3 0710

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 61,555
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
Game information
1st quarter
  • Notre Dame – (14:36) Michael Floyd 35-yard pass from Tommy Rees (David Ruffer kick), Notre Dame 7–0
  • Notre Dame – (0:03) Jonas Gray 2-yard run (David Ruffer kick), Notre Dame 14–0
2nd quarter
  • Notre Dame – (9:06) Cierre Wood 55-yard run (David Ruffer kick), Notre Dame 21–0
  • Purdue – (3:39) Carson Wiggs 27-yard field goal, Notre Dame 21–3
3rd quarter
  • Notre Dame – (12:00) Tyler Eifert 6-yard pass from Tommy Rees (David Ruffer kick), Notre Dame 28–3
  • Notre Dame – (2:07) T.J. Jones 11-yard pass from Tommy Rees (David Ruffer kick), Notre Dame 35–3
4th quarter
  • Notre Dame – (8:06) David Ruffer 21-yard field goal, Notre Dame 38–3
  • Purdue – (0:21) Antavian Edison 13-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Notre Dame 38–10
Passing
  • Notre Dame – Tommy Rees: 24/40, 254 yards, 3 TD
  • Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 10/15, 101 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
  • Notre Dame – Cierre Wood: 20 att, 191 yards, 1 TD
  • Purdue – Akeem Hunt: 3 att, 25 yards, 0 TD
Receiving
  • Notre Dame – Michael Floyd: 12 rec, 137 yards, 1 TD
  • Purdue – Antavian Edison: 7 rec, 105 yards, 1 TD

Minnesota

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
31–33–3 2010 Purdue, 28–17
Minnesota at Purdue
1 234Total
Golden Gophers 0 377 17
• Boilermakers 24 7140 45
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Golden Gophers 0 3 7717
Boilermakers 24 7 14045

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 38,207
  • Referee: Bill LeMonnier
Game information
1st quarter
  • Purdue – (10:10) Ralph Bolden 2-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 7–0
  • Purdue – (5:18) Carson Wiggs 53-yard field goal, Purdue 10–0
  • Purdue – (1:30) Akeem Shavers 1-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 17–0
  • Purdue – (0:18) Ricardo Allen 37-yard interception return (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 24–0
2nd quarter
  • Purdue – (4:08) O.J. Ross 12-yard pass from Robert Marve (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 31–0
  • Minnesota – (1:27) Chris Hawthorne 47-yard field goal, Purdue 31–3
3rd quarter
  • Purdue – (7:02) Akeem Shavers 10-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 38–3
  • Purdue – (0:56) Raheem Mostert 25-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 45–3
  • Minnesota – (0:43) Marcus Jones 92-yard kickoff return (Chris Hawthorne kick), Purdue 45–10
4th quarter
  • Minnesota – (7:55) MarQueis Gray 1-yard run (Chris Hawthorne kick), Purdue 45–17
Passing
  • Minnesota – MarQueis Gray: 8/20, 104 yards, 0 TD
  • Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 14/21, 140 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
  • Minnesota – Duane Bennett: 15 att, 53 yards, 0 TD
  • Purdue – Akeem Hunt: 9 att, 60 yards, 0 TD
Receiving
  • Minnesota – DaJon McKnight: 3 rec, 25 yards, 0 TD
  • Purdue – O.J. Ross: 5 rec, 63 yards, 1 TD

Penn State

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
3–10–1 2008 Penn State, 6–20
Purdue at Penn State
1 234Total
Boilermakers 3 366 18
• Nittany Lions 7 3103 23
Purdue Boilermakers at Penn State Nittany Lions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Boilermakers 3 3 6618
Nittany Lions 7 3 10323

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 100,820
  • Referee: D. Witvoet
Game information
1st quarter
  • Penn State – (4:38) Curtis Dukes 1-yard run (Anthony Fera kick), Penn State 7–0
  • Purdue – (1:39) Carson Wiggs 28-yard field goal, Penn State 7–3
2nd quarter
  • Purdue – (4:36) Carson Wiggs 32-yard field goal, Penn State 7–6
  • Penn State – (0:00) Anthony Fera 29-yard field goal, Penn State 10–6
3rd quarter
  • Penn State – (5:57) Anthony Fera 40-yard field goal, Penn State 13–6
  • Purdue – (4:02) O.J. Ross 14-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick failed), Penn State 13–12
  • Penn State – (2:37) Silas Redd 9-yard run (Anthony Fera kick), Penn State 20–12
4th quarter
  • Purdue – (8:08) Akeem Shavers 1-yard run (Caleb TerBush rush failed), Penn State 20–18
  • Penn State – (6:24) Anthony Fera 29-yard field goal, Penn State 23–18
Passing
  • Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 12/25, 162 yards, 1 TD
  • Penn State – Matt McGloin: 8/17, 145 yards, 0 TD
Rushing
  • Purdue – Ralph Bolden: 13 att, 97 yards, 0 TD
  • Penn State – Silas Redd: 28 att, 131 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
  • Purdue – Justin Siller: 5 rec, 67 yards, 0 TD
  • Penn State – Justin Brown: 4 rec, 86 yards, 0 TD

Illinois

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
30–27–2 2010 Illinois, 44–10
Illinois at Purdue
(Purdue Cannon)
1 234Total
#23 Fighting Illini 0 0014 14
• Boilermakers 7 1400 21
Illinois Fighting Illini at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
# 23 Fighting Illini 0 0 01414
Boilermakers 7 14 0021

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 61,555
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
Game information
1st quarter
  • Purdue – (3:25) Justin Siller 6-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 7–0
2nd quarter
  • Purdue – (11:41) Raheem Mostert 21-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 14–0
  • Purdue – (7:48) Jared Crank 4-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 21–0
3rd quarter
4th quarter
  • Illinois – (8:12) Jason Ford 16-yard run (Derek Dimke kick), Purdue 21–7
  • Purdue – (0:54) Nathan Scheelhaase 2-yard run (Derek Dimke kick), Purdue 21–14
Passing
  • Illinois – Nathan Scheelhaase: 22/35, 217 yards, 0 TD
  • Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 16/25, 178 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
  • Illinois – Jason Ford: 10 att, 83 yards, 1 TD
  • Purdue – Akeem Shavers: 8 att, 29 yards, 0 TD
Receiving
  • Illinois – A.J. Jenkins: 8 rec, 92 yards, 0 TD
  • Purdue – Justin Siller: 3 rec, 45 yards, 1 TD

Michigan

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
14–42–0 2010 Michigan, 27–16
Purdue at Michigan
1 234Total
Boilermakers 7 007 14
• #17 Wolverines 7 1577 36

Purdue scored its only points of the first half when Caleb TerBush threw a 48-yard TD pass to Gary Bush. Michigan dominated the game following the Purdue score. The Wolverines responded to Purdue's touchdown with a touchdown of their own, a 2-yard run by Denard Robinson, which was its fifth consecutive opening drive TD.[18] In the second quarter, Michigan scored a safety when Mike Martin tackled Caleb TerBush in the end zone. A few minutes later, Michigan's Brendan Gibbons kicked a 37-yard field goal. Michigan added more points with a 2-yard TD run by Fitzgerald Toussaint. The final score of the first half was a 22-yard Michigan field goal with no time left on the clock. After the intermission, Michigan scored the only points of the third quarter when Fitzgerald Toussaint scored his second TD of the game, this time on a 59-yard rush. The teams traded scores in the final quarter. First Michigan's Michael Shaw ran in a TD from 37 yards out, which was followed by Robert Marve throwing a 19-yard TD pass to O.J. Ross.[19] With the win, Michigan's record against Purdue improved to 43–14.[18]

Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Boilermakers 7 0 0714
#17 Michigan 7 15 7736

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 112,115
  • Referee: A. Kemp
Game information
1st quarter
  • Purdue – (13:36) Gary Bush 48-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 7–0
  • Michigan – (7:30) Denard Robinson 2-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick), 7–7
2nd quarter
  • Michigan – (14:13) Mike Martin safety, Michigan 9–7
  • Michigan – (11:23) Brendan Gibbons 37-yard field goal, Michigan 12–7
  • Michigan – (5:36) Fitzgerald Toussaint 2-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick), Michigan 19–7
  • Michigan – (0:00) Brendan Gibbons 22-yard field goal, Michigan 22–7
3rd quarter
  • Michigan – (2:48) Fitzgerald Toussaint 59-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick), Michigan 29–7
4th quarter
  • Michigan – (12:32) Michael Shaw 37-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick), Michigan 36–7
  • Purdue – (0:15) O.J. Ross 19-yard pass from Robert Marve (Carson Wiggs kick), Michigan 36–14
Passing
  • Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 9/13, 156 yards, 1 TD
  • Michigan – Denard Robinson: 9/14, 170 yards, 0 TD
Rushing
  • Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 3 att, 38 yards, 0 TD
  • Michigan – Fitzgerald Toussaint: 20 att, 170 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
  • Purdue – Justin Siller: 5 rec, 58 yards, 0 TD
  • Michigan – Jeremy Gallon: 3 rec, 79 yards, 0 TD

Wisconsin

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
29–41–8 2010 Wisconsin, 34–13
Purdue at Wisconsin
1 234Total
Boilermakers 10 700 17
• #19 Badgers 14 241410 62
Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Boilermakers 10 7 0017
#19 Badgers 14 24 141062

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 80,566
  • Referee: Scott McElwee
Game information
1st quarter
  • Wisconsin – (12:47) Jacob Pedersen 2-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 7–0
  • Purdue – (12:24) Crosby Wright 30-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), 7–7
  • Wisconsin – (3:24) Jared Abbrederis 5-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 14–7
  • Purdue – (1:13) Carson Wiggs 25-yard field goal, Wisconsin 14–10
2nd quarter
  • Wisconsin – (12:14) Montee Ball 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 21–10
  • Wisconsin – (6:16) Russell Wilson 6-yard run (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 28–10
  • Wisconsin – (2:59) Montee Ball 3-yard run (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 35–10
  • Purdue – (0:24) Justin Siller 2-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Wisconsin 35–17
  • Wisconsin – (0:00) Philip Welch 52-yard field goal, Wisconsin 38–17
3rd quarter
  • Wisconsin – (12:01) Montee Ball 29-yard run (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 45–17
  • Wisconsin – (11:01) James White 5-yard run (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 52–17
4th quarter
  • Wisconsin – (12:59) James White 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 59–17
  • Wisconsin – (5:02) Kyle French 29-yard field goal, Wisconsin 62–17
Passing
  • Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 10/19, 103 yards, 1 TD
  • Wisconsin – Russell Wilson: 15/20, 205 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
  • Purdue – Ralph Bolden: 9 att, 49 yards, 0 TD
  • Wisconsin – Montee Ball: 20 att, 223 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
  • Purdue – Crosby Wright: 2 rec, 46 yards, 1 TD
  • Wisconsin – Jeff Duckworth: 2 rec, 78 yards, 0 TD

Ohio State

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
13–38–2 2010 Ohio State, 49–0
Ohio State at Purdue
1 234OTTotal
Buckeyes 0 7763 23
• Boilermakers 10 7036 26
Ohio State Buckeyes at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Buckeyes 0 7 76323
Boilermakers 10 7 03626

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 12:00 P.M. EDT
  • Game attendance: 43,334
  • Referee: Todd Geerlings
Game information
1st quarter
  • Purdue – (10:30) Carson Wiggs 19-yard field goal, Purdue 3–0
  • Purdue – (4:09) Akeem Shavers 4-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 10–0
2nd quarter
  • Ohio State – (11:42) Jordan Hall 38-yard pass from Braxton Miller (Drew Basil kick), Purdue 10–7
  • Purdue – (3:19) Ralph Bolden 7-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 17–7
3rd quarter
  • Ohio State – (9:42) Braxton Miller 6-yard run (Drew Basil kick), Purdue 17–14
4th quarter
  • Purdue – (13:06) Carson Wiggs 44-yard field goal, Purdue 20–14
  • Ohio State – (11:42) Jordan Hall 13-yard pass from Braxton Miller (Drew Basil kick blocked), 20–20
Overtime
  • Ohio State – (0:00) Drew Basil 33-yard field goal, Ohio State 23–20
  • Purdue – (0:00) Robert Marve 1-yard run, Purdue 26–23
Passing
  • Ohio State – Braxton Miller: 8/18, 132 yards, 2 TD
  • Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 15/24, 140 yards, 0 TD
Rushing
  • Ohio State – Dan Herron: 18 att, 62 yards, 0 TD
  • Purdue – Ralph Bolden: 18 att, 80 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
  • Ohio State – Jordan Hall: 3 rec, 58 yards, 2 TD
  • Purdue – Justin Siller: 6 rec, 45 yards, 0 TD

Iowa

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
45–33–3 2008 Iowa, 22–17
Iowa at Purdue
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 14 737 31
Boilermakers 7 707 21
Iowa Hawkeyes at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Hawkeyes 14 7 3731
Boilermakers 7 7 0721

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 12:00 P.M. EDT
  • Game attendance: 40,106
  • Referee: John O'Neill
Game information
1st quarter
  • Iowa – (11:46) Marvin McNutt 26-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick), Iowa 7–0
  • Purdue – (6:43) Gabe Holmes 16-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), 7–7
  • Iowa – (0:10) C.J. Fiedorowicz 5-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick), Iowa 14–7
2nd quarter
  • Purdue – (4:49) Brandon Taylor 0-yard fumble recovery (Carson Wiggs kick), 14–14
  • Iowa – (0:31) Marcus Coker 2-yard run (Mike Meyer kick), Iowa 21–14
3rd quarter
  • Iowa – (2:04) Mike Meyer 38-yard field goal, Iowa 24–14
4th quarter
  • Iowa – (14:54) Marvin McNutt 51-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick), Iowa 31–14
  • Purdue – (11:58) Ralph Bolden 11-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Iowa 31–21
Passing
  • Iowa – James Vandenburg: 22/32, 273 yards, 3 TD
  • Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 10/16, 86 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
  • Iowa – Marcus Coker: 30 att, 139 yards, 1 TD
  • Purdue – Ralph Bolden: 14 att, 71 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
  • Iowa – Marvin McNutt: 9 rec, 151 yards, 2 TD
  • Purdue – Antavian Edison: 9 rec, 97 yards, 0 TD

Indiana

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
70–37–6 2010 Indiana, 34–31
Purdue at Indiana
(Old Oaken Bucket)
1 234Total
• Boilermakers 7 16010 33
Hoosiers 14 308 25
Purdue Boilermakers at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Boilermakers 7 16 01033
Hoosiers 14 3 0825

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 42,005
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski
Game information
1st quarter
  • Indiana – (6:50) Stephen Houston 52-yard run (Mitch Ewald kick), Indiana 7–0
  • Purdue – (2:39) Antavian Edison 14-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), 7–7
  • Indiana – (1:05) D'Angelo Roberts 6-yard run (Mitch Ewald kick), Indiana 14–7
2nd quarter
  • Purdue – (13:01) Carson Wiggs 29-yard field goal, Indiana 14–10
  • Indiana – (8:55) Mitch Ewald 32-yard field goal, Indiana 17–10
  • Purdue – (8:37) Ralph Bolden 8-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), 17–17
  • Purdue – (4:26) Carson Wiggs 43-yard field goal, Purdue 20–17
  • Purdue – (0:05) Carson Wiggs 48-yard field goal, Purdue 23–17
3rd quarter
4th quarter
  • Purdue – (13:13) Carson Wiggs 22-yard field goal, Purdue 26–17
  • Purdue – (11:04) Antavian Edison 5-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 33–17
  • Indiana – (8:22) D'Angelo Roberts 5-yard run (Shane Wynn pass from Tre Roberson), Purdue 33–25
Passing
  • Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 16/25, 192 yards, 1 TD
  • Indiana – Tre Roberson: 17/26, 147 yards, 0 TD
Rushing
  • Purdue – Akeem Hunt: 10 att, 100 yards, 0 TD
  • Indiana – Stephen Houston: 7 att, 129 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
  • Purdue – Antavian Edison: 3 rec, 50 yards, 1 TD
  • Indiana – Kofi Hughes: 5 rec, 64 yards, 0 TD

Statistics

Team

Purdue Opp
Scoring 350 349
  Points per Game 26.9 26.8
First Downs 267 285
  Rushing 127 123
  Passing 123 135
  Penalty 17 27
Total Offense 4,899 5,147
  Avg per Play 5.3 5.5
  Avg per Game 376.8 395.9
Fumbles-Lost 21-9 20-9
Penalties-Yards 96-782 71-641
  Avg per Game 60.2 49.3
Team Opp
Punts-Yards 68-2,756 66-2,598
  Avg per Punt 40.5 39.4
Time of Possession/Game 29:18 30:42
3rd Down Conversions 79 75
4th Down Conversions 4 11
Touchdowns Scored 42 43
Field Goals-Attempts-Long 19-25-53 15-21-52
PAT-Attempts 39-40 40-41
Attendance 316,574 360,823
  Games/Avg per Game 7/45,225 5/72,165

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4OT Total
Purdue 109 122 36 776 350
Opponents 88 97 79 823 349

Offense

Rushing

Name GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
Ralph Bolden 12 148 710 36 674 4.6 6 39 56.2
Akeem Shavers 12 111 534 15 519 4.7 6 44 43.2
Akeem Hunt 12 33 299 12 287 8.7 2 50 23.9
Caleb TerBush 13 83 333 114 219 2.6 1 41 16.8
Antavian Edison 13 30 135 11 124 4.1 2 15 9.5
Reggie Pegram 13 22 110 1 109 5.0 1 17 8.4
Raheem Mostert 12 16 110 2 108 6.8 2 25 9.0
Jared Crank 11 29 112 6 106 3.7 0 14 9.6
Justin Siller 13 15 87 6 81 3.7 1 14 9.6
Brandon Cottom 11 8 70 0 70 8.8 0 27 6.4
Robert Marve 10 29 103 52 51 1.8 1 15 5.1
O.J. Ross 12 3 24 4 20 6.7 0 20 1.7
Waynelle Gravesande 12 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.3
Gary Bush 13 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 1 0.2
Kurt Freytag 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Sean Robinson 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0
Team 9 4 0 11 -11 -2.8 0 0 -1.2
Total 13 535 2,633 272 2,361 4.4 22 50 181.6

Passing

Name GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Caleb TerBush 13 130.7 277-171-6 61.7 1,905 13 50 146.5
Robert Marve 10 107.7 109-61-5 56.0 633 4 33 63.3
Sean Robinson 1 0.0 2-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Tommie Thomas 9 0.0 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Team 9 0.0 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Justin Siller 13 100.0 1-1-0 100.0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 13 122.8 391-233-11 59.6 2,538 17 50 195.2

Receiving

Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
Justin Siller 13 50 474 9.5 1 50 36.5
Antavian Edison 13 44 584 13.3 3 35 44.9
O.J. Ross 12 33 356 10.8 3 28 29.7
Gary Bush 13 29 310 10.7 3 48 23.8
Waynelle Gravesande 12 18 177 9.8 0 21 14.8
Crosby Wright 13 16 223 13.9 2 30 17.2
Ralph Bolden 12 13 129 9.9 0 33 10.8
Gabe Holmes 11 11 133 12.1 1 23 12.1
Reggie Pegram 13 8 59 7.4 1 20 4.5
Akeem Shavers 12 5 58 11.6 1 15 4.8
Justin Sinz 12 3 25 8.3 0 9 2.1
Jared Crank 11 2 6 3.0 2 4 0.5
Akeem Hunt 12 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.3
Total 13 233 2,538 10.9 17 50 195.2

Defense

Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF
Joe Holland 13 52 42 94 10.5-34 1.5-10 8 1-0 0.0 0 0 0-0 0 0
Dwayne Beckford 13 46 45 91 7-27 3.0-21 4 1-1 1.0 0 0 0-0 1 0
Will Lucas 13 46 36 82 10-20 1-5 1 0-0 0.0 0 0 2-0 2 0
Ricardo Allen 13 62 19 81 3-6 0-0 4 3-37 12.4 1 37 0-0 1 1
Albert Evans 13 52 21 73 2.5-5 0-0 4 2-71 35.5 0 55 0-0 0 0
Josh Johnson 13 47 17 64 4.5-24 0-0 9 2-0 0.0 0 0 0-0 1 0
Logan Link 13 29 26 55 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 0.0 0 0 0-0 0 0
Kawann Short 13 28 26 54 17-53 6.5-31 2 0-0 0.0 0 0 1-0 1 2
Total 13 537 385 922 85-304 22-151 42 12-142 11.8 1 55 8-24 11 4

Special teams

Name Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
Cody Webster 45 1,931 42.9 66 0 6 11 0
Carson Wiggs 23 804 35.0 54 2 11 17 1 71 4,652 65.5 24 2
Team 0 21 21.0 21 0 0 0 1
Total 68 2,756 40.5 66 2 17 28 2 71 4,652 65.5 24 2
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Raheem Mostert 25 837 33.5 1 99
O.J. Ross 9 202 22.4 0 41
Akeem Hunt 7 173 24.7 0 42
Waynelle Gravesande 22 129 5.9 0 31
T.J. Barbarette 2 47 23.5 0 26
Ricardo Allen 1 7 7.0 0 7
Brandon Cottom 1 3 3.0 0 3
Total 23 136 5.9 0 31 44 1,262 28.7 1 99

[20]

After the season

2012 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Dennis Kelly Offensive Tackle 5 153 Philadelphia Eagles
Nick Mondek Offensive Tackle 6 195 Houston Texans

Comments

At the conclusion of the regular season, Purdue had clinched its first bowl appearance since the 2007 season. Their 6–6 record (4–4 in the Big Ten) placed them 7th in the conference and earned a spot in the 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Western Michigan.

Awards

2nd Team All-Big Ten (Coaches vote)

Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches vote)

2nd Team All-Big Ten (Media vote)

Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Media vote)

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree

Source[21]

References

  1. ↑ "FBS National Team Report Kickoff Returns". January 10, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  2. ↑ "FBS National Player Report Kickoff Return". January 10, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Boilers Are FBS Kickoff Return Champs". January 11, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ 2011 Purdue Football Schedule
  5. ↑ "Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Purdue Boilermakers Box Score". ESPN.com. October 22, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Purdue Boilermakers Box Score". ESPN.com. November 12, 2011.
  7. ↑ Purdue Depth Chart, Accessed 2011-10-26.
  8. ↑ Purdue Depth Chart
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