The 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross–Ade Stadium . Purdue played eleven games in the 2005 season, finishing with a 5–6 record and missing a post-season bowl game for the first time since 1996. Purdue was predicted by many as a dark horse for the Big Ten title, but after a strong 2–0 start, lost six straight before rebounding to finish a more respectable 5–6.
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 10 1:00 pm Akron * No. 13 ESPN360 W 49–2464,757[1] September 17 10:00 pm at Arizona * No. 12 W 31–2456,400[1] September 24 12:00 pm at Minnesota No. 11 ESPN L 35–42 2OT 48,116[1] October 1 7:45 pm No. 13 Notre Dame * No. 22 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN L 28–4965,491[1] October 8 4:30 pm Iowa Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN L 17–3464,785[1] October 15 1:00 pm Northwestern Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 L 29–3462,866[1] October 22 3:30 pm at No. 19 Wisconsin ABC L 20–3182,828[1] October 29 3:30 pm at No. 11 Penn State ABC L 15–33109,467[1] November 5 12:00 pm Michigan State Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPNU W 28–2162,467[1] November 12 12:00 pm Illinois ESPN+ W 37–357,611[1] November 19 1:00 pm at Indiana ESPN360 W 41–1450,023[1] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Personnel 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Game summaries Akron 1 2 3 4 Total Akron 0 14 3 7 24 • Purdue 14 14 0 21 49
Arizona 1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 14 7 10 0 31 Arizona 7 10 0 7 24
Minnesota 1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Purdue 0 7 21 0 7 0 35 • Minnesota 3 7 10 8 7 7 42
Notre Dame 1 2 3 4 Total • Notre Dame 7 21 7 14 49 Purdue 0 0 14 14 28
Iowa 1 2 3 4 Total • Iowa 14 3 6 11 34 Purdue 7 7 3 0 17
Northwestern 1 2 3 4 Total • Northwestern 14 14 0 6 34 Purdue 3 6 14 6 29
Wisconsin 1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 0 10 3 7 20 • Wisconsin 10 0 14 7 31
At Penn State Purdue Boilermakers (2–5) at #11 Penn State Nittany Lions (7–1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 7 0 0 8 15 Penn St 3 13 7 10 33
at Beaver Stadium , University Park, Pennsylvania
Date : October 29Game time : 3:30 p.m. ESTGame weather : Partly sunny, 49 °F (9 °C)Game attendance : 109,467Referee : S. NewmanBox Score
Michigan State 1 2 3 4 Total Michigan St 14 7 0 0 21 • Purdue 7 7 7 7 28
Illinois 1 2 3 4 Total Illinois 0 0 0 3 3 • Purdue 0 10 7 20 37
Indiana 1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 0 27 7 7 41 Indiana 7 0 0 7 14
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