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Oct. 20, 2003
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No. 10/10 Purdue Boilermakers (6-1, 3-0 Big Ten Conference)
ALL-TIME RECORD: 535-454-48 (.539) - 116th season
PROJECTED ATTENDANCE: 110,000+ (sellout) RADIO: Boilermaker Sports Network (Flagship - WAZY, 96.5 FM, West Lafayette) - Joe McConnell (play-by-play), Pete Quinn (color commentary), Brett Schetzsle (sideline), Tim Newton (pregame/halftime/postgame), Gary Kline (engineer) TELEVISION: ABC - Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jack Arute (sidelines) A LOOK AT THE BOILERMAKERS: The 10th-ranked Purdue football team, under seventh-year head coach Joe Tiller, squares off against 13th/15th-ranked Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. It is the Boilermakers' second straight road game - both against ranked opponents - after a four-game homestand. Purdue is one of merely two schools in the Big Ten and one of only 13 nationally to play in a bowl game each of the last six seasons.
IF THE BOILERMAKERS WIN ...
HEAD COACH Joe Tiller: Joe Tiller is in his seventh season as head coach at Purdue with a 52-29 record (.642 winning percentage) and his 13th season overall with an 91-59-1 record (.606 winning percentage). He is 33-18 in Big Ten games (.647 winning percentage). Tiller is the second-winningest coach in school history, both for all games and Big Ten contests. He trails Jack Mollenkopf, who collected 84 overall wins and 57 Big Ten wins from 1956 to 1969. Mollenkopf is a member of both the Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics and College Football halls of fame. Taking the reins of a program that had just one winning season and no bowl game appearances since 1984, Tiller has engineered five winning seasons and six bowl berths. He is signed through the 2007 campaign. AWAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS: The Boilermakers have played in six bowl games in as many years under Joe Tiller. They played in the Alamo Bowl in 1997 and 1998, the 2000 Outback Bowl, the 2001 Rose Bowl, the 2001 Sun Bowl and the 2002 Sun Bowl. Purdue is one of merely two schools in the Big Ten and one of only 13 nationally to play in a bowl game each of the last six seasons.
ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: Purdue and Michigan have met 50 times previously (since 1890), with the Wolverines holding a 38-12 advantage. Michigan is 25-4 in games played in Ann Arbor. The teams last met Oct. 19, 2002, with the Wolverines winning 23-21 in West Lafayette. Purdue's last win was a 32-31 verdict Oct. 7, 2000, in West Lafayette. The Boilermakers' last win in Ann Arbor was a 22-21 decision Oct. 15, 1966. Purdue is 1-3 against the Wolverines under Joe Tiller. TOUGH PLACE TO WIN: Since 1997, Michigan is 23-3 at home in Big Ten games. The only visitors to win in Ann Arbor are Illinois (1999), Ohio State (2001) and Iowa (2002). TEN FOR TEN: This year's Purdue senior class has beaten every Big Ten opponent at least once. The breakdown: 3-0 vs. Minnesota and Northwestern; 2-0 vs. Wisconsin; 2-1 vs. Indiana and Michigan State; 1-1 vs. Iowa and Penn State; and 1-2 vs. Illinois, Michigan and Ohio State. The last group of seniors to defeat every Big Ten foe was the class of 1981 (before Penn State joined the conference). GAME 7 RECAP: Returning to their old ways of throwing the ball until they get hot and then throwing it some more, the 13th-ranked Boilermakers topped No. 14 Wisconsin 26-23 before a Homecoming gathering of 79,541 at Camp Randall Stadium on Oct. 18. Kyle Orton completed 38 of 55 passes (a snappy 69 percent) for 411 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions. With the game tied 23-all, Purdue took over at its own 17-yard line with 2:48 remaining. Orton moved the Boilermakers down to the Wisconsin 1-yard line to set up Ben Jones for a game-winning 18-yard field goal with three seconds left. Orton completed 5 of 7 passes on the drive, including a 36-yard strike to Ray Williams. Taylor Stubblefield tied his career high with 16 receptions for 130 yards, while John Standeford had a career-best 14 catches for 184 yards. The Boilermakers took advantage of two Wisconsin turnovers to score on their first two possessions and grab a 14-0 advantage. Orton completed his first 15 attempts. The Badgers closed to within 14-13 early in the second quarter before Jones kicked the first of his four field goals from 42 yards out with four minutes to go. Of Wisconsin's 23 points, only 10 were surrendered by the Purdue defense. The Badgers returned a fumble 55 yards for a touchdown and a punt 63 yards for a score. Stuart Schweigert led the way with 11 tackles, including his first two career sacks, while Landon Johnson had nine stops. Shaun Phillips had 3 1/2 of the Boilermakers' seven total sacks. Purdue forced four Wisconsin turnovers. Brent Slaton averaged a career-best 44.6 yards on five punts. With the win, Purdue became bowl eligible for the seventh time in seven seasons under head coach Joe Tiller. NIFTY FIFTY: Joe Tiller won his 50th game at Purdue with a 43-10 verdict over Illinois on Oct. 4, 2003, becoming the second coach in school history to accomplish the feat. He reached the milestone in his 79th game. Jack Mollenkopf earned his 50th win in his 90th game. POLLING PLACE: The Boilermakers have been ranked in the Associated Press poll 57 weeks (out of 112 possible) under Joe Tiller. That total stands as the second-most by any Purdue coach. Jack Mollenkopf was on the sidelines for 80 ranked weeks from 1956 to 1969, including five at No. 1 during the 1968 season. Purdue has been ranked 215 weeks in its history. RANKING RACKET: Purdue's No. 10 ranking in this week's polls is its second-highest under Joe Tiller. The Boilermakers were ninth the week of Nov. 5, 2000. The last time Purdue was higher than ninth was the week of Sept. 10, 1979, when it was fifth in the Associated Press poll under head coach Jim Young. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: The Boilermakers are 41-10 against unranked opponents under Joe Tiller. TAKING ON THE BIG BOYS: Purdue has an 11-19 record against ranked opponents under Joe Tiller. The Boilermakers are 2-3 against top-five teams, 3-6 against top-10 teams, 5-10 against top-15 teams and 8-9 against top-20 teams. DEFENDING OUR TURF: Under Joe Tiller, the Boilermakers have a 33-9 record at home. They are 27-3 against unranked opponents and 6-6 against ranked opponents. ROAD RECORD: The Boilermakers are 16-17 in road games (3-10 against ranked opponents) and 3-3 in neutral-site games (2-3 against ranked opponents) under Joe Tiller. STARTING STRONG: Purdue has outscored the opposition 68-10 in the first quarter. The Boilermakers have scored on their opening possession in all seven games, with touchdowns vs. Bowling Green, Arizona, Notre Dame, Illinois, Penn State and at Wisconsin and a field goal at Wake Forest. They have scored on their first possession of the second half in four games, with touchdowns vs. Arizona and Illinois and field goals vs. Notre Dame and at Wisconsin. OH, ORTON: Junior quarterback Kyle Orton has thrown merely two interceptions in his last 302 attempts (35 quarters). During that time, he has completed 196 passes (64.9 percent) for 2,117 yards and 14 touchdowns. This season, Orton is 148 of 232 passing (63.8 percent) for 1,621 yards with 11 touchdowns and two interceptions.
Orton Third-Down Passing - 2003
Orton Red-Zone Passing - 2003
ORTON HONORED: Kyle Orton was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for his performance at Wisconsin on Oct. 18, 2003. He completed 38 of 55 passes (a snappy 69 percent) for 411 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions. He also gained 69 yards rushing on 12 carries (but was sacked seven times, dropping his net rushing total to 20 yards). Orton, who completed his first 15 attempts of the game, led the Boilermakers on a game-winning, 11-play drive in the final three minutes. STREAK FREAKS: Junior wide receiver Taylor Stubblefield has caught at least one pass in all 29 games he has played at Purdue, while senior wide receiver John Standeford has a streak of 28 straight (42 of 44 career). Those are the second- and third-longest streaks under Joe Tiller, behind Tim Stratton at 38 games. STAN THE MAN: John Standeford became Purdue's career receptions leader vs. Notre Dame on Sept. 27, 2003, breaking the mark of 204 by Tim Stratton. One week later, Standeford became Purdue's career receiving yards leader vs. Illinois, breaking the mark of 3,029 by Brian Alford. Standeford is tied for third with 25 receiving touchdowns (six shy of the record). He shares the record with 12, 100-yard receiving games (with Alford). In Big Ten annals, Standeford ranks second in receptions (231, 31 shy of the record) and third in yards (3,270, 122 shy), and he is approaching the top 10 in touchdowns. He has caught passes from four different quarterbacks: Kyle Orton (127), Drew Brees (67), Brandon Kirsch (20) and Brandon Hance (17). Media and fans can keep up to date on Standeford at www.stan-theman.com. Purdue Career Receptions John Standeford 2000- 231 Tim Stratton 1998-01 204 Taylor Stubblefield 2001- 204 TAYLOR THE TERRIFIC I: Taylor Stubblefield ranks tied for second on the Purdue career receptions list with 204 (with Tim Stratton) and sixth with 2,175 receiving yards. He ranks tied for fourth on the Big Ten career receptions list. TAYLOR THE TERRIFIC II: Twice this season, Taylor Stubblefield has caught 16 passes, vs. Bowling Green on Sept. 6 and at Wisconsin on Oct. 18. Those performances rank as the third-best in Purdue history and tied for fourth-best in Big Ten annals. Stubblefield, who led the Big Ten and ranked seventh nationally with 7.7 receptions per game last season, is tops in the Big Ten again and tied for third in the nation this year with an average of 7.7 catches.
RUNNING BACK BY COMMITTEE: Three youngsters have helped the Boilermakers overcome the loss of Joey Harris. Sophomore Jerod Void leads the way with 429 yards and seven touchdowns, followed by redshirt freshman Jerome Brooks with 310 yards and two touchdowns and sophomore Brandon Jones with 242 yards and three touchdowns. All three have recorded one 100-yard rushing day - Brooks vs. Arizona on Sept. 20 (122), Void vs. Illinois on Oct. 4 (119) and Jones vs. Penn State on Oct. 11 (149). Purdue, Oklahoma State and Wisconsin are the only schools in the country that have had three different players rush for 100-plus yards in a game. FILLING THE VOID AT RUNNING BACK: Jerod Void rushed for a career-high 119 yards on 25 carries and four touchdowns vs. Illinois on Oct. 4, 2003. The four scores were one shy of the school record. Void has 17 career touchdowns to rank tied for eighth on the school list. MATRICULATING THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD: Purdue leads the Big Ten in time of possession at 34:44. The Boilermakers also were tops in that department a year ago at 32:43. DOMINATING "D": The Boilermakers lead the Big Ten in total defense (265.6 yards per game), while ranking second in scoring defense (14.4 points per game), rushing defense (66.0) and opponent third-down conversion (27.9 percent) and fourth in passing defense (199.6). Nationally, they rank third in rushing defense, fifth in total defense and tied for eighth in scoring defense. Purdue also is third in the Big Ten and ninth in the nation in pass efficiency defense (96.8). NCAA Rushing Defense Leaders MORE ON THE DEFENSE: Three of Purdue's top six defensive efforts under Joe Tiller have come in this season -
No. 2 - 174 vs. Arizona, 9/20/2003
NO GIVE, LOTS OF TAKE: The Boilermakers are +12 in turnover margin, with 19 takeaways (12 interceptions and seven fumbles) and seven giveaways (two interceptions and five fumbles). Their average of +1.71 per game ranks second in the Big Ten and tied for fourth in the nation. NCAA Turnover Margin Leaders STU'S NEWS: Senior free safety Stuart Schweigert holds the Purdue record with 16 career interceptions. He tops the team with three picks this season, and his average of 0.43 interceptions per game is tied for second in the Big Ten behind Jim Leonhard of Wisconsin (0.50, four in eight games). Schweigert is on the watch list for the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year Award, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (nation's outstanding defensive player) and the Jim Thorpe Award (nation's outstanding defensive back). Media and fans can keep up to date on Schweigert at www.stuartschweigert.com. SCHWEIGERT HONORED: Stuart Schweigert was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Wake Forest on Sept. 13, 2003. He preserved the victory by dropping Chris Barclay for a 3-yard loss on fourth-and-1 from the Purdue 16-yard line with just over one minute to play. Schweigert finished with five tackles and an interception. The Player of the Week honor was the second for Schweigert. He also earned it after preserving a victory with an interception in overtime at Minnesota in 2001. PHILLIPS 15: Senior defensive end Shaun Phillips, who is on the watch list for the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award, paces Purdue with eight sacks (tied for ninth on the school season list) and 11 tackles for loss. His average of 1.14 sacks per game is tied for first in the Big Ten (with Howard Hodges of Iowa), while his 1.57 tackles for loss per game rank second to Will Smith of Ohio State at 1.64. Phillips ranks fourth on the Purdue career sacks list with 27. The three players ahead of him - Rosevelt Colvin, Jeff Zgonina and Akin Ayodele - all are playing in the National Football League. Phillips ranks sixth in school history with 48.5 tackles for loss. TERRILL TALK: Senior defensive tackle Craig Terrill ranks second on Purdue with 8 1/2 tackles for loss and 4 1/2 sacks. His average of 1.21 tackles for loss per game ranks eighth in the Big Ten. For his career, Terrill has recorded 16.5 sacks to rank sixth on the school list and 28.5 tackles for loss to rank tied for 11th. Purdue Career Sacks Rosevelt Colvin 1995-98 33.0 for 191 yards Jeff Zgonina 1989-92 29.0 for 151 yards Akin Ayodele 1999-01 29.0 for 194 yards Shaun Phillips 2000- 27.0 for 145 yards Jim Schwantz 1988-91 18.0 for 168 yards Craig Terrill 2000- 16.5 for 93 yards BALL STRIPPERS: Senior linebackers Gilbert Gardner and Landon Johnson both have three forced fumbles to rank tied for second in the Big Ten, one behind Will Meyers of Indiana. The school record is seven by James Looney in 1979. Against Arizona on Sept. 20, 2003, Johnson tied the school record with two forced fumbles. He also paces Purdue with 45 tackles, while Gardner ranks fourth with 39 stops. NIFTY NIKO: Senior linebacker Niko Koutouvides ranks second on the Boilermakers with 44 tackles to go with three pass breakups and two interceptions. Media and fans can keep up to date on Koutouvides at www.niko34.com. BLAZING BEN: Sophomore kicker Ben Jones, who sat out the 2002 season after transferring from Butler, is 15 of 17 on field goal attempts. His average of 2.14 field goals per game ranks second in the Big Ten and tied for fourth in the nation. Jones kicked four field goals at Wisconsin on Oct. 18, the most by a Purdue player since Travis Dorsch had four vs. Notre Dame on Dec. 1, 2001. Jones' career-long 50-yard kick vs. Illinois on Oct. 4, 2003, was the Boilermakers' longest since Dorsch tied the school record with a 51-yard field goal vs. Washington State in the 2001 Sun Bowl and equaled the longest made by a Purdue player in Ross-Ade Stadium. With 15 field goals, Jones ranks tied for fifth on the school season list and tied for 10th on the career chart. NCAA Field Goal Leaders JONES HONORED: Ben Jones was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after kicking three field goals (46, 31 and 35 yards) vs. Notre Dame on Sept. 27, 2003. He also kicked off six times, limiting the Fighting Irish to an average starting position of their own 19-yard line. SLATON SETS THEM BACK: Senior punter Brent Slaton, who is on the watch list for the Ray Guy Award (presented to the nation's outstanding punter), has had 14 of his 39 punts come to rest inside the 20-yard line (36 percent). Among those 14, he has forced the opposition to start drives at the 1-yard line, the 3-yard line (twice), the 4-yard line, the 6-yard line and the 7-yard line (twice). Slaton is averaging 41.5 yards per punt. WINNING THE BATTLE OF FIELD POSITION: The average starting position for the Boilermakers' 96 drives this season has been the 37-yard line. At the same time, the oppositions' 97 drives have had an average start of the 25-yard line. Last season, the Boilermakers' averaging starting position was the 32-yard line vs. the 30-yard line for their opponents. AC/TD: Senior Anthony Chambers tied the Purdue record with his second career punt return for a touchdown vs. Penn State on Oct. 11, 2003. His first came at Notre Dame on Sept. 7, 2002. Vinny Sutherland set the standard with a pair of returns for scores from 1997 to 2000. Against Penn State, Chambers returned five punts for 149 yards to break the school game record for punt return yardage. He topped Sutherland's mark of 142 vs. Central Michigan on Sept. 18, 1999. Both of Chambers' returns for touchdowns have covered 76 yards, tied for the third-longest in school history. For his performance against Penn State, Chambers was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week. BEAUTIFUL CHAMBER MUSIC: With 335 punt return yards this season, Anthony Chambers has established a school record, breaking the mark of 331 by Seth Morales in 2001. Chambers ranks third on the career punt return yards list with 616, trailing Vinny Sutherland (684 from 1997 to 2000) and Ernest Calloway (668 from 1990 to 1992). Chambers' season average of 12.4 yards per return ranks fifth, while his career average of 11.2 is good for fourth. FINISHING: One of the Boilermakers' goals for this season was to "finish" every game by playing a full 60 minutes. So far, they have outscored the opposition 60-27 in the fourth quarter, and only three foes have scored in the final stanza. BURGEONING BIG TEN POWER: From 1997 to 2002, only Michigan and Ohio State won more Big Ten games than Purdue. The Wolverines were 39-9, the Buckeyes 34-14 and the Boilermakers 30-18. Big Ten Conference Standings (1997-2002) Big Ten Overall Bowls Michigan 39-9 .813 59-15 .797 6 Ohio State 34-14 .708 56-19 .747 5 PURDUE 30-18 .625 46-28 .622 6 Penn State 29-19 .604 47-26 .644 4 Wisconsin 28-20 .583 51-25 .671 5 Michigan State 21-27 .438 39-32 .549 3 Iowa 21-27 .438 33-38 .465 3 Illinois 19-29 .396 31-38 .449 2 Minnesota 17-31 .354 34-37 .479 3 Northwestern 13-35 .271 26-44 .371 1 Indiana 13-35 .271 19-46 .292 0
COACHING STAFF: Following is a list of Coach Tiller's assistants, their duties and location on game days -
CAPTAINS: Captains for the 2003 Boilermakers are senior center Nick Hardwick, senior linebacker Landon Johnson, senior linebacker Niko Koutouvides and senior free safety Stuart Schweigert. Johnson is a second-year captain. ROSS-ADE, REMADE: Ross-Ade Stadium has been remade. A three-year, $70 million renovation has been completed, turning the 79-year-old home of the Boilermakers into one of the finest facilities in the nation. Highlights include new seating and handrails; wider concourses; new concession and restroom buildings; new sound system; new brick facade; and the seven-story pavilion on the west side that houses the stadium club, club seating, suites, press box and photo deck. Capacity now is 62,500. Ross-Ade was rededicated during halftime festivities Sept. 20, 2003. For more on the renovation, see pages 20 and 21 of the 2003 Purdue Football Information Guide. BACK IN BLACK: For the first time since the 2001 season, the Boilermakers donned black jerseys vs. Arizona on Sept. 20, 2003. Purdue wore gold jerseys at home in 2002 and for the first game this season, going just 4-4 at Ross-Ade Stadium. "I decided after Purdue played horse-manurey against Bowling Green (in the 2003 opener, a 27-26 loss), that Purdue would be in black at home," head coach Joe Tiller said. THIS DATE IN BOILERMAKER HISTORY: Purdue has a record of 11-3 in games played on Oct. 25.
NFL NOTES: Fifteen former Boilermakers were on NFL rosters for opening day of the 2003 season, including Gene Mruczkowski, who is on the New England Patriots' reserve/non-football injury list ... Purdue has had an alum on each of the last four Super Bowl-winning teams: Jeff Zgonina (St. Louis Rams, XXXIV); Rod Woodson (Baltimore Ravens, XXXV); Matt Light and David Nugent (New England Patriots, XXXVI); and Mike Alstott (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, XXXVII) ... Hank Stram became the third individual with Purdue ties to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003. He joined quarterbacks Len Dawson and Bob Griese. Stram played at Purdue in 1942, 1946 and 1947 and was an assistant coach from 1948 to 1955.
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