2011 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2011 Purdue Boilermakers football
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Champions
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl vs. Western Michigan, 37–32
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	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 led 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, led 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	Hometown	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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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: "Purdue Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-02-05.  "2011 Purdue Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-02-05.  "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-02-05.  "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-02-05.  "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-02-05.

Schedule

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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 No. 25 Penn State		Beaver Stadium • State College, PA	BTN	L 18–23	100,820
October 22	12:00 PM	No. 21 Illinois		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Battle for the Purdue Cannon)	ESPN2	W 21–14	45,146[5]
October 29	12:00 PM	at No. 17 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN2	L 14–36	112,115
November 5	3:30 PM	at No. 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. Homecoming. #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  4.5 !Sr WR 3 Gravesande, WaynelleWaynelle Gravesande  4.5 !Sr WR 4 Ross, O. J.O. J. Ross 3.0 !So WR 6 Bush, GaryGary Bush  2.5 !So WR 8 Mostert, RaheemRaheem Mostert 1.0 !Fr QB 9 Marve, RobertRobert Marve  4.5 !Sr QB 10 Robinson, SeanSean Robinson 3.0 !So RB 11 Hunt, AkeemAkeem Hunt 1.0 !Fr WR 12 Thomas, TommieTommie Thomas  3.5 !Jr WR 13 Edison, AntavianAntavian Edison 5.0 !Jr QB 14 Dawson, SpencerSpencer Dawson 57.0 !Sr QB 15 Henry, RobRob Henry (C)  2.5 !So WR 16 McCarthy, DolapoDolapo McCarthy 1.0 !Fr QB 17 Parker, AustinAustin Parker 1.0 !Fr WR 17 Torwudzo, CharlesCharles Torwudzo  1.5 !Fr QB 19 TerBush, CalebCaleb TerBush  3.5 !Jr RB 20 Roberts, GavinGavin Roberts  3.5 !Jr RB 22 Matti, SeanSean Matti  4.5 !Sr RB 23 Bolden, RalphRalph Bolden  3.5 !Jr RB 24 Shavers, AkeemAkeem Shavers 5.0 !Jr RB 25 Cottom, BrandonBrandon Cottom 1.0 !Fr WR 27 Barbarette, T. J.T. J. Barbarette  3.5 !Jr RB 29 Gentry, DougDoug Gentry 1.0 !Fr RB 33 Pegram, ReggieReggie Pegram 3.0 !So RB 39 Hill, DevinDevin Hill 1.0 !Fr FB 40 Jackson, DerekDerek Jackson  3.5 !Jr FB 46 Freytag, KurtKurt Freytag  2.5 !So FB 48 Crank, JaredJared Crank  4.5 !Sr OT 51 Kitchens, JustinJustin Kitchens  2.5 !So C 52 Lorenzen, HenryHenry Lorenzen  2.5 !So OG 53 Barry, DanDan Barry 57.0 !Sr OT 54 DeBoef, JackJack DeBoef  1.5 !Fr OG 56 McDaniel, EricEric McDaniel  2.5 !So C 59 Davis, CodyCody Davis  2.5 !So OT 60 Ayres, ChuckChuck Ayres 1.0 !Fr OT 62 Mondek, NickNick Mondek  4.5 !Sr OG 63 Shepherd, JamesJames Shepherd  4.5 !Sr C 65 Moret, AustenAusten Moret 57.0 !Sr C 67 Drey, PetersPeters Drey  3.5 !Jr OT 68 Kelly, DennisDennis Kelly (C) 57.0 !Sr OG 73 Plue, KenKen Plue (I) 57.0 !Sr OG 74 Snapp, ConnorConnor Snapp  2.5 !So OT 75 Davis, JoshJosh Davis  1.5 !Fr OG 76 Schmeig, RickRick Schmeig  3.5 !Jr OT 77 Huene, MattMatt Huene 1.0 !Fr OT 78 Foy, TrevorTrevor Foy  2.5 !So WR 80 Sigman, ZackZack Sigman 5.0 !Jr TE 81 Carter, SterlingSterling Carter 5.0 !Jr TE 82 Wright, CrosbyCrosby Wright  3.5 !Jr WR 83 Lichtenberg, KurtKurt Lichtenberg  4.5 !Sr TE 84 Sinz, JustinJustin Sinz  2.5 !So T 85 Kugler, RobertRobert Kugler 1.0 !Fr TE 86 Holmes, GabeGabe Holmes 3.0 !So WR 87 Mikesky, ShaneShane Mikesky 1.0 !Fr TE 88 Bade, PatrickPatrick Bade  2.5 !So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Harris, NormandoNormando Harris  2.5 !So DE 2 Gooden, GeraldGerald Gooden  4.5 !Sr LB 3 Beckford, DwayneDwayne Beckford  3.5 !Jr DB 4 Richards, TaylorTaylor Richards 1.0 !Fr LB 5 Higgs, AntwonAntwon Higgs 5.0 !Jr CB 6 Williams, FrankieFrankie Williams 1.0 !Fr S 7 Johnson, E. J.E. J. Johnson  1.5 !Fr LB 11 Graves, DeVarroDeVarro Graves 57.0 !Sr CB 15 Williams, CharltonCharlton Williams  4.5 !Sr LB 18 Ezenwa, NnamadiNnamadi Ezenwa  3.5 !Jr CB 21 Allen, RicardoRicardo Allen 5.0 !Jr S 22 Aristide, IshmaelIshmael Aristide  2.5 !So CB 26 Lewis, AntoineAntoine Lewis  1.5 !Fr CB 28 Johnson, JoshJosh Johnson 5.0 !Jr S 29 Quinn, ChrisChris Quinn  3.5 !Jr LB 30 Holland, JoeJoe Holland 57.0 !Sr LB 31 Williams, ArmsteadArmstead Williams 1.0 !Fr S 32 Evans, AlbertAlbert Evans 57.0 !Sr S 34 Charlot, MaxMax Charlot  3.5 !Jr S 35 Link, LoganLogan Link 57.0 !Sr LB 36 Heiniger, ZackZack Heiniger  3.5 !Jr LB 38 Lee, MikeMike Lee  1.5 !Fr LB 39 Gilliam, JoeJoe Gilliam  1.5 !Fr LB 40 Link, CollinCollin Link  1.5 !Fr CB 41 Collins, SeanSean Collins 3.0 !So S 44 Feichter, LandonLandon Feichter  1.5 !Fr LB 45 Lucas, WillWill Lucas 3.0 !So LB 47 Carlino, ChrisChris Carlino (C) 57.0 !Sr DE 49 Brockman, AdamAdam Brockman  4.5 !Sr DT 55 Taylor, BrandonBrandon Taylor  2.5 !So LB 57 Judd, KaulanaKaulana Judd 5.0 !Jr LB 58 Maci, RobertRobert Maci  3.5 !Jr DT 60 Niemeier, BradBrad Niemeier 57.0 !Sr DT 61 Isaac, RyanRyan Isaac 3.0 !So DT 70 Cooks, LaSalleLaSalle Cooks  3.5 !Jr DE 80 Ike, KingsleyKingsley Ike 1.0 !Fr DE 84 Mebane, EricEric Mebane  3.5 !Jr LB 89 Phillips, JalaniJalani Phillips 1.0 !Fr DT 90 Gaston, BruceBruce Gaston  2.5 !So DT 93 Short, KawannKawann Short  3.5 !Jr DT 95 Pamphile, KevinKevin Pamphile  2.5 !So LB 96 Chase, AlanAlan Chase 1.0 !Fr DT 97 Rouse III, MichaelMichael Rouse III 1.0 !Fr DE 99 Russell, RyanRyan Russell  1.5 !Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 31 Ballinger, KevinKevin Ballinger 57.0 !Sr K 36 Harris, RobertRobert Harris  2.5 !So K 37 Wiggs, CarsonCarson Wiggs 57.0 !Sr P 42 Webster, CodyCody Webster 3.0 !So K 43 McCartney, SamSam McCartney 1.0 !Fr LS 50 Schmitt, JesseJesse Schmitt  1.5 !Fr	Head coach Danny Hope 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

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 2 3 4 Total Blue Raiders 7 7 0 10 24 • Boilermakers 3 7 0 17 27 Date: September 3 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana Game start: 12:00 PM EST Elapsed time: 3:38 Game attendance: 42,110 Game weather: 90 °F, Clear, SW 5 MPH Referee: Scott McElwee TV announcers (BTN): Wayne Larrivee, Joe Tiller & Jon Jansen

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 led 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]

Rice

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
2–1–0	1998	Purdue, 21–19

Purdue at Rice

1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 7 10 2 3 22 • Owls 3 14 7 0 24 Date: September 10 Location: Rice Stadium Houston, Texas Game start: 2:38 PM EST Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 25,317 Game weather: 94 °F, Clear, N 10 MPH Referee: Steve Barth TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Rich Rodriguez & Kaylee Hartung

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.

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SE Missouri St.

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
0–0–0	First Meeting	N/A

SE Missouri St. at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Redhawks 0 0 0 0 0 • Boilermakers 17 21 7 14 59 Date: September 17 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana Game start: 12:01 PM EST Elapsed time: 3:03 Game attendance: 46,116 Referee: Scott McElwee TV announcers (BTN): Wayne Larrivee, Joe Tiller & Jon Jansen

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]

Notre Dame

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
26–54–2	2010	Notre Dame, 23–12

Notre Dame at Purdue
(Shillelagh Trophy)

1 2 3 4 Total • Fighting Irish 14 7 14 3 38 Boilermakers 0 3 0 7 10 Date: October 1 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana Game start: 8:06 PM EST Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 61,555 Referee: Jerry McGinn TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe

Minnesota

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
31–33–3	2010	Purdue, 28–17

Minnesota at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Gophers 0 3 7 7 17 • Boilermakers 24 7 14 0 45 Date: October 8 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana Game start: 12:01 PM EST Elapsed time: 3:06 Game attendance: 38,207 Referee: Bill LeMonnier TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Mike Bellotti & Shelley Smith

Penn State

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
3–10–1	2008	Penn State, 6–20

Purdue at Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 3 3 6 6 18 • Nittany Lions 7 3 10 3 23 Date: October 15 Location: Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Game start: 12:01 PM EST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 100,820 Referee: D. Witvoet TV announcers (BTN): Tom Hart, Derek Rackley & Lisa Byington

Illinois

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
30–27–2	2010	Illinois, 44–10

Illinois at Purdue
(Purdue Cannon)

1 2 3 4 Total #23 Fighting Illini 0 0 0 14 14 • Boilermakers 7 14 0 0 21 Date: October 22 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana Game start: 12:01 PM EST Elapsed time: 3:06 Game attendance: 45,146 Referee: Dave Capron TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Mike Bellotti

Michigan

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
14–42–0	2010	Michigan, 27–16

Purdue at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 7 0 0 7 14 • #17 Wolverines 7 15 7 7 36 Date: October 29 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor Game start: 12:00 P.M. EST Elapsed time: 3:04 Game attendance: 112,115 Game weather: 46 °F, Light Rain, SW 10–15 MPH Referee: A. Kemp TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Mike Bellotti & Shelley Smith

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]

Wisconsin

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
29–41–8	2010	Wisconsin, 34–13

Purdue at Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 10 7 0 0 17 • #19 Badgers 14 24 14 10 62 Date: November 5 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin Game start: 2:36 P.M. CST Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 80,566 Game weather: 55 °F, Partly Cloudy, S 17 MPH Referee: Scott McElwee TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick, Craig James, & Heather Cox

Ohio State

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
13–38–2	2010	Ohio State, 49–0

Ohio State at Purdue

1 2 3 4 OT Total Buckeyes 0 7 7 6 3 23 • Boilermakers 10 7 0 3 6 26 Date: November 12 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana Game start: 12:00 P.M. EST Elapsed time: 3:32 Game attendance: 43,334 Game weather: 56 °F, Mostly Sunny, SW 11 MPH Referee: Todd Geerlings TV announcers (BTN): Tom Hart, Derek Rackley & Lisa Byington

Iowa

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
45–33–3	2008	Iowa, 22–17

Iowa at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 14 7 3 7 31 Boilermakers 7 7 0 7 21 Date: November 9 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana Game start: 12:00 P.M. EST Elapsed time: 3:17 Game attendance: 40,106 Game weather: 56 °F, Mostly Sunny, SW 11 MPH Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (BTN): Tom Hart, Derek Rackley & Lisa Byington

Indiana

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
70–37–6	2010	Indiana, 34–31

Purdue at Indiana
(Old Oaken Bucket)

1 2 3 4 Total • Boilermakers 7 16 0 10 33 Hoosiers 14 3 0 8 25 Date: November 26 Location: Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana Game start: 3:30 PM EST Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 42,005 Game weather: 65 °F, Cloudy, S 17 MPH Referee: Dennis Lipski TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin, Glen Mason & Jon Jansen

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 4 OT Total Purdue 109 122 36 77 6 350 Opponents 88 97 79 82 3 349

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

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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)

• Kicker – Carson Wiggs
• Defensive Lineman – Kawann Short
• Defensive Back – Ricardo Allen
• Punter – Cody Webster

Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches vote)

• Dennis Kelly
• Joe Holland

2nd Team All-Big Ten (Media vote)

• Punter – Cody Webster

Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Media vote)

• Ricardo Allen
• Dwayne Beckford
• Joe Holland
• Dennis Kelly
• Carson Wiggs

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree

• Joe Holland

Source^[21]

References