Purdue Boilermakers

Purdue Boilermakers

Purdue Boilermakers

4-6 (3-3), 7th Big Ten

 Last Game
Nov 7, 2009 at Michigan, W 38-36 
 
 Next Game
Michigan State Spartans Nov 14, 2009 Michigan State, 12:00 pm 
Last Meeting: Nov 8, 2008, L 7-21 
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Kickin' it with Kitch: Michigan

Kickin' it with Kitch: Michigan
Kelly Kitchel (Rivals.com), Nov 6, 2009
Kelly Kitchel, pictured with his boys at the 2008 spring game, hopes his kids aren't in college before... ...More
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 •  Purdue has Hope but needs victories | RANDY BEARD COLUMN Nov 6 (Evansville Courier & Press)*
 •  Sports Digest: First Tee of Hammond to hold holiday gala Nov 5 (The Times of Northwest Indiana)*
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 Team Report

Purdue Team Report

Purdue Team Report Nov 4, 2009

When Danny Hope reviewed the game film, he counted nine dropped passes by Purdue receivers.

Or three more than the number of first downs Purdue's offense produced through the first three quarters of the 37-0 blowout loss to Wisconsin.

Hope took the obvious step of working on catching the ball in practice this week as the Boilermakers prepare for a road game at Michigan.

"We ran some sloppy routes, and that affected the passing game in some ways," Hope said. "As the game progressed, we got behind and had to throw it. When you only have one plan and you have to throw it, then things can change out there on you."

The loss was disheartening if only because Purdue had shown so much progress the previous two weeks with wins against Ohio State and Illinois. ...More

 
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 Date Opponent Time/Result Audio/Video
 Sat, Sep 5 Toledo W 52-31 --
 Sat, Sep 12 at Oregon L 36-38 --
 Sat, Sep 19 Northern Illinois L 21-28 --
 Sat, Sep 26 Notre Dame L 21-24 --
 Sat, Oct 3 Northwestern L 21-27 --
 Sat, Oct 10 at Minnesota L 20-35 --
 Sat, Oct 17 (7) Ohio State W 26-18 --
 Sat, Oct 24 Illinois W 24-14 --
 Sat, Oct 31 at Wisconsin L 0-37 --
 Sat, Nov 7 at Michigan W 38-36 --
 Sat, Nov 14 Michigan State 12:00 pm --
 Sat, Nov 21 at Indiana TBA --
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 Iowa (8) 5-1  9-1 
 Penn State (11) 4-1  8-1 
 Ohio State (15) 4-1  7-2 
 Wisconsin (24) 4-2  7-2 
 Minnesota 3-3  5-4 
 Michigan State 3-3  5-5 
 Northwestern 3-3  6-4 
 Purdue 2-3  3-6 
 Michigan 1-4  5-4 
 Indiana 1-5  4-6 
 Illinois 1-5  2-6 
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Wisconsin running back John Clay runs past Purdue linebacker Chris Carlino during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Madison, Wis. Clay had 123-yards in Wisconsin's 37-0 win.
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Wisconsin linebacker Chris Borland, right, recovers a fumble by Purdue running back Al-Terek McBurse (5) during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin won 37-0.
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Wisconsin's John Clay, bottom, recovers his own fumble for a touchdown against Purdue's Jason Werner (24) and Kawann Short (93) during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin won 37-0.
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Wisconsin tight end Lance Kendricks (84) is tackled by Purdue's Dwight Mclean on Kendricks' 54-yard run during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin won 37-0.
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 Team Stats
  TDs Yds PassYds RushYds
 Offense27 372.1 235.3 136.8
 Defense27 363.1 194.7 168.4