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 Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date Ricardo Allen CB Daytona Beach, Florida Mainland High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 4.5 Oct 29, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76Chevin Davis WR Daytona Beach, Florida Mainland High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.5 Nov 2, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76Josh Davis DT Plain City, Ohio Jonathan Alder High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 270 lb (120 kg) 5.4 Jul 13, 2010 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 75Jack DeBoef OL State College, Pennsylvania State College Area High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 5.4 Dec 9, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78Michael Eargle CB Elizabeth, New Jersey Lackawanna College 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 4.5 Dec 9, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: –De'Ron Flood TE O'Fallon, Illinois O'Fallon Township High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 4.7 Jun 27, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 74Rashad Frazier DE Middletown, Ohio Middletown High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.8 Feb 1, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 40Bruce Gaston Jr. DT Chicago, Illinois St. Rita of Cascia High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 290 lb (130 kg) 5.2 Jan 26, 2010 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76Joe Gilliam LB Indianapolis, Indiana Southport High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.6 Aug 7, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 77Normando Harris DB Miami, Florida Monsignor Pace High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) – Jan 25, 2010 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 40Ryan Isaac DT Michigan City, Indiana Michigan City High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 4.8 Jun 27, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76E.J. Johnson S Cocoa, Florida Cocoa High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.5 Jul 27, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 73Mike Lee LB Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Woodland Hills High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) – Aug 8, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78Antonio Lewis CB Maywood, Illinois Proviso East High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.5 Dec 6, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76Jonathan Linkenheimer K Daytona Beach, Florida Mainland High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) – Jan 22, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 40Will Lucas LB Lakeland, Florida Lakeland High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.7 Jul 23, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 75Reggie Pegram RB Dallas, Texas James Madison High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 4.5 Oct 20, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 73Sean Robinson QB Rochester, Illinois Rochester High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.55 Jul 6, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78O.J. Ross WR Daytona Beach, Florida Mainland High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.4 Nov 3, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 80Ryan Russell DE Carrollton, Texas Creekview High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) – Feb 2, 2010 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 40Jesse Schmitt OL Louisville, Kentucky Trinity High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 255 lb (116 kg) – Aug 9, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 69Justin Sinz TE Edgar, Wisconsin Edgar High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) – Dec 6, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76Charles Torwudzo WR Brownsburg, Indiana Brownsburg High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) – Jun 22, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 74Cody Webster K Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Central Dauphin High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – Oct 4, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 73Overall 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:
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 3:30 pm at Notre Dame * NBC L 12–2380,795[5] September 11 12:00 pm Western Illinois (FCS)* BTN W 31–2147,301[6] September 18 12:00 pm Ball State * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN W 24–1354,124[7] September 25 12:00 pm Toledo * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN L 20–3142,068[8] October 9 7:30 pm at Northwestern BTN W 20–1733,847[9] October 16 12:00 pm Minnesota Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 W 28–1747,319[10] October 23 12:00 pm at No. 11 Ohio State BTN L 0–49105,387 October 30 12:00 pm at Illinois ESPN2 L 10–4450,371 November 6 12:00 pm No. 7 Wisconsin Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN L 13–3445,227 November 13 12:00 pm Michigan Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN L 16–2750,268[11] November 20 12:00 pm at No. 11 Michigan State BTN L 31–3571,111[12] November 27 12:00 pm Indiana BTN L 31–34 OT 50,136 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings 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)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 0 3 0 9 12 Notre Dame 7 6 7 3 23
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
Date : September 4Game 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 : 80,795Referee : Dave WitovetTV announcers (NBC) : Tom Hammond and Mike Mayock Box Score
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PUR ND 1 2:01 7 84 2:26 Notre Dame Armando Allen 22-yard touchdown run, David Ruffer kick good0 7 2 11:09 8 50 2:53 Notre Dame 22-yard field goal by David Ruffer 0 10 2 3:50 15 79 7:19 Purdue 25-yard field goal by Carson Wiggs 3 10 2 0:43 9 45 3:07 Notre Dame 46-yard field goal by David Ruffer 3 13 3 10:20 5 30 2:12 Notre Dame TJ Jones 5-yard touchdown reception from Dayne Crist, David Ruffer kick good 3 20 4 14:48 Purdue Armando Allen tackled in end zone for a safety by Ryan Kerrigan , Charlton Williams 5 20 4 11:55 7 55 2:53 Purdue Robert Marve 23-yard touchdown run, Carson Wiggs kick good12 20 4 4:30 10 39 3:47 Notre Dame 37-yard field goal by David Ruffer 12 23 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 12 23
Vs. Western Illinois 1 2 3 4 Total Leathernecks 7 0 0 14 21 Boilermakers 7 10 7 7 31
Vs. Ball State Band Day and Family Day
1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 6 7 13 Boilermakers 14 0 0 10 24
Vs. Toledo 1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 14 3 7 7 31 Boilermakers 0 0 17 3 20
At Northwestern Homecoming and 2001 Rose Bowl Throwback Game
Minnesota at Purdue 1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 0 0 3 14 17 • Purdue 7 7 7 7 28
Scoring summary 1 5:58 PUR Rob Henry 4 yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) PUR 7–0 2 8:04 PUR Rob Henry 1 yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) PUR 14–0 3 8:42 PUR Antavian Edison 20 yard pass from Rob Henry (Carson Wiggs kick) PUR 21–0 3 5:00 MINN Eric Ellestad 35 yard field goal PUR 21–3 4 12:17 MINN Bryant Allen 11 yard pass from Adam Weber (pass failed) PUR 21–9 4 7:09 PUR Rob Henry 3 yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) PUR 28–9 4 3:00 MINN Da'Jon McKnight 31 yard pass from Adam Weber (Adam Weber to MarQueis Gray pass) PUR 28–17
At Ohio State 1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 0 0 0 0 0 #10 Buckeyes 14 28 0 7 49
At Illinois 1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 0 0 0 10 10 Fighting Illini 14 3 20 7 44
Vs. Wisconsin #7 Wisconsin at Purdue 1 2 3 4 Total • #7 Wisconsin 0 6 14 14 34 Purdue 7 3 0 3 13
Vs. Michigan Michigan at Purdue 1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 14 0 6 7 27 Purdue 3 10 3 0 16
At Michigan State Purdue at #11 Michigan State 1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 14 7 7 3 31 • #11 Michigan State 7 6 0 22 35
Vs. Indiana 1 2 3 4 OT Total Hoosiers 7 7 7 10 3 34 Boilermakers 14 7 7 3 0 31
Roster 2010 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams 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) IneligibleRoster 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 Purdue Opp Scoring 236 345 Points per Game 19.7 28.8 First Downs 190 255 Rushing 96 102 Passing 82 138 Penalty 12 15 Total Offense 3,739 4,428 Avg per Play 4.7 5.2 Avg per Game 311.6 369 Fumbles-Lost 18–10 25–11 Penalties-Yards 77–684 66–530 Avg per Game 57 44.2
Team Opp Punts-Yards 70–2,834 61–2,496 Avg per Punt 40.5 40.9 Time of Possession/Game 28:15 31:45 3rd Down Conversions 58 71 4th Down Conversions 12 4 Touchdowns Scored 27 45 Field Goals-Attempts-Long 15–19–52 11–19–46 PAT-Attempts 27–27 38–41 Attendance 336,443 341,511 Games/Avg per Game 7/48,063 5/68,302
Scores by quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total Purdue 66 57 51 62 0 236 Opponents 91 62 77 112 3 345
Offense Rushing Name GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Rob Henry 11 104 594 47 547 5.3 4 67 49.7 Dan Dierking 12 118 568 38 530 4.5 3 42 44.2 Keith Carlos 9 56 337 23 314 5.6 2 80 34.9 Al-Terek McBurse 10 22 198 9 189 8.6 1 57 18.9 Antavian Edison 12 36 146 16 130 3.6 0 18 10.8 Jared Crank 12 22 82 6 76 3.5 1 36 6.3 Sean Robinson 5 31 100 51 49 1.6 0 17 9.8 Robert Marve 4 22 87 55 32 1.5 1 23 8.0 O.J. Ross 8 12 28 2 26 2.2 0 8 3.2 Gary Bush 11 1 16 0 16 16.0 0 16 1.5 Justin Siller 5 6 16 0 16 2.7 0 5 3.2 Cortez Smith 12 2 8 0 8 4.0 0 8 0.7 Reggie Pegram 12 5 7 0 7 1.4 0 6 0.6 Team 12 5 0 10 −10 −2.0 0 0 −0.8 Total 12 442 2,187 257 1,930 4.4 12 80 160.8
Passing Name GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Rob Henry 11 112.4 162–86–7 53.1 996 8 76 90.5 Robert Marve 4 113.0 99–67–4 67.7 512 3 36 128.0 Sean Robinson 5 70.2 91–44–6 48.4 301 2 23 60.2 Team 12 0.0 2–0–0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 12 101.1 354–197–17 55.6 1,809 13 76 150.8
Receiving Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Kyle Adams 12 36 244 6.8 0 19 20.3 Cortez Smith 12 33 434 13.2 4 76 36.2 Antavian Edison 12 32 316 9.9 4 55 26.3 Dan Dierking 12 20 173 8.6 2 23 14.4 Keith Smith 2 18 123 8.7 0 16 61.5 Justin Siller 5 12 104 8.7 1 25 20.8 O.J. Ross 8 11 149 13.5 1 51 18.6 Gary Bush 11 11 95 8.6 1 39 8.6 Jeff Lindsey 9 9 72 8.0 0 15 8.0 Al-Terek McBurse 10 5 30 6.0 0 16 3.0 Keith Carlos 12 5 22 4.4 0 7 2.4 Jared Crank 12 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.2 Gabe Holmes 12 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.2 Rob Henry 11 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.0 Xavier Reese 5 1 9 9.0 0 9 1.8 Reggie Pegram 12 1 −1 −1.0 0 −1 −0.1 Total 12 197 1,809 9.1 13 76 150.8
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 Logan Link 12 65 26 91 2–2 0–0 3 1–18 18.0 0 18 1–4 1 0 Dwayne Beckford 12 57 27 84 3.5–6 0.5–2 1 0–0 0.0 0 0 0–0 0 0 Joe Holland 12 48 25 73 7.5–15 1.5–5 0 0–0 0.0 0 0 0–0 0 0 Ricardo Allen 12 56 17 73 3.5–11 1–5 4 3–129 43.0 2 94 0–0 0 0 Ryan Kerrigan 12 50 20 70 26–111 12.5–73 1 0–0 0.0 0 0 2–0 5 0 Josh Johnson 12 42 11 53 1–11 12.5–73 6 1–13 13.0 0 13 1–0 3 0 Jason Werner 12 33 16 49 9.5–26 1.5–6 5 1–26 26.0 0 26 1–0 0 0 Total 12 555 226 821 91–357 33–192 37 10–212 21.2 2 94 11–4 17 2
Special teams Name Punting Kickoffs No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB Cody Webster 47 2,034 43.3 79 7 5 12 0 Carson Wiggs 22 800 36.4 59 2 8 9 0 54 3,519 65.2 11 2 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 Total 70 8,834 40.5 79 9 13 21 20 1 54 3,519 11 2
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Al-Terek McBurse 21 446 21.2 0 35 O.J. Ross 12 277 23.1 0 45 T.J. Barbarette 7 167 23.9 0 54 Josh Johnson 8 73 9.1 0 24 1 19 19.0 0 19 Waynelle Gravesande 14 60 4.3 0 22 1 23 23.0 0 23 Antavian Edison 4 72 18.0 0 24 Robert Maci 3 22 7.3 0 8 Keith Carlos 1 19 19.0 0 19 Dan Dierking 1 15 15.0 0 15 Derek Jackson 1 12 12.0 0 12 Gabe Holmes 1 12 12.0 0 12 Keith Smith 1 4 4.0 0 4 Joe Holland 1 3 3.0 0 3 Mike Eargle 1 0 0.0 0 0 Team 1 −3 −3.0 0 −3 Total 24 134 5.6 0 24 55 1,087 19.8 0 54
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