2007 Purdue Boilermakers football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2007
Team=Purdue Boilermakers


Conference=Big Ten Conference
Division=
ShortConference=Big Ten
CoachRank=
APRank=
Record=8-5
ConfRecord=3-5
HeadCoach=Joe Tiller
OffCoach=Bill Legg and Ed Zaunbrecher
DefCoach=Brock Spack
OScheme=One-Back Shotgun Spread
DScheme=4-3
StadiumArena=Ross-Ade Stadium
Champion=
BowlTourney=Motor City Bowl
BowlTourneyResult= W 51-48The 2007 Purdue Boilermakers football team will represent Purdue University in the Big Ten during the 2007 college football season. Joe Tiller, in his 11th season at Purdue, is the team's head coach. The Boilermakers' home games are played at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, IN. The 2006 team finished the season with consecutive losses, including a defeat at the hands of Hawaii and a loss in the Champs Sports Bowl to Maryland. Purdue began the 2007 season unranked in preseason polls. Purdue played twelve regular season games during the 2007 season, including seven in West Lafayette. They accepted the bid to play the Motor City Bowl on December 26.

Schedule

CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/01/2007
time = 7:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = cfb link|year=2007|team=Toledo Rockets|school=Toledo University|title=Toledo
opprank =
site_stadium = Glass Bowl
site_cityst = Toledo, OH
gamename =
tv = ESPNU
score = 52-24
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/08/2007
time = 12:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = cfb link|year=2007|team=Eastern Illinois Panthers|school=Eastern Illinois University|title=Eastern Illinois
opprank =
site_stadium = Ross-Ade Stadium
site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
gamename =
tv = BTN
score = 52-6
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/15/2007
time = 12:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = cfb link|year=2007|team=Central Michigan Chippewas|school=Central Michigan University|title=Central Michigan
opprank =
site_stadium = Ross-Ade Stadium
site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 45-22
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/22/2007
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Minnesota
opprank =
site_stadium = Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 45-31
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/29/2007
time = 12:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 25
opponent = Notre Dame
opprank =
site_stadium = Ross-Ade Stadium
site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
gamename = Shillelagh Trophy
tv = ESPN
score = 33-19
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/06/2007
time = 8:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 20
opponent = Ohio State
opprank = 4
site_stadium = Ross-Ade Stadium
site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
gamename =
tv = ABC
score = 23-7
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/13/2007
time = 12:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 24
opponent = Michigan
opprank =
site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
gamename =
tv = BTN
score = 48-21
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/20/2007
time = 12:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Iowa
opprank =
site_stadium = Ross-Ade Stadium
site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 31-6
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/27/2007
time = 12:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming = yes
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Northwestern
opprank =
site_stadium = Ross-Ade Stadium
site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
gamename =
tv = BTN
score = 35-17
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/03/2007
time = 12:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Penn State
opprank =
site_stadium = Beaver Stadium
site_cityst = University Park, PA
gamename =
tv = ESPN
score = 26-19
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/10/2007
time = 12:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Michigan State
opprank =
site_stadium = Ross-Ade Stadium
site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
gamename =
tv = BTN
score = 48-31
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/17/2007
time = 3:30 PM
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = cfb link|year=2007|team=Indiana Hoosiers|school=Indiana University|title=Indiana
opprank =
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
gamename = Old Oaken Bucket
tv = BTN
score = 27-24
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 12/26/07
time = 7:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank =
opponent = cfb link|year=2007|team=Central Michigan Chippewas|school=Central Michigan University|title=Central Michigan
opprank =
site_stadium = Ford Field
site_cityst = Detroit, MI
gamename = Motor City Bowl
tv = ESPN
score = 51-48
overtime =

Roster

Game notes

Toledo

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Purdue
R1=14
R2=14
R3=9
R4=15
RT=52
Home=Toledo
H1=7
H2=7
H3=0
H4=10
HT=24

Eastern Illinois

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Eastern Illinois
R1=3
R2=0
R3=3
R4=0
RT=6
Home=Purdue
H1=17
H2=14
H3=7
H4=14
HT=52

Central Michigan

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Central Michigan
R1=0
R2=0
R3=14
R4=8
RT=22
Home=Purdue
H1=24
H2=7
H3=7
H4=7
HT=45

Minnesota

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Purdue
R1= 17
R2= 7
R3= 14
R4= 7
RT=
Home=Minnesota
H1= 3
H2= 0
H3= 14
H4= 14
HT=

Notre Dame

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Notre Dame
R1=0
R2=0
R3=6
R4=13
RT=19
Home=Purdue
H1=10
H2=13
H3=3
H4=7
HT=33

Ohio State

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Ohio State
R1=14
R2=3
R3=3
R4=3
RT=
Home=Purdue
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=7
HT=

Michigan

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Purdue
R1=7
R2=0
R3=0
R4=14
RT=
Home=Michigan
H1=17
H2=14
H3=3
H4=14
HT=

Iowa

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Iowa
R1=3
R2=0
R3=3
R4=0
RT=6
Home=Purdue
H1=7
H2=7
H3=7
H4=10
HT=31

Northwestern

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Northwestern
R1=0
R2=14
R3=3
R4=0
RT=17
Home=Purdue
H1=14
H2=0
H3=0
H4=21
HT=35

Penn State

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Purdue
R1=10
R2=0
R3=6
R4=3
RT=19
Home=Penn State
H1=3
H2=10
H3=0
H4=13
HT=26

Michigan State

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Michigan State
R1=7
R2=24
R3=0
R4=17
RT=48
Home=Purdue
H1=0
H2=21
H3=3
H4=7
HT=31

Indiana

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Purdue
R1=0
R2=3
R3=7
R4=14
RT=24
Home=Indiana
H1=7
H2=10
H3=7
H4=3
HT=27

Motor City Bowl vs. Central Michigan

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Purdue
R1=21
R2=13
R3=7
R4=10
RT=51
Home=Central Michigan
H1=6
H2=7
H3=28
H4=7
HT=48 Boilermaker kicker Chris Summers hit a 40 yard field goal as time expired to defeat the Central Michigan Chippewas 51-48. Purdue Quarterback Curtis Painter passed for a Motor City Bowl record 546 yards, going 35-54 with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Kory Sheets led the Boilermakers in rushing with 12 attempts for 27 yards and 2 touchdowns. Painter's favorite target was Greg Orton who caught 9 passes for 136 yards and 1 touchdown. For Central Michigan, QB Dan Lefevour went 17-34 with 292 yards and 4 touchdowns and no interceptions. He also led the Chippewas in rushing with 33 attempts for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns. LeFevour's favorite target was Bryan Anderson who caught 7 passes for 129 yards and 3 touchdowns. During the 1st half it was all Boilermakers, with Purdue leading 34-13 at the break. In the 2nd half the Chippewas started their comeback. It started with a 76 yard pass from LeFevour to Antonio Brown to make it 34-20. The Boilermakers then scored again on a 19 yard pass from Painter to Jake Standeford to make it 41-20. The Chippewas then proceeded to score three unanswered touchdowns, a 10 yard pass to Anderson, and the two rushing touchdowns by LeFevour to tie the game. With 8:19 left in the 4th quarter, Purdue retook the lead on a 13 yard run by Jaycen Taylor. With 1:09 left, LeFevour hit Anderson for 19 yards and a touchdown to tie it at 48. It would turn out that the Chippewas scored too quickly. Painter then led a drive full of short first down passes to the Chippewa 23, where Summers would kick his 40 yard walkoff field goal. This heartbreaking loss for the Chippewas was made worse when it was revealed that first year head coach Butch Jones will interview for the West Virginia head coaching job.

External links

* [http://www.purduesports.com Official Purdue Athletics Site]