The 2008 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University

Purdue University

Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...

 in the Big Ten during the 2008–2009 college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 season. Joe Tiller

Joe Tiller

Joe Tiller is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wyoming from 1991 to 1996 and Purdue University from 1997 to 2008, compliling a career college football record of 126–92–1...

, in his 12th and final season at Purdue, was the team's head coach. The Boilermakers' home games were played at Ross-Ade Stadium

Ross-Ade Stadium

Ross–Ade Stadium is a stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. It is the home of the Purdue University Boilermakers football team.-History:...

 in West Lafayette, Indiana

West Lafayette, Indiana

As of the census of 2010, there were 29,596 people, 12,591 households, and 3,588 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,381.1 people per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 74.3% White, 17.3% Asian, 2.7% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.03% Pacific...

. They posted a losing record for the season, finishing in a ninth place tie in the Big Ten.

Schedule

Northern Colorado

Oregon

Kory Sheets rushed for an 80-yard touchdown for the Boilermakers and Matt Evensen kicked a 23-yard field goal for the Ducks. Chris Summers then kicked a 29-yard and a 38-yard field goals in the first quarter. Kory Sheets rush for 2 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter.

In the third quarter, Summers' punt was returned by Jairus Byrd for a 87-yard touchdown. Then LeGarrette Blount rushed for 5 yards for a touchdown to tie the score. Summers kicked a 27-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, but missed a field goal try to tie the game in regulation.

Both teams kicked a field goal in overtime, but the Boilermakers failed to score in the second overtime period. The Ducks scored a touchdown to win the game.

Central Michigan

Notre Dame

Irish quarterback Jimmy Clausen

Jimmy Clausen

James Richard "Jimmy" Clausen is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Panthers in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.-High school career:Clausen had an outstanding prep career...

 threw for a career-high 275 yards and three touchdowns and Notre Dame running backs ran for 201 yards in the 38-21 defeat over the Boilermakers. Purdue took a 7-0 lead on a Kory Sheets

Kory Sheets

Kory Gerren Sheets is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009...

 run, but Notre Dame countered with a 47-yard interception return for a touchdown by cornerback Robert J. Blanton. Purdue answered back when Aaron Valentin scored on a 3-yard pass from Curtis Painter to make the score 14-7. Clausen threw a touchdown pass to Golden Tate

Golden Tate

Golden H. Tate III is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football and college baseball at Notre Dame.-Early years:Tate was born in...

 to tie it 14-14 heading into half-time.

The Irish scored on their first two possessions of the second half to open a 28-14 lead. The Boilermakers cut the lead to 28-21 four plays later when Painter threw a pass that Desmond Tardy caught at the Notre Dame 30 and raced up the left sideline for a touchdown. The Irish answered immediately, however, when Clausen threw a 30-yard TD pass to David Grimes

David Grimes

David Michael Grimes is an American Football player who is currently a Free Agent. Grimes played wide receiver for Notre Dame.-Player profile:...

 on a fourth-and-7. The Boilermakers fell to 1-15 at Notre Dame Stadium

Notre Dame Stadium

Notre Dame Stadium is the home football stadium for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. The stadium is located on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, just north of the city of South Bend....

 since 1976. The loss also left Joe Tiller with a 5-7 record against the Irish. (Purdue had lost 11 straight to Notre Dame before Tiller arrived.)

Penn State

The Nittany Lions

Penn State Nittany Lions football

The Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the...

 defeated the Boilermakers 20-6, outgaining Purdue 422 to 241 in total offense.

Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark

Daryll Clark

Daryll Lawrence Clark is a football quarterback who is currently a member of the Chicago Rush. He was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League as an free agent in 2010. He played collegiately for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He is the Nittany Lions' all-time leader in...

 completed 18 of 26 passes for 226 yards and a ran for a touchdown on a quarterback sneak on 4th-and-goal in the second quarter for the first points of the game. Running back Evan Royster

Evan Royster

Evan Mathias Royster is an American football running back for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He played college football for Penn State. Royster was a three year starter and is the all-time leading rusher for the Nittany Lions...

 ran for 141 yards and a touchdown and also caught four balls for 53 yards.

Curtis Painter finished 13-for-22 for 112 yards but was replaced in the fourth quarter by backup Joey Elliott after throwing an interception to Nittany Lion safety Drew Astorino. Placekicker Chris Summers

Chris Summers (American football)

Christopher Clay Summers is a former NCAA college football placekicker and punter for Purdue University....

 missed all three of his kick attempts—two field goal attempts and an extra point attempt. Kory Sheets

Kory Sheets

Kory Gerren Sheets is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009...

' fourth quarter touchdown run was Purdue's first offensive touchdown against Penn State since 2005.

Ohio State

Purdue managed to keep Ohio State's offense out of the end zone with OSU's only touchdown coming from a blocked punt. While the Purdue defense shut down Ohio State's Terelle Pryor and Beanie Wells, Ohio State's defense shut down Purdue's high powered offense. Purdue did manage to cut the lead to 13-3 in the third, but an Ohio State field goal restored the lead to 13. Ohio State stopped a late Purdue chance to make things interesting to hold on for the win.

Northwestern

Minnesota

Michigan

Michigan State

Iowa

Indiana

To finish a mostly dismal season for Purdue, the Boilermakers blew out arch-rival Indiana to reclaim the Old Oaken Bucket in Joe Tiller's final game. The win produced the largest ever margin of victory in the Bucket series.

Team

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;">		Team	Opp
Scoring	296	301
Points per Game	24.7	25.1
First Downs	254	230
Rushing	93	116
Passing	139	97
Penalty	23	17
Total Offense	4493	4297
Avg per Play	5.0	5.2
Avg per Game	374.4	358.1
Fumbles-Lost	12-10	20-10
Penalties-Yards	60-484	76-603
Avg per Game	40.3	50.2

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"> Team Opp Punts-Yards 57-2106 55-2097   Avg per Punt 36.9 38.1 Time of Possession/Game 29:58 30:02 3rd Down Conversions 71/184 60/169 4th Down Conversions 15/29 10/21 Touchdowns Scored 37 36 Field Goals-Attempts-Long 13-21-53 17-25-49 PAT-Attempts 33-36 32-34 Attendance 396,915 356,534   Games/Avg per Game 7/56,702 5/71,307

Scores by quarter

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Kory Sheets Kory Sheets Kory Gerren Sheets is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009...	12	234	1185	54	1131	4.8	16	80	94.2
Justin Siller	9	60	240	73	167	2.8	2	20	18.6
Anthony Heygood	12	1	61	0	61	61.0	0	61	5.1
F. Halliburton	11	13	39	2	37	2.8	0	12	3.4
Dan Dierking	12	9	34	0	34	3.8	0	13	2.8
Ralph Bolden	8	16	31	3	28	1.8	0	9	3.5
Joey Elliott	3	7	26	13	13	1.9	1	7	4.3
Curtis Painter Curtis Painter Curtis Jeffrey Painter is a quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers.-High school career:...	10	44	120	110	10	0.2	0	19	1.0
Desmond Tardy	12	5	14	5	9	1.8	0	8	0.8
Chris Bennett	1	1	6	0	6	6.0	0	6	6.0
Keith Smith	12	1	4	0	4	4.0	0	4	0.3
TEAM	9	1	0	2	-2	-2.0	0	0	-0.2
Total	12	392	1760	262	1498	3.8	19	80	124.8
Opponents	12	466	2378	280	2098	4.4	17	75	174.8

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Curtis Painter Curtis Painter Curtis Jeffrey Painter is a quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers.-High school career:...	10	118.6	379-227-11	59.9	2400	13	79	240.0
Justin Siller	9	100.5	106-59-2	55.7	496	3	35	55.1
Joey Elliott	3	98.7	15-8-0	53.3	81	0	21	27.0
Desmond Tardy	12	125.6	2-1-0	50.0	18	0	18	1.5
TEAM
Total	12	114.2	502-295-13	58.8	2995	16	79	249.6
Opponents	12	115.0	359-202-10	56.3	2199	14	71	183.2

Receiving

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Greg Orton	12	69	720	10.4	5	43	60.0
Desmond Tardy	12	67	876	13.1	5	60	73.0
Keith Smith	12	49	486	9.9	2	31	40.5
Kory Sheets Kory Sheets Kory Gerren Sheets is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009...	12	37	253	6.8	1	25	21.1
B. Whittington	12	25	182	7.3	1	14	15.2
J. Wasikowski	12	13	89	6.8	0	18	7.4
Aaron Valentin	12	11	224	20.4	2	79	18.7
Joe Whitest	10	7	59	8.4	0	16	5.9
Ralph Bolden	8	3	18	6.0	0	10	2.2
Arsenio Curry	9	2	18	9.0	0	9	2.0
Roberto Mcbean	12	2	16	8.0	0	13	1.3
W. Gravesande	1	2	13	6.5	0	8	13.0
Colton McKey	10	2	9	4.5	0	6	0.9
F. Halliburton	11	2	8	4.0	0	7	0.7
Curtis Painter Curtis Painter Curtis Jeffrey Painter is a quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers.-High school career:...	10	1	18	18.0	0	18	1.8
Jeff Lindsay	12	1	8	8.0	0	8	0.7
Dan Dierking	12	1	2	2.0	0	2	0.2
Jared Zwilling	7	1	-4	-4.0	0	0	-0.6
Total	12	295	2995	10.2	16	79	249.6
Opponents	12	202	2199	10.9	14	71	183.2

Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense		Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
		Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-Yds	FF
Anthony Heygood	12	65	49	114	6.0-17	-	3	-	1-2	2.0	0	2	1-0	1	-
Torri Williams	12	54	29	83	0.5-1	-	6	-	2-29	14.5	0	29	1-0	2	-
Joe Holland	12	36	40	76	2.0-5	1.0-2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ryan Kerrigan	12	31	25	56	11.5-49	7.0-40	4	-	1-8	8.0	0	-	-	2	-
Brandon King	12	24	24	48	2.0-7	-	9	-	1-60	60.0	0	60	1-0	1	-
Frank Duong	9	30	11	41	2.0-8	-	2	-	1-58	58.0	1	58	1-0	2	-
Chris Carlino	12	12	24	36	0.5-2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-0	-	-
Dwight McLean	12	22	14	36	0.5-2	-	3	-	2-16	8.0	0	14	1-0	-	-
Mike Neal	12	18	15	33	10.0-51	5.5-39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Pender	12	24	8	32	1.0-2	-	12	-	1-0	0.0	0	-	-	-	-
Ryan Baker	12	21	10	31	11.0-26	1.5-6	-	-	1-4	4.0	0	-	1-0	-	-
Alex Magee	12	14	14	28	6.0-29	3.5-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-0	1	-
Royce Adams	12	15	3	18	1.0-1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Josh McKinley	8	11	6	17	1.0-3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jermaine Guynn	12	8	8	16	2.5-11	1.0-8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Keyon Brown	12	9	6	15	1.5-11	1.5-11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Gooden	12	11	3	14	4.0-15	2.0-12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
N. Golding	10	5	8	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dan Dierking	12	8	2	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	12	485	325	810	64-249	24-145	44	-	10-177	17.7	1	60	10-0	9	2
Opponents	12	517	279	796	68-246	24-148	48	-	13-206	15.8	1	47	10-39	7	2

Special teams

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Chris Summers Chris Summers (American football) Christopher Clay Summers is a former NCAA college football placekicker and punter for Purdue University....	50	1919	38.4	59	5	16	14	1	16	935	58.4	2	1
Carson Wiggs	6	187	31.2	38	1	1	5	0	41	2403	58.6	3	1
Total	57	2106	36.9	59	6	17	19	1	57	3338	58.6	5	2
Opponents	55	2097	38.1	59	9	16	14	2	61	3828	62.8	10	2

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Desmond Tardy	9	57	6.3	0	13	12	345	28.8	0	68
F. Halliburton	1	13	13.0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Conway	0	11	0.0	1	11	-	-	-	-	-
Kory Sheets Kory Sheets Kory Gerren Sheets is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009...	-	-	-	-	-	14	259	18.5	0	45
Aaron Valentin	-	-	-	-	-	16	411	25.7	0	64
Royce Adams	-	-	-	-	-	5	94	18.8	0	28
Kyle Adams	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	3.0	0	3
Total	11	85	7.7	1	13	48	1112	23.2	0	68
Opponents	18	300	16.7	3	87	48	938	19.5	0	68

Statistics as of 11/22/2008 taken from Purdue CSTV

2009 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Alex Magee Alex Magee Alex Magee is an American football defensive end who is currently a Free Agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft...	Defensive Tackle	3	67	Kansas City Chiefs 2009 Kansas City Chiefs season The 2009 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 50th season, and first with head coach Todd Haley at the helm. It was also the first season with Scott Pioli as the team's general manager. The Chiefs attempted to improve on their 2–14 record from 2008 with the third overall selection in the...
Curtis Painter Curtis Painter Curtis Jeffrey Painter is a quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers.-High school career:...	Quarterback	6	201	Indianapolis Colts 2009 Indianapolis Colts season The 2009 Indianapolis Colts season was the 57th season for the team in the National Football League and the 26th in Indianapolis. It was the first season since 2002 that the Colts did not have Tony Dungy on their coaching staff, due to his retirement from coaching...