The 2011 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Under third-year head coach Danny Hope , Purdue compiled a record of 7–6 and finished in third place in the newly formed Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference . They played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and are members of the Big Ten Conference . Highlights of Purdue's 2011 season included a 21–14 victory over #21 Illinois , a 26–23 overtime victory over Ohio State , and the first bowl game since 2007 . Purdue's season ended with a 37–32 victory against Western Michigan in the 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl .
The Special teams unit for the 2011 season was a key factor in many of the Boilermakers games as they averaged a school-record 28.7 yards per kick-off return.[ 1] Raheem Mostert was a key contributor, as he averaged 33.5 yards a return,[ 2] Indiana and a 74-yarder at Wisconsin . Against the Badgers, he racked up 206 yards on five kickoff returns to break 42-year-old school records for total yardage and average yards per return.[ 3]
The Boilermakers are looking to improve on a 4–8 record (2–6 in conference play) in 2010, in which they finished 9th in the Big Ten conference. The offense will be aided by the return of junior running back, Ralph Bolden, who is returning from a torn ACL but led the team in rushing yards back in 2009. Their running back depth will be tested, as the running back with the most yards who was still had eligibility remaining, Al-Terek McBurse transferred out of Purdue. Rob Henry was named the starting quarterback in the preseason, but tore his ACL on August 23, and will miss the entire 2011 season. The quarterback play will be split between Robert Marve and Caleb TerBush . The receiving core returns its 2010 leader in touchdowns, Antavian Edison, as well as O. J. Ross who saw significant playing time during the 2010 season as a true freshman. On the defense the departure of Ryan Kerrigan , who was selected in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft , will be a tough hole to fill, but will be aided by the return of Kawann Short , the team's top returning sack man. The linebacking group returns all three starters from a season ago, which includes 2 of the team's top 3 tacklers in 2010, Dwayne Beckford and Joe Holland . The secondary also returns all its starters, led by 2010 leading tackler, Logan Link and Ricardo Allen . The Boilermakers are looking to return to a bowl game for the first time since 2007 .
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
40‡
Commit date
Sterling Carter TE Wilmington, California
Los Angeles Harbor College
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
4.7
Dec 14, 2010
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Brandon Cottom ATH Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Council Rock H.S. North
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
229 lb (104 kg)
4.8
Jun 14, 2010
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
Doug Gentry RB Mexia, Texas
Mexia H.S.
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
–
Nov 25, 2010
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
Akeem Hunt RB Covington, Georgia
Newton H.S.
5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
173.5 lb (78.7 kg)
4.53
Nov 12, 2011
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 75
Kaulana Judd LB Fullerton, California
Fullerton College
6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
–
Feb 2, 2011
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: –
Robert Kugler TE Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
North Allegheny Senior H.S.
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
237.5 lb (107.7 kg)
4.825
May 18, 2010
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Shane Mikesky WR Zionsville, Indiana
Zionsville Community H.S.
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
–
Nov 18, 2010
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 73
Raheem Mostert S /WR New Smyrna Beach, Florida
New Smyrna Beach H.S.
5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
–
Jan 25, 2011
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 79
Jalani Phillips LB Warner Robins, Georgia
Houston County H.S.
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
–
Feb 2, 2011
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 45
Taylor Richards DB Lake Mary, Florida
Lake Mary H.S.
5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
–
Jul 18, 2010
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 77
Michael Rouse III DT Flossmoor, Illinois
Homewood-Flossmoor H.S.
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
307.5 lb (139.5 kg)
–
Jun 17, 2010
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 73
Akeem Shavers RB Tyler, Texas
Tyler J.C.
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
4.5
Dec 6, 2010
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Armstead Williams LB Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Gateway H.S.
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
207.5 lb (94.1 kg)
4.65
Jan 11, 2011
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 79
Frankie Williams ATH /WR Tampa, Florida
Thomas Richard Robinson H.S.
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
4.5
Jan 22, 2011
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 77
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:
[ 4]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 12:00 pm Middle Tennessee * BTN W 27–2442,110 September 10 3:30 pm at Rice * CBSSN L 22–2425,317 September 17 12:00 pm Southeast Missouri State * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN W 59–046,116 October 1 8:00 pm Notre Dame * ESPN L 10–3861,555 October 8 12:00 pm Minnesota Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN W 45–1738,207 October 15 12:00 pm at Penn State BTN L 18–23100,820 October 22 12:00 pm No. 23 Illinois Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Battle for the Purdue Cannon ) ESPN2 W 21–1445,146[ 5] October 29 12:00 pm at No. 17 Michigan ESPN2 L 14–36112,115 November 5 3:30 pm at No. 19 Wisconsin ABC /ESPN2L 17–6280,566 November 12 12:00 pm Ohio State Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN W 26–23 OT 43,334[ 6] November 19 12:00 pm Iowa Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN L 21–3144,017 November 26 3:30 pm at Indiana BTN W 33–2542,005 December 27 4:30 pm vs. Western Michigan * ESPN W 37–3246,177 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Defense
[ 7]
SS
Logan Link
Landon Feichter
CB
Ricardo Allen
Charlton Williams
DE
DT
DT
DE
Gerald Gooden
Kawann Short
Bruce Gaston
Ryan Russell
Adam Brockman
Brandon Taylor
Ryan Issac
Robert Maci
Offense
[ 8]
WR
Antavian Edison
Kurt Lichtenburg
TE
Gabe Holmes
Crosby Wright
WR
Justin Siller
Waynelle Gravesande
Key reserves
FB
Middle Tennessee State
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Middle Tennessee State at Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders
7
7 0 10
24
• Boilermakers
3
7 0 17
27
In the opening game of the season, Purdue hosted the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders. It was the first time that the two universities have played each other in football.[ 10]
There was a great bit of uncertainty going into the game as Purdue was going into their first game without starting quarterback, and captain, Rob Henry , and backup quarterback Robert Marve was still not healthy from an ACL injury. This led to redshirt junior, Caleb TerBush making the first start of his career. TerBush had not played since 2009 when he was the backup to Joey Elliott , and he missed the 2010 season with academic problems.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
The Blue Raiders got off to an early lead when Logan Kilgore found Malcolm Beyah for a 26-yard touchdown pass. Carson Wiggs added a field goal as Purdue's response score to make it 7–3 at the end of the 1st quarter.
Purdue grabbed its first lead of the game when Caleb TerBush 's rollout pass found Jared Crank for a 2-yard score. The touchdown pass was the first of TerBush's career. The Blue Raiders responded two possessions later, as Logan Kilgore's wide receiver screen pass to Sancho McDonald was taken 21-yards for a score after McDonald was able to dodge a defender. The first half ended with the Boilermakers trailing 14–10.
After no one scored in the 3rd quarter, Middle Tennessee St., opened up the 2nd half scoring with a 42-yard field goal by Alan Gendreau . Purdue responded with a 30-yard touchdown run by Akeem Shavers to tie the game at 17. The Blue Raiders responded quickly as they capped a 60-yard drive, with a 2-yard draw run by Benny Cunningham to reclaim the lead. Purdue was able to get another field goal as Carson Wiggs connected on a 47-yarder to make it 24–20 with 5:57 remaining in the game. The Boilermaker defense was able to force a punt, which allowed Purdue to get the ball back with 3:53 left in the game. TerBush led the Boilers down the field and eventually found Antavian Edison with a 35-yard crossing route to give Purdue the lead, 27–24 with 49 seconds remaining. The Blue Raiders drove the ball down to the Purdue 30-yard line, and took a shot with a deep pass. Kilgore's pass hit off the fingertips of Beyah and fell harmlessly out of bounds with 5 seconds remaining. The Blue Raiders then decided to go for the tie, but Gendreau's 47-yard attempt was blocked by Ricardo Allen as time expired.[ 14] [ 15]
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Blue Raiders
7
7
0 10 24
Boilermakers 3
7
0 17 27
at Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : September 3Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 42,110Referee : Scott McElwee[1]
Game information
1st quarter Middle Tennessee State – (8:19) Malcolm Beyah 26-yard pass from Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau kick), Middle Tennessee State 7–0
Purdue – (5:52) Carson Wiggs 50-yard field goal, Middle Tennessee State 7–3 2nd quarter Purdue – (7:32) Jared Crank 2-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 10–7
Middle Tennessee State – (2:10) Sancho McDonald 21-yard pass from Logan Kilgore (Alan Gendreau kick), Middle Tennessee State 14–10 3rd quarter 4th quarter Middle Tennessee State – (13:58) Alan Gendreau 42-yard field goal, Middle Tennessee State 17–10
Purdue – (11:44) Akeem Shavers 30-yard run (Carson Wiggs), 17–17
Middle Tennessee State – (9:26) Benjamin Cunningham 2-yard run (Carson Wiggs), Middle Tennessee State 24–17
Purdue – (5:57) Carson Wiggs 47-yard field goal, Middle Tennessee State 24–20
Purdue – (0:49) Antavian Edison 35-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 27–24
Passing Middle Tennessee State – Logan Kilgore: 27/45, 330 yards, 2 TD
Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 18/31, 183 yards, 1 TD Rushing Middle Tennessee State – Benjamin Cunningham: 14 att, 65 yards, 1 TD
Purdue – Ralph Bolden: 17 att, 120 yards, 0 TD Receiving Middle Tennessee State – Tavarres Jefferson: 7 rec, 61 yards, 0 TD
Purdue – Justin Siller: 5 rec, 56 yards, 0 TD
Purdue at Rice
1
2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers
7
10 2 3
22
• Owls
3
14 7 0
24
The Owls started the scoring in the first quarter with a 33-yard field goal by Chris Boswell . Purdue responded with an 80-yard drive, capped off with a 5-yard Caleb TerBush run, to give Purdue the lead. Rice responded with a 2-yard touchdown run by Turner Petersen to start the second quarter scoring. Carson Wiggs added a 28-yard field goal to make the score even at 10. After a quick 3 and out by Rice, Purdue scored on a 19-yard reception by Crosby Wright to regain the lead. Rice then scored on a 4-yard touchdown pass by Taylor McHargue to Luke Willson as time expired to tie the game at 17.
Rice received the ball to start the 2nd half, and scored on a 19-yard run by Sam McGuffie to finished off an 11-play, 80-yard drive, and gave the Owls' their first lead since the 1st quarter. Later in the quarter, Purdue had driven down to the Rice 1-yard line, but could not get the ball in the endzone and turn it over on downs. The first play after Rice took over, Purdue tackled Charles Ross in the endzone for a safety to make the score 24–19 in favor of Rice. Wiggs added a 27-yard field goal with 7:56 remaining in the game. Purdue's defense remained strong on the next 2 drives, forcing Rice to punt each time. The Boilermakers got the ball on their own 48 with 1:52 remaining, and three long runs by Ralph Bolden moved them inside the 20. With 31 seconds remaining, Purdue ran Akeem Shavers to center the ball in the middle of the field. This set up a 4 & 10 on the Rice 14-yard line. Without a timeout remaining, Purdue was able to run out the special teams unit and get set without any of the players being rushed. Rice's Justin Allen then blocked Wiggs' 31-yard field-goal attempt as time expired, to clinch a 24–22 victory over Purdue.
Purdue Boilermakers at Rice Owls – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Boilermakers
7
10
2 3 22
Owls 3
14
7 0 24
at Rice Stadium , Houston, Texas
Date : September 10Game time : 2:35 p.m. CDT Game attendance : 25,317Referee : Steve Barth[2]
Game information
1st quarter Rice – (5:46) Chris Boswell 33-yard field goal, Rice 3–0
Purdue – (2:07) Caleb TerBush 5-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 7–3 2nd quarter Rice – (13:43) Turner Peterson 2-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), Rice 10–7
Purdue – (8:48) Carson Wiggs 28-yard field goal, 10–10
Purdue – (7:32) Crosby Wright 2-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 17–10
Rice – (0:00) Luke Willson 4-yard pass from Taylor McHargue (Chris Boswell kick), 17–17 3rd quarter Rice – (10:24) Sam McGuffie 19-yard pass from Taylor McHargue (Chris Boswell kick), Rice 24–17
Purdue – (1:06) Team Safety Rice 24–19 4th quarter Purdue – (7:56) Carson Wiggs 27-yard field goal, Rice 24–22
Passing Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 18/31, 183 yards, 1 TD
Rice – Taylor McHargue: 19/29, 230 yards, 2 TD Rushing Purdue – Akeem Shavers: 11 att, 69 yards, 0 TD
Rice – Sam McGuffie: 9 att, 48 yards, 0 TD Receiving Purdue – Antavian Edison: 4 rec, 76 yards, 0 TD
Rice – Luke Willson: 4 rec, 36 yards, 1 TD
[ 16]
Southeast Missouri State
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SE Missouri St. at Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
Redhawks
0
0 0 0
0
• Boilermakers
17
21 7 14
59
In the first ever meeting between the Redhawks and the Boilermakers, the Boilermakers did not have much trouble as they were able to defeat the Redhawks 59–0. The Purdue offense came out with early struggles, as they punted on their first possession and lost an O.J. Ross fumble on their second. Their 3rd drive was better, as they got their scoring started with a 19-yard Carson Wiggs field goal. After that, the Boilermakers power run game took over as Akeem Shavers scored twice in the first quarter on runs of 8 and 1 yards, Ralph Bolden scored twice in the seconds quarter on runs of 1 and 6 yards, and Akeem Hunt had two more scores on runs of 13 and 3 yards in the 4th. The team also welcomed back Robert Marve , who was returning to action for the first time since the 4th game of 2010 , when he left the game after tearing his ACL. Marve delivered a touchdown on his first drive as he threw a 5-yard score to Gary Bush . Antavian Edison also added a 15-yard touchdown run in the 3rd quarter, as the Purdue offense ran for 393 yards (A Danny Hope era high).[ 17]
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redhawks
0
0
0 0 0
Boilermakers 17
21
7 14 59
at Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : September 17Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 46,116Referee : Scott McElwee[3]
Game information
1st quarter Purdue – (9:15) Carson Wiggs 19-yard field goal, Purdue 3–0
Purdue – (5:45) Akeem Shavers 8-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 10–0
Purdue – (1:01) Akeem Shavers 1-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 17–0 2nd quarter Purdue – (11:58) Ralph Bolden 1-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 24–0
Purdue – (6:00) Gary Bush 5-yard pass from Robert Marve (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 31–0
Purdue – (1:28) Ralph Bolden 6-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 38–0 3rd quarter Purdue – (5:48) Antavian Edison 15-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 45–0 4th quarter Purdue – (9:31) Akeem Hunt 13-yard rush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 52–0
Purdue – (2:24) Akeem Hunt 3-yard rush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 59–0
Passing SE Missouri St. – Matt Scheible: 7/16, 61 yards, 0 TD
Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 14/17, 143 yards, 0 TD Rushing SE Missouri St. – Levi Terrell: 9 att, 33 yards, 0 TD
Purdue – Akeem Shavers: 11 att, 75 yards, 2 TD Receiving SE Missouri St. – Renard Celestin: 3 rec, 24 yards, 0 TD
Purdue – Justin Siller: 5 rec, 61 yards, 0 TD
Notre Dame at Purdue Shillelagh Trophy )
1
2 3 4 Total
• Fighting Irish
14
7 14 3
38
Boilermakers
0
3 0 7
10
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Fighting Irish 14
7
14 3 38
Boilermakers
0
3
0 7 10
at Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : October 1Game time : 8:05 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 61,555Referee : Jerry McGinn[4]
Game information
1st quarter Notre Dame – (14:36) Michael Floyd 35-yard pass from Tommy Rees (David Ruffer kick), Notre Dame 7–0
Notre Dame – (0:03) Jonas Gray 2-yard run (David Ruffer kick), Notre Dame 14–0 2nd quarter Notre Dame – (9:06) Cierre Wood 55-yard run (David Ruffer kick), Notre Dame 21–0
Purdue – (3:39) Carson Wiggs 27-yard field goal, Notre Dame 21–3 3rd quarter Notre Dame – (12:00) Tyler Eifert 6-yard pass from Tommy Rees (David Ruffer kick), Notre Dame 28–3
Notre Dame – (2:07) T.J. Jones 11-yard pass from Tommy Rees (David Ruffer kick), Notre Dame 35–3 4th quarter Notre Dame – (8:06) David Ruffer 21-yard field goal, Notre Dame 38–3
Purdue – (0:21) Antavian Edison 13-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Notre Dame 38–10
Passing Notre Dame – Tommy Rees: 24/40, 254 yards, 3 TD
Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 10/15, 101 yards, 1 TD Rushing Notre Dame – Cierre Wood: 20 att, 191 yards, 1 TD
Purdue – Akeem Hunt: 3 att, 25 yards, 0 TD Receiving Notre Dame – Michael Floyd: 12 rec, 137 yards, 1 TD
Purdue – Antavian Edison: 7 rec, 105 yards, 1 TD
Minnesota at Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers
0
3 7 7
17
• Boilermakers
24
7 14 0
45
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Golden Gophers
0
3
7 7 17
Boilermakers 24
7
14 0 45
at Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : October 8Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 38,207Referee : Bill LeMonnier[5]
Game information
1st quarter Purdue – (10:10) Ralph Bolden 2-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 7–0
Purdue – (5:18) Carson Wiggs 53-yard field goal, Purdue 10–0
Purdue – (1:30) Akeem Shavers 1-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 17–0
Purdue – (0:18) Ricardo Allen 37-yard interception return (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 24–0 2nd quarter Purdue – (4:08) O.J. Ross 12-yard pass from Robert Marve (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 31–0
Minnesota – (1:27) Chris Hawthorne 47-yard field goal, Purdue 31–3 3rd quarter Purdue – (7:02) Akeem Shavers 10-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 38–3
Purdue – (0:56) Raheem Mostert 25-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 45–3
Minnesota – (0:43) Marcus Jones 92-yard kickoff return (Chris Hawthorne kick), Purdue 45–10 4th quarter Minnesota – (7:55) MarQueis Gray 1-yard run (Chris Hawthorne kick), Purdue 45–17
Passing Minnesota – MarQueis Gray: 8/20, 104 yards, 0 TD
Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 14/21, 140 yards, 1 TD Rushing Minnesota – Duane Bennett: 15 att, 53 yards, 0 TD
Purdue – Akeem Hunt: 9 att, 60 yards, 0 TD Receiving Minnesota – DaJon McKnight: 3 rec, 25 yards, 0 TD
Purdue – O.J. Ross: 5 rec, 63 yards, 1 TD
Purdue at Penn State
1
2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers
3
3 6 6
18
• Nittany Lions
7
3 10 3
23
Purdue Boilermakers at Penn State Nittany Lions – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Boilermakers
3
3
6 6 18
Nittany Lions 7
3
10 3 23
at Beaver Stadium , University Park, PA
Date : October 15Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 100,820Referee : D. Witvoet[6]
Game information
1st quarter Penn State – (4:38) Curtis Dukes 1-yard run (Anthony Fera kick), Penn State 7–0
Purdue – (1:39) Carson Wiggs 28-yard field goal, Penn State 7–3 2nd quarter Purdue – (4:36) Carson Wiggs 32-yard field goal, Penn State 7–6
Penn State – (0:00) Anthony Fera 29-yard field goal, Penn State 10–6 3rd quarter Penn State – (5:57) Anthony Fera 40-yard field goal, Penn State 13–6
Purdue – (4:02) O.J. Ross 14-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick failed), Penn State 13–12
Penn State – (2:37) Silas Redd 9-yard run (Anthony Fera kick), Penn State 20–12 4th quarter Purdue – (8:08) Akeem Shavers 1-yard run (Caleb TerBush rush failed), Penn State 20–18
Penn State – (6:24) Anthony Fera 29-yard field goal, Penn State 23–18
Passing Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 12/25, 162 yards, 1 TD
Penn State – Matt McGloin: 8/17, 145 yards, 0 TD Rushing Purdue – Ralph Bolden: 13 att, 97 yards, 0 TD
Penn State – Silas Redd: 28 att, 131 yards, 1 TD Receiving Purdue – Justin Siller: 5 rec, 67 yards, 0 TD
Penn State – Justin Brown: 4 rec, 86 yards, 0 TD
Illinois at Purdue Purdue Cannon )
1
2 3 4 Total
#23 Fighting Illini
0
0 0 14
14
• Boilermakers
7
14 0 0
21
Illinois Fighting Illini at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
# 23 Fighting Illini
0
0
0 14 14
Boilermakers 7
14
0 0 21
at Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : October 22Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 61,555Referee : Jerry McGinn[7]
Game information
1st quarter Purdue – (3:25) Justin Siller 6-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 7–0 2nd quarter Purdue – (11:41) Raheem Mostert 21-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 14–0
Purdue – (7:48) Jared Crank 4-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 21–0 3rd quarter 4th quarter Illinois – (8:12) Jason Ford 16-yard run (Derek Dimke kick), Purdue 21–7
Purdue – (0:54) Nathan Scheelhaase 2-yard run (Derek Dimke kick), Purdue 21–14
Passing Illinois – Nathan Scheelhaase: 22/35, 217 yards, 0 TD
Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 16/25, 178 yards, 2 TD Rushing Illinois – Jason Ford: 10 att, 83 yards, 1 TD
Purdue – Akeem Shavers: 8 att, 29 yards, 0 TD Receiving Illinois – A.J. Jenkins: 8 rec, 92 yards, 0 TD
Purdue – Justin Siller: 3 rec, 45 yards, 1 TD
Purdue at Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers
7
0 0 7
14
• #17 Wolverines
7
15 7 7
36
Purdue scored its only points of the first half when Caleb TerBush threw a 48-yard TD pass to Gary Bush . Michigan dominated the game following the Purdue score. The Wolverines responded to Purdue's touchdown with a touchdown of their own, a 2-yard run by Denard Robinson , which was its fifth consecutive opening drive TD.[ 18] Mike Martin tackled Caleb TerBush in the end zone. A few minutes later, Michigan's Brendan Gibbons kicked a 37-yard field goal. Michigan added more points with a 2-yard TD run by Fitzgerald Toussaint. The final score of the first half was a 22-yard Michigan field goal with no time left on the clock. After the intermission, Michigan scored the only points of the third quarter when Fitzgerald Toussaint scored his second TD of the game, this time on a 59-yard rush. The teams traded scores in the final quarter. First Michigan's Michael Shaw ran in a TD from 37 yards out, which was followed by Robert Marve throwing a 19-yard TD pass to O.J. Ross .[ 19] [ 18]
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Boilermakers
7
0
0 7 14
#17 Michigan
7
15
7 7 36
at Michigan Stadium , Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date : October 29Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 112,115Referee : A. Kemp[8]
Game information
1st quarter Purdue – (13:36) Gary Bush 48-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 7–0
Michigan – (7:30) Denard Robinson 2-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick), 7–7 2nd quarter Michigan – (14:13) Mike Martin safety, Michigan 9–7
Michigan – (11:23) Brendan Gibbons 37-yard field goal, Michigan 12–7
Michigan – (5:36) Fitzgerald Toussaint 2-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick), Michigan 19–7
Michigan – (0:00) Brendan Gibbons 22-yard field goal, Michigan 22–7 3rd quarter Michigan – (2:48) Fitzgerald Toussaint 59-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick), Michigan 29–7 4th quarter Michigan – (12:32) Michael Shaw 37-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick), Michigan 36–7
Purdue – (0:15) O.J. Ross 19-yard pass from Robert Marve (Carson Wiggs kick), Michigan 36–14
Passing Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 9/13, 156 yards, 1 TD
Michigan – Denard Robinson: 9/14, 170 yards, 0 TD Rushing Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 3 att, 38 yards, 0 TD
Michigan – Fitzgerald Toussaint: 20 att, 170 yards, 2 TD Receiving Purdue – Justin Siller: 5 rec, 58 yards, 0 TD
Michigan – Jeremy Gallon: 3 rec, 79 yards, 0 TD
Purdue at Wisconsin
1
2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers
10
7 0 0
17
• #19 Badgers
14
24 14 10
62
Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Boilermakers
10
7
0 0 17
#19 Badgers 14
24
14 10 62
at Camp Randall Stadium , Madison, Wisconsin
Date : November 5Game time : 2:30 p.m. CDT Game attendance : 80,566Referee : Scott McElwee[9]
Game information
1st quarter Wisconsin – (12:47) Jacob Pedersen 2-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 7–0
Purdue – (12:24) Crosby Wright 30-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), 7–7
Wisconsin – (3:24) Jared Abbrederis 5-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 14–7
Purdue – (1:13) Carson Wiggs 25-yard field goal, Wisconsin 14–10 2nd quarter Wisconsin – (12:14) Montee Ball 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 21–10
Wisconsin – (6:16) Russell Wilson 6-yard run (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 28–10
Wisconsin – (2:59) Montee Ball 3-yard run (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 35–10
Purdue – (0:24) Justin Siller 2-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Wisconsin 35–17
Wisconsin – (0:00) Philip Welch 52-yard field goal, Wisconsin 38–17 3rd quarter Wisconsin – (12:01) Montee Ball 29-yard run (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 45–17
Wisconsin – (11:01) James White 5-yard run (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 52–17 4th quarter Wisconsin – (12:59) James White 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick), Wisconsin 59–17
Wisconsin – (5:02) Kyle French 29-yard field goal, Wisconsin 62–17
Passing Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 10/19, 103 yards, 1 TD
Wisconsin – Russell Wilson: 15/20, 205 yards, 2 TD Rushing Purdue – Ralph Bolden: 9 att, 49 yards, 0 TD
Wisconsin – Montee Ball: 20 att, 223 yards, 3 TD Receiving Purdue – Crosby Wright: 2 rec, 46 yards, 1 TD
Wisconsin – Jeff Duckworth: 2 rec, 78 yards, 0 TD
Ohio State at Purdue
1
2 3 4 OT Total
Buckeyes
0
7 7 6 3
23
• Boilermakers
10
7 0 3 6
26
Ohio State Buckeyes at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Buckeyes
0
7
7 6 3 23
Boilermakers 10
7
0 3 6 26
at Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : November 12Game time : 12:00 P.M. EDT Game attendance : 43,334Referee : Todd Geerlings[10]
Game information
1st quarter Purdue – (10:30) Carson Wiggs 19-yard field goal, Purdue 3–0
Purdue – (4:09) Akeem Shavers 4-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 10–0 2nd quarter Ohio State – (11:42) Jordan Hall 38-yard pass from Braxton Miller (Drew Basil kick), Purdue 10–7
Purdue – (3:19) Ralph Bolden 7-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 17–7 3rd quarter Ohio State – (9:42) Braxton Miller 6-yard run (Drew Basil kick), Purdue 17–14 4th quarter Purdue – (13:06) Carson Wiggs 44-yard field goal, Purdue 20–14
Ohio State – (11:42) Jordan Hall 13-yard pass from Braxton Miller (Drew Basil kick blocked), 20–20 Overtime Ohio State – (0:00) Drew Basil 33-yard field goal, Ohio State 23–20
Purdue – (0:00) Robert Marve 1-yard run, Purdue 26–23
Passing Ohio State – Braxton Miller: 8/18, 132 yards, 2 TD
Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 15/24, 140 yards, 0 TD Rushing Ohio State – Dan Herron: 18 att, 62 yards, 0 TD
Purdue – Ralph Bolden: 18 att, 80 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ohio State – Jordan Hall: 3 rec, 58 yards, 2 TD
Purdue – Justin Siller: 6 rec, 45 yards, 0 TD
Iowa at Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
14
7 3 7
31
Boilermakers
7
7 0 7
21
Iowa Hawkeyes at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 14
7
3 7 31
Boilermakers
7
7
0 7 21
at Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : November 19Game time : 12:00 P.M. EDT Game attendance : 40,106Referee : John O'Neill[11]
Game information
1st quarter Iowa – (11:46) Marvin McNutt 26-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick), Iowa 7–0
Purdue – (6:43) Gabe Holmes 16-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), 7–7
Iowa – (0:10) C.J. Fiedorowicz 5-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick), Iowa 14–7 2nd quarter Purdue – (4:49) Brandon Taylor 0-yard fumble recovery (Carson Wiggs kick), 14–14
Iowa – (0:31) Marcus Coker 2-yard run (Mike Meyer kick), Iowa 21–14 3rd quarter Iowa – (2:04) Mike Meyer 38-yard field goal, Iowa 24–14 4th quarter Iowa – (14:54) Marvin McNutt 51-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick), Iowa 31–14
Purdue – (11:58) Ralph Bolden 11-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Iowa 31–21
Passing Iowa – James Vandenburg: 22/32, 273 yards, 3 TD
Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 10/16, 86 yards, 1 TD Rushing Iowa – Marcus Coker: 30 att, 139 yards, 1 TD
Purdue – Ralph Bolden: 14 att, 71 yards, 1 TD Receiving Iowa – Marvin McNutt: 9 rec, 151 yards, 2 TD
Purdue – Antavian Edison: 9 rec, 97 yards, 0 TD
Purdue at Indiana Old Oaken Bucket )
1
2 3 4 Total
• Boilermakers
7
16 0 10
33
Hoosiers
14
3 0 8
25
Purdue Boilermakers at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Boilermakers 7
16
0 10 33
Hoosiers
14
3
0 8 25
at Memorial Stadium , Bloomington, Indiana
Date : November 29Game time : 3:30 PM EDT Game attendance : 42,005Referee : Dennis Lipski[12]
Game information
1st quarter Indiana – (6:50) Stephen Houston 52-yard run (Mitch Ewald kick), Indiana 7–0
Purdue – (2:39) Antavian Edison 14-yard pass from Caleb TerBush (Carson Wiggs kick), 7–7
Indiana – (1:05) D'Angelo Roberts 6-yard run (Mitch Ewald kick), Indiana 14–7 2nd quarter Purdue – (13:01) Carson Wiggs 29-yard field goal, Indiana 14–10
Indiana – (8:55) Mitch Ewald 32-yard field goal, Indiana 17–10
Purdue – (8:37) Ralph Bolden 8-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), 17–17
Purdue – (4:26) Carson Wiggs 43-yard field goal, Purdue 20–17
Purdue – (0:05) Carson Wiggs 48-yard field goal, Purdue 23–17 3rd quarter
4th quarter Purdue – (13:13) Carson Wiggs 22-yard field goal, Purdue 26–17
Purdue – (11:04) Antavian Edison 5-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick), Purdue 33–17
Indiana – (8:22) D'Angelo Roberts 5-yard run (Shane Wynn pass from Tre Roberson), Purdue 33–25
Passing Purdue – Caleb TerBush: 16/25, 192 yards, 1 TD
Indiana – Tre Roberson: 17/26, 147 yards, 0 TD Rushing Purdue – Akeem Hunt: 10 att, 100 yards, 0 TD
Indiana – Stephen Houston: 7 att, 129 yards, 1 TD Receiving Purdue – Antavian Edison: 3 rec, 50 yards, 1 TD
Indiana – Kofi Hughes: 5 rec, 64 yards, 0 TD
Purdue
Opp
Scoring
350
349
Points per Game
26.9
26.8
First Downs
267
285
Rushing
127
123
Passing
123
135
Penalty
17
27
Total Offense
4,899
5,147
Avg per Play
5.3
5.5
Avg per Game
376.8
395.9
Fumbles-Lost
21-9
20-9
Penalties-Yards
96-782
71-641
Avg per Game
60.2
49.3
Team
Opp
Punts-Yards
68-2,756
66-2,598
Avg per Punt
40.5
39.4
Time of Possession/Game
29:18
30:42
3rd Down Conversions
79
75
4th Down Conversions
4
11
Touchdowns Scored
42
43
Field Goals-Attempts-Long
19-25-53
15-21-52
PAT-Attempts
39-40
40-41
Attendance
316,574
360,823
Games/Avg per Game
7/45,225
5/72,165
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Purdue
109
122
36
77 6
350
Opponents
88
97
79
82 3
349
Name
GP
Att
Gain
Loss
Net
Avg
TD
Long
Avg/G
Ralph Bolden
12
148
710
36
674
4.6
6
39
56.2
Akeem Shavers
12
111
534
15
519
4.7
6
44
43.2
Akeem Hunt
12
33
299
12
287
8.7
2
50
23.9
Caleb TerBush 13
83
333
114
219
2.6
1
41
16.8
Antavian Edison
13
30
135
11
124
4.1
2
15
9.5
Reggie Pegram
13
22
110
1
109
5.0
1
17
8.4
Raheem Mostert
12
16
110
2
108
6.8
2
25
9.0
Jared Crank
11
29
112
6
106
3.7
0
14
9.6
Justin Siller
13
15
87
6
81
3.7
1
14
9.6
Brandon Cottom
11
8
70
0
70
8.8
0
27
6.4
Robert Marve 10
29
103
52
51
1.8
1
15
5.1
O.J. Ross
12
3
24
4
20
6.7
0
20
1.7
Waynelle Gravesande
12
1
4
0
4
4.0
0
4
0.3
Gary Bush
13
1
2
0
2
2.0
0
1
0.2
Kurt Freytag
4
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
Sean Robinson
1
1
0
2
-2
-2.0
0
0
-2.0
Team
9
4
0
11
-11
-2.8
0
0
-1.2
Total 13
535
2,633
272
2,361
4.4
22
50
181.6
Name
GP
Effic
Att-Cmp-Int
Pct
Yds
TD
Lng
Avg/G
Caleb TerBush 13
130.7
277-171-6
61.7
1,905
13
50
146.5
Robert Marve 10
107.7
109-61-5
56.0
633
4
33
63.3
Sean Robinson
1
0.0
2-0-0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
Tommie Thomas
9
0.0
1-0-0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
Team
9
0.0
1-0-0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
Justin Siller
13
100.0
1-1-0
100.0
0
0
0
0.0
Total 13
122.8
391-233-11
59.6
2,538
17
50
195.2
Name
GP
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
Avg/G
Justin Siller
13
50
474
9.5
1
50
36.5
Antavian Edison
13
44
584
13.3
3
35
44.9
O.J. Ross
12
33
356
10.8
3
28
29.7
Gary Bush
13
29
310
10.7
3
48
23.8
Waynelle Gravesande
12
18
177
9.8
0
21
14.8
Crosby Wright
13
16
223
13.9
2
30
17.2
Ralph Bolden
12
13
129
9.9
0
33
10.8
Gabe Holmes
11
11
133
12.1
1
23
12.1
Reggie Pegram
13
8
59
7.4
1
20
4.5
Akeem Shavers
12
5
58
11.6
1
15
4.8
Justin Sinz
12
3
25
8.3
0
9
2.1
Jared Crank
11
2
6
3.0
2
4
0.5
Akeem Hunt
12
1
4
4.0
0
4
0.3
Total 13
233
2,538
10.9
17
50
195.2
Name
GP
Tackles
Sacks
Pass Defense
Interceptions
Fumbles
Blkd
Solo
Ast
Total
TFL-Yds
No-Yds
BrUp
No.-Yds
Avg
TD
Long
Rcv-Yds
FF
Joe Holland
13
52
42
94
10.5-34
1.5-10
8
1-0
0.0
0
0
0-0
0
0
Dwayne Beckford
13
46
45
91
7-27
3.0-21
4
1-1
1.0
0
0
0-0
1
0
Will Lucas
13
46
36
82
10-20
1-5
1
0-0
0.0
0
0
2-0
2
0
Ricardo Allen
13
62
19
81
3-6
0-0
4
3-37
12.4
1
37
0-0
1
1
Albert Evans
13
52
21
73
2.5-5
0-0
4
2-71
35.5
0
55
0-0
0
0
Josh Johnson
13
47
17
64
4.5-24
0-0
9
2-0
0.0
0
0
0-0
1
0
Logan Link
13
29
26
55
0-0
0-0
2
0-0
0.0
0
0
0-0
0
0
Kawann Short
13
28
26
54
17-53
6.5-31
2
0-0
0.0
0
0
1-0
1
2
Total 13
537
385
922
85-304
22-151
42
12-142
11.8
1
55
8-24
11
4
Name
Punting
Kickoffs
No.
Yds
Avg
Long
TB
FC
I20
Blkd
No.
Yds
Avg
TB
OB
Cody Webster
45
1,931
42.9
66
0
6
11
0
Carson Wiggs
23
804
35.0
54
2
11
17
1
71
4,652
65.5
24
2
Team
0
21
21.0
21
0
0
0
1
Total 68
2,756
40.5
66
2
17
28
2
71
4,652
65.5
24
2
Name
Punt Returns
Kick Returns
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
Raheem Mostert 25
837
33.5
1
99
O.J. Ross
9
202
22.4
0
41
Akeem Hunt
7
173
24.7
0
42
Waynelle Gravesande
22
129
5.9
0
31
T.J. Barbarette
2
47
23.5
0
26
Ricardo Allen
1
7
7.0
0
7
Brandon Cottom
1
3
3.0
0
3
Total 23
136
5.9
0
31
44
1,262
28.7
1
99
[ 20]
At the conclusion of the regular season, Purdue had clinched its first bowl appearance since the 2007 season . Their 6–6 record (4–4 in the Big Ten) placed them 7th in the conference and earned a spot in the 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Western Michigan .
2nd Team All-Big Ten (coaches vote)
Kicker – Carson Wiggs
Defensive Lineman – Kawann Short
Defensive Back – Ricardo Allen
Punter – Cody Webster Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches vote)
2nd Team All-Big Ten (Media vote)
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Media vote)
Ricardo Allen
Dwayne Beckford
Joe Holland
Dennis Kelly
Carson Wiggs Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree
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