2011 Purdue Boilermakers football team
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The 2011 Purdue Boilermakers football team represents 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 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season
2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level, began on Thursday, September 1, 2011...

. They play their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana
West Lafayette, Indiana
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 and are members of the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
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. It is Danny Hope
Danny Hope
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's third season as head coach. The Boilermakers finished 3rd in the Leaders Division, during the first year of division play in the Big Ten Conference.

Before the season

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
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 but lead the team in rushing yards back in 2009. Their running back depth will be tested, as the running back with the most amount of yards who was still had elgibility remaining, Al-Terek McBurse transferred out of Purdue. Rob Henry
Rob Henry (American football)
Robert Wayne "Rob" Henry, III is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers....

 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
Robert Marve
Robert Edward Marve is a quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was previously a member of the Miami Hurricanes football team from 2007 to 2008.-Early years:...

 and Caleb TerBush
Caleb TerBush
Caleb Stephen TerBush is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers, and is in his 4th season with the program....

. 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
Ryan Kerrigan
Patrick Ryan Kerrigan is an American football linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Redskins with the 16th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers.-Early years:Kerrigan attended Muncie Central High...

, who was selected in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft
2011 NFL Draft
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, 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 teams top 3 tacklers in 2010, Dwayne Beckford and Joe Holland. The secondary also returns all its starters, lead 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
2007 Purdue Boilermakers football team
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,...

.

Recruiting

Schedule

Roster

(as of 8/22/2011)


Quarterbacks
  • 9 Robert Marve
    Robert Marve
    Robert Edward Marve is a quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was previously a member of the Miami Hurricanes football team from 2007 to 2008.-Early years:...

     –
    Senior
  • 10 Sean Robinson – Sophomore
  • 14 Spencer Dawson – Senior
  • 15 Rob Henry
    Rob Henry (American football)
    Robert Wayne "Rob" Henry, III is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers....

     –
    Sophomore
  • 17 Austin Parker – Freshman
  • 19 Caleb TerBush
    Caleb TerBush
    Caleb Stephen TerBush is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers, and is in his 4th season with the program....

     –
    Junior


Wide receivers
  • 2 Justin Siller –
    Senior
  • 3 Wayne Gravesande –
    Senior
  • 4 O.J. Ross – Sophomore
  • 6 Gary Bush –
    Sophomore
  • 8 Raheem Mostert – Freshman
  • 12 Tommie Thomas –
    Junior
  • 13 Antavian Edison – Junior
  • 16 Dolapo Macarthy – Freshman
  • 17 Charles Torwudzo –
    Freshman
  • 27 T.J. Barbarette –
    Junior
  • 80 Zack Sigman – Junior
  • 83 Kurt Lichtenberg – Senior
  • 87 Shane Mikesky – Freshman


Offensive line
  • 51 Justin Kitchens –
    Sophomore
  • 52 Henry Lorenzen –
    Sophomore
  • 53 Dan Berry -
    Senior
  • 54 Jack La Boef -
    Freshman
  • 56 Eric McDaniel –
    Sophomore
  • 59 Cody Davis –
    Sophomore
  • 62 Nick Mondeck –
    Senior
  • 63 James Shepherd –
    Senior
  • 65 Austen Moret –
    Senior
  • 67 Peters Dray –
    Junior
  • 68 Dennis Kelly –
    Senior
  • 73 Ken Plue – Senior
  • 74 Connor Snapp –
    Sophomore
  • 75 Josh Davis –
    Freshman
  • 76 Rick Schmeig –
    Junior
  • 77 Matt Huene - Freshman
  • 78 Trevor Foy - Sophomore
 

Running backs
  • 11 Akeem Hunt – Freshman
  • 20 Gavin Roberts –
    Junior
  • 22 Sean Matti* –
    Senior
  • 23 Ralph Bolden –
    Junior
  • 24 Akeem Shavers – Junior
  • 25 Brandon Cottom – Freshman
  • 29 Doug Gentry – Freshman
  • 33 Reggie Pegram – Sophomore
  • 39 Devin Hill – Freshman


Fullbacks
  • 40 Derek Jackson -
    Junior
  • 46 Kurt Freytag -
    Sophomore
  • 48 Jared Crank -
    Senior


Tight ends
  • 81 Sterling Carter – Junior
  • 82 Crosby Wright –
    Junior
  • 84 Justin Sinz –
    Freshman
  • 85 Robert Kugler – Freshman
  • 86 Gabe Holmes –
    Sophomore
  • 88 Patrick Bade – Sophomore
 

Defensive line
  • 2 Gerald Gooden
    Gerald Gooden Jr.
    Gerald Gooden Jr. is a defensive end NCAA football player for Purdue Boilermakers football team.-High school career:Gerald Gooden Jr. attended Hooks High School in Hooks, Texas, where he followed the steps of players like Billy Sims, Jermiah Trotter, and Wilbert Brown to name a few retired NFL...

     –
    Senior
  • 49 Adam Brockman –
    Senior
  • 55 Brandon Taylor –
    Sophomore
  • 58 Robert Maci –
    Junior
  • 60 Brad Niemeier –
    Senior
  • 61 Ryan Isaac –
    Junior
  • 70 LaSalle Crooks –
    Junior
  • 84 Eric Mebane – Junior
  • 90 Bruce Gaston – Sophomore
  • 92 Calvin Smith –
    Sophomore
  • 93 Kawann Short –
    Junior
  • 95 Kevin Pamphile –
    Sophomore
  • 97 Michael Rouse III – Freshman
  • 99 Ryan Russell –
    Freshman


Linebackers
  • 3 Dwayne Beckford –
    Junior
  • 5 Antwon Higgs –
    Junior
  • 11 DeVarro Graves –
    Senior
  • 18 Nnamdi Ezenwa –
    Junior
  • 30 Joe Holland –
    Senior
  • 31 Armstead Williams – Freshman
  • 36 Zack Heiniger –
    Junior
  • 38 Mike Lee –
    Freshman
  • 39 Joe Gilliam –
    Freshman
  • 40 Collin Link –
    Freshman
  • 45 Will Lucas – Sophomore
  • 47 Chris Carlino –
    Senior
  • 57 Kaulana Judd – Junior
  • 89 Jalani Phillips – Freshman
  • 96 Alan Chase – Freshman
 

Defensive backs
  • 1 Normando Harris –
    Sophomore
  • 4 Taylor Richards - Freshman
  • 6 Frankie Williams - Freshman
  • 7 E.J. Johnson –
    Freshman
  • 10 Mike Eargle – Senior
  • 15 Charlton Williams -
    Senior
  • 21 Ricardo Allen – Sophomore
  • 22 Ishmael Aristide –
    Sophomore
  • 26 Antoine Lewis –
    Freshman
  • 28 Josh Johnson - Junior
  • 29 Chris Quinn - Junior
  • 32 Albert Evans - Senior
  • 34 Max Charlot - Junior
  • 35 Logan Link –
    Senior
  • 41 Sean Collins –
    Sophomore
  • 44 Landon Feichter -
    Freshman


Punters
  • 42 Cody Webster – Sophomore


Place kickers
  • 36 Robert Harris –
    Sophomore
  • 37 Carson Wiggs – Senior
  • 43 Sam McCartney – Freshman


Long snappers
  • 31 Kevin Ballinger –
    Senior
  • 50 Jesse Schmitt –
    Freshman

  • Sean Matti died on July 3, 2011. The team will wear his number 22 on their helmet in remembrance of Matti.

Depth chart

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at Purdue Alma Mater
Alma mater
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Danny Hope
Danny Hope
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Head Coach 3rd Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky University
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Gary Nord
Gary Nord
Gary Nord is an American football coach, currently serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coachfor the Purdue Boilermakers college football team...

 
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach 3rd Louisville
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...

Gary Emanuel Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach 2nd Plymouth State
Plymouth State University
Plymouth State University, formerly Plymouth State College, is a regional comprehensive university located in Plymouth, New Hampshire and part of the University System of New Hampshire....

J.B. Gibboney Special Teams Coordinator 3rd Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...

Cornell Jackson Running Backs Coach 3rd Sterling College
Sterling College (Kansas)
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Lou Anarumo Defensive Backs Coach 8th Wagner
Wagner College
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Shawn Clark Offensive Line Coach 3rd Appalachian State
Appalachian State University
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Donn Landholm Outside Linebackers Coach 3rd Wayne State
Wayne State University
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Phil Elmassian Inside Linebackers Coach 2nd (2nd stint) William & Mary
Patrick Higgins Wide Receivers Coach 1st William Penn
William Penn University
William Penn University is a private, liberal arts university in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. It was founded by members of the Religious Society of Friends in 1873 as Penn College...


Middle Tennessee State

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
0-0-0 First Meeting N/A

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.

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
Rob Henry (American football)
Robert Wayne "Rob" Henry, III is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers....

, and backup quarterback Robert Marve
Robert Marve
Robert Edward Marve is a quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was previously a member of the Miami Hurricanes football team from 2007 to 2008.-Early years:...

 was still not healthy from an ACL
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 injury. This lead to redshirt junor, Caleb TerBush
Caleb TerBush
Caleb Stephen TerBush is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers, and is in his 4th season with the program....

 making the first start of his career. TerBush had not played since 2009 when he was the backup to Joey Elliott
Joey Elliott
Joseph Preston Elliott is an American football quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Purdue....

, and he missed the 2010 season with academic problems.

The Blue Raiders got off to an early lead when Logan Kilgore found Malcolm Beyah for a 26-yard touchdown pass. Carson Wiggs would add 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
Caleb TerBush
Caleb Stephen TerBush is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers, and is in his 4th season with the program....

's rollout pass found Jared Crank for a 2-yard score. The touchdown pass was the first of TerBush's career. The Blue Raiders would respond 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 lead 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.

Rice

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
2-1-0 1998 Purdue, 21-19

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
Caleb TerBush
Caleb Stephen TerBush is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers, and is in his 4th season with the program....

 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. But Rice would score 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
Sam McGuffie
Samuel Terrence McGuffie is a college football running back for the Rice Owls. He played his freshman season at Michigan.-High school career:...

 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-yardline, 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 would remain stout 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 setup 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.

SE Missouri St.

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
0-0-0 First Meeting N/A

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 a 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
Robert Marve
Robert Edward Marve is a quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was previously a member of the Miami Hurricanes football team from 2007 to 2008.-Early years:...

, who was returning to action for the first time since the 4th game of 2010, when he left the game after tearing his ACL
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. Marve delievered 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
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 era high).

Notre Dame

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
26-54-2 2010 Notre Dame, 23-12


Minnesota

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
31-33-3 2010 Purdue, 28-17


Penn State

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
3-10-1 2008 Penn State, 6-20


Illinois

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
30-27-2 2010 Illinois, 44-10


Michigan

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
14-42-0 2010 Michigan, 27-16

Purdue scored its only points of the first half when Caleb TerBush
Caleb TerBush
Caleb Stephen TerBush is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers, and is in his 4th season with the program....

 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
Denard Robinson
Denard Xavier Robinson , nicknamed Shoelace, is an American football player who is playing his junior season for the 2011 Michigan Wolverines football team. He started at quarterback in all 13 games for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 2010...

, which was its fifth consecutive opening drive TD. In the second quarter, Michigan scored a safety when Mike Martin
Mike Martin (defensive lineman)
-University of Michigan:Martin had been a fan of Michigan football since childhood and gave his oral commitment to head coach Lloyd Carr during an official visit in 2007. When Carr retired after the 2007 season, Martin withdrew his oral commitment and was heavily recruited by both Notre Dame and...

 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
Fitzgerald Toussaint
Fitzgerald Toussaint is an American football running back. He is currently the starting running back for the 2011 Michigan Wolverines football team. He was a 2011 All-Big Ten honorable mention.-Early years:...

 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
Michael Shaw (American football)
Michael Shaw is an American football running back for the Michigan Wolverines football team.Shaw was raised and played high school football in Trotwood, Ohio. He played high school football with Roy Roundtree at Trotwood-Madison High School where his coach was longtime National Football League...

 ran in a TD from 37 yards out, which was followed by Robert Marve
Robert Marve
Robert Edward Marve is a quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was previously a member of the Miami Hurricanes football team from 2007 to 2008.-Early years:...

 throwing a 19-yard TD pass to O.J. Ross. With the win, Michigan's record against Purdue improved to 43–14.

Wisconsin

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
29-41-8 2010 Wisconsin, 34-13


Ohio State

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
13-38-2 2010 Ohio State, 49-0


Iowa

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
45-33-3 2008 Iowa, 22-17


Indiana

Overall Record Last Meeting Result
70-37-6 2010 Indiana, 34-31


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