2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2005 Purdue Boilermakers football
2005 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Tiller (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brock Spack (9th season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Rob Ninkovich
Captains	Charles Davis; Matt Turner; Brandon Villarreal; Jerod Void;
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Penn State $+	7	–	1	11	–	1
No. 4 Ohio State %+	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 15 Wisconsin	5	–	3	10	–	3
Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	5
Northwestern	5	–	3	7	–	5
Iowa	5	–	3	7	–	5
Minnesota	4	–	4	7	–	5
Purdue	3	–	5	5	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Indiana	1	–	7	4	–	7
Illinois	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross–Ade Stadium. Purdue played eleven games in the 2005 season, finishing with a 5–6 record and missing a post-season bowl game for the first time since 1996. Purdue was predicted by many as a dark horse for the Big Ten title, but after a strong 2–0 start, lost six straight before rebounding to finish a more respectable 5–6.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	1:00 pm	Akron*	No. 13	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN360	W 49–24	64,757^[1]
September 17	10:00 pm	at Arizona*	No. 12	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 31–24	56,400^[1]
September 24	12:00 pm	at Minnesota	No. 11	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	L 35–42 ^2OT	48,116^[1]
October 1	7:45 pm	No. 13 Notre Dame*	No. 22	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 28–49	65,491^[1]
October 8	4:30 pm	Iowa		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 17–34	64,785^[1]
October 15	1:00 pm	Northwestern		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	L 29–34	62,866^[1]
October 22	3:30 pm	at No. 19 Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	L 20–31	82,828^[1]
October 29	3:30 pm	at No. 11 Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 15–33	109,467^[1]
November 5	12:00 pm	Michigan State		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNU	W 28–21	62,467^[1]
November 12	12:00 pm	Illinois		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	ESPN+	W 37–3	57,611^[1]
November 19	1:00 pm	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	ESPN360	W 41–14	50,023^[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`9`	Dorien Bryant	So
WR	`20`	Andre Chattams	Jr
TE	`21`	Charles Davis	Sr
OL		Jordan Grimes
WR	`80`	Brian Hare	Sr
RB	`42`	Anthony Heygood	Fr
WR	`89`	Kyle Ingraham	Jr
RB	`27`	Brandon Jones	So
TE	`28`	Dustin Keller	So
QB	`11`	Brandon Kirsch	Jr
WR	`23`	Kevin Noel	Sr
G	`67`	Uche Nwaneri	So
WR	`21`	Greg Orton	Fr
OT	`65`	Mike Otto	Jr
QB	`12`	Curtis Painter	Fr
OL		Robbie Powell
OL	`74`	Sean Sester	Fr
RB	`40`	Kory Sheets	Fr
WR	`88`	Jake Standeford	So
OL	`56`	Matt Turner	Sr
RB	`32`	Jarod Void	Sr
TE	`94`	Jake Wasikowski	Fr
WR	`19`	Brandon Whittington	Fr
WR	`2`	Ray Williams	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`85`	Cliff Avril	So
DL	`90`	Ryan Baker	Fr
LB	`36`	Dan Bick	So
DE	`45`	Eugene Bright	So
DL	`91`	Nick Cavallo	Jr
DE	`10`	Ray Edwards	Jr
LB	`17`	Josh Ferguson	So
DB	`15`	Christian Graham	Fr
FS	`27`	Jerad Grey	So
DL		Brent Grover
DL	`79`	Jermaine Guynn	Fr
LB	`30`	George Hall	Jr
DB	`33`	Brian Hickman	Sr
LB	`39`	Bobby Iwuchukwu	Sr
LB	`59`	Stanford Keglar	So
CB	`18`	Brandon King	Fr
LB	`41`	John Lampert	Jr
DB	`5`	Zach Logan	Fr
DB	`25`	Paul Long	So
DT	`71`	Alex Magee	Fr
DB	`38`	Brian Mattaway	Jr
DB	`26`	Lance Melvin	Fr
DE	`93`	Rob Ninkovich	Sr
DB	`24`	Sean Petty	Sr
SS	`31`	Bernard Pollard	Jr
LB	`81`	Al Royal	Jr
DB	`7`	Kyle Smith	Sr
DE	`49`	Anthony Spencer	Jr
DL	`55`	Brandon Villareal	Sr
LB	`34`	Kyle Williams	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`16`	Dave Brytus	So
K	`35`	Ben Jones	Sr

Head coach

Joe Tiller

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jim Chaney (offensive coordinator)
Brock Spack (defensive coordinator)
Lou Anarumo (defensive backs)
Tony Samuel (defensive ends)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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Game summaries

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Akron	0	14	3	7	24
• Purdue	14	14	0	21	49

Date: September 10
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	14	7	10	0	31
Arizona	7	10	0	7	24

Date: September 17
Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Purdue	0	7	21	0	7	0	35
• Minnesota	3	7	10	8	7	7	42

Date: September 24
Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	7	21	7	14	49
Purdue	0	0	14	14	28

Date: October 1
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Iowa	14	3	6	11	34
Purdue	7	7	3	0	17

Date: October 8
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Northwestern	14	14	0	6	34
Purdue	3	6	14	6	29

Date: October 15
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	10	3	7	20
• Wisconsin	10	0	14	7	31

Date: October 22
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

At Penn State

Purdue Boilermakers (2–5) at #11 Penn State Nittany Lions (7–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	7	0	0	8	15
Penn St	3	13	7	10	33

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: October 29
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Partly sunny, 49 °F (9 °C)
Game attendance: 109,467
Referee: S. Newman
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Kevin Kelly 27-yard field goal, 7:22. Penn St 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 5:16.
PUR – Curtis Painter 24-yard run, 3:35. Purdue 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:08.

Second quarter

PSU – Kevin Kelly 25-yard field goal, 14:15. Purdue 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:31.
PSU – Michael Robinson 1-yard run (Kevin Kelly kick), 8:18. Penn St 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:53.
PSU – Kevin Kelly 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Penn St 16–7. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 0:34.

Third quarter

PSU – BranDon Snow 2-yard run (Kevin Kelly kick), 12:42. Penn St 23–7. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 2:08.

Fourth quarter

PUR – Brandon Kirsch 4-yard run (run good), 9:50. Penn St 23–15. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 1:30.
PSU – Kevin Kelly 22-yard field goal, 5:41. Penn St 26–15. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:09.
PSU – BranDon Snow 4-yard run (Kevin Kelly kick), 1:37. Penn St 33–15. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:52.

Top passers

PUR – Brandon Kirsch – 11/21, 102 yards, INT
PSU – Michael Robinson – 13/29, 213 yards

Top rushers

PUR – Jerod Void – 10 rushes, 57 yards
PSU – Tony Hunt – 24 rushes, 129 yards

Top receivers

PUR – Kyle Ingraham – 7 receptions, 77 yards
PSU – Jordan Norwood – 4 receptions, 59 yards

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan St	14	7	0	0	21
• Purdue	7	7	7	7	28

Date: November 5
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	0	0	0	3	3
• Purdue	0	10	7	20	37

Date: November 12
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	0	27	7	7	41
Indiana	7	0	0	7	14

Date: November 19
Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

2006 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bernard Pollard	Safety	2	54	Kansas City Chiefs
Ray Edwards	Defensive Lineman	4	127	Minnesota Vikings
Rob Ninkovich	Defensive End	5	135	New Orleans Saints
Charles Davis	Tight End	5	167	Pittsburgh Steelers

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Cumulative Season Statistics". Purdue University.
^ "2005 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 23, 2025.

[statistics-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Cumulative Season Statistics". Purdue University.

[2] "2005 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 23, 2025.

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