2010 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 2010 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and competed in the Big Ten Conference. It was Danny Hope's second season as head coach. The Boilermakers finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in Big Ten play.

2010 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorGary Emanuel (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captain
6
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Michigan State + 71  112 
No. 7 Wisconsin $+ 71  112 
Iowa 44  85 
Illinois 44  76 
Penn State 44  76 
Michigan 35  76 
Northwestern 35  76 
Purdue 26  48 
Minnesota 26  39 
Indiana 17  57 
No. 5 Ohio State† % 01  01 
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † – Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) self-vacated all of their wins[1]
Rankings from AP Poll[2][3]

Before the season

The Boilermakers were looking to improve on a 5–7 record (4–4 in conference play) in 2009, in which they finished 7th in the Big Ten conference. The offense will be led by Robert Marve, the highly rated transfer from Miami (FL), who was named the starting quarterback. They also planned on using Rob Henry at the quarterback position. The running backs were going to be led by Ralph Bolden, who nearly had a 1,000 yard season in 2009, but tore his ACL and missed the 2010 season. The receiving core returns its 2009 leader in receptions, yards and touchdowns, Keith Smith, as well as Antavian Edison who saw significant playing time during the 2009 season as a true freshman. On the defense, the linemen will be led by Ryan Kerrigan, who was selected as a Phil Steele preseason 1st Team All-Big Ten,[4] the team's top returning sack man. The linebacking group returns all three starters from a season ago, which includes Dwayne Beckford and Joe Holland. The secondary will be breaking a whole new group of starters led by junior Albert Evans. The Boilermakers are looking to return to a bowl game for the first time since 2007.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40Commit date
Ricardo Allen
CB
Daytona Beach, FloridaMainland High School5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg)4.5Oct 29, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Chevin Davis
WR
Daytona Beach, FloridaMainland High School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)4.5Nov 2, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Josh Davis
DT
Plain City, OhioJonathan Alder High School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)270 lb (120 kg)5.4Jul 13, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Jack DeBoef
OL
State College, PennsylvaniaState College Area High School6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)265 lb (120 kg)5.4Dec 9, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Michael Eargle
CB
Elizabeth, New JerseyLackawanna College6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg)4.5Dec 9, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: –
De'Ron Flood
TE
O'Fallon, IllinoisO'Fallon Township High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)230 lb (100 kg)4.7Jun 27, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 74
Rashad Frazier
DE
Middletown, OhioMiddletown High School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg)4.8Feb 1, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Bruce Gaston Jr.
DT
Chicago, IllinoisSt. Rita of Cascia High School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)290 lb (130 kg)5.2Jan 26, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Joe Gilliam
LB
Indianapolis, IndianaSouthport High School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)4.6Aug 7, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 77
Normando Harris
DB
Miami, FloridaMonsignor Pace High School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)172 lb (78 kg)Jan 25, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Ryan Isaac
DT
Michigan City, IndianaMichigan City High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)255 lb (116 kg)4.8Jun 27, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
E.J. Johnson
S
Cocoa, FloridaCocoa High School6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)4.5Jul 27, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 73
Mike Lee
LB
Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaWoodland Hills High School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)Aug 8, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Antonio Lewis
CB
Maywood, IllinoisProviso East High School5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg)4.5Dec 6, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Jonathan Linkenheimer
K
Daytona Beach, FloridaMainland High School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)Jan 22, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Will Lucas
LB
Lakeland, FloridaLakeland High School6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)215 lb (98 kg)4.7Jul 23, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Reggie Pegram
RB
Dallas, TexasJames Madison High School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)211 lb (96 kg)4.5Oct 20, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 73
Sean Robinson
QB
Rochester, IllinoisRochester High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)4.55Jul 6, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
O.J. Ross
WR
Daytona Beach, FloridaMainland High School5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg)4.4Nov 3, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Ryan Russell
DE
Carrollton, TexasCreekview High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)230 lb (100 kg)Feb 2, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Jesse Schmitt
OL
Louisville, KentuckyTrinity High School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)255 lb (116 kg)Aug 9, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 69
Justin Sinz
TE
Edgar, WisconsinEdgar High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg)Dec 6, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Charles Torwudzo
WR
Brownsburg, IndianaBrownsburg High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)Jun 22, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 74
Cody Webster
K
Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaCentral Dauphin High School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)Oct 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 73
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 49   Rivals:   ESPN:
  • 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 October 28, 2011.
  • "2010 Purdue Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 43:30 pmat Notre Dame*NBCL 12–2380,795[5]
September 1112:00 pmWestern Illinois (FCS)*BTNW 31–2147,301[6]
September 1812:00 pmBall State*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
BTNW 24–1354,124[7]
September 2512:00 pmToledo*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
BTNL 20–3142,068[8]
October 97:30 pmat NorthwesternBTNW 20–1733,847[9]
October 1612:00 pmMinnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ESPN2W 28–1747,319[10]
October 2312:00 pmat No. 11 Ohio StateBTNL 0–49105,387
October 3012:00 pmat IllinoisESPN2L 10–4450,371
November 612:00 pmNo. 7 Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
BTNL 13–3445,227
November 1312:00 pmMichigan
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
BTNL 16–2750,268[11]
November 2012:00 pmat No. 11 Michigan StateBTNL 31–3571,111[12]
November 2712:00 pmIndiana
BTNL 31–34 OT50,136
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Notre Dame

Shillelagh Trophy: Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0)
Period1234Total
Purdue030912
Notre Dame767323

at Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, Indiana

  • Date: September 4
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly sunny • 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind NW 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)
  • Game attendance: 80,795
  • Referee: Dave Witovet
  • TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Mike Mayock
  • Box Score
Game information

Vs. Western Illinois

1234Total
Leathernecks7001421
Boilermakers7107731

Vs. Ball State

Band Day and Family Day

1234Total
Cardinals006713
Boilermakers14001024

Vs. Toledo

1234Total
Rockets1437731
Boilermakers0017320

At Northwestern

Homecoming and 2001 Rose Bowl Throwback Game

Minnesota at Purdue
1234Total
Minnesota0031417
Purdue777728

At Ohio State

1234Total
Boilermakers00000
#10 Buckeyes14280749

At Illinois

1234Total
Boilermakers0001010
Fighting Illini14320744

Vs. Wisconsin

#7 Wisconsin at Purdue
1234Total
#7 Wisconsin06141434
Purdue730313

Vs. Michigan

Michigan at Purdue
1234Total
Michigan1406727
Purdue3103016

At Michigan State

Purdue at #11 Michigan State
1234Total
Purdue1477331
#11 Michigan State7602235
  • Date: November 20
  • Location: Spartan Stadium
    East Lansing, MI
  • Game start: 12:01 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 71,111
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 39°, Wind: NNW 6

Vs. Indiana

1234OTTotal
Hoosiers77710334
Boilermakers14773031

Roster

2010 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB1Keith CarlosSr
WR2Justin Siller  Jr
WR3Waynelle Gravesande  Jr
WR4O. J. RossFr
RB5Al-Terek McBurseSo
WR6Gary Bush  Fr
WR7Cortez SmithSr
WR8Keith Smith  Sr
QB9Robert Marve  Jr
QB10Sean RobinsonFr
WR12Tommie Thomas  So
WR13Antavian EdisonSo
QB15Rob Henry  Fr
TE16Jeff Panfil  Sr
WR17Charles TorwudzoFr
QB17Spencer DawsonJr
QB19Caleb TerBush  So
RB20Gavin Roberts  So
RB21Javeare White  Sr
RB22Sean Matti  Jr
RB23Ralph BoldenJr
FB25Dan DierkingSr
WR26Zack SigmanSo
WR27T. J. BarbaretteSo
RB33Reggie PegramFr
FB40Derek Jackson  So
FB46Kurt Freytag  Fr
FB48Jared Crank  Jr
C52Henry Lorenzen  Fr
G53Dan BarryJr
OT54Jack De BoefFr
C59Cody Davis  Fr
OT62Nick Mondek  Jr
G63James Shepherd  Jr
C65Austen MoretJr
C67Peters Drey  So
OT68Dennis KellyJr
G72Justin Pierce  Sr
G73Ken PlueJr
G74Connor Snapp  Fr
OT75Josh DavisFr
C, G76Rick Schmeig  So
OT77Ryan Prater  Sr
OT78Trevor Foy  Fr
TE82Crosby Wright  So
WR83Kurt Lichtenberg  Jr
TE84Justin SinzFr
TE85Kyle Adams  Sr
TE86Gabe HolmesFr
WR87Kris Staats  Sr
TE88Jeff Lindsay  Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE2Gerald Gooden  Jr
LB3Dwayne Beckford  So
LB5Antwon HiggsSo
S7E. J. JohnsonFr
CB10Mike EargleJr
LB11DeVarro GravesJr
CB15Charlton Williams  Jr
LB18Nnamadi Ezenwa  So
CB21Ricardo AllenFr
S22Ishmael Aristide  Fr
LB24Jason Warner  Sr
CB26Antoine LewisFr
CB28Josh JohnsonSo
S29Chris Quinn  So
LB30Joe HollandJr
S31Normando HarrisFr
S32Albert EvansJr
S33Jarrett Dieudonne  Fr
S34Max Charlot  So
S35Logan LinkJr
LB36Zack Heiniger  So
LB38Mike LeeFr
LB39John Humphrey  Sr
LB40Collin LinkFr
CB41Sean Collins  Fr
CB43Walter WilliamsSr
S44Landon FeichterFr
LB45Will LucasFr
LB47Chris CarlinoJr
DE49Adam Brockman  Jr
LB51Kakpindi Jamiru  Fr
DT55Brandon Taylor  Fr
LB57Joe GilliamFr
DE58Robert Maci  So
DT60Brad NiemeierSo
DT61Ryan IsaacFr
DT70LaSalle Cooks  So
DE84Eric Mebane  So
DT90Bruce Gaston  Fr
DE91Justin Kitchens  Fr
DE92Rashad FrazierFr
DT93Kawann Short  So
DE94Ryan KerriganSr
DT95Kevin Pamphile  Fr
DE97Ryan Russell  Fr
DT98Eric McDaniel  Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K14Jonathan LinkenheimerFr
LS31Kevin BallingerJr
K36Robert Harris  Fr
K37Carson WiggsJr
P42Cody WebsterFr
LS50Jesse SchmittFr
LS96John Finch  Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Gary Emanuel (defensive coordinator / defensive linemen)
  • J. B. Gibboney (Special Teams Coordinator)
  • Gary Nord (offensive coordinator / assistant head coach / quarterbacks)
  • Lou Anarumo (defensive backs)
  • Shawn Clark (offensive line)
  • Patrick Higgins (wide receivers)
  • Cornell Jackson (running backs)
  • Donn Landholm (linebackers)
  • Blue Adams (defensive graduate assistant)
  • Steve Adams (defensive quality control assistant)
  • Jason Strunk (offensive quality control assistant)
  • Don Landholm (Outside linebackers)
  • Kyle Smith (offensive graduate assistant)
  • Don Coller (Recruiting Coordinator)
  • Jim Lathrop (Director of Strength and Conditioning)
  • Denny Miller (Director of Sports Medicine)
  • Casey Nuss (Director of football operations)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 23, 2017

Statistics

Freshman Quarterback, Rob Henry, became the first ever player lead the Boilermakers in rushing and passing yards in the same season.

Team

PurdueOpp
Scoring236345
  Points per Game19.728.8
First Downs190255
  Rushing96102
  Passing82138
  Penalty1215
Total Offense3,7394,428
  Avg per Play4.75.2
  Avg per Game311.6369
Fumbles-Lost18–1025–11
Penalties-Yards77–68466–530
  Avg per Game5744.2
TeamOpp
Punts-Yards70–2,83461–2,496
  Avg per Punt40.540.9
Time of Possession/Game28:1531:45
3rd Down Conversions5871
4th Down Conversions124
Touchdowns Scored2745
Field Goals-Attempts-Long15–19–5211–19–46
PAT-Attempts27–2738–41
Attendance336,443341,511
  Games/Avg per Game7/48,0635/68,302

Scores by quarter

1234OTTotal
Purdue665751620236
Opponents9162771123345

Offense

Rushing

NameGPAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
Rob Henry11104594475475.346749.7
Dan Dierking12118568385304.534244.2
Keith Carlos956337233145.628034.9
Al-Terek McBurse102219891898.615718.9
Antavian Edison1236146161303.601810.8
Jared Crank1222826763.51366.3
Sean Robinson53110051491.60179.8
Robert Marve4228755321.51238.0
O.J. Ross812282262.2083.2
Gary Bush1111601616.00161.5
Justin Siller56160162.7053.2
Cortez Smith1228084.0080.7
Reggie Pegram1257071.4060.6
Team125010−10−2.000−0.8
Total124422,1872571,9304.41280160.8

Passing

NameGPEfficAtt-Cmp-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
Rob Henry11112.4162–86–753.199687690.5
Robert Marve4113.099–67–467.7512336128.0
Sean Robinson570.291–44–648.430122360.2
Team120.02–0–00.00000.0
Total12101.1354–197–1755.61,8091376150.8

Receiving

NameGPNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Kyle Adams12362446.801920.3
Cortez Smith123343413.247636.2
Antavian Edison12323169.945526.3
Dan Dierking12201738.622314.4
Keith Smith2181238.701661.5
Justin Siller5121048.712520.8
O.J. Ross81114913.515118.6
Gary Bush1111958.61398.6
Jeff Lindsey99728.00158.0
Al-Terek McBurse105306.00163.0
Keith Carlos125224.4072.4
Jared Crank1211414.00141.2
Gabe Holmes1211414.00141.2
Rob Henry1111111.00111.0
Xavier Reese5199.0091.8
Reggie Pegram121−1−1.00−1−0.1
Total121971,8099.11376150.8

Defense

NameGPTacklesSacksPass DefenseInterceptionsFumblesBlkd
Kick
SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsBrUpNo.-YdsAvgTDLongRcv-YdsFF
Logan Link126526912–20–031–1818.00181–410
Dwayne Beckford125727843.5–60.5–210–00.0000–000
Joe Holland124825737.5–151.5–500–00.0000–000
Ricardo Allen125617733.5–111–543–12943.02940–000
Ryan Kerrigan1250207026–11112.5–7310–00.0002–050
Josh Johnson124211531–1112.5–7361–1313.00131–030
Jason Werner123316499.5–261.5–651–2626.00261–000
Total1255522682191–35733–1923710–21221.229411–4172

Special teams

NamePuntingKickoffs
No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20BlkdNo.YdsAvgTBOB
Cody Webster472,03443.37975120
Carson Wiggs2280036.4592890543,51965.2112
Team100.000001
Total708,83440.57991321201543,519112
NamePunt ReturnsKick Returns
No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Al-Terek McBurse2144621.2035
O.J. Ross1227723.1045
T.J. Barbarette716723.9054
Josh Johnson8739.102411919.0019
Waynelle Gravesande14604.302212323.0023
Antavian Edison47218.0024
Robert Maci3227.308
Keith Carlos11919.0019
Dan Dierking11515.0015
Derek Jackson11212.0012
Gabe Holmes11212.0012
Keith Smith144.004
Joe Holland133.003
Mike Eargle100.000
Team1−3−3.00−3
Total241345.6024551,08719.8054

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After the season

2011 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Ryan KerriganDefensive end116Washington Redskins

Awards

References