2009 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2009 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2009 record	5–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Danny Hope (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Nord (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Donn Landholm (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	5 Joey Elliott Mike Neal Jason Werner Torri Williams Jared Zwilling
Home stadium	Ross-Ade Stadium (Capacity: 62,500)

2009 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#5 Ohio State $		7	–	1					11	–	2
#7 Iowa %		6	–	2					11	–	2
#9 Penn State		6	–	2					11	–	2
#16 Wisconsin		5	–	3					10	–	3
Northwestern		5	–	3					8	–	5
Michigan State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Purdue		4	–	4					5	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	5					6	–	7
Illinois		2	–	6					3	–	9
Michigan		1	–	7					5	–	7
Indiana		1	–	7					4	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. It was Danny Hope's first season as head coach following the retirement of Joe Tiller.^[1] The Boilermakers finished the season 5–7 (4–4 Big Ten).

Key roster returns

Offense

• Jared Zwilling - Center
• Ken Plue - Right Guard
• Aaron Valentin - Wide Receiver
• Keith Smith - Wide Receiver
• Kyle Adams - Tight End

Defense

• Torri Williams - Free Safety
• Brandon King - Cornerback
• David Pender - Cornerback
• Dwight McLean - Safety
• Ryan Kerrigan - Defensive End
• Chris Carlino - Mid Linebacker
• Joe Holland - Outside Linebacker
• Mike Neal - Defensive End

Key roster losses

Offense

• Curtis Painter - Quarterback
• Cory Benton - Center
• Kory Sheets - Running Back
• Jordan Grimes - Offensive Tackle
• Greg Orton - Wide Receiver

Defense

• Alex Magee - Defensive End
• Eugene Bright - Defensive Tackle
• Anthony Heygood - Middle Linebacker
• Ryan Baker - Defensive End

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:00 PM	Toledo*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 52–31	47,551[2]
September 12	10:15 PM[3]	at Oregon*		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	FSN[3]	L 36–38	57,772[4]
September 19	12:00 PM	Northern Illinois*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 21–28	53,240[5]
September 26	8:00 PM	Notre Dame*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Battle for the Shillelagh Trophy)	ESPN	L 21–24	59,082[6]
October 3	12:00 PM	Northwestern		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 21–27	47,163[7]
October 10	12:00 PM	at Minnesota		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	L 20–35	50,805[8]
October 17	12:00 PM	No. 7 Ohio State		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 26–18	50,404[9]
October 24	12:00 PM	Illinois		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Battle for the Purdue Cannon)	ESPN2	W 24–14	47,349[10]
October 31	12:00 PM	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN2	L 0–37	79,920[11]
November 7	12:00 PM	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 38–36	108,543[12]
November 14	12:00 PM	Michigan State		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 37–40	48,408[13]
November 21	3:30 PM	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket Game)	BTN	W 38–21	48,607[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total Toledo 0 14 7 10 31 • Purdue 14 17 14 7 52 Date: September 5 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 47,551 Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (BTN): Craig Coshun (Play-by-play), Rod Woodson (Color) & Larra Overton (Sideline)

Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 7 10 7 12 36 • Oregon 10 7 14 7 38 Date: September 12 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR Game start: 10:15 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 57,772 Referee: Jack Folliard TV announcers (FSN): Barry Tompkins (Play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (Color) & Michael Eaves (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:19 ORE Morgan Flint 28-yard field goal ORE 3-0 1 8:17 PUR Jaycen Taylor 5-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) PUR 7-3 1 6:10 ORE Andre Crenshaw 2-yard run (Morgan Flint kick) ORE 10-7 2 14:30 PUR Ralph Bolden 19-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) PUR 14-10 2 4:04 ORE Walter Thurmond III 18-yard interception return (Morgan Flint kick) ORE 17-14 2 0:00 PUR Carson Wiggs 23-yard field goal Tied 17-17 3 8:24 PUR Ralph Bolden 1-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) PUR 24-17 3 5:06 ORE Bryan Littlejohn 28-yard fumble return (Morgan Flint kick) Tied 24-24 3 1:51 ORE Jeremiah Masoli 15-yard run (Morgan Flint kick) ORE 31-24 4 13:46 PUR Ralph Bolden 22-yard pass from Joey Elliot (kick blocked) ORE 31-30 4 6:42 ORE Kenjon Barner 21-yard run (Morgan Flint kick) ORE 38-30 4 1:01 PUR Aaron Valentin 15-yard pass from Keith Smith (pass failed) ORE 38-36

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Northern Illinois 0 21 7 0 28 Purdue 7 0 7 7 21 Date: September 19 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 53,240 Referee: Alex Kemp TV announcers (BTN): Craig Coshun (Play-by-play), Rod Woodson (Color) & Larra Overton (Sideline)

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total • Notre Dame 3 14 0 7 24 Purdue 7 0 0 14 21 Date: September 26 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 59,082 Referee: Pat Garvey TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (Color) & Erin Andrews (Sideline)

Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total • Northwestern 3 13 3 8 27 Purdue 14 7 0 0 21 Date: October 3 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 47,163 Referee: Todd Geerlings TV announcers (BTN): Ari Wolfe (Play-by-play), Anthony Herron (Color) & Tony McGee (Sideline)

Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 10 3 0 7 20 • Minnesota 0 14 21 0 35 Date: October 10 Location: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 50,805 Referee: Ron Torbert TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward (Play-by-play) & Ray Bentley (Color)

Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio St 7 0 0 11 18 • Purdue 3 6 14 3 26 Date: October 17 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 50,404 Referee: Bill LeMonnier TV announcers (BTN): Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-play), Chris Martin (Color) & Rebecca Haarlow (Sideline)

Purdue scored first with a field goal in the first quarter, but Ohio State made it 7-3 with a Pryor run for a touchdown. The second quarter was all Purdue with Boilermakers making two field goals to put them up it a 9-7 halftime. In the second half Purdue was finally able to find the end zone with two Joey Elliot touchdown passes to Valentin, making it a commanding 23-7 lead for the Boilermakers. In the fourth quarter both teams traded field goals with the score now 26-10. Purdue, however, was forced to punt midway through the fourth quarter and Ohio State quickly drove down the field to score a touchdown with a pass from Pryor to Posey, with Pryor running it in the two-point conversion. The next drive, Purdue went three and out and it seemed the momentum had shifted and Ohio State had come alive, but with a sack of Pryor and a denial of a fourth down, Purdue had the ball. After seemingly stopping Purdue, a crucial facemask penalty by the Buckeyes allowed the Boilermakers to run out the clock. This was the first time Ohio State had lost to a team that had finished the season with a losing record since a loss at Penn State in 2001.

Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total Illinois 7 0 7 0 14 • Purdue 7 14 3 0 24 Date: October 24 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:%5 Game attendance: 47,349 Referee: Ron Torbert TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward (Play-by-play) & Ray Bentley (Color)

Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 0 0 0 0 0 • Wisconsin 7 17 10 3 37 Date: October 31 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 79,920 Referee: Dennis Lipski TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward (Play-by-play) & Ray Bentley (Color)

Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 10 0 21 7 38 Michigan 10 14 6 6 36 Date: November 7 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 108,543 Referee: Todd Geerlings TV announcers (BTN): Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-play), Chris Martin (Color) & Charissa Thompson (Sideline) Source: ESPN.com

Scoring summary 1 13:15 PUR Ralph Bolden 35-yard pass from Joey Elliott (Carson Wiggs kick) PUR 7-0 1 10:53 MICH Brandon Minor 29-yard run (Jason Olesnavage kick) Tied 7-7 1 7:42 PUR Carson Wiggs 41-yard field goal PUR 10-7 1 6:02 MICH Jason Olesnavage 51-yard field goal Tied 10-10 2 14:52 MICH Brandon Minor 55-yard run (Jason Olesnavage kick) MICH 17-10 2 8:41 MICH Roy Roundtree 43-yard pass from Tate Forcier (Jason Olesnavage kick) MICH 24-10 3 13:38 PUR Ralph Bolden 19-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) MICH 24-17 3 11:42 MICH Tate Forcier 6-yard run (kick failed) MICH 30-17 3 5:13 PUR Ralph Bolden 10-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) MICH 30-24 3 5:04 PUR Cortez Smith 54-yard pass from Joey Elliott (Carson Wiggs kick) PUR 31-30 4 10:28 PUR Joey Elliott 8-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) PUR 38-30 4 2:10 MICH Brandon Minor 1-yard run (run failed) PUR 38-36

In the first quarter, Purdue scored first with a 35-yard TD catch by Ralph Bolden. Michigan tied the score with a 29-yard TD run by Brandon Minor. Purdue retook the lead with a 41-yard field goal by Carson Wiggs. Michigan tied the score soon after with a 51-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Michigan scored 2 touchdowns: a 55-yard rush by Brandon Minor, and a 43-yard catch by Ray Roundtree, giving the Wolverines a 14-point advantage at halftime.

However, Michigan would collapsed in the second half. In the third quarter, Purdue's Ralph Bolden scored his second TD of the game with a 19-yard run. Michigan QB Forcier responded with a 6-yard TD run, but the point after touchdown attempt failed. Ralph Bolden scored his third touchdown of the day soon after with a 10-yard rush. In the ensuing kickoff, Purdue made an on-side kick and recovered the ball by catching the Wolverines off guard. In the next play, Purdue's Cortez Smith caught a 54-yard TD pass and Purdue re-took the lead 31-30 after the extra point attempt was completed. In the fourth quarter, Purdue QB Joey Elliot ran in an 8-yard TD. Michigan's Minor then ran in a TD from 1-yard out. The Wolverines attempted to tie the game but Forcier failed to reach the end zone on a two-point conversion after being sacked by Ryan Kerrigan, sealing the victory for the Boilermakers. It was Purdue's first win in Michigan Stadium since 1966.

Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan State 7 10 6 17 40 Purdue 10 10 7 10 37 Date: November 14 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 48,408 Referee: Dave Witvoet TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Chris Spielman (Sideline)

Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 14 7 10 7 38 Indiana 0 7 7 7 21 Date: November 21 Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 48,607 Referee: Ron Torbert TV announcers (BTN): Craig Coshun (Play-by-play), Anthony Herron (Color) & Mark Campbell (Sideline)

After the season

2010 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Mike Neal	Defensive Tackle	2	56	Green Bay Packers

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