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PURDUE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Mackey Arena, Room 2235 / 900 John R. Wooden Dr. / West Lafayette, Ind. 47907 GAME FOUR Boilermakers head to Maryland for first road game of 2016 Purdue at Maryland The game is Purdue’s first in the Old Line State since 1944. Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, 3:30 ET »GAME THEMES TEAM COMPARISON Maryland Stadium (54,000) • Purdue and Maryland meet for their College Park, Maryland first regular-season meeting in series THE BROADCASTS history. • The Boilermakers and Terrapins have TV: Big Ten Network played just once previously, with Joe Beninati, Play-by-Play Maryland beating Purdue 24-7 in the Record .................. 2-1 Record .................. 3-0 J Lehman, Analyst 2006 Champs Sports Bowl. Conference .....Big Ten Conf. ................Big Ten Pts/Gm ................29.7 Pts/Gm ................41.0 RADIO: Purdue Sports Network • Purdue makes its first trip to the state Opp Pts/Gm ........25.3 Opp Pts/Gm ........17.0 Tim Newton, Play-by-Play of Maryland since 1944 when the 14th- Rush Yds/Gm ....176.7 Rush Yds/Gm ....266.7 Pete Quinn, Analyst ranked Boilermakers fell to No. 3 Navy Pass Yds/Gm .....317.3 Pass Yds/Gm .....189.7 Kelly Kitchel, Sideline 32-0 in Baltimore. Total Def/Gm ....387.7 Total Def/Gm ....365.3 Rob Blackman, Producer Ret. Starters O/D 10/9 Ret. Starters O/D ..7/5 Scott Fenstermaker, Engineer • Purdue also played in the Old Line State in 1926 when it lost at Navy 17-13. Last: ..... Nevada, W 24-14 Last: ..at UCF, W 30-24 (OT) SIRIUS: Channel 135 / XM: Channel 195 • Purdue is coming off a 24-14 win over TEAM STAT LEADERS TuneIn.com Nevada, while Maryland is coming off PASSING PASSING a bye week. SCHEDULE/RESULTS #11 David Blough #11 Perry Hills • Saturday’s game is the first Big Ten 78-130, 946 yards, 5 37-60, 463 yards, 3 TD, Date Opponent TV Result game of the season for both teams. TD, 7 INT 0 INT Sept. 3 Eastern Kentucky ESPNews W 45-24 • Maryland is one of Purdue’s three Big Sept. 10 Cincinnati BTN L 20-38 Ten crossover games (also Oct. 29 vs. RUSHING RUSHING Sept. 24 Nevada ESPNews W 24-14 Penn State and Nov. 26 at Indiana). #8 Markell Jones #23 Lorenzo Harrison Oct. 1 at Maryland BTN 3:30 • The Boilermakers exit September with 61-316, 2 TD, 5.2 AVG 32-208, 3 TD, 6.5 AVG Oct. 8 at Illinois BTN 3:30 a winning record for the first time RECEIVING RECEIVING Oct. 15 Iowa TBA Noon since 2012. Oct. 22 at Nebraska TBA TBA #5 Domonique Young #1 D.J. Moore Oct. 29 Penn State TBA TBA • David Blough is looking to tie a 19-232, 1 TD, 12.2 YPC 12-209, 2 TD, 17.4 YPC Nov. 5 at Minnesota TBA TBA program record with three consecutive Nov. 12 Northwestern TBA TBA 300-yard passing games, while Markell DEFENSE DEFENSE Nov. 19 Wisconsin TBA TBA Jones is looking to become the first #4 Ja’Whaun Bentley #2 Shane Cockerille Nov. 26 at Indiana TBA TBA Boilermaker running back with back- 24 tkls, 14 solo, PBU, 2 TFL 25 tkls, 10 solo, 2.0 TFL to-back 100-yard rushing games since THE SERIES KEY NUMBER Akeem Shavers in 2012. Purdue’s offense ranks second Maryland is 1-0 against Purdue with in the country in third-down the lone meeting coming in the 2006 »PROGRAM WIN 600 conversions. The Boilermakers Champs Sports Bowl. Maryland won • The Boilermakers’ win over Nevada have converted on 29 of 49 that game 24-7 in Orlando, Florida. was No. 600 in program history. occasions (.592). 2 • Here’s a look at some of Purdue’s POSTGAME MEDIA INFO ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS milestone wins. The Purdue locker room will remain closed Assoc. Director, Football ...... Matt Rector following all football games. Media should ................................... [email protected] Win Date Opponent, Score request players through Matt Rector of ..........765.494.3196 (o); 765.237.1330 (c) 1 9/16/1889 vs. DePauw, 34-10 the Purdue Athletics Communications staff Assoc. Director, Secondary FB .Matt Staudt 100 10/4/1913 vs. Wabash, 26-0 during the fourth quarter. ................................ [email protected] 200 10/31/1936 at Carnegie Tech, 7-6 ..........765.496.7842 (o); 765.414.1984 (c) 300 9/23/1961 at Washington, 13-6 Purdue head coach Darrell Hazell and four Website ........................PurdueSports.com 400 10/14/1978 vs. Ohio State, 27-16 selected players will be available in the Facebook ... Facebook.com/PurdueFootball 500 11/21/1998 vs. Indiana, 52-7 designated media room. Assistant coaches Twitter ..............................@BoilerFootball 600 9/24/2016 vs. Nevada, 24-14 will not be available. Instagram .........................@BoilerFootball #BoilerUp 1 2016 PURDUE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - at MARYLAND MEDIA AVAILABILITY Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday Sunday Monday 12:30 p.m. ET Noon - 12:45 ET After Practice No availability - GAME DAY No availability 12:30 p.m. ET Head coach Darrell Coach Hazell press Coach Hazell and Coach Hazell Radio 3:30 p.m. ET Head coach Darrell Hazell in his office in conference and requested assistant Show at 6 p.m. at Purdue at Maryland Hazell in his office in Mollenkopf Athletic teleconference in coaches and players Stacked Pickle Mollenkopf Athletic Center All-American Dining (limit six players) Postgame Center (in-person only) Room* Coach Hazell and (in-person only) four requested play- 1:20 ET ers in the interview Coach Hazell on B1G room Conference Call Friday After Practice No availability Requested assistant coaches and players (limit six players) *Out-of-town media request teleconference number from Matt Rector »UNDER CENTER: DAVID BLOUGH • Blough has started 11 games in his DARRELL HAZELL FILE • David Blough was named the starting career. quarterback Aug. 22 after starting • Since Curtis Painter started 41 games Darrell Hazell was eight games last season. for Purdue from 2005 to 2008, nine named the 35th head • Blough, a third-year sophomore, different quarterbacks have started at coach in Purdue has appeared in 13 games and has least one game for the Boilermakers. football history on Dec. completed 247 of 423 passes (.584) for 5, 2012. He signed a six- 2,520 yards with 15 touchdowns and »Career Starts Since 2005 year contract with the 15 interceptions. Curtis Painter (2005-08) 41 Boilermakers. Hazell is • Blough is Purdue’s sixth different Caleb TerBush (2011-12) 20 in his fourth year at opening-day starting quarterback Joey Elliott (2009) 12 Purdue after spending two seasons as in the last six years. No Purdue Danny Etling (2013-14) 12 the head coach at Kent State. quarterback has started the season Austin Appleby (2014-15) 11 Hazell (HAY-zull) was named the opener in consecutive years since Curtis Rob Henry (2010, 2013) 11 2012 Mid-American Conference Coach Painter in 2006, 2007 and 2008. David Blough (2015-pres.) 11 of the Year after leading Kent State Robert Marve (2010, 2012) 10 to arguably its most sucessful season »Opening-Day Starters Justin Siller (2008, 2010) 4 ever, with an 11-3 record and MAC East 2016: David Blough, So. Sean Robinson (2010) 1 Division championship. The 11 wins set a 2015: Austin Appleby, Jr. school record. 2014: Danny Etling, So. • Blough’s first start came last season Prior to his time at Kent State, 2013: Rob Henry, 5th against Bowling Green. He went 29 for Hazell spent seven seasons at Ohio 2012: Robert Marve, 6th 39 for 340 yards and two touchdowns, State, where he served as an assistant 2011: Caleb TerBush, Jr. while also rushing for 11 yards and a head coach and wide receivers coach 2010: Robert Marve, Jr. score. under Jim Tressel. Hazell has spent 30 2009: Joey Elliott, 5th • Blough became the 20th quarterback years in the college coaching ranks, and 2008: Curtis Painter, 5th in Purdue history to throw for at least has previous stints as Rutgers (2001- 300 yards in a game. 03), West Virginia (1999-2000), the U.S. • Blough started eight of the last nine Military Academy (1997-98), Western games in 2015, missing only the Indiana »BLOUGH BY THE NUMBERS Michigan (1995-96), Pennsylvania (1992- game after he was knocked out of the 94), Eastern Illinois (1988) and Oberlin Iowa game with a concussion. »Career-high yards: 401 vs. Cincinnati (1986-87, 1989-91). »Career-high TD passes: 4 vs. Nebraska Hazell graduated in 1986 from »List of Recent Consecutive QB Starts »Career-high attps.: 57 vs. Cincinnati Muskingum College with a B.A. in 2016: David Blough 3 »Career-high comps.: 32 vs. Cincinnati speech communications and business. He 2015: David Blough 8*; Austin Appleby 1 »Career-high rushing TDs: 2 vs. EKU was a three-time all-conference selection 2014-15: Austin Appleby 10 »Record: 3-8 as a wide receiver and an All-American 2013-14: Danny Etling 12 as a senior. 2013: Rob Henry 5 A native of Cinnaminson, New 2012: Caleb TerBush 7; Robert Marve 5, 1 • Blough was 25 of 43 for 245 yards, Jersey, Hazell (born April 14, 1964) and 2011: Caleb TerBush 13 a touchdown and an interception in Annmarie have a son, Kyle. 2010: Robert Marve 4; Rob Henry 4, 2; the season opener against Eastern CONFERENCE ROAD OPENERS Kentucky. Sean Robinson 1; Justin Siller 1 Darrell Hazell is looking for his second • The 25 completions put him on 2009: Joey Elliott 12 win in three years in the first conference Purdue’s top-20 career list for the first 2008: Justin Siller 3; Curtis Painter 1 road game of the year.