2018 Purdue Football Game Notes Game 8 - at Michigan State Oct. 27, 2018 Schedule/Results On This Date: October 27 Date Opponent TV Time/Result Record: 8-10 8/30 Northwestern ESPN L, 27-31 First Game: 1894 – Lost at Minnesota 24-0 9/8 Eastern Michigan BTN L, 19-20 Last Game: 2012 – Lost at Minnesota 44-28 9/15 Missouri BTN L, 37-40 Noteworthy: On this date in 1984 and 1928, the Boilermakers recorded the third- and fourth-largest 9/22 #23 Boston College ESPN2 W, 30-13 victory margins in Big Ten road games in school history. Purdue won 49-7 at Northwestern in 1984 and 9/29 at Nebraska BTN W, 42-28 40-0 at Chicago in 1928. The only two greater victory margins in conference road games are 49 points 10/13 at Illinois FS1 W, 46-7 at Indiana on Nov. 22, 1997, and 45 points at Illinois on Oct. 25, 1997. 10/20 #2 Ohio State ABC W, 49-20 10/27 at Michigan State ESPN Noon Series History 11/3 #18 Iowa TBA TBA Michigan State leads 35-28-3 11/10 at Minnesota TBA TBA In West Lafayette: Purdue leads 16-14-3 11/17 #20 Wisconsin TBA TBA In East Lansing: Michigan State leads 21-12 11/24 at Indiana TBA TBA First Meeting: Nov. 9, 1918 – Purdue won 14-6 on the road Last Meeting: Oct. 3, 2015 – Michigan State won 24-21 at home All times are Eastern Noteworthy: Dramatic wins at Michigan State in 2002 and 2006 propelled Purdue to bowl games. On Nov. 16, 2002, the Boilermakers trailed 42-37 with just over three minutes to play. Quarterback Brandon Gameday Broadcast Information Kirsch was forced to the sideline after having the wind knocked out of him, and the Boilermakers were Television ESPN facing fourth-and-8 from the Michigan State 40-yard line. Kyle Orton, who had been standing on Play-By-Play Mark Jones the sideline for nearly three and a half hours with the temperature barely above 30 degrees, entered Analyst Dusty Dvoracek the game, audibled the play at the line of scrimmage and gracefully threw a perfect pass to John Sideline Molly McGrath Standeford, who caught it inside the 5-yard line and fell into the end zone. Following a two-point conversion and ensuing defensive stand, the Boilermakers emerged with a 45-42 victory. Then, on Nov. Radio Purdue Sports Properties 4, 2006, fi fth-year kicker Casey Welch was called on to attempt his fi rst career fi eld goal and knocked Play-By-Play Tim Newton through an 18-yarder with 4:49 remaining to provide the deciding margin in a 17-15 victory. Analyst Pete Quinn Sideline Kelly Kitchel Winning Streak After opening the 2018 season with three straight losses, the Boilermakers are back on track with four Sirius/XM/Internet TBA consecutive wins, including a victory over No. 23 Boston College, back-to-back Big Ten road wins at Postgame Media Policies Nebraska and Illinois and a thrilling upset of second-ranked Ohio State. The current streak marks the The Purdue locker room will remain closed following longest run of success for the Boilermakers since opening the 2007 slate with fi ve consecutive victories. all football games. Media should request players Purdue’s back-to-back conference road wins this season are the fi rst for the Boilermakers since winning through Matt Rector of the Purdue Strategic at Illinois and Iowa in 2012. With a road trip to Michigan State this Saturday, Purdue is vying for three Communications staff during the fourth quarter. consecutive B1G road victories for the fi rst time since winning at Northwestern, Michigan State and Illinois in 2006. Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm and four selected players will be available in the media room. Streak Numbers Assistant coaches will not be available. Brohm During the four-game winning streak, the Boilermakers are posting some pretty impressive numbers will speak at the podium fi rst, then players will be in all three facets of the game. Purdue is averaging 41.8 points, 24.3 fi rst downs, 163.0 yards rushing, made available around the room. 346.5 yards passing and 509.5 yards of total offense per game during the streak. Purdue has outscored the opposition 167-68 in the last four. Defensively, Purdue is limiting its opponents to 17.0 points per Media Information game, with red-zone defense the primary reason. The Boilers’ last four games has seen the opposition The latest information on Purdue football can be score on merely 55 percent of its trips inside the 25 (6 of 11), with only 36 percent of those points found at PurdueSports.com/media coming in the form of a touchdown (4 of 11). On special teams, kickers Spencer Evans (4 for 4) and J.D. Dellinger (1 for 2) are a combined 5 of 6 on fi eld goal attempts, while punter Joe Schopper has placed Strategic Communications nine of 20 punts inside the opposition’s 20-yard line and is averaging 42.7 yards per kick. Primary Football Contact Matt Rector Rector’s Cell 765.237.1330 Margin of Victory Rector’s e-mail [email protected] Purdue’s 39-point margin of victory at Illinois on Oct. 13 was the largest since a 48-6 win over Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 1, 2012; largest against an FBS opponent since a 62-10 win over Indiana on Nov. Purdue University Quick Facts 22, 2008; and largest in a Big Ten road game since a 56-7 win at Indiana on Nov. 22, 1997. The Location West Lafayette, Indiana Boilermakers boast seven Big Ten road wins by 30-plus points in the last 50 seasons and 16 in school Founded 1869 history. Conference Big Ten 30-Plus Point Big Ten Road Wins Last 50 Seasons Colors Old Gold and Black 49 Purdue 56, Indiana 7 Nov. 22, 1997 Nickname Boilermakers 45 Purdue 48, Illinois 3 Oct.25, 1997 President Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. 42 Purdue 49, Northwestern 7 Oct. 27, 1984 Athletics Director Mike Bobinski 39 Purdue 46, Illinois 7 Oct. 13, 2018 Head Coach (Year) Jeff Brohm (2nd) 37 Purdue 51, Indiana 14 Nov. 24, 1995 Alma Mater Louisville (1989) 35 Purdue 35, Northwestern 0 Oct. 17, 1981 35 Purdue 56, Northwestern 21 Nov. 7, 1998 PPurdueSports.comurdueSports.com | @@BoilerFootballBoilerFootball | ##BoilerUpBoilerUp 1 Pronunciation Guide Consecutive 300 Yards Passing Alphabetical David Blough’s three straight games with 300 or more yards passing has placed him among the most #10 Amad Anderson Ah-MAAD celebrated quarterbacks in school history. Merely four other signal callers in the Cradle of Quarterbacks #11 David Blough Sounds like Plow have achieved the feat in so many straight games. Jim Everett and Drew Brees did it twice in their #95 Jack Cravaack CRA-vack Purdue careers, while Kyle Orton and Curtis Painter accomplished it once apiece. Blough, Everett and #57 Semisi Fakasiieki SAH-mee-SEE Brees are the only three to pull it off against three straight Big Ten opponents. No player in school FHAK-uh-see-ECK-ee history has thrown for over 300 yards in four straight games. #20 Benaiah Franklin BEN-nye-UH Consecutive Games with 300 Yards Passing #25 Tario Fuller TAR-e-OH 1985 - Jim Everett (398 at Pitt, 340 vs. Ball State, 368 vs. Notre Dame - 796 total) #40 Alexander Horvath HOR-voth 1985 - Jim Everett (464 vs. Illinois, 497 at Ohio State, 315 vs. Michigan State - 1,276 total) #50 Keiwan Jones KEY-wan 1998 - Drew Brees (522 vs. Minnesota, 494 at Wisconsin, 361 at Penn State - 1,377 total) #30 Tobias Larry TOE-by-US 1999 - Drew Brees (317 vs. Notre Dame, 320 vs. Central Michigan, 405 vs. Northwestern - 1,042 total) #1 Dedrick Mackey DED-rick 2004 - Kyle Orton (329 vs. Ball State, 366 at Illinois, 385 at Notre Dame - 1,080 total) #27 Navon Mosley neh-VON 2007 - Curtis Painter (348 vs. Eastern Illinois, 360 vs. Central Michigan, 338 at Minnesota - 1,046 total) #38 Brennan Thieneman THEEN-uh-MIN 2018 - David Blough (328 at Nebraska, 377 at Illinois, 378 vs. Ohio State - 1,083 total) #41 Jacob Thieneman THEEN-uh-MIN #50 Bearooz Yacoobi BEAR-rooz YA-coo-BE Knocking Off Ranked Opponents The Boilermakers have knocked off a pair of ranked opponents this season - No. 23 Boston College Numerical and No. 2 Ohio State. This year marks the fi rst time since 2003 that Purdue has defeated two ranked #1 Dedrick Mackey DED-rick opponents in the same season since 2003 (No. 14 Wisconsin and No. 10 Iowa) ... The Boilers’ triumph #10 Amad Anderson Ah-MAAD over the Buckeyes was the fi rst over the second-ranked team in the nation since besting No. 2 Ohio #11 David Blough Sounds like Plow State 28-23 on Oct. 6, 1984, and the fi fth time in school history to knock off a school in that slot ... #20 Benaiah Franklin BEN-nye-UH Purdue sent No. 23 Boston College to its fi rst loss of the season and booted it out of the AP Top 25 with #25 Tario Fuller TAR-e-OH a 30-13 win Sept. 22. That victory marked the Boilermakers’ fi rst win over a ranked opponent since #27 Navon Mosley neh-VON defeating No. 23 Illinois 21-14 on Oct. 22, 2011. #30 Tobias Larry TOE-by-US Defeating No. 2 #38 Brennan Thieneman THEEN-uh-MIN Oct. 24, 1953 - Purdue 6, No. 2 Michigan State 0 #40 Alexander Horvath HOR-voth Sept.