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Tight end Kyle Adams received the Kiwanis Citizenship and the Noble E. Kizer awards Monday evening.
 
Tight end Kyle Adams received the Kiwanis Citizenship and the Noble E. Kizer awards Monday evening.
 
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Nov. 23, 2009

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Fifth-year senior quarterback Joey Elliott, junior defensive end Ryan Kerrigan, sophomore kicker Carson Wiggs and redshirt freshman special teams standout Robert Maci were named Most Valuable Players for the 2009 football team, it was announced this evening at the 89th-annual Purdue-Kiwanis Football Banquet at the Purdue Memorial Union.

Elliott, from Evansville, Ind., completed 267 of 433 passes (61.7 percent) for 3,026 yards with 22 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He rushed for 268 yards on 87 attempts (3.1 average) with four touchdowns. Elliott led the Big Ten Conference in passing yards (252.2 per game) and total offense (274.5), ranked second in touchdown passes and was fourth in passing efficiency (131.1). On Purdue's season lists, he ranks fifth in completion percentage, seventh in attempts and completions, eighth in total offense, tied for ninth in touchdown passes and 11th in passing yards.

Kerrigan, from Muncie, Ind., led the Big Ten with 13 sacks (tied for the fourth-most in Purdue history) and seven forced fumbles, which tied the school record set by James Looney in 1979. Kerrigan ranked third in the conference with 18.5 tackles for loss (11th on the school season list) and amassed 66 total tackles (41 solo, 25 assists) with two pass breakups and one fumble recovery. On Purdue's career lists, Kerrigan ranks tied for fifth in sacks (21.0) and 14th in tackles for loss (31.0).

Wiggs, from Grand Prairie, Texas, made 14 of 21 field goal attempts, including a school-record 59-yarder against Toledo (the longest in the country in 2009) and a 55-yarder vs. Ohio State (tied for the fifth-longest nationally). The 14 field goals rank tied for ninth on the school season list. Of his seven misses, three were from 50 or more yards and two were blocked. He recorded six tackles on kickoffs. On Purdue's career lists, Wiggs ranks tied for third in field goal percentage (.688) and tied for sixth in field goals made (22).

 

 

Maci, from Fishers, Ind., was a member of the Boilermakers' kickoff, kickoff return and punt return teams. He was the "most disruptive" and amassed the most special teams points as charted by the coaching staff. Maci topped the team in special teams tackles en route to 17 total stops on the season.

Sophomore offensive guard Ken Plue and senior safety Dwight Mclean received Most Improved Player awards.

Other awards presented were the Verle H. Campbell Scout Team awards to sophomore wide receiver Kurt Lichtenberg and redshirt freshman linebacker Zack Heiniger, the Noble E. Kizer Award (top grade-point average for the past two semesters) to junior tight end Kyle Adams, the Guy "Red" Mackey Award (exemplifying the overall success of the university's intercollegiate athletics programs) to senior cornerback David Pender, and the Leonard Wilson Award (unselfishness and dedication) to fifth-year offensive tackle Zach Jones and sixth-year safety Torri Williams. Adams also received the Kiwanis Citizenship Award.

In addition, the Pop Doan awards (for the top performances against Indiana) were presented to fifth-year running back Jaycen Taylor (offense), Williams (defense - for the second straight year) and sophomore safety Albert Evans (special teams). The Boilermakers kept the Old Oaken Bucket with a 38-21 victory over the Hoosiers in Bloomington last Saturday.

The Boilermakers posted a 5-7 record during the 2009 season, their first under head coach Danny Hope. After going just 1-5 during the first half of the season, Purdue went 4-2 the rest of the way to finish with a healthy dose of momentum heading into 2010.

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