American college football season
2007 Purdue Boilermakers football Conference Big Ten Conference 2007 record 8–5 (3–5 Big Ten) Head coach Offensive coordinator Bill Legg (5th, 2nd as Co-OC) &
Wide Receiver Coach Gary Armstrong
Ed Zaunbrecher (2nd, 2nd as Co-OC) Offensive scheme One-back shotgun spread Defensive coordinator Brock Spack (11th season)Base defense 4–3 MVP Dustin Keller Captains
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium Seasons
The 2007 Purdue Boilermakers football represented Purdue University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Joe Tiller , in his 11th season at Purdue, was the team's head coach. The Boilermakers' home games were played at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana . Purdue began the 2007 season unranked in preseason polls. Purdue played twelve regular season games during the 2007 season, including seven in West Lafayette. They played in the Motor City Bowl where they defeated Central Michigan .
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 1 7:00 pm at Toledo * ESPNU W 52–2426,100 September 8 12:00 pm Eastern Illinois * BTN W 52–652,504 [1] September 15 12:00 pm Central Michigan * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 W 45–2260,038 September 22 9:00 pm Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 W 45–3147,483 September 29 12:00 pm Notre Dame * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry ) ESPN W 33–1965,250 October 6 8:00 pm No. 4 Ohio State No. 23 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ABC L 7–2365,497 October 13 12:00 pm at Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI BTN L 21–48110,888 October 20 12:00 pm Iowa Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 W 31–658,123 October 27 12:00 pm Northwestern Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN W 35–1758,237 November 3 12:00 pm at Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN L 19–26108,318 November 10 12:00 pm Michigan State Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN L 31–4855,630 November 17 3:30 pm at Indiana BTN L 24–2750,741 December 26 7:30 pm vs. Central Michigan * ESPN W 51–4860,624 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster [ ]
(as of 07/10/2007)
Wide Receivers
1 Selwyn Lymon - Junior
3 Waynelle Gravesande - Freshman
6 Desmond Tardy - Junior
9 Dorien Bryant - Senior
18 Roberto McBean - Junior
21 Greg Orton - Junior
22 Dray Mason - Sophomore
82 Derek Benson - Sophomore
83 Joe Whitest - Junior
84 Byron Williams - RS Senior
86 Derrick Sherman - Freshman
87 Kris Staats - Freshman
88 Jake Standeford - RS Senior
80 James Garcia - "Freshman" Offensive Line
50 Eric Hedstrom - Sophomore
51 Garrett Miller - Junior
55 Elliot Hood - RS Senior
56 Jonathan Patton Junior
60 Zach Smith - Junior
61 Zach Jones - Sophomore
61 Chris Mattson - Senior
62 Andy Huffman - Sophomore
63 James Shepherd - Freshman
66 Jordan Grimes - Senior
68 Robbie Powell - RS Senior
69 Neal Tull - RS Senior
72 Justin Pierce - Freshman
73 Dan Zaleski - Junior
74 Sean Sester - Junior
75 Zach Reckman - Sophomore
77 Ryan Prater - Freshman
78 Cory Benton - Junior Tight Ends
28 Dustin Keller - Senior
80 Jerry Wasikowski - Junior
46 Matthew Kern - Junior
85 Kyle Adams - Sophomore
89 Colton McKey - Freshman Fullbacks
44 Frank Halliburton - Sophomore
Quarterbacks
5 Justin Siller - Freshman
12 Curtis Painter - RS Junior
14 Joey Elliott - Sophomore
16 Jeff Panfil - Freshman
17 Chris Bennett - Junior Running Backs
23 Joe Williams - Junior
24 Kory Sheets - RS Junior
25 Dan Dierking - Freshman
33 - Junior
34 Malcolm Harris - Freshman Defensive Line
32 Cliff Avril - Senior
45 Eugene Bright - Senior
49 Nickcaro Golding - Freshman
54 Jared Zwilling - Sophomore
70 Andrew Quintana - Freshman
71 Alex Magee - Junior
79 Jermaine Guynn - Junior
87 Mike McDonald - Senior
90 Ryan Baker - Junior
91 Preston Numa - Freshman
92 Mike Neal - Sophomore
93 Jeff Benjamin - RS Senior
94 Ryan Kerrigan - Freshman
95 Keyon Brown - Sophomore
97 - Freshman
98 Corey Chapman - Freshman
99 Nick Mondek - Freshman Linebackers
17 Josh Ferguson - RS Senior
22 Delos Bhatti - Senior
27 Kevin Green - Freshman
29 - Sophomore
36 Dan Bick - Senior
39 John Humphrey - Freshman
41 Brian Ellis - Junior
42 Anthony Heygood - Junior
46 Jeff Lindsay - Freshman
47 Mike Durrett - RS Senior
57 Tyler Haston - Freshman
59 Stanford Keglar - RS Senior
81 DeVarro Greaves - Freshman
Defensive Backs
2 Torri Williams - Junior
3 Frank Duong - Junior
4 Fabian Martin - Junior
5 Terrell Vinson - Senior
7 Brandon King - Sophomore
8 Keith Smith - Sophomore
10 Royce Adams - Sophomore
15 Charlton Williams - Freshman
19 Brandon Whittington - Junior
20 Brandon Erwin - Sophomore
23 Justin Scott - Senior
25 Paul Long - RS Senior
26 Aaron Lane - Senior
30 Joe Holland - Freshman
31 Josh McKinley - Freshman
35 David Pender - Sophomore
40 Jonte Lindsey - Senior
43 Adam Wolf - Sophomore Punters
11 Jared Armstrong - Senior Kickers
Game summaries [ ] Toledo [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Purdue
14
14 9 15
52
Toledo
7
7 0 10
24
Date: September 1Location: Glass Bowl , Toledo, Ohio
Eastern Illinois [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Eastern Illinois
3
0 3 0
6
• Purdue
17
14 7 14
52
Central Michigan [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Central Michigan
0
0 14 8
22
• Purdue
24
7 7 7
45
Date: September 15Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Minnesota [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Purdue
17
7 14 7
45
Minnesota
3
0 14 14
31
Date: September 22Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome , Minneapolis, Minnesota Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game weather: indoors (dome) Scoring summary 1 14:46 PUR Desmond Tardy 95-yard kickoff return (Chris Summers kick) PUR 7-0 1 4:46 PUR Kory Sheets 16-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Chris Summers kick)PUR 14-0 1 2:25 PUR Chris Summers 24-yard field goal PUR 17-0 1 1:14 MINN Joel Monroe 34-yard field goal PUR 17-3 2 14:51 PUR Cliff Avril 43-yard interception return (Chris Summers kick)PUR 24-3 3 13:18 MINN Duane Bennett 4-yard run (Joel Monroe kick) PUR 24-10 3 9:37 PUR Dorien Bryant 4-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Chris Summers kick)PUR 31-10 3 7:10 MINN Jay Thomas 1-yard run (Joel Monroe kick) PUR 31-17 3 3:27 PUR Kory Sheets 3-yard run (Chris Summers kick) PUR 38-17 4 14:09 MINN Eric Decker 15-yard pass from Adam Weber (Joel Monroe kick)PUR 38-24 4 12:53 PUR Dorien Bryant 16-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Chris Summers kick) PUR 45-24 4 8:50 MINN Adam Weber 2-yard run (Joel Monroe kick) PUR 45-31
Notre Dame [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Notre Dame
0
0 6 13
19
• Purdue
10
13 3 7
33
Date: September 29Location: Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Television network: ESPN Scoring summary Q1 10:45 PUR Summers 27 yard field goal PUR 3–0 Q1 5:49 PUR Sheets 1 yard run (Summers kick)PUR 10–0 Q2 11:54 PUR Summers 34 yard field goal PUR 13–0 Q2 4:46 PUR Bryant 11 yard pass from Painter (Summers kick)PUR 20–0 Q2 2:50 PUR Summers 26 yard field goal PUR 23–0 Q3 7:55 ND Carlson 5 yard pass from Clausen (kick failed)PUR 23–6 Q3 :28 PUR Summers 29 yard field goal PUR 26–6 Q4 12:43 ND Kamara 7 yard pass from Sharpley (kick failed) PUR 26–12 Q4 7:58 ND Tate 25 yard pass from Sharpley (Whitaker kick)PUR 26–19 Q4 5:33 PUR Keller 14 yard pass from Painter (Summers kick)PUR 33–19
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Ohio State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
14
3 3 3
23
Purdue
0
0 0 7
7
Date: October 6Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Michigan [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Purdue
7
0 0 14
21
• Michigan
17
14 3 14
48
Date: October 13Location: Michigan Stadium , Ann Arbor, Michigan
Iowa [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Iowa
3
0 3 0
6
• Purdue
7
7 7 10
31
Date: October 20Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Northwestern [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Northwestern
0
14 3 0
17
• Purdue
14
0 0 21
35
Date: October 27Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Penn State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Purdue
10
0 6 3
19
• Penn St
3
10 0 13
26
Date: November 3Location: Beaver Stadium , University Park, Pennsylvania
Michigan State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Michigan St
7
24 0 17
48
Purdue
0
21 3 7
31
Date: November 10Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Indiana [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Purdue
0
3 7 14
24
• Indiana
7
10 7 3
27
Date: November 17Location: Memorial Stadium , Bloomington, Indiana
Motor City Bowl [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Purdue
21
13 7 10
51
Central Michigan
6
7 28 7
48
Date: December 26Location: Ford Field , Detroit , Michigan
Boilermaker kicker Chris Summers hit a 40-yard field goal as time expired to defeat the Central Michigan Chippewas 51–48. Purdue Quarterback Curtis Painter passed for a Motor City Bowl record 546 yards, going 35-54 with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Kory Sheets led the Boilermakers in rushing with 12 attempts for 27 yards and 2 touchdowns. Painter's favorite target was Greg Orton who caught 9 passes for 136 yards and 1 touchdown. For Central Michigan, QB Dan LeFevour went 17–34 with 292 yards and 4 touchdowns and no interceptions. He also led the Chippewas in rushing with 33 attempts for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns. LeFevour's favorite target was Bryan Anderson who caught 7 passes for 129 yards and 3 touchdowns. During the 1st half it was all Boilermakers, with Purdue leading 34–13 at the break. In the 2nd half the Chippewas started their comeback. It started with a 76-yard pass from LeFevour to Antonio Brown to make it 34–20. The Boilermakers then scored again on a 19-yard pass from Painter to Jake Standeford to make it 41–20. The Chippewas then proceeded to score three unanswered touchdowns, a 10-yard pass to Anderson, and the two rushing touchdowns by LeFevour to tie the game. With 8:19 left in the 4th quarter, Purdue retook the lead on a 13-yard run by . With 1:09 left, LeFevour hit Anderson for 19 yards and a touchdown to tie it at 48. It would turn out that the Chippewas scored too quickly. Painter then led a drive full of short first down passes to the Chippewa 23, where Summers would kick his 40-yard walk-off field goal.
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