2017 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2017 Purdue Boilermakers football
Foster Farms Bowl champion
Foster Farms Bowl, W 38–35 vs. Arizona
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (4–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBrian Brohm (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTony Levine (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorNick Holt (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAnthony Poindexter (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 15 Michigan State   7 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 8 Penn State   7 – 2     11 – 2  
Michigan   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Rutgers   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Indiana   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Maryland   2 – 7     4 – 8  
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy   9 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 17 Northwestern   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Iowa   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Purdue   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Nebraska   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Minnesota   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Illinois   0 – 9     2 – 10  
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers competed as members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. They were led by first-year head coach Jeff Brohm. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They received a bid to the Foster Farms Bowl, their first bowl game since 2012,[1] where they beat Arizona.[2][3][4]

Before the season

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On October 16, 2016, Darrell Hazell was fired with a 3–3 mid-season record. Gerad Parker was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season, going 0–6.[5] On December 5, 2016, nine days after the season ended, Purdue hired Jeff Brohm as head coach. He had been the head coach at Western Kentucky the previous three seasons.[6]

On December 8, 2016, Brohm made his first official hire with JaMarcus Shephard joining the Purdue staff after serving as the wide receivers coach at Washington State in 2016. Shepard had worked with Brohm at Western Kentucky the 3 seasons prior to 2016.[7] On December 31, 2016, Brohm hired Tony Levine to be Purdue's co-offensive coordinator, special teams coordinator and tight ends coach, the same jobs he had held under Brohm at Western Kentucky.[8] On January 2, 2017, Brohm announced that he had hired, Brian Brohm, Nick Holt, Reggie Johnson, Anthony Poindexter and Dale Williams as assistant coaches.[9]

Spring Game

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The 2017 Purdue Spring Game took place in West Lafayette, Indiana at 1:00 pm on April 8, 2017.

Date Time Spring Game Site TV Result Attendance
April 8 1:00 pm Offense vs. Defense Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN Defense 45–30[10]
6,006

Recruiting

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Position key

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Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

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Purdue's recruiting class consisted of 24 recruits, including six that enrolled early. Purdue's recruiting class was ranked 77th by Scout, 68th by Rivals, 71st by 247Sports.com, and 59th by ESPN.[11][12][13][14]

College recruiting information (2017)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jacob Abrams
DB 		Carmel, Indiana Carmel HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Dec 11, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
Griffin Alstott
QB 		St. Petersburg, Florida Northside Christian School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Mar 25, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Derrick Barnes
LB 		Covington, Kentucky Holy Cross HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jan 31, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Viktor Beach
OL 		Fort Myers, Florida Bishop Verot HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Jan 22, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Keyron Catlett
ATH 		Hopkinsville, Kentucky Christian County HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 30, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Allen Daniels
DT 		Dacula, Georgia Dacula HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jan 29, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
D'Jaundrae Edwards
WR 		West Palm Beach, Florida Palm Beach Lakes Community HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 30, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tyler Hamilton
WR 		Hilton Head, South Carolina Hilton Head HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Nov 22, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Kai Higgins
DE 		Pomona, California Chaffey College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Dec 14, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Giovanni Hightower-Reviere
DE 		Chattanooga, Tennessee The McCallie School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Dec 24, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jalen Jackson
OL 		Powder Springs, Georgia McEachern HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Dec 12, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
T. J. Jallow
DB 		Olive Branch, Mississippi East Mississippi C.C. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Dec 14, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Cornell Jones
LB 		Miami, Florida Miami Central HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Tobias Larry
LB 		Lakeland, Florida Kathleen HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Dedrick Mackey
DB 		Miami, Florida Booker T. Washington HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 10, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Kenneth Major
DB 		Hopkinsville, Kentucky Christian County HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 29, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Robert McWilliams
LB 		Coral Gables, Florida Coral Gables Senior HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Darius Pittman
TE 		Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Saint Stanislaus College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Dec 13, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ethan Smart
OL 		Southaven, Mississippi Northeastern Mississippi C.C. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Dec 11, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Nicholas Sipe
QB 		Villa Park, California Villa Park HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 18, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Mark Strickford
OL 		Carmel, Indiana Carmel HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Oct 1, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
DeShon Washington
OL 		Louisville, Kentucky Ballard HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jan 28, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Terry Wright
WR 		Memphis, Tennessee Coffeyville C.C. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jan 29, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Isaac Zico
WR 		Villa Rica, Georgia Georgia Military College 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 26, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 77th   Rivals: 68th  247Sports: 71st  ESPN: 59th
  • 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 February 1, 2017.
  • "2017 Purdue Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  • "2017 Purdue Boilermakers football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.

Schedule and results

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 p.m.vs. No. 16 Louisville*
FOXL 28–3537,394
September 88:00 p.m.Ohio*
FS1W 44–2145,633
September 164:00 p.m.at Missouri*
SECNW 35–353,262
September 234:00 p.m.No. 8 Michigandagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
FOXL 10–2860,042
October 73:30 p.m.Minnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ESPN2W 31–1742,085
October 143:30 p.m.at No. 7 Wisconsin
BTNL 9–1778,580
October 2112:00 p.m.at Rutgers
BTNL 12–1438,278
October 287:30 p.m.Nebraska
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
BTNL 24–2541,411
November 412:00 p.m.Illinois
BTNW 29–1046,027
November 117:00 p.m.at No. 25 Northwestern
ESPN2L 13–2333,765
November 183:30 p.m.at Iowa
BTNW 24–1560,554
November 2512:00 p.m.Indiana
ESPN2W 31–2452,105
December 278:30 p.m.vs. Arizona*
FOXW 38–3528,436
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Radio

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Radio coverage for all games will be broadcast statewide on The Purdue Sports Network and on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. The radio announcers are Tim Newton with play-by-play, Pete Quinn with color commentary, and Kelly Kitchel with sideline reports.[15]

Game summaries

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Vs. Louisville

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See also: 2017 Louisville Cardinals football team
Louisville vs Purdue
1 234Total
• No. 16 Cardinals 7 31510 35
Boilermakers 7 777 28
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Lucas Oil Stadium
    Indianapolis, IN
  • Game start: 7:30 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:50 pm
  • Game attendance: 37,394
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Duane Heydt
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (Play-By-Play), Spencer Tillman (Analyst), & Holly Sonders (Sideline)
Scoring summary
17:27PURJackson Anthrop 26-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J. D. Dellinger kick)PUR 7–0
13:39LOUJordan Smith 3-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Blanton Creque kick)Tied 7–7
214:19LOUBlanton Creque 23-yard field goalLOU 10–7
2:51PURRichie Worship 8-yard pass from David Blough (J. D. Dellinger kick)PUR 14–10
312:31LOUBlanton Creque 32-yard field goalPUR 14–13
38:39PURBrycen Hopkins 2-yard pass from David Blough (Spencer Evans kick)PUR 21–13
35:29LOUReggie Bonnafon 10-yard run (Lamar Jackson run failed)PUR 21–19
33:18LOUStacy Thomas 61-yard interception return (Lamar Jackson pass intercepted)LOU 25–21
410:48PURJackson Anthrop 14-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (Spencer Evans kick)PUR 28–25
49:01LOUDez Fitzpatrick 20-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Blanton Creque kick)LOU 32–28
44:18LOUBlanton Creque 30-yard field goalLOU 35–28

To open the season, Purdue met No. 16–ranked Louisville Cardinals in a neutral-site game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The gamed first time the two teams had met in 30 years, with the 1987 game ending in a 22–22 tie.[17] The game was Jeff Brohm's first game as the head coach as he faced his alma mater.[18]

Purdue opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 26-yard touchdown pass from Elijah Sindelar to Jackson Anthrop. Louisville tied the game at seven with a three-yard Lamar Jackson pass to Jordan Smith, and took the lead with a 23-yard field goal by Blanton Creque. Trailing 10–7, Purdue scored again on an eight-yard David Blough pass to Richie Worship to give the Boilermakers a surprising 14–10 lead into halftime. Louisville opened up the second half scoring with a 32-yard field goal to tighten the deficit to 14–13. Purdue responded on the following drive with a Brycen Hopkins touchdown pass from Blough to give Purdue a 21–13 lead. Louisville scored on the ensuing drive with a 10-yard Reggie Bonnafon touchdown run, but the Cardinals' two-point conversion failed. Trying to respond to the Louisville touchdown, Blough was intercepted by Stacy Thomas, who returned Blough's pass 61 yards for a touchdown, but again their two-point conversion failed, giving the Cardinals a 25–21 lead. Purdue would answer however with Sindelar at QB as he threw another touchdown to Anthrop, this time from 14 yards out. With Purdue back in front 28–25 and just a little over a minute later, Louisville answered with a 20-yard Dez Fitzpatrick touchdown reception from Jackson to give the Cardinals a 32–28 lead with nine minutes remaining. Louisville concluded the scoring with a 30-yard Creque field goal with a little over four minutes remaining in the game.[19] Purdue could not answer and fell 35–28.[20] The loss left the Boilermakers at 0–1 on the season.

Vs. Ohio

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See also: 2017 Ohio Bobcats football team
Ohio at Purdue
1 234Total
Bobcats 7 077 21
• Boilermakers 10 2473 44
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
    West Lafayette, IN
  • Game start: 8:05 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 45,633
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Clear, NE 6 MPH
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, & Holly Sonders
Scoring summary
112:42PURSpencer Evans 36-yard field goalPUR 3–0
14:21PURBrycen Hopkins 17-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (Spencer Evans kick)PUR 10–0
1:27OHIOA. J. Ouellette 4-yard run (Louie Zervos kick)PUR 10–7
27:04PURTario Fuller 1-yard run (Spencer Evans kick)PUR 17–7
25:19PURCole Herdman 62-yard pass from David Blough (J. D. Dellinger kick)PUR 24–7
2:51PURJ. D. Dellinger 22-yard field goalPUR 27–7
2:21PURAnthony Mahoungou 31-yard pass from David Blough (Spencer Evans kick)PUR 34–7
310:50OHIOJulian Ross 1-yard run (Louie Zervos kick)PUR 34–14
35:45PURJackson Anthrop 5-yard pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger kick)PUR 41–14
46:55PURSpencer Evans 38-yard field goalPUR 44–14
44:27OHIOCameron Odom 25-yard pass from Nathan Rourke (Louie Zervos kick)PUR 44–21

After its game against Louisville, Purdue returned home for its first home game of the season against the Ohio Bobcats on a Friday night. It marked the first meeting of the two teams since 1988. The game also marked Purdue's first home night game as new permanent lights had been installed.[22]

Purdue opened the scoring with a 36-yard Spencer Evans field goal. Purdue increased their lead when Elijah Sindelar found Brycen Hopkins for a 17-yard touchdown pass. Ohio responded with a 4-yard A. J. Ouellette rushing touchdown to close out the first quarter scoring. David Blough again took over for Sindelar at quarterback and played well going on a 24–0 run in the second quarter to take a 34–7 lead at halftime. Purdue's scores during the run included a Tario Fuller rushing touchdown, a Cole Herdman reception, a J. D. Dellinger field goal and Anthony Mahoungou touchdown. Blough completed six of seven attempts for 172 yards and two touchdowns in the second quarter. Ohio opened the second half scoring with a 1-yard Julian Ross touchdown. Blough added a five-yard touchdown pass to Jackson Anthrop to complete the third quarter scoring. Purdue extended the lead with a 38-yard Spencer Evans field goal. Ohio concluded the scoring with a 25-yard touchdown reception by Cameron Odom from Nathan Rourke. Blough finished 11 for 13 with three touchdowns. Despite Blough's performance, Jeff Brohm said he would still continue to use both Blough and Sindelar.[23] Tario Fuller rushed for 142 yards on 16 attempts and recorded his first career touchdown for the Boilers in the blowout. Purdue gained 558 yards on the night while limiting the Bobcats to 396 yards. The win was Jeff Brohm's first as Purdue's head coach and moved the Boilers to 1–1 on the season.

At Missouri

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See also: 2017 Missouri Tigers football team
Purdue at Missouri
1 234Total
• Boilermakers 14 1470 35
Tigers 0 300 3
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Faurot Field
    Columbia, MO
  • Game start: 3:01 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 53,262
  • Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), Clear, SW
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour, Andre Ware & Olivia Harlan
Scoring summary
19:57PURDavid Blough 5-yard run (Spencer Evans kick)PUR 7–0
15:41PURTario Fuller 36-yard run (J. D. Dellinger kick)PUR 14–0
211:21PURRichie Worship 3-yard run (Spencer Evans kick)PUR 21–0
22:20PURJackson Anthrop 5-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J. D. Dellinger kick)PUR 28–0
2:00MOTucker McCann 29-yard field goalPUR 28–3
312:30PURRichie Worship 1-yard pass from David Blough (Spencer Evans kick)PUR 35–3

After playing Ohio, Purdue traveled to Columbia, Missouri, to face the Missouri Tigers. This was the first meeting between the teams since the 1980 Liberty Bowl.[25]

David Blough started his first game of the season for Purdue as they jumped out early and often against the Tigers, scoring touchdowns on their first three possessions as Blough ran for a 5-yard score, Tario Fuller scored on a 36-yard run and Richie Worship scored on a three-yard run that has the Boilermakers up 21–0 early in the first quarter. After Blough struggled to score in the second quarter, he was replaced by Elijah Sindelar who would find Jackson Anthrop on a five-yard pass to give the Boilermakers a 28-point lead with 2:20 left in the first half. The Tigers managed a field goal as the half ended with Purdue up 28–3. Another Blough touchdown pass from one yard out to Worship ended the scoring in the third quarter and gave Purdue an easy 35–3 win and moved them to 2–1 on the season.[26] The 3 points given up by Purdue were the fewest since a September 17, 2011 shutout of Southeast Missouri State.

Vs. Michigan

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See also: 2017 Michigan Wolverines football team
Michigan at Purdue
(Homecoming game)
1 234Total
• #8 Wolverines 0 7714 28
Boilermakers 0 1000 10
  • Date: September 23
  • Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
    West Lafayette, IN
  • Game start: 4:12 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 60,042
  • Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), Clear, SE 3 MPH
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn & Bruce Feldman
Scoring summary
211:34MICHZach Gentry 12-yard pass from John O'Korn (Quinn Nordin kick)MICH 7–0
29:45PURBryce Hopkins 10-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J. D. Dellinger kick)Tie 7–7
26:04PURJ. D. Dellinger 29-yard field goalPUR 10–7
32:42MICHChris Evans 10-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick)MICH 14–10
410:36MICHTy Issac 1-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick)MICH 21–10
46:46MICHChris Evans 49-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick)MICH 28–10

Following its game against Missouri, Purdue began its conference schedule when the No. 8–ranked Michigan Wolverines traveled to West Lafayette, Indiana, in Purdue's homecoming game. It was the first time the two have met since Michigan defeated Purdue, 44–13, on October 6, 2012.[28][29]

Michigan defeated Purdue 28–10.[30] After neither team scored in the first quarter, Michigan opened the scoring in the second quarter via a 12-yard touchdown pass from John O'Korn to Zach Gentry. Purdue responded with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Elijah Sindelar to Brycen Hopkins. Purdue then took their first lead of the game via a 29-yard field goal from J. D. Dellinger, which made the score 10–7 in favor of Purdue at half-time. Michigan then scored 21 unanswered points in the second half, via a 10-yard touchdown run from Chris Evans, a one-yard touchdown run from Ty Isaac, and a 49-yard touchdown run from Evans.[31]

Michigan's defense held Purdue to 0-for-12 on third-down conversions, as Purdue did not convert a first down in the second half. Purdue was held to only 10 total yards in the second half.[29]

Vs. Minnesota

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See also: 2017 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Minnesota at Purdue
1 234Total
Golden Gophers 7 703 17
• Boilermakers 6 0718 31
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
    West Lafayette, IN
  • Game start: 3:35 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:55
  • Game attendance: 42,085
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Partly Cloudy , SW 17 MPH
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer & Kris Budden
Scoring summary
112:43PURCole Herdman 20-yard pass from David Blough (Spencer Evans kick failed)PUR 6–0
14:56MINTyler Johnson 3-yard pass from Conor Rhoda (Emmit Carpenter kick)MIN 7–6
212:13MINBrandon Lingen 2-yard pass from Conor Rhoda (Emmit Carpenter kick)MIN 14–6
310:38PURD. J. Knox 22-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J. D. Dellinger kick)MIN 14–13
49:58PURJ. D. Dellinger 19-yard field goalPUR 16–14
42:26MINEmmit Carpenter 38-yard field goalMIN 17–16
41:17PURMarkell Jones 12-yard run (Gregory Phillips pass from Elijah Sindelar)PUR 24–17
40:10PURJa'Whaun Bentley 76-yard interception return (Spencer Evans kick)PUR 31–17

After a bye week following the Michigan game, Purdue hosted the Minnesota Golden Gophers. In the previous meeting (in 2016), Minnesota defeated Purdue, 44–31.[33] During the ensuing week before the game, Purdue lost their all-time winningest coach Joe Tiller who died at the age of 76. Both teams wore helmet decals to remembrance of Tiller.[34]

Purdue entered the game with leading rusher Tario Fuller missing the game with an injury, as well as defensive starters Ja'Whaun Bentley and Jacob Thieneman disqualified for the first half after being ejected during the Michigan game for targeting penalties.[35] David Blough made his third consecutive start at quarterback and found Cole Herdman on the Boilermakers first drive, but the PAT was missed by Spencer Evans. Minnesota was able to take a comfortable lead when the intercepted Blough on consecutive possessions scoring a touchdown on each with Conor Rhoda throwing passes to Tyler Johnson and Brandon Lingen. Minnesota took a 14–6 lead into halftime. Purdue opened the second half scoring with a 22-yard D. J. Knox touchdown reception from Elijah Sindelar. Purdue took the lead with 9:58 left to play on a 19-yard J. D. Dellinger field goal. Immediately following the go ahead field goal, the game went into a weather delay because of lightning in the area.[36] After an hour and a half rain delay, play resumed and Minnesota regained the lead with 2:26 left to play on a 38-yard Emmit Carpenter field goal. Purdue scored quickly on the next possession with a 12-yard Markell Jones touchdown run. Minnesota began driving with Rhoda finding Lingen and Rashad Still for catches of 7 and 32-yards respectively. Rhoda was then intercepted by Bentley who returned the ball 76-yards for a touchdown with 10 seconds remaining.[37]

The win was Purdue's first Big Ten Conference home victory since 2015 and Coach Brohm's first Big Ten Conference victory.

At Wisconsin

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See also: 2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Purdue at Wisconsin
1 234Total
Boilermakers 3 330 9
• #7 Badgers 14 300 17
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 2:40 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 78,580
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), Light Rain, E 9 MPH
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen & Lisa Byington
Scoring summary
113:35WISJonathan Taylor 67-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick)WIS 7–0
16:12WISQuintez Cephus 14-yard pass from Alex Hornibrook (Rafael Gaglianone kick)WIS 14–0
11:14PURSpencer Evans 36-yard field goalWIS 14–3
22:38WISRafael Gaglianone 46-yard field goalWIS 17–3
20:00PURSpencer Evans 49-yard field goalWIS 17–6
34:04PURJ. D. Dellinger 40-yard field goalWIS 17–9

Following its game against Minnesota, Purdue played its second road game against the No. 7–ranked Wisconsin Badgers. Wisconsin defeated the Boilermakers in a showdown during the prior meeting, winning 49–20.[40]

Purdue changed their starting quarterback, going with Sindelar for the third time this season. Wisconsin opened the scoring with a 67-yard touchdown run by Jonathan Taylor. Following a 3 and out by the Purdue offense, Wisconsin extended their lead with a 14-yard Quintez Cephus touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook. Purdue was able to score before the first quarter ended with a 36-yard Evans field goal. On Wisconsin's next drive Da'Wan Hunte intercepted Hornibrook's pass but Dellinger missed a field goal to cut into Purdue's deficit. Wisconsin was then able to drive into Purdue territory for a 46-yard Rafael Gaglianone field goal. Purdue then drove, which was aided by a T. J. Edwards targeting penalty and ejection, to score on a 49-yard Evans field goal as the first half expired. After a punt by Purdue started the second half, Danny Ezechukwu intercepted a Hornibrook screen pass leading to a 40-yard Dellinger field goal. On Wisconsin's next drive, Lorenzo Neal Jr. stripped Taylor in the red zone to give Purdue a chance to tie, but Purdue was forced to punt. After the ball was returned to Purdue on a punt, Purdue began to drive and was within field goal range when Sindelar was intercepted by Leon Jacobs with 8:14 left to play. Wisconsin was able to bleed out the rest of the half to hold onto a victory.

The victory was Wisconsin's 12th consecutive victory over Purdue.[41]

At Rutgers

[edit]
See also: 2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Purdue at Rutgers
1 234Total
Boilermakers 0 336 12
• Scarlet Knights 7 070 14
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: High Point Solutions Stadium
    Piscataway, NJ
  • Game start: 12:01 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 38,278
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), Sunny, SW 1 MPH
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen & Lisa Byington
Scoring summary
112:23RUTGus Edwards 74-yard run (Andrew Harte kick)RUT 7–0
212:05PURSpencer Evans 26-yard field goalRUT 7–3
38:02RUTRaheem Blackshear 35-yard reception from Giovanni Rescigno (Andrew Harte kick)RUT 14–3
33:20PURJ. D. Dellinger 24-yard field goalRUT 14–6
40:25PURAnthony Mahoungou 10-yard pass from David Blough (Blough pass failed)RUT 14–12

Following its game at Wisconsin, Purdue traveled to Piscataway, New Jersey to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. This was the first ever meeting between the two teams.

After forcing a Purdue punt, on their second play from scrimmage, Gus Edwards broke an inside handoff for a 74-yard touchdown run. After two exchanges of punts by both teams, Purdue finally scored on their fourth drive of the game with a 26-yard Spencer Evans field goal. Purdue would end their next four possessions on downs, a punt, an interception and the end of the half. Rutgers would hold on to their 7–3 lead going into the half. On the second possession of the second half for Rutgers, the offense picked up and Giovanni Rescigno found Raheem Blackshear on a wheel route and Blackshear shook Navon Mosely to increase the Scarlet Knights' lead to 14–3. Purdue responded on the following drive with a 24-yard J. D. Dellinger field goal. After another exchanging of punts, Purdue was stopped on 4th down on the Rutgers' 30-yard line instead of kicking a field goal. With Sindelar throwing a second interception, Purdue turned to Blough who lead Purdue to a 70-yard scoring drive capped with a 10-yard Anthony Mahoungou touchdown reception, but Blough's two-point attempt was dropped in the endzone, sealing the Scarlet Knights victory.

Nebraska

[edit]
See also: 2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–4) at Purdue Boilermakers (3–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Nebraska 3 3 61325
Purdue 0 14 3724

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 7:40 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 41,411
  • Referee: Don Willard
  • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, Glen Mason, and Michelle McMahon
  • Box Score
Game information

After facing Wisconsin, Purdue returned home and host its in-division rival, the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The previous year, Nebraska defeated Purdue 27–14.[44]

Nebraska opened the scoring with a 44-yard Drew Brown field goal in the first quarter. Purdue took the lead after a 4-yard Richie Worship touchdown to open scoring in the second quarter. Brown and the Cornhuskers scored again with a 21-yard field goal. After an exchanging of punts, Purdue drove 86 yards in 3:52 ending with a 5-yard David Blough rush with 24 seconds remaining in the half. Nebraska scored first in the second half on a 37-yard field goal. Purdue responded on their next drive with a Spencer Evans field goal. On the ensuing drive, Brown added another field goal, cutting Purdue's lead to 5. Jackson Anthrop scored on a 14-yard pass from Blough on their next drive, increasing their lead to 12. Nebraska responded with a Tanner Lee touchdown pass to Tyler Hoppes from 27 yards out. After another series of punts from both teams, Purdue stopped Nebraska on downs with 3:44 left in the 4th quarter. Purdue then obtained a first down on two runs by D. J. Knox. Purdue was stopped on their next three downs, with a timeout coming from Nebraska after each of the first two and another by Purdue just before the play clock expired. Nebraska took over with 1:22 left on the clock with zero timeouts. Lee completed passes of 7, 17, 11 and 6–yards with Nebraska getting out of bounds of each of the plays. Purdue tackled J. D. Spielman in bounds, and after a rushed snap and play call, Lee threw his first completion of the drive to stop the clock, setting up 3rd and 4. On the next play, Lee found Stanley Morgan Jr. from 13 yards out for a touchdown with just 0:14 remaining. The two-point conversion failed. Purdue then found Anthony Mahoungou for a first down and called timeout. Now 69 yards away from a touchdown, Blough found Knox for 25 yards, who stepped out of bounds after the game clock had expired.

[45][46]

Vs. Illinois

[edit]
See also: 2017 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Illinois at Purdue
(Purdue Cannon)
1 234Total
Fighting Illini 7 300 10
• Boilermakers 7 6313 29
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
    West Lafayette, IN
  • Game start: 12:01 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 46,027
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Cloudy, S 5 MPH
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus & J. Leman
Scoring summary
110:24PURD. J. Knox 33-yard run (Spencer Evans kick)PUR 7–0
14:34ILLLouis Dorsey 8-yard pass from Jeff George Jr. (Chase McLaughlin kick)TIED 7–7
212:30PURJ. D. Dellinger 26-yard field goalPUR 10–7
21:06ILLChase McLaughlin 31-yard field goalTIED 10–10
20:00PURSpencer Evans 42-yard field goalPUR 13–10
33:47PURJ. D. Dellinger 30-yard field goalPUR 16–10
411:37PURCole Herdman 3-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (Jared Sparks rush failed)PUR 22–10
46:12PURRichie Worship 1-yard run (J. D. Dellinger kick)PUR 29–10

After facing Nebraska, Purdue hosted its rival, the Illinois Fighting Illini. The previous year, Purdue defeated Illinois 34–31 in overtime to win the Purdue Cannon,[49] and kept the trophy by again defeating Illinois 29–10.

At Northwestern

[edit]
See also: 2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Purdue at Northwestern
1 234Total
Boilermakers 0 076 13
• Wildcats 0 1463 23
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Ryan Field
    Evanston, IL
  • Game start: 6:10 pm EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 33,765
  • Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), Cloudy, S 9 MPH
  • Referee: Daniel Capron
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht & Rocky Boiman
Scoring summary
29:45NUClayton Thorson 4-yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick)NU 7–0
20:16NUBennett Skowronek 11-yard pass from Clayton Thorson (Charlie Kuhbander kick)NU 14–0
39:10NUCharlie Kuhbander 19-yard field goalNU 17–0
35:30NUCharlie Kuhbander 24-yard field goalNU 20–0
32:26PURJarrett Burgess 21-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (Spencer Evans kick)NU 20–7
411:49NUCharlie Kuhbander 36-yard field goalNU 23–7
45:32PURAnthony Mahoungou 12-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (two-point pass conversion failed)NU 23–13

After hosting Illinois, Purdue traveled to Evanston, Illinois, to face the Northwestern Wildcats. In the 2016 match-up, Purdue was defeated 45–17 by the Wildcats.[51] and lost a much closer contest 23–13.

At Iowa

[edit]
See also: 2017 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Purdue at Iowa
1 234Total
• Boilermakers 7 0143 24
Hawkeyes 0 906 15
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 3:40 pm EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:03
  • Game attendance: 60,554
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), Partly Sunny, NW 20 MPH
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen & Lisa Byington
Scoring summary
18:01PURD. J. Knox 5-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J. D. Dellinger kick)PUR 7–0
210:44IOWANathan Bazata safetyPUR 7–2
26:07IOWAAkrum Wadley 2-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)IOWA 9–7
314:03PURAnthony Mahoungou 42-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (Spencer Evans kick)PUR 14–9
311:59PURAnthony Mahoungou 16-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J. D. Dellinger kick)PUR 21–9
43:55PURJ. D. Dellinger 27-yard field goalPUR 24–9
41:04IOWANoah Fant 6-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Stanley pass failed)PUR 24–15

Following its game against Northwestern, Purdue played its final road game against Iowa Hawkeyes. Iowa had defeated the Boilermakers in a showdown the previous season,[54] but Purdue shocked the Hawkeyes winning 24–15.

Indiana

[edit]
See also: 2017 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Indiana at Purdue
(Old Oaken Bucket)
1 234Total
Hoosiers 7 3014 24
• Boilermakers 7 1437 31
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
    West Lafayette, IN
  • Game attendance: 52,105
  • Television network: ESPN2
Scoring summary
112:08PURJackson Anthrop 5-yard run (Spencer Evans kick)PUR 7–0
14:14IUSimmie Cobbs Jr. 1-yard pass from Richard Lagow (Griffin Oakes kick)TIE 7–7
24:49PURJackson Anthrop 4-yard run (J.D. Dellinger kick)PUR 14–7
20:53PURAnthony Mahoungou 49-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J.D. Dellinger kick)PUR 21–7
20:08IUGriffin Oakes 22-yard field goalPUR 21–10
31:11PURJ.D. Dellinger 26-yard field goalPUR 24–10
412:32PURIsaac Zico 4-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J.D. Dellinger kick)PUR 31–10
45:50IUTaysir Mack 4-yard pass from Richard Lagow (Griffin Oakes kick)PUR 31–17
41:01IUWhop Philyor 9-yard pass from Richard Lagow (Griffin Oakes kick)PUR 31–24

Following its road finale against Iowa, Purdue faced its arch-rivals, the Indiana Hoosiers, in the 120th meeting of the "Old Oaken Bucket". This game marked the first time in the history of the rivalry that both teams played each other with the winner becoming bowl eligible. Purdue triumphed in an exciting game 31–24.

Foster Farms Bowl (vs. Arizona)

[edit]

Roster

[edit]
2017 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 D. J. Knox  Jr
QB 2 Elijah Sindelar  So
WR 3 D. J. Edwards Fr
QB 5 Griffin Alstott Fr
WR 6 Tyler Hamilton Fr
WR 7 Isaac Zico Jr
RB 8 Markell Jones Jr
WR 9 Terry Wright Jr
WR 10 Gregory Phillips (C) Sr
QB 11 David Blough (C)  Jr
QB, WR 12 Jared Sparks  Fr
QB 13 Aidan O'Connell Fr
QB 14 Danny Carollo  Fr
QB 17 Nick Sipe Fr
WR 18 KeyRon Catlatt Fr
QB 18 Cameron Northern Fr
QB 19 Aaron Banks Jr
WR 20 Benaiah Franklin  Fr
WR 21 Anthony Mahoungou Sr
RB 25 Tario Fuller  So
RB 26 Carter McGinnis Fr
RB 32 Jack Wegher So
WR 33 Jackson Anthrop  Fr
RB 34 Richie Worship  So
RB 37 Brian Lankford-Johnson So
RB 40 Alexander Horvath Fr
RB 45 Lane Beeler  Jr
OL 50 Bearooz Yacoobi Jr
OL 51 Bryce Brown  Fr
OT 52 Tanner Hawthorne  Fr
C 53 Kirk Barron (C)  Jr
OL 55 Michael Mendez  So
OL 56 Viktor Beach Fr
OL 58 Ryan Flaherty  Fr
OL 60 Eric Swingler  Jr
OL 64 Eric Ferguson  Fr
OL 65 Marc Rolland Fr
OL 68 Peyton Truitt  So
OL 70 Dave Steinmetz  Sr
OL 71 Sam Loebig  Fr
OL 72 Jalen Jackson Fr
OL 73 Ethan Smart Jr
OL 74 Graham Keller Fr
OL 75 Shane Evans  Jr
OL 76 Mark Stickford Fr
OL 77 D. J. Washington Fr
OL 78 Grant Hermanns  Fr
OL 79 Matt McCann  So
WR 80 Jarrett Burgess Jr
TE 81 Darius Pittman Fr
TE 82 Wade Buckman  Fr
WR 83 Malcolm Dotson  So
TE 84 Jess Trussell  So
WR 86 Noah Ellison Fr
WR 87 Ryan James Fr
TE 88 Cole Herdman  Jr
TE 89 Brycen Hopkins  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Dedrick Mackey Fr
CB 2 Da'Wan Hunte (C)  Sr
CB 3 Kamal Hardy Sr
LB 4 Ja'Whaun Bentley (C) Sr
S 5 T. J. Jallow Jr
LB 6 T. J. McCollum  Sr
DT 7 Eddy Wilson Jr
CB 8 Josh Okonye  Sr
DT 9 Lorenzo Neal So
CB 10 Michael Little  So
DE 11 Antoine Miles  Sr
DE 13 Gelen Robinson Sr
CB 14 Antonio Blackmon  Jr
LB 16 Garret Hudson  Sr
LB 17 Cornell Jones Fr
CB 20 Kenneth Major Fr
LB 21 Markus Bailey  So
LB 22 Sawyer Dawson  So
CB 23 Josh Hayes So
CB 24 Tim Cason  Jr
CB 25 Brandon Shuman So
S 26 C. J. Parker Injured Sr
S 27 Navon Mosley So
CB 28 Josh Abrams Fr
CB 29 Simeon Smiley  Fr
LB 30 Tobias Larry Fr
DE 31 Robert McWilliams III Fr
LB 34 Jonah Williams Fr
S 35 Wes Cook  Sr
LB 36 Danny Ezechukwu (C)  Sr
S 38 Brennan Theineman  Fr
LB 39 Zach Randall Fr
S 40 Ronnie Hill  So
S 41 Jacob Theineman  Jr
CB 42 David Day  So
S 43 Andy Chelf  So
DT 44 Anthony Watts  Fr
DE 45 Austin Larkin Sr
CB 46 Race Johnson  Sr
LB 48 Rob Simmons  Jr
S 49 Dennis Johnson Fr
DT 50 Keiwan Jones Injured  Jr
DE 54 Mike Zeigler Jr
LB 55 Derrick Barnes Fr
LB 57 Semisi Fakasiieiki  Fr
DT 66 Alex Criddle So
DT 90 Will Colmery Injured  Jr
DE 91 Chazmyn Turner  So
DE 92 Giovanni Reviere Fr
DT 94 Allen Daniels Fr
DT 96 Ray Ellis Jr
DE 98 Kai Higgins So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 13 Spencer Evans Jr
P 31 Joe Schopper Jr
K 38 Zac Collins Fr
K 42 Ben Bravo Jr
K 43 Myles Homan  So
LS 47 Ben Makowski Jr
LS 48 Ryan Sadkowski Jr
K 85 J. D. Dellinger So
P 96 Jake Herr  So
LS 97 Brooks Royal Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brian Brohm (co-offensive coordinator /
    quarterbacks)
  • Nick Holt (co-defensive coordinator /
    linebackers)
  • Tony Levine (special teams coordinator /
    Co-offensive coordinator /
    tight ends)
  • Anthony Poindexter (co-defensive coordinator /
    safeties)
  • JaMarcus Shephard (passing game coordinator /
    wide receivers)
  • Chris Barclay (running backs)
  • Derrick Jackson (cornerbacks)
  • Reggie Johnson (defensive line)
  • Dale Williams (offensive line)
  • Dan Row (defensive quality control)
  • Ryan Wallace (quality control)
  • Kevin Wolthausen (quality control)
  • Justin Lovett (director of strength and conditioning)
  • Domenic Reno (Senior Associate Director of Football
    Strength and conditioning)
  • Dennis Love (Associate Director of Football
    Strength and conditioning)
  • Jeff Eaton (Assistant Director of Football
    Strength and conditioning)
  • Chris Giacchino (Assistant Director of Football
    Strength and conditioning)
  • Mike Cassity (director of high school relations)
  • Don Dunn (director of player personnel)
  • Sean Pugh (director of player development)
  • Greg Brohm (executive director of administration
    and operations / chief of staff)
  • Robert Sampson (director of internal relations)
  • JMichael Jonard (offensive graduate assistant)
  • Joe Montag (defensive graduate assistant)
  • Sean Robinson (defensive graduate assistant)
  • Justin Sinz (offensive graduate assistant)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 28, 2017

Statistics

[edit]

Team

[edit]
Team Opp
Scoring 328 267
  Points per Game 25.5 20.5
First Downs 282 250
  Rushing 114 88
  Passing 144 138
  Penalty 24 24
Total Offense 5240 4881
  Avg per Play 5.6 5.3
  Avg per Game 403.1 375.5
Fumbles-Lost 15–6 14–11
Penalties-Yards 75–658 90–778
  Avg per Game 50.6 59.8
Team Opp
Punts-Yards 73-2953 87-3372
  Avg per Punt 40.5 38.8
Time of Possession/Game 28:56 31:04
3rd Down Conversions 62/186 74/206
4th Down Conversions 13/23 13/23
Touchdowns Scored 40 32
Field Goals-Attempts-Long 17–24–49 15–15–46
PAT-Attempts 35–36 28–28
Attendance 287303 264439
  Games/Avg per Game 6/47884 5/52888

Scores by quarter

[edit]
1 2 3 4 Total
Purdue 75 112 64 77 328
Opponents 73 55 62 77 267

Offense

[edit]

Rushing

[edit]
Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
Markell Jones 10–3 113 580 14 566 5.0 1 32 56.6
D.J. Knox 13–5 90 567 6 561 6.2 2 41 43.2
Tario Fuller 3–3 43 269 8 261 6.1 2 39 87.0
Richie Worship 10–4 53 263 6 257 4.8 3 26 25.7
Jared Sparks   13–5   23  126  3  123  5.3  0  18  9.5 
David Blough   9–5   42  186  83  103  2.5  2  21  11.4 
B. Lankford-Johnson  6–0   22  91  5  86  3.9  0  15  14.3 
Terry Wright   12–3   5  45  0  45  9.0  0  16  3.8 
Gregory Phillips  13–6   2  26  0  26  13.0  0  21  2.0 
Jackson Anthrop  13–11  10  23  6  17  1.7  2  5  1.3 
Joe Schopper   13–0   1  13  0  13  13.0  0  13  1.0 
Jarrett Burgess  6–3   1  0  0  0  0.0  0  0  0.0 
Team   4–0   9  0  12  −12  −1.3  0  0  −3.0 
Elijah Sindelar  12–8   33  69  145  −76  −2.3  0  21  −6.3 
Total  13   447  2258  288  1970  4.4  12  41  151.5 
Opponents  13   489  2065  337  1728  3.5  10  74  132.9 

Passing

[edit]
Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Elijah Sindelar 12–8 124.2 187–329–7 56.8 2099 18 54 174.9
David Blough 9–5 137.8 102–157–4 65 1103 9 62 122.6
Team 4–0 0 0–2–0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Schopper 13–0 284.8 2–2–0 100 44 0 22 3.4
Jackson Anthrop 13–11 301.6 1–1–0 100 24 0 24 1.8
Total 13 129.1 292–491–11 59.5 3270 27 62 251.5
Opponents 13 128.6 248–437–10 56.8 3153 21 52 242.5

Receiving

[edit]
Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
Jackson Anthrop 13–11 47 423 9 5 35 32.5
Gregory Phillips 13–6 44 424 9.6 2 42 32.6
Anthony Mahoungou 13–10 40 688 17.2 8 49 52.9
Terry Wright 12–3 29 274 9.4 0 36 22.8
Brycen Hopkins 12–0 25 349 14 3 38 29.1
Cole Herdman 12–8 20 331 16.5 3 62 27.6
Jared Sparks 13–5 19 222 11.7 0 34 17.1
D.J. Knox 13–5 15 138 9.2 2 22 10.6
Markell Jones 10–3 13 54 4.2 0 13 5.4
Jarrett Burgess 6–3 11 130 11.8 1 36 21.7
Richie Worship 10–4 10 73 7.3 2 17 7.3
Isaac Zico 11–3 6 34 5.7 1 10 3.1
Tario Fuller 3–3 5 37 7.4 0 25 12.3
B. Lankford-Johnson 6–0 3 11 3.7 0 6 1.8
David Blough 9–5 1 24 24 0 24 2.7
Mike Little 11–0 1 22 22 0 22 2
Ben Makowski 11–0 1 22 22 0 22 2
Darius Pittman 10–0 1 7 7 0 7 0.7
Corey Holmes 4–0 1 7 7 0 7 1.8
Total 13 292 3270 11.2 27 62 251.5
Opponents 13 248 3153 12.7 21 52 242.5

Defense

[edit]
Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF
Ja'Whaun Bentley  12 54  43  97   11.5- 28 1.0- 5 3  1- 76 76 1 76    2 
Markus Bailey   13 67  22  89   11.0- 63 7.0- 56 2  1- 22 22 0 22 1- 19 1 
Jacob Thieneman  13 52  28  80   5.0- 17 2.0- 13 2  2- 0 0 0 0 1- 0
T.J. McCollum   10 43  26  69   6.0- 23 3.0- 17 2       
Navon Mosley   13 43  22  65   1.0- 4 3  2- 7 3.5 0 7 2- 0 1 
Josh Okonye   13 41  16  57   4.5- 21 1.0- 11 10    
Gelen Robinson   13 33  18  51   12.5- 42 4.0- 25 2     1- 0 1 
Danny Ezechukwu  13 36  14  50   9.0- 47 5.0- 38 1  1  1- 38 38 0 38 3- 32 1 
Da'Wan Hunte   12 34  9  43   1.0- 2   7  1- 42 42 0 42   
Garrett Hudson   13 20  11  31   2.5- 3    1- 21 21 0 21    2 
Eddy Wilson   12 14  13  27   2.5- 10 1.0- 9 2  1       
Austin Larkin   13 12  11  23   1.0- 6          1 
Lorenzo Neal   13 18  4  22   5.5- 14 2.0- 10 1  1     1- 0 2 
Simeon Smiley   13 13  4  17     1       
Derrick Barnes   12 10  6  16   0.5- 1         
T.J. Jallow   9 11  5  16   1.0- 1 1       
Antoine Miles   12 6  9  15   5.5- 19 2.0- 15 1       
Kamal Hardy   8 11  2  13       1- 34 34 0 34   
Antonio Blackmon  11 9  2  11        2  1- 0
Cornel Jones   8 4  1  5         
Mike Little   11 2  3  5         
Tim Cason   2 4  4     1     1 
Joe Schopper   13 4  4          
Wes Cook   10 1  2  3         
Team   4 1  2  3         
Keiwan Jones   3 1  2  3       
Jared Sparks   13 1  1  2         
Kai Higgins   11 2  2       
Anthony Watts   9 1  1          
Jackson Anthrop  13 1  1          
David Blough   9 1  1         
Ben Makowski   11 1  1          
Spencer Evans   13 1  1         
Tobias Larry   10 1  1       
Shane Evans   13 1  1         
Ray Ellis   1 1  1   1.0- 6 1.0- 6   
Race Johnson   8 1  1         
Anthony Mahoungou  13 1  1          
Brennan Thieneman  11 1  1          
Malcolm Dotson   9      1- 0
Total 13 556  278  834  81- 307 29- 205 40  4  10- 240 24 1 76 11- 51 10  2 
Opponents 13 556  282  838  66- 298  33- 216 72  4  11- 85 7.7 1 61 6- 4 9  1 

Special teams

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Name Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
Joe Schopper 73 2953 40.5 68 4 41 30 0
Spencer Evans 60 3681 61.3 35 1
Myles Homan 6 378 63.0 3 0
Total 73 2953 40.5 68 4 41 30 0 66 4059 61.5 38 1
Opponents 87 3372 38.8 65 5 40 27 2 56 3444 61.5 25 1
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Jackson Anthrop  17  30  1.8  0  7  2 47 23.5 0 27
Garrett Hudson   1  14  14.0  0  0  1 4 4 0 4
Race Johnson   0  18  0.0  0  18 
D.J. Knox 16 288 18 0 44
KeyRon Catlett 5 62 12.4 0 21
Richie Worship 3 63 21 0 22
Markell Jones 2 29 14.5 0 18
Darius Pittman 1 16 16 0 16
Total  18  62  3.4  0  18  30 509 17 0 44
Opponents  13  89  6.8  0  39  26 609 23.4 0 53

All statistics[56]

Awards and honors

[edit]

Preseason awards / Watch list

[edit]
Awards
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
David Blough Wuerffel Trophy Watch List July 18, 2017 [57]
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List July 19, 2017 [58]

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

[edit]
See also: 2018 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ja'Whaun Bentley LB 5 143 New England Patriots

References

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