Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 1 7:00 pm at Toledo * ESPNU W 52–2426,100 September 8 12:00 pm Eastern Illinois * BTN W 52–652,504 [1] September 15 12:00 pm Central Michigan * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 W 45–2260,038 September 22 9:00 pm Minnesota ESPN2 W 45–3147,483 September 29 12:00 pm Notre Dame * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry ) ESPN W 33–1965,250 October 6 8:00 pm No. 4 Ohio State No. 23 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ABC L 7–2365,497 October 13 12:00 pm at Michigan BTN L 21–48110,888 October 20 12:00 pm Iowa Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 W 31–658,123 October 27 12:00 pm Northwestern Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN W 35–1758,237 November 3 12:00 pm at Penn State ESPN L 19–26108,318 November 10 12:00 pm Michigan State Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN L 31–4855,630 November 17 3:30 pm at Indiana BTN L 24–2750,741 December 26 7:30 pm vs. Central Michigan * ESPN W 51–4860,624 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster (as of 07/10/2007) Wide receivers
1 Selwyn Lymon – junior 3 Waynelle Gravesande – freshman 6 Desmond Tardy – junior 9 Dorien Bryant – senior 18 Roberto McBean – junior 21 Greg Orton – junior 22 Dray Mason – sophomore 82 Derek Benson – sophomore 83 Joe Whitest – junior 84 Byron Williams – RS senior 86 Derrick Sherman – freshman 87 Kris Staats – freshman 88 Jake Standeford – RS senior 80 James Garcia - "Freshman" Offensive line
50 Eric Hedstrom – sophomore 51 Garrett Miller – junior 55 Elliot Hood – RS senior 56 Jonathan Patton Junior 60 Zach Smith – junior 61 Zach Jones – sophomore 61 Chris Mattson – senior 62 Andy Huffman – sophomore 63 James Shepherd – freshman 66 Jordan Grimes – senior 68 Robbie Powell – RS senior 69 Neal Tull – RS senior 72 Justin Pierce – freshman 73 Dan Zaleski – junior 74 Sean Sester – junior 75 Zach Reckman – sophomore 77 Ryan Prater – freshman 78 Cory Benton – junior Tight ends
28 Dustin Keller – senior 80 Jerry Wasikowski – junior 46 Matthew Kern – junior 85 Kyle Adams – sophomore 89 Colton McKey – freshman Fullbacks
44 Frank Halliburton – sophomore Quarterbacks
5 Justin Siller – freshman 12 Curtis Painter – RS junior 14 Joey Elliott – sophomore 16 Jeff Panfil – freshman 17 Chris Bennett – junior Running backs
23 Joe Williams – junior 24 Kory Sheets – RS junior 25 Dan Dierking – freshman 33 Jaycen Taylor – junior 34 Malcolm Harris – freshman Defensive line
32 Cliff Avril – senior 45 Eugene Bright – senior 49 Nickcaro Golding – freshman 54 Jared Zwilling – sophomore 70 Andrew Quintana – freshman 71 Alex Magee – junior 79 Jermaine Guynn – junior 87 Mike McDonald – senior 90 Ryan Baker – junior 91 Preston Numa – freshman 92 Mike Neal – sophomore 93 Jeff Benjamin – RS senior 94 Ryan Kerrigan – freshman 95 Keyon Brown – sophomore 97 Gerald Gooden – freshman 98 Corey Chapman – freshman 99 Nick Mondek – freshman Linebackers
17 Josh Ferguson – RS senior 22 Delos Bhatti – senior 27 Kevin Green – freshman 29 Jason Werner – sophomore 36 Dan Bick – senior 39 John Humphrey – freshman 41 Brian Ellis – junior 42 Anthony Heygood – junior 46 Jeff Lindsay – freshman 47 Mike Durrett – RS senior 57 Tyler Haston – freshman 59 Stanford Keglar – RS senior 81 DeVarro Greaves – freshman Defensive backs
2 Torri Williams – junior 3 Frank Duong – junior 4 Fabian Martin – junior 5 Terrell Vinson – senior 7 Brandon King – sophomore 8 Keith Smith – sophomore 10 Royce Adams – sophomore 15 Charlton Williams – freshman 19 Brandon Whittington – junior 20 Brandon Erwin – sophomore 23 Justin Scott – senior 27 Jerad Grey – junior 26 Aaron Lane – senior 30 Joe Holland – freshman 31 Josh McKinley – freshman 35 David Pender – sophomore 40 Jonte Lindsey – senior 43 Adam Wolf – sophomore Punters
11 Jared Armstrong – senior Kickers
Game summaries Toledo 1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 14 14 9 15 52 Toledo 7 7 0 10 24
Eastern Illinois 1 2 3 4 Total Eastern Illinois 3 0 3 0 6 • Purdue 17 14 7 14 52
Central Michigan 1 2 3 4 Total Central Michigan 0 0 14 8 22 • Purdue 24 7 7 7 45
Date: September 15Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Minnesota 1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 17 7 14 7 45 Minnesota 3 0 14 14 31
Scoring summary 1 14:46 PUR Desmond Tardy 95-yard kickoff return (Chris Summers kick) PUR 7-0 1 4:46 PUR Kory Sheets 16-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Chris Summers kick)PUR 14-0 1 2:25 PUR Chris Summers 24-yard field goal PUR 17-0 1 1:14 MINN Joel Monroe 34-yard field goal PUR 17-3 2 14:51 PUR Cliff Avril 43-yard interception return (Chris Summers kick)PUR 24-3 3 13:18 MINN Duane Bennett 4-yard run (Joel Monroe kick) PUR 24-10 3 9:37 PUR Dorien Bryant 4-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Chris Summers kick)PUR 31-10 3 7:10 MINN Jay Thomas 1-yard run (Joel Monroe kick) PUR 31-17 3 3:27 PUR Kory Sheets 3-yard run (Chris Summers kick) PUR 38-17 4 14:09 MINN Eric Decker 15-yard pass from Adam Weber (Joel Monroe kick)PUR 38-24 4 12:53 PUR Dorien Bryant 16-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Chris Summers kick) PUR 45-24 4 8:50 MINN Adam Weber 2-yard run (Joel Monroe kick) PUR 45-31
Notre Dame 1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 0 0 6 13 19 • Purdue 10 13 3 7 33
Scoring summary Q1 10:45 PUR Summers 27 yard field goal PUR 3–0 Q1 5:49 PUR Sheets 1 yard run (Summers kick)PUR 10–0 Q2 11:54 PUR Summers 34 yard field goal PUR 13–0 Q2 4:46 PUR Bryant 11 yard pass from Painter (Summers kick)PUR 20–0 Q2 2:50 PUR Summers 26 yard field goal PUR 23–0 Q3 7:55 ND Carlson 5 yard pass from Clausen (kick failed)PUR 23–6 Q3 :28 PUR Summers 29 yard field goal PUR 26–6 Q4 12:43 ND Kamara 7 yard pass from Sharpley (kick failed) PUR 26–12 Q4 7:58 ND Tate 25 yard pass from Sharpley (Whitaker kick)PUR 26–19 Q4 5:33 PUR Keller 14 yard pass from Painter (Summers kick)PUR 33–19
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Ohio State 1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 14 3 3 3 23 Purdue 0 0 0 7 7
Date: October 6Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Michigan 1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 7 0 0 14 21 • Michigan 17 14 3 14 48
Iowa 1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 3 0 3 0 6 • Purdue 7 7 7 10 31
Date: October 20Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Northwestern 1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 0 14 3 0 17 • Purdue 14 0 0 21 35
Date: October 27Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Penn State 1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 10 0 6 3 19 • Penn St 3 10 0 13 26
Michigan State 1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan St 7 24 0 17 48 Purdue 0 21 3 7 31
Date: November 10Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Indiana 1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 0 3 7 14 24 • Indiana 7 10 7 3 27
Motor City Bowl 1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 21 13 7 10 51 Central Michigan 6 7 28 7 48
Boilermaker kicker Chris Summers hit a 40-yard field goal as time expired to defeat the Central Michigan Chippewas 51–48. Purdue Quarterback Curtis Painter passed for a Motor City Bowl record 546 yards, going 35–54 with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Kory Sheets led the Boilermakers in rushing with 12 attempts for 27 yards and 2 touchdowns. Painter's favorite target was Greg Orton who caught 9 passes for 136 yards and 1 touchdown. For Central Michigan, QB Dan LeFevour went 17–34 with 292 yards and 4 touchdowns and no interceptions. He also led the Chippewas in rushing with 33 attempts for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns. LeFevour's favorite target was Bryan Anderson who caught 7 passes for 129 yards and 3 touchdowns. During the 1st half it was all Boilermakers, with Purdue leading 34–13 at the break. In the 2nd half the Chippewas started their comeback. It started with a 76-yard pass from LeFevour to Antonio Brown to make it 34–20. The Boilermakers then scored again on a 19-yard pass from Painter to Jake Standeford to make it 41–20. The Chippewas then proceeded to score three unanswered touchdowns, a 10-yard pass to Anderson, and the two rushing touchdowns by LeFevour to tie the game. With 8:19 left in the 4th quarter, Purdue retook the lead on a 13-yard run by Jaycen Taylor. With 1:09 left, LeFevour hit Anderson for 19 yards and a touchdown to tie it at 48. It would turn out that the Chippewas scored too quickly. Painter then led a drive full of short first down passes to the Chippewa 23, where Summers would kick his 40-yard walk-off field goal.
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