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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 (3-4, 1-3 B1G) vs. Nebraska (3-4, 2-2 B1G) Twitter: @BoilerFootball Twitter: @HuskerFBNation Head Coach: Jeff Brohm Head Coach: Mike Riley Record at Purdue: 3-4 Record at Nebraska: 18-15 Overall College Record: 33-14 Overall College Record: 111-95 Record vs. Nebraska: 0-0 Record vs. Purdue: 1-1 Gameday Information Team Comparison }Schedule and Results } } P/O Date Oct. 28 Category Purdue Nebraska Date Rank Opponent TV Time/Result Kickoff Time 7:30 p.m. ET Pts/Gm 24.1 25.9 S2 -/16 vs. Louisville* Fox L, 28-35 Location West Lafayette, Indiana Opp Pts/Gm 19.3 30.9 S8 -/- Ohio FS1 W, 44-21 Venue (Capacity) Ross-Ade Stadium (57,236) Rush Yds/Gm 146.6 133.6 S16 -/- at Missouri SECN W, 35-3 Television BTN Pass Yds/Gm 239.4 252.0 S23 -/8 Michigan^ Fox L, 10-28 Play-by-Play Brandon Gaudin Total Def/Gm 369.3 395.4 O7 -/- Minnesota ESPN2 W, 31-17 Analyst Glen Mason Returning Starters O/D 5/8 16 O14 -/7 at Wisconsin BTN L, 9-17 Sideline Michelle McMahon O21 -/- at Rutgers BTN L, 12-14 Radio Purdue Sports Properties }Stat Leaders O28 -/- Nebraska BTN 7:30 Talent Tim Newton, Pete Quinn, Kelly Kitchel PASSING N4 Illinois BTN Noon XM | Sirius | Internet 195 | 135 | 957 #2 Elijah Sindelar #13 Tanner Lee N11 at Northwestern TBA TBA 78-148, 907 yards, 132-240, 1709 yards, N18 at Iowa TBA TBA SETTING THE SCENE 6 TDs, 5 INTs 13 TDs, 10 INTs N25 Indiana TBA TBA • Purdue hosts Nebraska for the sixth meeting RUSHING All times Eastern between the schools. #25 Tario Fuller #22 Devine Ozigbo *Game played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis • Saturday’s game is the third night game of the 43 rush, 261 yards, 76 rush, 351 yards, ^Homecoming season for the Boilermakers, including the second 2 TDs, 6.1 ypc TD, 4.6 ypc social Media } in Ross-Ade Stadium. RECEIVING #33 Jackson Anthrop #8 Stanley Morgan Jr. Facebook Facebook.com/PurdueFootball • Saturday is Purdue’s annual Hammer Down Cancer 27 rec., 267 yards, 33 rec., 540 yards, Twitter | Instagram @BoilerFootball game. Hashtags #BoilerUp | #LetsPlayFootball 4 TDs, 9.9 ypr 6 TDs, 16.4 ypr • The Boilermakers are coming off 14-12 loss at DEFENSE Rutgers. #4 Ja’Whaun Bentley #49 Chris Weber }Purdue Football Quick Facts • Nebraska is coming off a 56-14 loss to Ohio State 53 tkls, 28 solo, 5.5 TFL, 54 tkls, 25 solo, Location West Lafayette, Ind. two weeks ago. The Huskers had their bye last 2 FF, INT, TD 5.0 TFL, sack, INT Founded 1869 week. }NCAA TEAm Ranks Conference Big Ten • Purdue’s defense has allowed just 48 combined Colors Old Gold and Black Purdue Nebraska points in its last three games, an average of 16.0 Nickname Boilermakers Rushing Offense 84 98 President Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. points per game. Passing Offense 56 49 Athletics Director Mike Bobinski • The game will be televised live on the Big Ten Total Offense 79 80 Head Coach (Year) Jeff Brohm (1st) Network with Brandon Gaudin, Glen Mason and Scoring Offense 94 85 Alma Mater Louisville (1989) Michelle McMahon calling the action. Assistant Coaches: Rushing Defense 70 69 Brian Brohm (Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs) Pass Efficiency Defense 63 96 SERIES HISTORY Total Defense 50 71 Nick Holt (Co-Defensive Coordinator/LBs) • Record: 2-3 Tony Levine (Special Team Coordinator/Co-OC/TEs) Scoring Defense t-26 94 Anthony Poindexter (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary) • First Game: Sept. 27, 1958 - W 28-0 JaMarcus Shephard (Passing Game Coordinator/WRs) • Last Game: Oct. 22, 2016 - L 14-27 Net Punting 27 48 Chris Barclay (Running Backs) • In West Lafayette: Purdue leads 2-1 Punt Returns t-116 t-68 Derrick Jackson (Cornerbacks) Kickoff Returns 118 19 • In Lincoln: Nebraska leads 2-0 Turnover Margin t-49 99 Reggie Johnson (Defensive Line) • First Meeting: Sept. 27, 1958 – Purdue won 28-0 Time of Possession 82 55 Dale Williams (Offensive Line) at home • Last Meeting: Nov. 22, 2016 – Nebraska won 27- Purdue and Nebraska rankings are among }Postgame Media Info 14 at home the 129 FBS teams. The Purdue locker room will remain closed • Noteworthy: The 100 combined points scored }Shutout quarters following all football games. Media should in the Boilermakers’ 55-45 victory over Nebraska • Purdue’s defense has racked up 10 shutout request players through Matt Rector of the on Oct. 31, 2015, are the most in a Purdue home Purdue Athletics Communications staff during the quarters through the first seven games, all of fourth quarter. game and the third-most in school history. The which have come in the last six. Boilermakers and Minnesota combined for 115 • The Boilermakers have held all four Big Ten Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm and four selected points (Minnesota won 59-56) on Oct. 9, 1993, and opponents scoreless in at least one quarter this players will be available in the media room. 102 points (Purdue won 59-43) on Oct. 11, 1997, season and a total of six of 16. Assistant coaches will not be available. Brohm will both in Minneapolis. At home, Purdue beat Butler speak at the podium first, then players will be • Dating to last season, the Boilermakers have at made available around the room. 96-0 at Stuart Field on Oct. 21, 1893, and Indiana least one shutout quarter in six straight Big Ten State 60-35 at Ross-Ade Stadium on Sept. 2, 2006. games. }Athletics Communications • Purdue’s defense had three shutout quarters all SID Contact Matt Rector Date Opponent Result of last year’s Big Ten schedule and six for the Office | Cell 765.494.3196 | 765.237.1330 9/27/1958 Nebraska W 28-0 whole year. Email [email protected] 10/12/2013 Nebraska L 7-44 • Purdue had seven shutout quarters in 2014 and Secondary Contact Matthew Staudt 11/1/2014 at No. 17 Nebraska L 14-35 2015, eight in 2013 and 11 in 2012. Office | Cell 765.496.7842 | 765.414.1984 10/31/2015 Nebraska W 55-45 Email [email protected] • Over the last four meetings against Nebraska, Website PurdueSports.com 10/22/2016 at No. 8 Nebraska L 14-27 Purdue has one shutout quarter. PurdueSports.com | @BoilerFootball | #BoilerUp 1 2017 PURDUE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - vs. Nebraska }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 teleconference in Conference Call and six selected Purdue vs Nebraska Mackey Arena media defensive players room After Practice Postgame 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 (More on page 14) } Brohm Behind the Numbers • Jeff Brohm was named the 36th head coach of Brohm at Western Kentucky Record Against... the Boilermakers on Dec. 5, 2016, becoming • Brohm came to the Boilermakers Conference Foes: 22-8 the first signal caller to lead the Cradle of from Western Kentucky, where he Non-Conference Foes: 12-6 Quarterbacks in nearly half a century. compiled a remarkable 30-10 overall Top 25 Teams: 1-5 • Brohm, who played collegiately at Louisville and record (.750 winning percentage), Teams in Bowl Game: 3-0 for seven seasons in the National Football League, including a 19-5 Conference USA Big Ten Conference: 1-5 is widely regarded as one of the most innovative mark (.792), from 2014 to 2016. offensive masterminds in college football. • The Hilltoppers were league Other Records champions in 2015 and 2016, the Home Record: 19-3 Brohm FBS Rankings (at Western Kentucky) school’s first back-to-back titles as an Away Record: 12-10 Category 2014 2015 2016 FBS member. Neutral Site Record: 3-1 Total Offense 4 9 5 • They won the 2014 Bahamas Bowl (49-48 over Winning at the Half: 27-7 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 Percent of Games Brohm Teams... Passing Yards Per Game 2 4 5 Boca Raton Bowl (51-31 over Memphis under Score 30+ Points: 88.4 percent Yards Per Play 4 3 1 interim head coach Nick Holt). Score 40+ Points: 67.4 percent • Western Kentucky was ranked No. 24 in the final First Down Offense 6 8 6 Score 50+ Points: 37.2 percent Passing Efficiency 3 1 3 2015 Associated Press poll. • Under Brohm, the Hilltoppers averaged 44.6 Lead at Halftime: 74.4 percent Lead after Third Quarter: 76.7 percent Brohm’s Offense (at Western Kentucky) points, 356.6 passing yards and 526.2 yards of total offense per game over three seasons. Category 2014 2015 2016 Red Zone Numbers Total Offense Per Game 534.6 526.4 523.1 • Their starting quarterbacks completed 69.2 percent of their passes and threw 131 Score in Red Zone: 86.9 percent Points Per Game 44.4 44.3 45.5 Score a Touchdown in Red Zone: 67.6 percent Passing Yards Per Game 374.3 372.2 336.8 touchdowns with merely 25 interceptions.