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University of Notre Dame Sports Information 112 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 46556 574-631-7516 574-631-7941 (fax) Primary Contact: Brian Hardin • [email protected] • Office - 574.631.9471 • Cell - 574.532.4134 www.UND.com Secondary Contact: Michael Bertsch • [email protected] • Office - 574.631.8642 • Cell - 574.532.4154 GAME 4: NOTRE DAME (2-1) vs. PURDUE (2-1) DATE: Saturday, September 27, 2008 Flanagan (sideline), David Gibson (producer) WHAT’S INSIDE and John Gonzalez (director). NBC will stream Series History vs. Purdue/Big Ten ..............1-7 TIME: 3:43 p.m. ET a live 30 min. pre-game show (3-3:30 p.m.) and Irish Probable Starting Lineup ......................3 post-game show on NBCSports.com. Notre Dame’s Record When ..........................5 SITE (CAPA C I T Y ): Notre Dame Stadium Last Two Meetings with Purdue ................8-9 (80,795); Notre Dame, Ind. RADIO: ISP Sports is the exclusive national Team Notes..................................................11-12 rights-holder for Irish football radio broadcasts. Special Team Notes ..................................12-13 TICKETS: The game is officially sold out mak- The Notre Dame-ISP relationship begins with Media Information ..........................................12 ing it the 202nd consecutive sellout at Notre the 2008 season and extends through the 2017 Individual / Team Honors..............................13 Dame Stadium. Since 1966, every Notre Dame season -- with ISP managing, producing and Offense Notes ............................................14-18 home football game has been a sellout except syndicating the Irish national football radio Defense Notes ............................................18-20 one - a 1973 Thanksgiving Day game vs. Air network. Notre Dame games will be broadcast Noting The Michigan State Game ........20-22 Force. The Irish have now played in front of by Don Criqui (play-by-play), former Irish Miscellaneous Notes ................................22-24 sellouts in 250 of their last 251 home games. great Allen Pinkett (analysis) and Jeff Jeffers Irish Players Season / Career Highs ....25-27 providing pre-game, sideline and post-game The Last Time..............................................28-30 TV: NBC national telecast with Tom Hammond reports. This broadcast can be heard live on Weis Era Record Book ..............................31-39 (play-by-play) and Pat Haden (analysis), Alex SIRIUS Satellite Radio (channel 159). Pronunciation Guide......................................40 Alphabetical / Numerical Roster............40-41 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF Depth Chart ....................................................42 10 Sophomore LB Brian Smith registered a career-high 10 tackles last week against Game Summaries ....................................43-45 Michigan State. He also added a forced fumble and tackle for loss. Player Bios ..................................................46-62 9 Notre Dame has created nine turnovers through the first three games. Season Stats ..............................................63-76 8 Eight true freshmen have played for the Irish over the first three games. The group includes OC Braxston Cave, LB Steve Filer, WR Michael Floyd, DE Ethan Johnson, TE All Notre Dame home games may be Kyle Rudolph, DB Robert Blanton, LB Darius Fleming and OG Trevor Robinson. heard in South Bend on Sunny 101.5 FM and 7 Freshman WR Michael Floyd recorded seven receptions last week against Michigan NewsTalk 960 WSBT-AM. See page 12 of this State. It was not only the most catches for an Irish player in a single game since Jeff notes package for more information on Irish Samardzija in the 2007 Sugar Bowl against LSU, but also the most ever for a Notre football radio and television shows. Dame rookie. 6 Notre Dame came into the Michigan State game with six third-down conversions over WEB SITES: Notre Dame (und.com), Purdue its first two games (6-for-24). The Irish registered six last week alone against the (purduesports.com). Spartans. 5 Among players averaging at least 4.0 receptions per game, sophomore WR Golden REAL-TIME STATS: Live in-game statistics will Tate ranks fifth in the NCAA FBS in yards per reception (20.2). be provided through CBS College Sports 4 Sophomore WR Golden Tate has four receptions of 30 yards or longer already this Gametracker via each school's respective offi- season, the same number of the entire receiving corps in 2007. cial athletic websites. 3 Notre Dame kickoff coverage is ranked third in the NCAA FBS at 14.00 yards per return. The number is even more impressive when you consider they have yet to register a POLLS: Notre Dame failed to receive votes in touchback on the season. On the other hand, Kentucky, which ranks just ahead of the either the USA To d a y coaches poll or Irish, have benefitted from 12 touchbacks. Associated Press poll, while Purdue received 2 Senior FS David Bruton has recorded two straight games with at least 10 tackles. He is votes in the coaches poll. the second Irish player to accomplish the feat this season joining senior SS Kyle McCarthy. SERIES INFO: This meeting will be the 80th all- 1 All but one of Notre Dame’s touchdowns this season have been scored by freshmen or time between the rivals. It is Notre Dame’s sec- sophomores (eight of nine). ond-most played series (trailing only Navy). 0 Notre Dame has not surrendered a single punt return longer than 10 yards or a kickoff Notre Dame holds a 51-26-2 lead in the series, return longer than 25 yards. but dropped last year’s meeting, 33-19, in Ross- Ade Stadium. Notre Dame has won five of the 2008 NOTRE DAME SCHEDULE last eight and 17 of the past 22 in the series. The Date Opponent Site Time Irish have also captured 14 of the last 15 meet- September 6 SAN DIEGO STATE (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. W, 21-13 ings in Notre Dame Stadium. (see All-Time September 13 MICHIGAN (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. W, 35-17 Series Results on page 2). September 20 at Michigan State (ABC) East Lansing, Mich. L, 7-23 September 27 PURDUE (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. 3:30 p.m. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Saturday’s game will October 4 STANFORD (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. 2:30 p.m. mark the 19th time in Notre Dame history the October 11 at North Carolina (TBA) Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA Irish have faced off with Purdue the week fol- October 25 at Washington (TBA) Seattle, Wash. 5:00 p.m. lowing the Michigan State game. The Irish are November 1 PITTSBURGH (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. 2:30 p.m. 4-2 against the Boilermakers following a loss to November 8 at Boston College (TBA) Chestnut Hill, Mass. TBA the Spartans, including 2-0 in Notre Dame November 15 vs. Navy (CBS) Baltimore, Md. 12:00 p.m. Stadium. Overall, Notre Dame is 15-3 against November 22 SYRACUSE (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. 2:30 p.m. Purdue the week after facing Michigan State. November 29 at USC (TBA) Los Angeles, Calif. 5:00 p.m. All Times Local PAGE 2 - IRISH NOTES 2008 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL PURDUE HEAD COACH JOE TILLER: Tiller has Notre Dame vs. Purdue put Purdue back on the college football map. Series History With each passing year, Joe Tiller further solidifies his reputation as one of the greatest Notre Dame leads 51-25-2 coaches in Purdue football history - perhaps In Notre Dame: Notre Dame leads 26-11-0 In West Lafayette: Notre Dame leads 25-14-2 the greatest. Neutral: Purdue leads 1-0 Taking the reins of a program that had just Longest Notre Dame Win Streak: 11 (1986-96) one winning season (with the help of a forfeit Longest Purdue Win Streak: Three (1958-60) victory) and no bowl game appearances since Largest Margin of Victory: 48, twice (48-0), 1970, 1992 both in South Bend 1984, Tiller has engineered 10 bowl berths in 11 Largest Margin of Defeat: 36 (0-36), 1904 in West Lafayette years, an average of 7.5 wins per season and a Big Ten championship in 2000. Site Year Rank W/L ND PU Site Year Rank W/L ND PU * 1896 L 22 28 1969 9-16 L 14 28 Tiller's teams have qualified for 10 of the 1899 T 10 10 * 1970 6- W 48 0 15 bowl games in school history: 1997 Alamo, * 1901 W 12 6 1971 2- W 8 7 1998 Alamo, 2000 Outback, 2001 Rose, 2001 1902 T 6 6 * 1972 10- W 35 14 Sun, 2002 Sun, 2004 Capital One, 2004 Sun, 1904 L 0 36 1973 7- W 20 7 2006 Champs Sports and 2007 Motor City Bowl. 1905 L 0 32 * 1974 2- L 20 31 As for Ti l l e r, who was assistant head 1906 W 2 0 1975 9- W 17 0 1907 W 17 0 * 1976 W 23 0 coach at Purdue from 1983 to 1986, his 11-year 1918 W 26 6 1977 11- W 31 24 record with the Boilermakers stands at 85-55, a 1919 W 33 13 * 1978 W 10 6 snappy .606 winning percentage. His 17-year * 1920 W 28 0 1979 5-17 L 22 28 head coaching record is 122-84-1, a .592 win- 1921 W 33 0 * 1980 11-9 W 31 10 ning percentage. In Big Ten games, he is 51-37, 1922 W 20 0 1981 13- L 14 15 a .580 winning percentage. * 1923 W 34 7 * 1982 10- W 28 14 Tiller, who will retire following the 2008 * 1933 L 0 19 1983 5- W 52 6 * 1934 W 18 7 HD 1984 8- L 21 23 season, just passed Hall of Famer Jack * 1939 W 3 0 1985 L 17 35 Mollenkopf for the most wins in school history. * 1946 3- W 49 6 * 1986 W 41 9 Mollenkopf won 84 games, including 57 Big Ten 1947 1- W 22 7 1987 8- W 44 20 contests, from 1956 to 1969.