Purdue Boilermakers 2017 Football Game Notes 279 NFL Draft Picks | 51 All-American Selections 16 College Football Hall of Famers | 8 Big Ten Championships Purdue (0-0, 0-0 B1G) vs. Louisville (0-0, 0-0 ACC) Twitter: @BoilerFootball Twitter: @UofLFootball Head Coach: Jeff Brohm Head Coach: Bobby Petrino Record at Purdue: 0-0 Record at Louisville: 67-22 Overall Record: 30-10 Overall Record: 109-43 Record vs. Louisville: 0-0 Record vs. Purdue: 0-0 Gameday Information Team Comparison }Schedule and Results } } P/O Date Sept. 2 Category (2016 Stats) Purdue Louisville Date Rank Opponent TV Time/Result Kickoff Time 7:30 p.m. ET Pts/Gm 24.6 42.5 S2 -/16 vs. Louisville* Fox 7:30 p.m. Location Indianapolis Opp Pts/Gm 38.2 23.8 S8 Ohio FS1 8 p.m. Venue (Capacity) Lucas Oil Stadium (70,000) Rush Yds/Gm 96.2 242.2 S16 at Missouri SECN 4 p.m. Television Fox Pass Yds/Gm 294.9 290.5 S23 Michigan^ TBA 3:30/4 p.m. Play-by-Play Tim Brando Total Def/Gm 445.8 322.2 O7 Minnesota TBA TBA Analysts Spencer Tillman Returning Starters O/D 5/8 5/9 O14 at Wisconsin TBA TBA Sideline Holly Sonders O21 at Rutgers TBA Noon Radio Purdue Sports Properties }Returning Stat Leaders (2016) O28 Nebraska TBA TBA Talent Tim Newton, Pete Quinn, Kelly Kitchel PASSING N4 Illinois TBA TBA XM | Sirius | Internet 119 | 196 | 958 #11 David Blough #8 Lamar Jackson N11 at Northwestern TBA TBA 295-517, 3,352 yards, 230-409, 3,543 yards, N18 at Iowa TBA TBA 25 TDs, 21 INTs 30 TDs, 9 INTs SETTING THE SCENE N25 Indiana TBA TBA RUSHING All times Eastern • The Jeff Brohm era of Purdue football officially #8 Markell Jones #8 Lamar Jackson *Game played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis begins as the Boilermakers face No. 16 Louisville. 153 rush, 616 yards, 260 rush, 1,571 yards, ^Homecoming • The Brohms - Jeff, Brian (co-offensive 4 TDs, 4.0 ypc 21 TDs, 6.0 ypc }social Media coordinator/QBs) and Greg (Executive Director RECEIVING of Administration and Operations/Chief of #88 Cole Herdman #9 Jaylen Smith Facebook Facebook.com/PurdueFootball 35 rec., 344 yards, 27 rec., 599 yards, Twitter | Instagram @BoilerFootball Staff) - open against their alma mater. Jeff was a Hashtags #BoilerUp | #LetsPlayFootball 3 TDs, 9.8 ypr 6 TDs, 22.2 ypr quarterback for the Cardinals from 1989 through DEFENSE 1993 and through for nearly 5,500 yards. Greg #21 Markus Bailey #99 James Hearns }Purdue Football Quick Facts was a wide receiver at Louisville from 1988 to 1992 97 tkls, 6.0 TFL, 43 tkls, 11.0 TFL, Location West Lafayette, Ind. and hauled in more than 700 receiving yards. Brian 4 INTs 8.0 sacks, 5 FF Founded 1869 was the quarterback for the Cardinals from 2004 }NCAA TEAm Ranks (2016) Conference Big Ten through 2007 and threw for nearly 11,000 yards. Colors Old Gold and Black • The game is Purdue’s first neutral site game since Purdue Louisville Rushing Offense 125 13 Nickname Boilermakers Sept. 13, 2014 when the Boilermakers played No. President Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. Passing Offense 21 23 Athletics Director Mike Bobinski 11 Notre Dame at Lucas Oil Stadium. Total Offense 80 3 Head Coach (Year) Jeff Brohm (1st) • The game will be televised on Fox with Tim Brando, Scoring Offense 101 6 Alma Mater Louisville (1989) Spencer Tillman and Holly Sonders on the call. Assistant Coaches: Rushing Defense 115 12 Brian Brohm (Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs) SERIES HISTORY Pass Efficiency Defense 99 51 Nick Holt (Co-Defensive Coordinator/LBs) Total Defense 91 14 • Purdue and Louisville have faced just once before Scoring Defense 117 31 Tony Levine (Special Team Coordinator/Co-OC/TEs) with the teams walking away with a 22-22 Anthony Poindexter (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary) JaMarcus Shephard (Passing Game Coordinator/WRs) stalemate Sept. 19, 1987 in Ross-Ade Stadium. Net Punting 59 17 Chris Barclay (Running Backs) • Purdue set the school record for rushing yards Punt Returns 70 60 Derrick Jackson (Cornerbacks) allowed, as the Boilermakers held the Cardinals to Kickoff Returns 75 71 Turnover Margin 128 107 Reggie Johnson (Defensive Line) -31 rushing yards on 20 attempts. It is the most Time of Possession 73 87 Dale Williams (Offensive Line) recent time a Purdue team has held an opponent to negative rushing yards. Purdue and Louisville rankings are among }Postgame Media Info • Louisville took a 14-3 lead into the half behind a the 128 FBS teams from 2016. The Purdue locker room will remain closed pair of Rodney Knighton touchdown receptions following all football games. Media should from Jay Gruden. request players through Matt Rector of the • Purdue quarterback Doug Downing answered Purdue Athletics Communications staff during the with a pair of touchdown passes in the third fourth quarter. quarter - one to Calvin Williams and another to Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm and four selected Brad Schumacher - but the Boilermakers failed to players will be available in the designated media convert either two-point attempt. room. Assistant coaches will not be available. • After a 1-yard touchdown run from Purdue’s Brohm will speak at the podium first, then Darren Myles, which gave the Boilermakers a 22-14 players will be made available around the room. lead with 11:37 to play, Gruden threw his third touchdown pass of the game to tie the score with }Athletics Communications 8:46 to play. SID Contact Matt Rector • The Boilermakers had possession for 38:46 and Office | Cell 765.494.3196 | 765.237.1330 Email [email protected] outgained the Cardinals 354-235, but walked away Secondary Contact Matthew Staudt with the tie. Office | Cell 765.496.7842 | 765.414.1984 • It was Purdue’s first home game under head coach Email [email protected] Fred Akers. Website PurdueSports.com PurdueSports.com | @BoilerFootball | #BoilerUp 1 2017 PURDUE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - vs. LOUISVILLE
}media Availability (all times Eastern; contact Matt Rector for teleconference number and other information) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
11 a.m. 1:20 p.m. After Practice After Practice No availability GAME DAY No availability Jeff Brohm press Jeff Brohm on B1G Defensive assistants Jeff Brohm 7:30 p.m. conference and Conference Call and six selected Purdue vs. Louisville teleconference in defensive players Mackey Arena media After Practice Postgame room Offensive assistants and 6 p.m. Jeff Brohm and four six selected offensive Jeff Brohm on requested players in players “Purdue Football the interview room Show” at Stacked Pickle }Head Coach Jeff Brohm } Brohm’s Louisville Connections • Jeff Brohm was named the 36th head coach of Brohm at Western Kentucky With Louisville Head Coach Bobby Petrino the Boilermakers on Dec. 5, 2016, becoming • Brohm came to the Boilermakers Team Petrino Brohm Year(s) the first signal caller to lead the Cradle of from Western Kentucky, where he WKU HC Asst. HC/OC/QBs 2013 Quarterbacks in nearly half a century. compiled a remarkable 30-10 overall Louisville HC QBs 2003-06 • Brohm, who played collegiately at Louisville and record (.750 winning percentage), for seven seasons in the National Football League, including a 19-5 Conference USA With Louisville Co-OC/OLine Coach Mike Summers is widely regarded as one of the most innovative mark (.792), from 2014 to 2016. Team Summers Brohm Year(s) offensive masterminds in college football. • The Hilltoppers were league Louisville OLine QBs 2013 champions in 2015 and 2016, the Brohm FBS Rankings (at Western Kentucky) school’s first back-to-back titles as an With Louisville QB Coach Nick Petrino Category 2014 2015 2016 FBS member. Team Petrino Brohm Year(s) Total Offense 4 9 5 • They won the 2014 Bahamas Bowl (49-48 over WKU QB Student Asst. Asst. HC/OC/QBs 2013 Total Touchdowns 5 3 1 Central Michigan) and the 2015 Miami Beach Points Per Game 6 3 1 Bowl (45-35 over Miami, Fla.), as well as the 2016 With Louisville DLine Coach L.D. Scott Passing Yards Per Game 2 4 5 Boca Raton Bowl (51-31 over Memphis under Team Scott Brohm Year(s) Yards Per Play 4 3 1 interim head coach Nick Holt). WKU DLine Asst. HC/OC/QBs 2013 First Down Offense 6 8 6 • Western Kentucky was ranked No. 24 in the final Passing Efficiency 3 1 3 2015 Associated Press poll. • Under Brohm, the Hilltoppers averaged 44.6 With Louisville Inside LBs Coach Cort Dennison points, 356.6 passing yards and 526.2 yards of Team Dennison Brohm Year(s) Brohm’s Offense (at Western Kentucky) WKU Def. GA Asst. HC/OC/QBs 2013 Category 2014 2015 2016 total offense per game over three seasons. Total Offense Per Game 534.6 526.4 523.1 • Their starting quarterbacks completed 69.2 percent of their passes and threw 131 With Louisville RB Coach Kolby Smith Points Per Game 44.4 44.3 45.5 Team Smith Brohm Year(s) Passing Yards Per Game 374.3 372.2 336.8 touchdowns with merely 25 interceptions. • Western Kentucky broke more than 75 school WKU RBs Asst. HC/OC/QBs 2013 Rushing Yards Per Game 160.3 154.1 186.4 Louisville RB (player) QBs 2003-06 Yards Per Play 7.05 7.23 7.65 offensive records since 2013, when Brohm served as assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and } Purdue-Louisville Staff Connections Brohm’s Offense is No. 1 Nationally In... quarterbacks coach. • Most games scoring 50+ points (16) since 2014 Purdue Staff Who Has Been at Louisville • Most games scoring 40+ points (28) since 2014 Brohm’s Coaching Career Coach Position Year(s) • Most plays of 20+ yards (287) since 2014 Team Position Year(s) Brian Brohm QB (player) 2004-07 • Passing yards by single QB in 2014 (4,830) Purdue Head Coach 2017- Nick Holt Defensive Line 1998-2000 • Passing TDs by single QB in 2014 (49) Western Kentucky Head Coach 2014-16 Tony Levine ST Coord/Outside LBs 2004-05 • Team completion percentage in 2015 (.718) Western Kentucky Asst. HC/OC/QBs 2013 Reggie Johnson Linebackers 2004-07 • Team passing efficiency in 2015 (177.4) UAB OC/Quarterbacks 2012 Defensive Line 2003 • Passing yards by single QB in 2015 (5,055) Illinois Quarterbacks 2010-11 Graduate Assistant 1997-98 • Passing TDs by single QB in 2015 (48) Florida Atlantic Quarterbacks 2009 Defensive Lineman (player) 1987-90 • Rushing TDs by single player in 2016 (27) Louisville Asst. HC/OC 2008 Kevin Wolthausen LBs/DL/Co-DC 2003-06 Louisville Asst. HC/Passing Game 2007 Greg Brohm Director of Ops 2004-08 Brohm’s Playing Career Louisville Quarterbacks 2003-06 Wide Receiver (player) 1988-92 • He was a three-year starter at Louisville, playing Louisville Fire (af2) Head Coach 2002 for the Cardinals from 1989 to 1993. Other Connections • He still ranks sixth in program history in More On Brohm • Louisville director of on-campus recruiting Pete touchdown passes (38), seventh in total offense • Brohm was a standout player at Trinity High Nochta was an offensive graduate assistant in (5,410), eighth in completion percentage (.562), School in Louisville, Kentucky. charge of the tight ends at Purdue in 2012. eighth in passing yards (5,451), eighth in passing • He won the Kentucky Mr. Football Award as a • Purdue director of player personnel Don efficiency (129.97), ninth in passing attempts senior in 1988 while leading the Shamrocks to a Dunn was the defensive line coach at Western (715) and ninth in completions (402). state championship and undefeated season. Kentucky in 2013 when now-Louisville defensive • Brohm was voted the team’s Most Valuable Player • Brohm was named the Kentucky High School line coach L.D. Scott was the defensive ends as a junior and senior, and his number 11 became Player of the Decade for the 1980s and was coach there. Scott worked extensively with part of Louisville’s Ring of Honor in 2006. inducted into the Kentucky High School Athletic Dunn. • Brohm still has the 11th longest touchdown pass Association Hall of Fame in 2014. • Louisville co-offensive coordinator and wide in school with an 80-yard strike to Ralph Dawkins • A native of Louisville, Brohm (born April 24, receivers coach Lonnie Galloway was at Wake vs. Texas in 1993. 1971) earned his bachelor’s degree in business Forest as the passing game coordinator and wide • Brohm threw 20 touchdown passes in 1993, administration in 1994. receivers coach in 2011 and 2012. In 2011, he which is tied for 10th most in a single season. • He and his wife, Jennifer, have a son, Brady, and a worked with now-Purdue running backs coach • Brohm played in the NFL with the San Diego daughter, Brooke. Chris Barclay, who was then an offensive Chargers (1994), Washington Redskins (1995- • Jeff is one of four family members to be a football graduate assistant. In 2012, he worked with 96), San Francisco 49ers (1997-98), Tampa Bay letterwinner at Louisville, along with his father, now-Purdue cornerbacks coach Derrick Jackson Buccaneers (1998), Denver Broncos (1999) and Oscar (quarterback 1966-69), and brothers, Greg in Winston-Salem. Jackson was the outside Cleveland Browns (2000). (wide receiver 1989-92) and Brian (quarterback linebackers coach for the Deamon Deacons that • In eight career games - all with the 49ers - he 2004-07). year. completed 37-of-58 passes (63.8 percent) for 353 • The Brohm family, including mother, Donna, • Purdue passing game coordinator and wide yards with one touchdown and one interception. and sister, Kim, was inducted into the Louisville receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard was an • His best game came Oct. 27, 1996, when he Catholic Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. offensive analyst under Bobby Petrino at completed 19-of-30 passes for 176 yards and a Western Kentucky in 2013. touchdown to lead San Francisco to a 10-9 win “Early on we identified (Jeff Brohm) as the • Nick Holt was the defensive coordinator and over the Houston Oilers. coach that we felt was best equipped to lead linebackers coach under Petrino at Western • In 2001, Brohm played in the XFL for the Orlando Purdue football to great success in the years Kentucky in 2013. 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} Where are they? ON THIS DATE: SEPT. 2 INDIANAPOLIS OPENERS • The Boilermakers are 4-0 all-time in games played • Purdue has opened the season in Indianapolis IN THE PRESS BOX on Sept. 2, with the most recent win coming in twice previously. 2006 over the Indiana State Sycamores. • On Sept. 8, 1984, the Boilermakers defeated • Purdue is 1-0 against ranked opponents on Sept. eighth-ranked Notre Dame 23-21 in the 2, with a victory at No. 23 West Virginia in 1995. dedication game of the Hoosier Dome. • Junior defensive end Don Baldwin secured the Year Opponent Result win when he intercepted a Steve Beuerlein screen 2006 Indiana State W 60-35 pass at the Notre Dame 35-yard line with 2:25 2001 at Cincinnati W 19-14 remaining. 2000 Central Michigan W 48-0 • Purdue had 12 players on the field, which would 1995 at #23 West Virginia W 26-24 have nullified the interception, but the referees Brian Brohm Nick Holt failed to notice. Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Linebackers PURDUE HEAD COACH DEBUTS • Junior quarterback Jim Everett, who was named • Jeff Brohm’s Purdue debut is Sept. 2 against No. Purdue’s starter the day before the game, 16 Louisville. completed 20 of 28 passes for 255 yards and two • It is just the second time a new Purdue head touchdowns to earn “Sports Illustrated” National coach will open against a ranked opponent. Offensive Player of the Week honors. • Take a look at how Purdue’s 35 other full-time • The inaugural Purdue football game ever head coaches have done in their first game played was on Oct. 29, 1887, against Butler leading the Boilermakers. College at Athletic Park in the northern part of the capital city. Date Coach Opponent Result • Leading up to that game, Purdue called for Derrick Jackson 8/31/2013 Darrell Hazell at Cincinnati L 7-42 volunteers to form its team. A 23-year-old by Cornerbacks 9/5/2009 Danny Hope Toledo W 52-31 the name of Albert Berg, who lived across the 9/6/1997 Joe Tiller at Toledo L 22-36 Wabash River, was chosen as coach because it ON THE SIDELINES 9/7/1991 Jim Colletto Eastern Mich. W 49-3 was believed he had some knowledge of the 9/12/1987 Fred Akers at #12 Wash. L 10-28 game from his days as a student at Princeton. 9/11/1982 Leon Burtnett Stanford L 14-35 • He was hired at the rate of $1 per lesson. But 9/10/1977 Jim Young at Mich. State L 14-19 Berg was a deaf mute, brought on by childhood 9/15/1973 Alex Agase at Wisconsin W 14-13 spinal meningitis, and he had merely one week to 9/19/1970 Bob DeMoss Texas Christian W 15-0 prepare the squad of 12 men. 9/29/1956 Jack Mollenkopf Missouri W 16-7 • No wonder Butler, which had organized its first 9/27/1947 Stu Holcomb at Wisconsin L 14-32 team a year earlier, won 48-6. The game was 9/23/1944 Cecil Isbell at Great Lakes L 18-27 described by author and playwright George 9/26/1942 Elmer Burnham Fordham L 7-14 Ade — an 1887 Purdue graduate — as “a low Jeff Brohm Tony Levine 9/25/1937 Mal Edward Butler W 33-7 comedy reproduction of the Custer massacre at Head Coach Special Teams Coordinator/ 10/4/1930 Noble Kizer Baylor W 20-7 Little Big Horn.” Co-Offensive Coordinator/ 10/7/1922 Jim Phelan Milliken W 10-0 Tight Ends 10/1/1921 William Dietz Wabash L 0-9 COACHES TO WEAR AFCA PATCHES 10/26/1918 Butch Scanlon DePauw L 7-9 • For games from Aug. 31 through Sept. 3, 336 10/7/1916 Cleo O’Donnell DePauw W 13-0 college football coaching staffs, including Purdue, 10/4/1913 Andy Smith Wabash W 26-0 from all four NCAA divisions will wear American 10/8/1910 Bill Horr Wabash L 0-3 Football Coaches Association (AFCA) patches on 10/3/1908 Frederick Speik at Chicago L 0-39 their shirts to bring awareness of and promote 10/12/1907 Leigh Turner Wabash L 0-2 the association. 10/20/1906 Myron Witham at Chicago L 0-39 • The AFCA was founded in 1922 and currently 9/23/1905 Albert Hernstein WPHS W 33-0 has more than 12,000 members around the 9/26/1903 Oliver Cutts Englewood H.S. W 34-0 world ranging from the high school level to the Anthony Poindexter JaMarcus Shephard 9/27/1902 Charles Best Franklin W 56-0 professional ranks. According to its constitution, Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Passing Game Coordinator/ 10/8/1898 Alpha Jamison Alumni L 0-6 the AFCA was formed, in part, to “maintain the Secondary Wide Receivers 10/2/1897 William Church Illinois State W 28-0 highest possible standards in football and in the 10/3/1896 S.M. Hammond Greer W 36-0 coaching profession” and to “provide a forum for 10/14/1893 David Balliet Indiana W 64-0 the discussion and study of all matters pertaining 10/24/1891 Knowlton Ames at Wabash W 44-0 to football.” 10/18/1890 Clinton Hare at Chicago AU L 6-10 • The association has the Amway Coaches Poll, 11/16/1889 George Reisner DePauw W 34-10 powered by USA TODAY Sports, and its first Top 10/29/1887 Albert Berg at Butler L 6-48 25 poll came in 1950, 15 years after it started RECORD: 18-17 selecting a National Coach of the Year. • The association also honors Regional Coaches of SEASON OPENERS the Year and Assistant Coaches of the Year in all Chris Barclay Reggie Johnson • Purdue boasts a 76-47-6 record in season- five of the four-year collegiate divisions. Running Backs Defensive Line opening games. • On the player side, the AFCA began selecting Others in the Press Box • The Boilermakers have won 14 of their last 18 an All-America Team in 1945 and now has first Quality Control season openers. and second teams for all five of the four-year Dan Rowe - Defense • The Boilermakers’ most common season-opening collegiate divisions. Ryan Wallace - Sp. Tms/Offense opponents are Wabash (10 times, last 1925); • The association also honors student-athletes for Kevin Wolthausen - Sp. Tms/Defense DePauw (7 times, last 1928); Notre Dame (7 their community service with the Allstate AFCA times, last 1984); and Washington (6 times, last Good Works Team. Graduate Assistants Joe Montag - Defense 1990). Justin Sinz - Offense Dale Williams Offensive Line
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}Quarterback David Blough PURDUE CAREER LISTS »Top Passing Games - Yardage »Opening-Day Starters »Completions 458 - vs. Iowa, 10/15/2016 2016: David Blough, So. 1. Drew Brees (1997-2000) 1,026 401 - vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/2016 2015: Austin Appleby, Jr. 6. Jim Everett (1981-85) 572 391 - at Minnesota, 11/5/2016 2014: Danny Etling, So. 7. David Blough (2015-pres.) 464 340 - vs. Bowling Green, 9/26/2015 2013: Rob Henry, 5th 8. Eric Hunter (1989-92) 422 309 - at No. 8 Nebraska, 10/22/2016 2012: Robert Marve, 6th 9. Rick Trefzger (1993-96) 383 300 - vs. Nevada, 9/24/2016 2011: Caleb TerBush, Jr. 10. Mike Phipps (1967-69) 375 287 - at No. 24 Northwestern, 11/14/2015 2010: Robert Marve, Jr. 281 - vs. No. 24 Penn State, 10/29/2016 2009: Joey Elliott, 5th »Passing Attempts 274 - vs. Nebraska, 10/31/2015 2008: Curtis Painter, 5th 1. Drew Brees (1997-2000) 1,678 245 - vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/3/2016 6. Jim Everett (1981-85) 965 PURDUE SEASON LISTS 7. Eric Hunter (1989-92) 818 »Top Passing Games - Completions »Completions 8. David Blough (2015-pres.) 810 34 - vs. No. 24 Penn State, 10/29/2016 4. Curtis Painter (2006) 315 9. Mike Phipps (1967-69) 733 32 - vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/2016 5. Drew Brees (2000) 309 10. Rick Trefzger (1993-96) 663 30 - vs. Iowa, 10/15/2016 6. David Blough (2016) 295 29 - vs. Bowling Green, 9/28/2015 7. Jim Everett (1985) 285 »Passing Yards 29 - vs. Illinois, 11/7/2015 8. Joey Elliott (2009) 267 1. Drew Brees (1997-2000) 11,792 29 - at Minnesota, 11/5/2016 9. Kyle Orton (2003) 251 8. Mike Phipps (1967-69) 5,423 28 - vs. Nebraska, 10/31/2015 10. Jim Everett (1984) 249 9. Rick Trefzger (1993-96) 5,063 26 - at Northwestern, 11/14/2015 10. David Blough (2015-pres.) 4,926 25 - vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/3/2016 »Passing Attempts 11. Bob Griese (1964-66) 4,541 25 - at No. 8 Nebraska, 10/22/2016 3. Drew Brees (1999) 554 4. Curtis Painter (2006) 530 »Touchdown Passes »Top Passing Games - Attempts 5. David Blough (2016) 517 1. Drew Brees (1997-2000) 90 59 - vs. Iowa, 10/15/2016 6. Drew Brees (2000) 512 6. Jim Everett (1981-85) 43 57 - vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/16 7. Jim Everett (1985) 450 7. Mike Phipps (1967-69) 37 50 - vs. No. 24 Penn State, 10/29/2016 8. Joey Elliott (2009) 433 8. David Blough (2015-pres.) 35 49 - vs. Minnesota, 10/10/2015 9. Jim Everett (1984) 431 9. Eric Hunter (1989-92) 33 48 - at Minnesota, 11/5/2016 10. Kyle Orton (2003) 414 10. Len Dawson (1954-56) 29 47 - vs. Illinois, 11/7/2015 45 - at Northwestern, 11/14/2015 »Touchdown Passes »Total Offense 45 - at Indiana, 11/26/2016 3. Curtis Painter (2007) 29 1. Drew Brees (1997-2000) 12,692 43 - vs. Nebraska, 10/31/2015 4. Drew Brees (2000) 26 8. Mike Phipps (1967-69) 5,883 43 - vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/3/2016 5. Drew Brees (1999) 25 9. Rick Trefzger (1993-96) 5,057 43 - at No. 8 Nebraska, 10/22/2016 David Blough (2016) 25 10. David Blough (2015-pres.) 5,033 7. Mike Phipps (1969) 23 11. Bob Griese (1964-66) 4,983 »Longest Completions Mark Herrmann (1980) 23 12. Billy Dicken (1994-97) 4,694 89* - at Minnesota, 11/5/2016 Jim Everett (1985) 23 13. Brandon Kirsch (2002-05) 4,289 88* - at No. 8 Nebraska, 10/22/2016 10. Curtis Painter (2006) 22 14. Mike Alstott (1992-95) 3,704 83* - vs. Nebraska, 10/31/2015 15. Mark Vitali (1974-76) 3,550 75* - vs. No. 6 Wisconsin, 11/19/2016 2016 FBS RANKINGS 68* - at Northwestern, 11/14/2015 »Consecutive Games With A Touchdown Pass »300-Yard Passing Games 62* - vs. Bowling Green, 9/26/2015 1. Chase Litton, Marshall 21 4. Mark Herrmann (1977-80) 8 62* - vs. No. 24 Penn State, 10/29/2016 2. Brent Stocksill, Middle Tennessee 16 5. Kyle Orton (2001-04) 7 60* - at Minnesota, 11/5/2016 3. Trace McSorley, Penn State 15 6. Scott Campbell (1980-83) 6 54* - vs. Iowa, 10/15/2016 4. David Blough, Purdue 12 David Blough (2015-pres.) 6 51* - vs. Nevada, 9/24/2016 Mike White, WKU 12 8. Billy Dicken (1994-97) 5 *touchdown pass Clayton Thorson, Northwestern 12 9. Joey Elliott (2006-09) 3 »Career Starts Since 2005 »Completions »400-Yard Passing Games Curtis Painter (2005-08) 41 6. Ryan Higgins, Louisiana Tech 300 1. Drew Brees (1997-2000) 7 Caleb TerBush (2011-12) 20 7. David Blough, Purdue 295 2. Curtis Painter (2005-08) 4 David Blough (2015-pres.) 20 8. Logan Woodside, Toledo 289 3. Kyle Orton (2001-04) 3 Joey Elliott (2009) 12 9. Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina 281 4. Jim Everett (1981-85) 2 Danny Etling (2013-14) 12 David Blough (2015-pres.) 2 Austin Appleby (2014-15) 11 »First Downs Passing Rob Henry (2010, 2013) 11 16. Skyler Howard, West Virginia 145 BLOUGH BY THE NUMBERS Robert Marve (2010, 2012) 10 17. Brett Rypien, Boise State 144 »Top Passing Games - Touchdowns Justin Siller (2008, 2010) 4 18. David Blough, Purdue 142 5 - vs. Iowa, 10/15/2016 Sean Robinson (2010) 1 Josh Allen, Wyoming 142 4 - vs. Nebraska, 10/31/2015 Daniel Jones, Duke 142 4 - at Minnesota, 11/5/2016 »List of Recent Consecutive QB Starts 2 - vs. Bowling Green, 9/26/2015 2016: David Blough 12 »Pass Yards Per Game 2 - vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/2016 2015: David Blough 8*; Austin Appleby 1 20. Lamar Jackson, Louisville 282.5 2 - vs. Nevada, 9/24/2016 2014-15: Austin Appleby 10 21. David Blough, Purdue 279.3 2 - at No. 8 Nebraska, 10/22/2016 2013-14: Danny Etling 12 22. Brett Rypien, Boise State 278.4 2 - vs. No. 24 Penn State, 10/29/2016 2013: Rob Henry 5 23. Cooper Rush, Central Michigan 272.3 2 - vs. No. 6 Wisconsin, 11/19/2016 2012: Caleb TerBush 7; Robert Marve 5, 1 2 - at Indiana, 11/26/2016 2011: Caleb TerBush 13 2010: Robert Marve 4; Rob Henry 4, 2; »Career Highs Sean Robinson 1; Justin Siller 1 Career-high yards: 458 vs. Iowa 10/15/16 2009: Joey Elliott 12 Career-high TD passes: 5 vs. Iowa 10/15/16 2008: Justin Siller 3; Curtis Painter 1 Career-high attps.: 59 vs. Iowa 10/15/16 2005-08: Curtis Painter 40 Career-high comps.: 34 vs. Penn State *streak snapped vs. Indiana (injury) Career-high rushing TDs: 2 vs. EKU
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} Purdue Football Quick Facts }CAREER FBS Starts Location...... West Lafayette, Indiana LINEBACKERS DEFENSIVE LINE OFFENSIVE LINE Founded...... May 6, 1869 #4 Ja’Whaun Bentley - 25 #13 Gelen Robinson - 17 #53 Kirk Barron - 13 #6 T.J. McCollum - 25 #7 Eddy Wilson - 8 #79 Matt McCann - 10 Conference...... Big Ten #36 Danny Ezechukwu - 22 #45 Austin Larkin - 6 #55 Michael Mendez - 3 Colors...... Old Gold and Black #21 Markus Bailey - 12 #11 Antoine Miles - 6 RUNNING BACKS Nickname...... Boilermakers #16 Garrett Hudson - 3 #9 Lorenzo Neal - 4 #8 Markell Jones - 17 President...... Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. CORNERBACKS SAFETIES #1 D.J. Knox - 6 Athletics Director...... Mike Bobinski #2 Da’Wan Hunte - 11 #10 Navon Mosley - 10 #37 Brian Lankford-Johnson - 1 #24 Tim Cason - 7 #26 C.J. Parker - 5 QUARTERBACKS First Season...... 1887 #23 Josh Hayes - 1 #41 Jacob Thieneman - 1 #11 David Blough - 20 All-Time Record...... 601-554-48 TIGHT ENDS WIDE RECEIVERS All-Time Big Ten Record...... 323-390-32 #88 Cole Herdman - 13 #10 Gregory Phillips - 8 First Team All-Americans...... 45 players, 51 times #89 Brycen Hopkins - 1 First Team All-Big Ten...... 132 players, 171 times PURDUE vs. THE ACC fans, the most ever to watch the Boilermakers at Bowl Appearances...... 17 • The Boilermakers are 14-14-2 against teams that time. Bowl Wins...... 9 currently in the Atlantic Coast Conference, • DeMoss went on to be Purdue’s primary including a tie against Louisville. quarterback through 1948, passing for 2,759 Head Coach...... Jeff Brohm yards and 23 touchdowns during his career, and Alma Mater...... Louisville, 1989 Date Opponent Result then played professionally with the New York Career Record (Years)...... 30-10 (Fourth) 10/4/1941 at Pittsburgh W 6-0 Bulldogs in 1949. Purdue Record (Years)...... 0-0 (First) 11/3/1945 Pittsburgh W 28-0 • DeMoss subsequently embarked on a 42-year 10/26/1946 at Pittsburgh W 10-8 tenure at Purdue as an assistant coach (1950- 2016 Record...... 3-9 11/15/1947 Pittsburgh W 28-0 69), head coach (1970-72) and assistant athletics 2016 Big Ten Record/Finish...... 1-7/Seventh (West) 11/13/1948 Pittsburgh L 13-20 director (1973-92). Along the way, he recruited 2016 Bowl Game...... None 10/14/1949 at Miami W 14-0 and developed many members of the Cradle - 2016 Bowl Result...... N/A 10/14/1950 Miami L 14-20 Dale Samuels, Len Dawson, Bob Griese, Mike 10/12/1951 at Miami L 0-7 Phipps and Gary Danielson - earning fame as a }Big Ten Standings 10/10/1953 at Duke L 14-20 “quarterback architect.” WEST 10/9/1954 Duke T 13-13 • DeMoss was the last quarterback to coach the School Big Ten Overall 9/28/1963 at Miami L 0-3 Boilermaker until head coach Jeff Brohm. Purdue 0-0 0-0 9/21/1968 Virginia W 44-6 Illinois 0-0 0-0 10/19/1968 Wake Forest W 28-27 Iowa 0-0 0-0 10/6/1973 Duke W 27-7 Minnesota 0-0 0-0 10/5/1974 at Duke L 14-16 Nebraska 0-0 0-0 10/1/1977 Wake Forest W 26-17 Northwestern 0-0 0-0 10/7/1978 Wake Forest W 14-7 Wisconsin 0-0 0-0 12/25/1978 vs. Georgia Tech W 41-21 9/17/1983 at Miami L 0-35 EAST 9/15/1984 #5 Miami L 17-28 School Big Ten Overall 12/31/1984 vs. Virginia L 24-27 CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS LIST Indiana 0-0 0-0 8/31/1985 at Pittsburgh L 30-31 • Markell Jones added his name to Purdue’s list in Maryland 0-0 0-0 9/20/1986 Pittsburgh L 26-41 the final game of the season last year. Michigan 0-0 0-0 9/19/1987 Louisville T 22-22 Michigan State 0-0 0-0 9/4/1993 at #24 NC State L 7-20 11. Wally Jones (1978-81) 16 Ohio State 0-0 0-0 9/28/1996 NC State W 42-21 Tony Butkovich (1943) 16 Penn State 0-0 0-0 9/21/2002 Wake Forest L 21-24 13. Mark Vitali (1974-76) 15 Rutgers 0-0 0-0 9/13/2003 at #20 Wake Forest W 16-10 Jimmy Smith (1979-81) 15 }Where They’re From 9/5/2004 Syracuse W 51-0 Mel Gray (1982-83) 15 9/19/2015 Virginia Tech L 24-51 The 115 Purdue Players Montrell Lowe (1999-2002) 15 Ralph Bolden (2008-09; 11-12) 15 Indiana 30 • The Boilermakers have five more games 17. Bob Jarus (1957-59) 14 Florida 16 scheduled against ACC opponents in the future. Bob Griese (1964-66) 14 Georgia 8 James Medlock (1984-87) 14 Texas 8 Date Opponent Location Illinois 7 Drew Brees (1997-2000) 14 Kentucky 7 9/22/2018 Boston College West Lafayette, Ind. Markell Jones (2015-pres.) 14 California 6 9/26/2020 Boston College Chesnut Hill, Mass. Michigan 5 9/9/2023 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS Ohio 4 9/12/2026 Wake Forest West Lafayette, Ind. • The Boilermakers are 54-190-5 all-time when Maryland 3 9/9/2028 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. Mississippi 3 facing ranked opponents, including 34-150-2 Tennessee 3 when the Boilermakers are unranked entering the North Carolina 2 HONORING BOB DEMOSS game. Alabama 1 • The Boilermakers will honor Bob DeMoss, the • Purdue is 2-4-1 all-time against teams ranked No. Arizona 1 patriarch of the Cradle of Quarterbacks and a 16 in the country. See below for those results. France 1 member of the Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Louisiana 1 Massachusetts 1 Hall of Game with a helmet sticker. DeMoss, a Date Opponent Result Minnesota 1 former Boilermaker quarterback and head coach, 9/13/2008 Oregon L 26-32 (2OT) Missouri 1 passed away July 23 at age 90. 9/11/1999 Notre Dame W 28-23 New Mexico 1 • DeMoss initially gained fame as a freshman at 10/16/1993 Wisconsin L 28-42 Oklahoma 1 Purdue in 1945. He helped the Boilermakers Pennsylvania 1 9/20/1980 UCLA L 14-23 South Carolina 1 win their first four games and move into the 10/14/1978 Ohio State W 27-16 South Dakota 1 national rankings at No. 9. Their next opponent 11/8/1958 at Ohio State T 14-14 Virginia 1 was fourth-ranked Ohio State on Oct. 20 in Columbus. Purdue raced to a 28-0 lead and went Total: 25 states, 1 foreign country on to an improbable 35-13 victory before 73,585 PurdueSports.com | @BoilerFootball | #BoilerUp 5 PB PurdueSports.com | @BoilerFootball | #BoilerUp 2017 PURDUE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - vs. LOUISVILLE
}Breaking Down The Production QUARTERBACKS SAFETIES DEFENSIVE LINE GONE GONE GONE Name Career Stats Name Career Stats Name Career Stats
RETURNING RETURNING Name Career Stats Name Career Stats Gregory Phillips (Sr.) 40 rec., 465 yards, 2 TDs Ja’Whaun Bentley (Sr.) 175 tkls, 18.0 TFL, INT, 3 FR Anthony Mahoungou (Sr.) 21 rec., 192 yards Danny Ezechukwu (Sr.) 166 tkls, 7.0 TFL, 2 INT, 1 FR Jarrett Burgess (Jr.) 2 rec., 27 yards Markus Bailey (So.) 106 tkls, 6.0 TFL, 4 INT TOTAL 63 rec., 684 yards, 2 TDs Garrett Hudson (Sr.) 34 tkls, 4.0 TFL, 0.5 sack, 1 FR TOTAL 481 tkls, 31.5 TFL, 0.5 sack, 4 INTs, 5 FR THE OTHERS Jackson Anthrop (R-Fr.), KeyRon Catlett (Fr.), THE OTHERS Malcolm Dotson (So.), D’J Edwards (Fr.), Noah Derrick Barnes (Fr.), Sawyer Dawson (So.), Semisi Ellison (Fr.), Benaiah Franklin (R-Fr.), Tyler Hamilton Fakasiieiki (R-Fr.), Cornel Jones (Fr.), Tobias Larry (Fr.), Corey Holmes (Jr.), Ryan James (Fr.), Terry (Fr.), T.J. McCollum (GS), Rob Simmons (Jr.), Jonah Wright (Jr.), Isaac Zico (Jr.) Williams (Fr.)
TIGHT ENDS PUNTERS GONE GONE Name Career Stats Name Career Stats
RETURNING RETURNING Name Career Stats Name Career Stats Cole Herdman (Jr.) 53 rec., 483 yards, 5 TDs Joe Schopper (Jr.) 114 punts, 4,609 yds, (40.4 avg.) Brycen Hopkins (So.) 10 rec., 183 yards, 4 TDs TOTAL 63 rec., 666 yards, 9 TDs THE OTHERS Jake Herr (So.) THE OTHERS Wade Buckman (R-Fr.), Darius Pittman (Fr.), Jess Trussell (So.) PurdueSports.com | @BoilerFootball | #BoilerUp 6 PB PurdueSports.com | @BoilerFootball | #BoilerUp 2017 PURDUE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - vs. LOUISVILLE
} COUNtDown to Kickoff FACING THE REIGNING HEISMAN WINNER FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE COMPLEX • For the second time in school history, the • The football performance complex, which David Blough has thrown a Boilermakers will face the winner of the previous is located adjacent to the north end of the touchdown pass in 12 straight year’s Heisman Trophy. Mollenkopf Athletic Center, was completed in 12 games, one of just six FBS • The first time Purdue played the Heisman winner August of 2017. quarterbacks with at least as many. was 1975 when the Boilermakers hosted Archie • The three-level structure – amassing 112,000 Griffin and No. 1 Ohio State. The Buckeyes won square feet – includes a locker room, team Jeff Brohm wore No. 11 for the 35-6. meeting room, position group meeting rooms, Louisville Cardinals from 1989 to • Saturday, the Boilermakers take on last year’s player development room, weight room, sports 11 1993. Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson. medicine and hydrotherapy area, nutrition station, and coaches’ and support staff offices, as The Boilermakers may have as FIRST TIME STARTERS well as a grand entrance lobby showcasing the many as 10 individuals make their • If Saturday’s starters align with the depth chart, Boilermakers’ history and tradition. 10 first start for the Old Gold and 10 individuals will make their first start at Purdue, • The state-of-the-art complex has significantly Black this Saturday. including seven who would be making their first enhanced the football student-athlete experience. FBS start. In addition to the first-class amenities, having Head coach Jeff Brohm’s offenses • Senior wide receiver Anthony Mahoungou has all of them located in one facility results in have ranked in the top nine in the played in 23 games at Purdue and has 192 career more efficient use of the student-athletes’ time. 9 country in total offense each of receiving yards. He looks to replace the four main Previously, football-related facilities were housed the last three years. receivers from a year ago who, for their careers, in multiple buildings. had over 4,600 receiving yards. • A $65 million project, the football performance For eight seasons in a row, the • Redshirt freshman Grant Hermanns is in line to complex was designed by Populous, while Boilermakers have had a different make his first collegiate appearance as the starter construction was managed by the Hunt 8 quarterback take the season- at left tackle. He is Purdue’s first freshman - true Construction Group. The groundbreaking opening snap than the year prior. or redshirt - to start at left tackle in the season ceremony took place April 15, 2016 – with 11 Blough would be the first since opener since Mike Otto in 2003. Otto went on to Purdue Super Bowl champions in attendance – Curtis Painter in 2007 and 2008 to be drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2007. and construction took 16 months. The facility will start back-to-back openers. • Junior Shane Evans, an immediately eligible be dedicated Sept. 8, 2017. transfer from Northern Illinois, is set to start his Cole Herdman and Brycen Hopkins first collegiate game. Evans appeared in 18 games Facts & Figures combined for seven touchdown for the Huskies. Level 1 7 receptions last year. No other • Graduate transfer David Steinmetz is no Locker Room: 11,600 square feet Power Five tight end group had stranger to starting as he has 29 collegiate starts. Sports Medicine and Hydrotherapy: 5,800 more than six. All of those, though, came at FCS Rhode Island. square feet He is in line to start his first FBS game at right Weight Room: 20,900 square feet Purdue’s schedule is tied for tackle against Louisville. Nutrition Station sixth in the country in terms of • Junior kicker Spencer Evans is an immediately Equipment Room number of bowl opponents. The eligible transfer from Baylor. He was their starting 6 Boilermakers face nine teams who kickoff specialist, which he will do for the Level 2 played in a bowl last season. Boilermakers, though now he is listed with J.D. Lobby: 4,000 square feet Dellinger as Purdue’s starting place kickers. Player Development Room: 3,400 square feet Brohm’s offenses have ranked in • Redshirt freshman wide receiver Jackson Team Meeting Room: 2,000 square feet the top five in the country in total Anthrop and junior college transfer Terry 10 Position Meeting Rooms 5 touchdowns each of the last three Wright are slashed as the starter at one of the Coaches and Staff Locker Rooms years. wide receiver positions. Neither has played a down of FBS football, but will look to be an Level 3 No returning FBS tight end had immediate impact. Head Coach Suite: 1,250 square feet more touchdown catches last • Who is on the field at running back for the first Three Staff Meeting Rooms 4 season than Hopkins, who had snap against Louisville is yet to be determined. 18 Staff Offices four. What is known is that if it is sophomore Tario Video Suite Fuller or sophomore Richie Worship, it will be Player Viewing Room The Boilermakers have three their first career start. Worship had 133 rushing NFL Scout Room linebackers with at least 22 FBS yards and two touchdowns last year, while Fuller 3 starts under their belt. amassed 30 rushing yards. BLOUGH PERFORMANCE OVATION-WORTHY • Graduate transfer linebacker T.J. McCollum has • Junior quarterback David Blough has put up Coach Brohm says he expects started 25 games at the FBS level, but none for impressive numbers on the field, but his biggest two true freshmen to play in the the Boilermakers. The transfer from Western ovation may have come at the Big Ten Football 2 opener - wide receiver KeyRon Kentucky, who started at UAB, has 198 career Media Luncheon in Chicago over the summer. Catlett and tight end Darius tackles. • Blough was selected by the conference as the Pittman. • Graduate transfer cornerback Josh Okonye has student-athlete keynote speaker for the luncheon appeared in 37 collegiate games - all at Wake and was given five minutes to talk about his Only once before have the Forest. He is in line for his first collegiate start this platform as a student-athlete. Boilermakers faced the reigning weekend. • Blough receiver a standing ovation after 1 Heisman Trophy winner. Purdue • Junior college safety transfer T.J. Jallow is delivering a message about football teaching life. faced Archie Griffin and Ohio State scheduled to make his first FBS start this He mentioned how football challenges individuals in 1975. weekend. He came to Purdue from East to rise above adversity and work with the diversity Mississippi Community College. within their communities or locker rooms. The last time Purdue played • Blough also touched on his service trips to South Louisville (Sept. 19, 1987), the SURE-HANDED HERDMAN Africa where he and teammates have worked at Boilermakers held the Cardinals to • Junior tight end Cole Herdman has caught at an orphanage. 0 -31 rushing yards. That is the last least one pass in 17 straight games. time a Purdue team has held an • In that span, he has 44 catches for 415 yards and opponent to less than zero rushing four touchdowns. yards.
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} Purdue Pronunciation Guide BLOUGH’S SUMMER WITH THE MANNINGS • Junior quarterback David Blough spent time ALPHABETICAL this summer working at the Manning Passing #11 David Blough Sounds like Plow Academy in Thibodaux, Louisiana. He was #43 Andy Chelf CH-elf (hard CH) selected by a panel that included Archie #36 Danny Ezechukwu easy-CHOO-coo Manning. #57 Semisi Fakasiieki SAH-mee-SI FHAK-uh-see-ECKI • At the camp, which was in its 22nd year, #20 Benaiah Franklin BEN-nye-UH counselors worked extensively with the younger #25 Tario Fuller TAR-e-OH campers, from 1-on-1 instruction to teaching #50 Keiwan Jones KEY-wan technique and fundamentals, to various other #30 Tobias Larry TOE-by-US drills. #1 Dedrick Mackey DED-rick • Blough was among more than 25 other college #21 Anthony Mahoungou MA-hoon-GOO quarterbacks, including Lamar Jackson of #27 Navon Mosley neh-VON Louisville. #8 Josh Okonye OH-cone-Yeh • In evening meetings, Blough and the other #13 Gelen Robinson GEE-lynn college quarterbacks were able to pick the #38 Brennan Thieneman THEEN-uh-MIN Mannings’ brains on everything from game #41 Jacob Thieneman THEEN-uh-MIN preparation, film study, technique and more. #32 Jack Wegher weg-HER #50 Bearooz Yacoobi BEAR-rooz YA-coo-BI BLOUGH ON MULTIPLE WATCH LISTS #54 Mike Zeigler ZEE-gler • Blough was named the the Wuerffel watch list. The award, named after 1996 Heisman NUMERICAL Trophy winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel, #1 Dedrick Mackey DED-rick is presented annually to a player who best #8 Josh Okonye OH-cone-Yeh combines exemplary community service with #11 David Blough Sounds like Plow athletic and academic achievement. #13 Gelen Robinson GEE-lynn • Blough is also on the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm #20 Benaiah Franklin BEN-nye-UH Award watch list. #21 Anthony Mahoungou MA-hoon-GOO • The Golden Arm Award is presented at the end #25 Tario Fuller TAR-e-OH of each football season and the winner is selected #27 Navon Mosley neh-VON based on his accomplishments both on and off #30 Tobias Larry TOE-by-US the field. Candidates must be a college senior or #32 Jack Wegher weg-HER fourth-year junior on schedule to graduate with #36 Danny Ezechukwu easy-CHOO-coo their class. #38 Brennan Thieneman THEEN-uh-MIN #41 Jacob Thieneman THEEN-uh-MIN THE CAPTAINS #43 Andy Chelf CH-elf (hard CH) • The Boilermakers voted on captains in the team’s #50 Keiwan Jones KEY-wan first meeting of fall camp. Six individuals were #50 Bearooz Yacoobi BEAR-rooz YA-coo-BI chosed with three on offense and three on #54 Mike Zeigler ZEE-gler defense. #57 Semisi Fakasiieki SAH-mee-SI FHAK-uh-see-ECKI • The offensive captains are junior center Kirk Barron, junior quarterback David Blough and senior wide receiver Gregory Phillips. • The defensive captains are senior linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley, senior linebacker Danny Ezechukwu and senior cornerback Da’Wan Hunte. • Barron, Blough, Ezechukwu, Hunte are Phillips were selected for the first time in their career. • Bentley has been voted a captain three years in a row. He is the first three-time captain in program history.
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WR 21 Anthony Mahoungou, Sr., 6-3, 210, Paris, France DE 45 Austin Larkin, Sr., 6-3,255, University City, Mo. 4 Corey Holmes, Jr., 6-1, 190, Pembroke Pines, Fla. 11 Antoine Miles, 5th 6-2, 250, Canton, Ohio 12 Jared Sparks, R-Fr., 6-1, 205, Geismar, La. DT 9 Lorenzo Neal, So., 6-2, 325, Houston, Texas LT 78 Grant Hermanns, R-Fr., 6-7, 295, Albuquerque, N.M. or 7 Eddy Wilson, Jr., 6-4, 295 Pontiac, Mich. 60 Eric Swingler, Jr., 6-6-, 305, Munster, Ind. DT 13 Gelen Robinson, Sr., 6-1, 280, Schererville, Ind. LG 75 Shane Evans, Jr., 6-4, 310, Crystal Lake, Ill. 50 Keiwan Jones, Jr., 6-2, 280, Ocala, Fla. 55 Mike Mendez, So., 6-4, 295, Los Fresnos, Texas 68 Peyton Truitt, 6-5, 285, West Lafayette, Ind. DE 36 Danny Ezechukwu, 5th, 6-2, 250, Lithonia, Ga. 98 Kai Higgins, So., 6-4, 240, Pomona, Calif. C 53 Kirk Barron, Jr., 6-2, 305, Mishawaka, Ind. 75 Shane Evans, Jr., 6-4, 310, Crystal Lake, Ill. WLB 6 T.J. McCollum, GR, 6-3, 235, Birmingham, Ala. 51 Bryce Brown, R-Fr., 6-1, 280, Evansville, Ind. 43 Andy Chelf, So., 6-0, 190, Southlake, Texas or 22 Sawyer Dawson, So., 6-1, 235, Lakeland, Fla. RG 79 Matt McCann, So., 6-6, 315, Fishers, Ind. 50 Bearooz Yacoobi, Jr., 6-5, 300, Dearborn, Mich. MLB 4 Ja’Whaun Bentley, Sr., 6-2, 260 Glenarden, Md. 16 Garrett Hudson, 5th, 6-2, 245, Tallahassee, Fla. RT 70 David Steinmetz, GR, 6-8, 310, Grafton, Mass. 73 Ethan Smart, Jr., 6-6, 310, Sothaven, Miss. SLB 21 Markus Bailey, So., 6-1, 235, Columbus, Ohio 48 Rob Simmons, Jr., 6-5, 230, Philadelphia, Pa. TE 88 Cole Herdman, Jr., 6-4, 240, Leesburg, Va. 89 Brycen Hopkins, So., 6-5, 240, Nashville, Tenn. CB 8 Josh Okonye, GR, 6-0, 200, Sugar Land, Texas 81 Darius Pittman, Fr., 6-3, 250, Gulfport, Miss. 14 Antonio Blackmon, Jr., 6-0, 195, Fort Wayne, Ind.
WR 33 Jackson Anthrop, R-Fr., 5-11 185, West Lafayette, Ind. FS 5 T.J. Jallow, Jr., 6-2, 200, Olive Branch, Miss. or 9 Terry Wright, Jr., 5-11, 180, Memphis, Tenn. 29 Simeon Smiley, R-Fr., 6-0, 205, Pensacola, Fla. 18 KeyRon Catlett, Fr., 5-10, 180, Hopkinsville, Ky. SS 41 Jacob Thieneman, Jr., 6-2, 210, Noblesville, Ind. WR 10 Gregory Phillips, 5th, 6-0, 200, Atlanta, Ga. 27 Navon Mosley, So., 6-0, 190, Pensacola, Fla. 7 Isaac Zico, Jr., 6-1, 190, Milledgeville, Ga. CB 2 Da’Wan Hunte, 5th, 5-9, 190, Miami, Fla. QB 11 David Blough, Jr., 6-1, 205, Carrollton, Texas 3 Kamal Hardy, Sr., 5-11, 185, Miramar, Fla. 2 Elijah Sindelar, So., 6-4, 230, Princeton, Ky. 12 Jared Sparks, R-Fr., 6-1, 205, Geismar, La. Specialists
RB 25 Tario Fuller, So., 6-0, 190, Sugar Hill, Ga. Punter 31 Joe Schopper, Jr., 6-0, 210, Indianapolis, Ind. or 8 Markell Jones, Jr., 5-11, 200, Columbus, Ind. 96 Jake Herr, So., 6-5, 230, Carmel, Ind. or 1 D.J. Knox, Jr., 5-7, 210, Fairburn, Ga. or 34 Richie Worship, So., 6-0, 260, Cleveland, Ohio Placekicker 85 J.D. Dellinger, So., 6-2, 195, Charlotte, N.C. or 37 Brian Lankford-Johnson, So., 6-0, 190, St. Paul, Minn. and 13 Spencer Evans, Jr., 6-1, 200, Arlington, Texas
Kickoffs 13 Spencer Evans, Jr., 6-1, 200, Arlington, Texas 43 Myles Homan, So., 6-1, 220, Cincinnati, Ohio
Long Snapper 47 Ben Makowski, Jr., 6-2, 250, Osceola, Ind. 48 Ryan Sadkowski, 5-11, 225, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Holder 11 David Blough, Jr., 6-1, 205, Carrollton, Texas 2 Elijah Sindelar, So., 6-4, 230, Princeton, Ky.
Kickoff Returns 8 Markell Jones, Jr., 5-11, 200, Columbus, Ind. 1 D.J. Knox, Jr., 5-7, 210, Fairburn, Ga.
Punt Returns 33 Jackson Anthrop, R-Fr., 5-11 185, West Lafayette, Ind. 7 Isaac Zico, Jr., 6-1, 190, Milledgeville, Ga. The Last Time Purdue ... RUSHING Had 300 or more yards at Illinois, Oct. 4, 2014 (349) Had 400 or more yards at Northwestern, Oct. 26, 2002 (407) Had 50 or more attempts vs. Western Michigan, Dec. 27, 2011 (56) Had four or more TDs vs. Eastern Kentucky, Sept. 3, 2016 (4) Had two players with 100 yards in a game vs. Indiana, Nov. 23, 2002 (Brandon Jones, 131 and Joey Harris, 102) PASSING Had 400 or more yards vs. Iowa, Oct. 15, 2016 (458) Had 500 or more yards vs. Central Michigan, Dec. 26, 2007 (546) Had 45 or more attempts at Indiana, Nov. 26, 2016 (45) Had 30 or more completions vs. Penn State, Oct. 29, 2016 (36) Had four or more TDs at Minnesota, Nov. 5, 2016 (4) Threw three interceptions vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (3) Threw four or more interceptions vs. Northwestern, Nov. 12, 2016 (4) RECEIVING Had two players with 100 yards in a game at Minnesota, Nov. 5, 2016 (Cameron Posey, 128; DeAngelo Yancey, 126) Had three or more players with 100 yards in a game vs. Central Michigan, Dec. 26, 2007 (Dustin Keller, 150; Greg Orton, 136 and Jake Standeford, 112) COMBINATION OFFENSE Had a 200-yard passer and 100-yard rusher in a game at Illinois, Oct. 8, 2016 (David Blough, 220 yards passing and Brian Lankford-Johnson, 127 yards rushing) Had a 100-yard receiver and a 100-yard rusher in a game vs. Toledo, Sept. 5, 2009 (Keith Smith, 117 receiving and Ralph Bolden, 234 rushing) TOTAL OFFENSE Had 500 or more yards of total offense vs. Iowa, Oct. 15, 2016 (505) Had 600 or more yards of total offense vs. Southeast Missouri, Sept. 17, 2011 (627) Had 75 or more total plays of offense at Indiana, Nov. 26, 2016 (79) Had 85 or more total plays of offense vs. Indiana, Nov. 28, 2015 (94) SCORING Scored 40 or more points vs. Eastern Kentucky, Sept. 3, 2016 (45) Scored 50 or more points vs. Nebraska, Oct. 31, 2015 (55) Scored 60 or more points at Indiana, Nov. 22, 2008 (62) Allowed 30 or more points vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (49) Allowed 40 or more points vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (49) Allowed 50 or more points vs. Penn State, Oct. 29, 2016 (62) Was held scoreless vs. Ohio State, Nov. 2, 2013 (56-0) Held opponent scoreless vs. Southeast Missouri, Sept. 17, 2011 (59-0) GIVEAWAYS / TAKEAWAYS Did not commit a turnover vs. Nebraska, Oct. 31, 2015 Committed five or more turnovers vs. Cincinnati, Sept. 10, 2016 (5) Recorded five or more takeaways vs. Nebraska, Oct. 31, 2015 (5) Intercepted four or more passes vs. Nebraska, Oct. 31, 2015 (4) Returned an interception for a TD vs. Eastern Kentucky, Sept. 3, 2016 (Gelen Robinson, 78 yards)) Returned a fumble for a TD vs. Virginia Tech, Sept. 19, 2015 (Danny Ezechukwu, 90 yards) DEFENSE Held opponent to 50 or fewer rushing yards vs. Indiana State, Sept. 7, 2013 (39) Held opponent to 100 or fewer passing yards vs. Minnesota, Oct. 10, 2015 (82) Held opponent to 200 or fewer yards of total offense vs. Eastern Kentucky, Sept. 1, 2012 (190) Scored a safety at Indiana, Nov. 26, 2016 Recorded five or more sacks vs. Nevada, Sept. 24, 2016 (5) SPECIAL TEAMS Returned a punt for a touchdown vs. Northern Illinois. Sept. 19, 2009 (Aaron Valentin, 62 yards) Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown vs. Northern Colorado, Sept. 6, 2008 (Mike Conway, 11 yards) Returned a kickoff for a touchdown at Penn State, Nov. 16, 2013 (Raheem Mostert, 100 yards) Blocked a punt vs. Indiana State, Sept. 7, 2013 (Frankie Williams) Blocked a field goal at Wisconsin, Oct. 17, 2015 (Anthony Brown) Blocked a PAT kick at Iowa, Nov. 21, 2015 (Jake Replogle) Had a field goal blocked at Ohio State, Oct. 20, 2012 (Paul Griggs) Missed a kicking PAT at Indiana, Nov. 26, 2016 (J.D. Dellinger) Scored a 2-point conversion vs. Indiana, Nov. 28, 2015 (Appleby pass to Anthrop) Did not punt vs. Nevada, Sept. 24, 2016 Had a punt blocked vs. Virginia Tech, Sept. 19, 2015 Recovered an onside kick vs. Eastern Kentucky, Sept. 3, 2016 MISCELLANEOUS Had 30 or more first downs vs. Indiana, Nov. 28, 2015 (30) Had 35 minutes or more of possession time vs. Marshall, Sept. 29, 2012 (35:07) Was involved in an overtime game at Illinois, Oct. 8, 2016 (W, 34-31) [5-8 all-time in overtime games] The Last Time A Boilermaker ... RUSHING Rushed for 100 yards or more Brian Lankford-Johnson at Illinois, Oct. 8, 2016 (127) Rushed for 150 yards or more Markell Jones at Michigan State, Oct. 3, 2015 (157) Rushed for 200 yards or more Ralph Bolden vs. Toledo, Sept. 5, 2009 (234) Rushed for 250 yards or more Mike Alstott at Indiana, Nov. 24, 1995 (265) Quarterback rushed for 100 or more yards Rob Henry at Northwestern, Oct. 9, 2010 (132) Rushed 20 or more times Markell Jones vs. Nevada, Sept. 24, 2016 (24) Rushed 30 or more times Akeem Hunt at Illinois, Oct. 4, 2014 (30) Rushed for three TDs Akeem Hunt vs. Michigan State, Oct. 11, 2014 (3) Rushed for four or more TDs Kory Sheets vs. Miami [Ohio], Sept. 9, 2006 (4) Had a run of 50 yards or more David Blough vs. Nebraska, Oct. 31, 2015 (56) Had a run of 60 yards or more Markell Jones at Michigan State, Oct. 3, 2015 (68) Had a run of 70 yards or more Akeem Hunt at Indiana, Nov. 29, 2014 (82) Had a run of 80 yards or more Akeem Hunt at Indiana, Nov. 29, 2014 (82) PASSING Passed for 300 or more yards David Blough at Minnesota, Nov. 5, 2016 (391) Passed for 400 or more yards David Blough vs. Iowa, Oct. 15, 2016 (458) Passed for 500 or more yards Curtis Painter vs. Central Michigan, Dec. 26, 2007 (546) Attempted 40 or more passes David Blough at Indiana, Nov. 26, 2016 (45) Attempted 50 or more passes David Blough vs. Penn State, Oct. 29, 2016 (50) Completed 20 or more passes David Blough at Indiana, Nov. 26, 2016 (24) Completed 30 or more passes David Blough vs. Penn State, Oct. 29, 2016 (34) Threw four TDs David Blough at Minnesota, Nov. 5, 2016 (4) Threw five or more TDs David Blough vs. Iowa, Oct. 15, 2016 (5) Completed a pass of 50 yards or more David Blough vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (75) Completed a pass of 60 yards or more David Blough vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (75) Completed a pass of 70 yards or more David Blough vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (75) Completed a pass of 80 yards or more David Blough at Minnesota, Nov. 5, 2016 (89) Threw three or more interceptions David Blough vs. Northwestern, Nov. 12, 2016 (3) RECEIVING Caught seven or more passes Bilal Marshall and Anthony Mahoungou vs. Northwestern, Nov. 12, 2016 (7) Caught 10 or more passes Danny Anthrop vs. Nebraska, Oct. 31, 2015 (10) Caught 15 or more passes Keith Smith vs. Michigan State, Nov. 14, 2009 (15) Had 100 or more yards receiving DeAngelo Yancey vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (155) Had 150 or more yards receiving DeAngelo Yancey vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (155) Had 200 or more yards receiving Selwyn Lymon at Notre Dame, Sept. 30, 2006 (238) Caught two TDs DeAngelo Yancey vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (2) Caught three or more TDs Gary Bush vs. Marshall, Sept. 29, 2012 (3) Caught a pass of 50 yards or more DeAngelo Yancey vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (75) Caught a pass of 60 yards or more DeAngelo Yancey vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (75) Caught a pass of 70 yards or more DeAngelo Yancey vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (75) Caught a pass of 80 yards or more Cameron Posey at Minnesota, Nov. 5, 2016 (89) TOTAL OFFENSE Had 400 or more yards total offense David Blough vs. Iowa, Oct. 15, 2016 (452) Had 500 or more yards total offense Curtis Painter vs. Central Michigan, Dec. 26, 2007 (540) Had 100 yards both passing and rushing Brandon Kirsch at Michigan State, November 16, 2002 (208 passing, 125 rushing) ALL-PURPOSE Had 150 or more all-purpose yards DeAngelo Yancey vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (155) Had 200 or more all-purpose yards Raheem Mostert at Minnesota, Oct. 18, 2014 (270) Had 250 or more all-purpose yards Raheem Mostert at Minnesota, Oct. 18, 2014 (270) SCORING Accounted for five or more touchdowns David Blough vs. Iowa, Oct. 15, 2016 (5 passing) Accounted for six or more touchdowns Curtis Painter vs. Eastern Illinois, Sept. 8, 2007 (6 passing) DEFENSE Intercepted two or more passes Anthony Brown vs. Nebraska, Oct. 31, 2015 (3) Intercepted three or more passes Anthony Brown vs. Nebraska, Oct. 31, 2015 (3) Intercepted four or more passes Paul Beery at Wisconsin, Oct. 9, 1976 (4) Recovered two or more fumbles Ryan Russell vs. Minnesota, Oct. 8, 2011 (2) Recorded 10 or more tackles Ja’Whaun Bentley, Nov. 26, 2016 (10) Recorded 15 or more tackles Anthony Spencer at Notre Dame, Sept. 30, 2006 (15) Had two or more sacks Evan Panfil vs. Iowa, Oct. 15, 2016 (2.0) SPECIAL TEAMS Scored 10 or more points kicking J.D. Dellinger at Illinois, Oct. 8, 2016 (10) Kicked four field goals Carson Wiggs at Indiana, Nov. 26, 2011 (4) Kicked five or more field goals Rick Anderson vs. Michigan State, Oct. 25, 1980 (5) Kicked a field goal of 50 or more yards Paul Griggs vs. Western Michigan, Aug. 30, 2014 (51) Had a punt 60 or more yards Joe Schopper vs. Indiana, Nov. 28, 2015 (65) Had a punt 70 or more yards Cody Webster vs. Ohio State, Nov. 2, 2013 (73) Punted 10 or more times Jared Armstrong vs. Ohio State, Oct. 6, 2007 (12) Totaled 100 or more punt return yards Anthony Chambers vs. Penn State, Oct. 11, 2003 (149) Totaled 100 or more kickoff return yards Brian Lankford-Johnson vs. Northwestern, Nov. 12, 2016 (110) The Last Time An Opponent ... RUSHING Had 300 or more yards Iowa, Oct. 15, 2016 (365) Had 50 or more attempts Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (56) Had four or more TDs Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (4) Had two or more players with 100 yards Northwestern, Nov. 12, 2016 (Justin Jackson 22-127 and John Moten IV 16-119) PASSING Had 300 or more yards Northwestern, Nov. 12, 2016 (352) Had 400 or more yards Nebraska, Oct. 31, 2015 (407) Had 50 or more attempts Bowling Green, Sept. 26, 2015 (59) Had 60 or more attempts Marshall, Sept. 29, 2012 (68) Had 30 or more completions Wisconsin, Oct. 17, 2015 (30) Threw three or more TDs Northwestern, Nov. 12, 2016 (3) RECEIVING Had two or more players with 100 yards in a game Toledo, Sept. 5, 2009 (Stephen Williams, 185, and Eric Page, 128) TOTAL OFFENSE Had 500 or more yards total offense Northwestern, Nov. 12, 2016 (605) Had 600 or more yards total offense Northwestern, Nov. 12, 2016 (605) Had 80 or more plays Northwestern, Nov. 12, 2016 (83) SCORING Scored 40 or more points Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (49) Scored 50 or more points Penn State, Oct. 29, 2016 (62) TAKEAWAYS Returned an interception for a TD Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (T.J. Watt 17 yards) Returned a fumble for a TD Virginia Tech, Sept. 19, 2015 (Chuck Clark 20 yards) DEFENSE Scored a safety Nebraska, Oct. 12, 2013 Held Purdue to 50 or fewer rushing yards Indiana, Nov. 26, 2016 (42) Held Purdue to 200 or fewer passing yards Maryland, Oct. 1, 2016 (195) Held Purdue to 300 or fewer yards total offense Indiana, Nov. 26, 2016 (267) SPECIAL TEAMS Returned a punt for a TD Michigan, Nov. 1, 2008 (Martavious Odoms, 73 yards) Returned a blocked punt for a TD Virginia Tech, Sept. 19, 2015 (Anthony Shegog15 yards) Returned a kickoff for a TD Northern Illinois, Sept. 28, 2013 (Tommylee Lewis, 99 yards) Punted 10 or more times Northwestern, Oct. 30, 2004 (11) Missed a kicking PAT Indiana, Nov. 26, 2016 Scored a 2-point conversion Illinois, Oct. 8, 2016 MISCELLANEOUS Had 30 or more first downs Indiana, Nov. 28, 2015 (31) Had 35 minutes or more of possession time Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (38:27)
COMBINED OFFENSE Had 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver Illinois, Oct. 8, 2016 (Chayce Crouch 137 rush and Malik Turner 129 receiving) INDIVIDUALS Had a 100-yard rusher Corey Clement, Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2016 (112) Had a 300-yard passer Clayton Thorson, Northwestern, Nov. 12, 2016 (352) Had a 100-yard receiver Malik Turner, Illinois, Oct. 8, 2016 (129) Had 15 or more tackles Tiquan Lang, Marshall, Sept. 6, 2015 (17) 2017 Numerical Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous College) 1 ** D.J. Knox Jr. RB 5-7 210 Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside) 1 Dedrick Mackey Fr. CB 5-11 175 Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington) 2 *** Da’Wan Hunte 5th CB 5-9 190 Miami, Fla. (Miami Central) 2 * Elijah Sindelar So. QB 6-4 230 Princeton, Ky. (Caldwell County) 3 D’J Edwards Fr. WR 6-1 190 West Palm Beach, Fla. (Palm Beach Lakes) 3 * Kamal Hardy Sr. CB 5-11 185 Miramar, Fla. (Monroe College) 4 *** Ja’Whaun Bentley Sr. LB 6-2 260 Glenarden, Md. (DeMatha Catholic) 4 Corey Holmes Jr. WR 6-1 190 Pembroke Pines, Fla. (University of Notre Dame) 5 Griffin Alstott Fr. QB 6-2 205 St. Petersburg, Fla. (Northside Christian School) 5 T.J. Jallow Jr. S 6-2 200 Olive Branch, Miss. (East Mississippi Community College) 6 Tyler Hamilton Fr. WR 5-9 175 Hilton Head, S.C. (Hilton Head) 6 T.J. McCollum 5th LB 6-3 235 Birmingham, Ala. (Western Kentucky University) 7 ** Eddy Wilson Jr. DT 6-4 295 Pontiac, Mich. (West Bloomfield) 7 Isaac Zico Jr. WR 6-1 190 Milledgeville, Ga. (Georgia Military College) 8 ** Markell Jones Jr. RB 5-11 200 Columbus, Ind. (Columbus East) 8 Josh Okonye 5th CB 6-0 200 Sugar Land, Texas (Wake Forest University) 9 * Lorenzo Neal So. DT 6-2 325 Houston, Texas (Saint Thomas) 9 Terry Wright Jr. WR 5-11 180 Memphis, Tenn. (Coffeyville Community College) 10 * Mike Little So. CB 6-0 195 Newhall, Calif. (Notre Dame) 10 *** Gregory Phillips Sr. WR 6-0 200 Lithonia, Ga. (Arabia Mountain) 11 ** David Blough Jr. QB 6-1 205 Carrolton, Texas (Creekview) 11 * Antoine Miles 5th. DE 6-2 250 Canton, Ohio (McKinely) 12 Jared Sparks R-Fr. QB 6-1 205 Geismar, La. (Dutchtown) 13 Spencer Evans Jr. K 6-1 200 Arlington, Texas (Baylor University) 13 Aidan O’Connell Fr. QB 6-3 190 Lincolnshire, Ill. (Stevenson) 13 *** Gelen Robinson Sr. DE 6-1 280 Schererville, Ind. (Lake Central) 14 * Antonio Blackmon Jr. CB 6-0 195 Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger) 14 Danny Carollo R-Fr. QB 6-1 205 Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest) 16 *** Garrett Hudson 5th LB 6-2 245 Tallahassee, Fla. (North Florida Christian) 17 Nick Sipe Fr. QB 6-4 200 Villa Park, Calif. (Villa Park) 18 KeyRon Catlett Fr. WR 5-10 180 Hopkinsville, Ky. (Christian County) 19 Aaron Banks Jr. QB 6-4 200 Indianapolis, Ind. (Brebeuf) 20 Benaiah Franklin R-Fr. WR 6-1 195 Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler) 20 Kenneth Major Fr. CB 6-0 190 Hopkinsville, Ky. (Christian County) 21 ** Markus Bailey So. LB 6-1 235 Columbus, Ohio (Hilliard Davidson) 21 ** Anthony Mahoungou Sr. WR 6-3 210 Paris, France (West Hills College) 22 Sawyer Dawson So. LB 6-1 235 Lakeland, Fla. (Plant City) 23 * Josh Hayes So. CB 6-0 185 Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) 24 ** Tim Cason Jr. CB 6-0 195 Clarkston, Mich. (Clarkston) 25 * Tario Fuller So. RB 6-0 190 Sugar Hill, Ga. (Lanier) 25 Brandon Shuman So. CB 5-11 170 Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep) 26 Carter McGinnis Fr. RB 6-0 205 Noblesville, Ind. (Guerin Catholic) 26 * C.J. Parker Sr. S 6-1 205 Menifee, Calif. (Mount San Jacinto College) 27 * Navon Mosley So. S 6-0 190 West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield) 28 Jacob Abrams Fr. CB 6-2 195 Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) 29 Simeon Smiley R-Fr. CB 6-0 205 Pensacola, Fla, (Pensacola Catholic) 30 Tobias Larry Fr. LB 6-1 210 Lakeland, Fla. (Kathleen) 31 Robert McWilliams III Fr. DE 6-4 210 South Miami, Fla. (Coral Gables) 31 ** Joe Schopper Jr. P 6-0 210 Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) 32 * Jack Wegher So. RB 5-10 205 Sioux City, S.D. (IMG Academy) 33 Jackson Anthrop R-Fr. WR 5-11 185 West Lafayette, Ind. (Central Catholic) 34 Jonah Williams Fr. LB 6-3 235 West Lafayette, Ind. (West Lafayette) 34 * Richie Worship So. RB 6-0 260 Cleveland, Ohio (Valley Forge) 35 Wes Cook Sr. S 5-10 190 Westminster, Md. (East Carolina) 36 *** Danny Ezechukwu 5th LB 6-2 250 Lithonia, Ga. (Arabian Mountain) 37 * Brian Lankford-Johnson So. RB 6-0 190 St. Paul, Minn. (Palm Bay (Fla.)) 38 Zac Collins Fr. K 6-1 180 Louisville, Ky. (Saint Xavier) 38 Brennan Thieneman R-Fr. S 6-1 200 Noblesville, Ind. (Guerin Catholic) 40 Ronnie Hill So. S 6-0 200 Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) 40 Alexander Horvath Fr. RB 6-3 220 Mishawaka, Ind. (Marian) 41 * Jacob Thieneman Jr. S 6-1 210 Noblesville, Ind. (Guerin Catholic) 42 Brian Bravo Jr. K 6-2 195 North Aurora, Ill. (Joliet Catholic) 42 David Day So. CB 5-9 185 Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central) 43 Andy Chelf So. S 6-0 190 Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) 43 Myles Homan So. K 6-1 220 Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier) 44 Anthony Watts R-Fr. DT 6-4 295 Houston, Texas (Jack Yates) 45 * Lane Beeler Jr. RB 5-10 230 West Point, Ind. (McCutcheon) 45 * Austin Larkin 5th DE 6-3 255 University City, Mo. (City College of San Francisco) 46 ** Race Johnson 5th CB 5-11 185 Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) 46 Cornel Jones Fr. LB 6-2 240 Miami, Fla. (Miami Central) 47 ** Ben Makowski Jr. LS 6-2 250 Osceola, Ind. (Penn) 48 Ryan Sadkowski Jr. LS 5-11 225 Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard South) No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous College) 48 Rob Simmons Jr. LB 6-5 230 Philadelphia, Pa. (Valley Forge Military Academy) 50 * Keiwan Jones Jr. DT 6-2 280 Ocala, Fla. (Dunnellon) 50 * Bearooz Yacoobi Jr. OL 6-5 300 Dearborn, Mich. (Dearborn) 51 Bryce Brown R-Fr. OL 6-1 280 Evansville, Ind. (Evansville North) 52 Tanner Hawthorne R-Fr. OT 6-6 290 Glendale, Ariz. (Centennial) 53 ** Kirk Barron Jr. C 6-2 305 Mishawaka, Ind. (Marian) 54 Mike Zeigler So. DE 6-4 260 Springfield, Ill (Southern Illinois) 55 Derrick Barnes Fr. LB 6-1 250 Covington, Ky. (Holy Cross) 55 * Michael Mendez So. OL 6-4 295 Los Fresnos, Texas (Los Fresnos) 56 Viktor Beach Fr. OL 6-4 310 Fort Meyers, Fla. (Bishop Verot) 57 Semisi Fakasiieiki R-Fr. DE 6-3 255 Compton, Calif. (Dominguez) 58 Ryan Flaherty R-Fr. OL 6-3 280 New Carlisle, Ind. (New Prairie) 60 * Eric Swingler Jr. OL 6-6 305 Munster, Ind. (Munster) 64 Eric Ferguson R-Fr. OL 6-1 295 Noblesville, Ind. (Noblesville) 65 Marc Roland Fr. OL 6-3 275 Indianapolis, Ind. (Roncalli) 66 * Alex Criddle So. DT 6-3 310 Broken Arrow, Okla. (Thomas Edison Academy) 68 * Peyton Truitt So. OL 6-5 285 West Lafayette, Ind. (West Lafayette) 70 David Steinmetz 5th OL 6-8 310 Grafton, Mass. (Rhode Island) 71 Sam Loebig R-Fr. OL 6-3 315 Bethesda, Md. (Bethesda-Chevy Chase) 72 Jalen Jackson Fr. OL 6-2 265 Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern) 73 Ethan Smart Jr. OL 6-6 310 Southaven, Miss. (Northeast Mississippi Community College) 74 Graham Keller Fr. OL 6-4 270 Noblesville, Ind. (Guerin Catholic) 75 Shane Evans Jr. OL 6-4 310 Crystal Lake, Ill. (Northern Illinois University) 76 Mark Stickford Fr. OL 6-5 265 Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) 77 DJ Washington Fr. OL 6-4 285 Louisville, Ky. (Ballard) 78 Grant Hermanns R-Fr. OL 6-7 295 Albuquerque, N.M. (Rio Rancho) 79 * Matt McCann So. OL 6-6 315 Fishers, Ind. (Bishop Chatard) 80 ** Jarrett Burgess Jr. WR 6-3 220 Miami, Fla. (Florida Christian) 81 Darius Pittman Fr. TE 6-3 250 Gulfport, Miss. (Saint Stanislaus) 82 Wade Buckman R-Fr. TE 6-6 235 Holland, Mich. (Holland) 83 * Malcolm Dotson So. WR 6-2 200 Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) 84 Jess Trussell So. TE 6-6 245 Arlington, Texas (James Martin) 85 * J.D. Dellinger So. K 6-2 195 Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte County Day) 86 Noah Ellison Fr. WR 6-1 190 Louisville, Ky. (Trinity) 87 Ryan James Fr. WR 6-4 200 Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle) 88 ** Cole Herdman Jr. TE 6-4 240 Leesburg, Va. (Flint Hill) 89 * Brycen Hopkins So. TE 6-5 240 Nashville, Tenn. (Ensworth) 91 Chazmyn Turner So. DE 6-5 260 Mooresville, N.C. (Mooresville) 92 Giovanni Reviere Fr. DE 6-5 260 Chattanooga, Tenn. (McCallie School) 94 Allen Daniels Fr. DT 6-2 305 Dacula, Ga. (Dacula) 96 Ray Ellis Jr. DT 6-4 305 San Jose, Calif. (City College of San Francisco) 96 Jake Herr So. P 6-5 230 Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) 98 Kai Higgins So. DE 6-4 240 Pomona, Calif. (Chaffey College) * denotes letters earned. Cl. denotes athletic eligibility in the fall.
Head Coach: Jeff Brohm Assistant Coaches: Brian Brohm (Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), Nick Holt (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers), Tony Levine (Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends), Anthony Poindexter (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary), JaMarcus Shephard (Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers), Chris Barclay (Running Backs), Derrick Jackson (Cornerbacks), Reggie Johnson (Defensive Line), Dale Williams (Offensive Line) Quality Control: Dan Rowe (Defensive Quality Control), Ryan Wallace (Special Teams/Offensive Quality Control), Kevin Wolthausen (Special Teams/Defensive Quality Control) Strength & Conditioning Staff: Justin Lovett (Director of Football Strength & Conditioning), Domenic Reno (Senior Associate Director), Dennis Love (Associate Director), Jeff Eaton (Assistant Director), Chris Giacchino (Assistant Director) Graduate Assistants: JMichael Jonard, Joe Montag, Sean Robinson, Justin Sinz Executive Director of Administration and Operations/Chief of Staff:Greg Brohm Director of Internal Relations: Robert Sampson Director of Player Personnel: Don Dunn Director of Player Development: Sean Pugh