2009 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 2009 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. It was Danny Hope's first season as head coach following the retirement of Joe Tiller.^[1] The Boilermakers finished the season 5–7 (4–4 Big Ten).

2009 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Danny Hope (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Nord (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Donn Landholm (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	5 Joey Elliott Mike Neal Jason Werner Torri Williams Jared Zwilling
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 62,500)
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Ohio State $		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 7 Iowa %		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 9 Penn State		6	–	2					11	–	2
Northwestern		5	–	3					8	–	5
No. 16 Wisconsin		5	–	3					10	–	3
Michigan State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Purdue		4	–	4					5	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	5					6	–	7
Illinois		2	–	6					3	–	9
Michigan		1	–	7					5	–	7
Indiana		1	–	7					4	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

Key roster returns

Offense

• Jared Zwilling – Center
• Ken Plue – Right Guard
• Aaron Valentin – Wide receiver
• Keith Smith – Wide receiver
• Kyle Adams – Tight end

Defense

• Torri Williams – Free Safety
• Brandon King – Cornerback
• David Pender – Cornerback
• Dwight McLean – Safety
• Ryan Kerrigan – Defensive end
• Chris Carlino – Mid Linebacker
• Joe Holland – Outside linebacker
• Mike Neal – Defensive end

Key roster losses

Offense

• Curtis Painter – Quarterback
• Cory Benton – Center
• Kory Sheets – Running back
• Jordan Grimes – Offensive tackle
• Greg Orton – Wide receiver

Defense

• Alex Magee – Defensive end
• Eugene Bright – Defensive tackle
• Anthony Heygood – Middle Linebacker
• Ryan Baker – Defensive end

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:00 pm	Toledo*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 52–31	47,551[2]
September 12	10:15 pm[3]	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FSN[3]	L 36–38	57,772[4]
September 19	12:00 pm	Northern Illinois*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 21–28	53,240[5]
September 26	8:00 pm	Notre Dame*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Battle for the Shillelagh Trophy)	ESPN	L 21–24	59,082[6]
October 3	12:00 pm	Northwestern	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 21–27	47,163[7]
October 10	12:00 pm	at Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	L 20–35	50,805[8]
October 17	12:00 pm	No. 7 Ohio State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 26–18	50,404[9]
October 24	12:00 pm	Illinois	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Battle for the Purdue Cannon)	ESPN2	W 24–14	47,349[10]
October 31	12:00 pm	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN2	L 0–37	79,920[11]
November 7	12:00 pm	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 38–36	108,543[12]
November 14	12:00 pm	Michigan State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 37–40	48,408[13]
November 21	3:30 pm	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket Game)	BTN	W 38–21	48,607[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Toledo

See also: 2009 Toledo Rockets football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Toledo	0	14	7	10	31
• Purdue	14	17	14	7	52

• Date: September 5
• Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
• Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Elapsed time: 3:24
• Game attendance: 47,551
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Clear, Calm Wind
• Referee: John O'Neill
• TV announcers (BTN): Craig Coshun (Play-by-play), Rod Woodson (Color) & Larra Overton (Sideline)

• Sources:^[15][16]

Scoring summary

1	13:48	PUR	Ralph Bolden 78-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick)	PUR 7–0
1	4:14	PUR	Jaycen Taylor 43-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick)	PUR 14–0
2	13:53	PUR	Keith Smith 11-yard pass from Joey Elliott (Carson Wiggs kick)	PUR 21–0
2	11:17	TOL	Eric Page 34-yard pass from Aaron Opelt (Alex Steigerwald kick)	PUR 21–7
2	5:40	TOL	Stephen Williams 9-yard pass from Aaron Opelt (Alex Steigerwald kick)	PUR 21–14
2	1:25	PUR	Keith Carlos 24-yard pass from Joey Elliott (Carson Wiggs kick)	PUR 28–14
2	:00	PUR	Carson Wiggs 59-yard field goal	PUR 31–14
3	12:05	PUR	Jaycen Taylor 1-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick)	PUR 38–14
3	8:09	PUR	Antavian Edison 15-yard pass from Joey Elliott (Carson Wiggs kick)	PUR 45–14
3	4:41	TOL	DaJuane Collins 5-yard run (Alex Steigerwald kick)	PUR 45–21
4	11:37	TOL	Alex Steigerwald 48-yard field goal	PUR 45–24
4	6:36	TOL	Stephen Williams 42-yard pass from Aaron Opelt (Alex Steigerwald kick)	PUR 45–31
4	2:27	PUR	Ralph Bolden 14-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick)	PUR 51–31

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
2–2	September 1, 2007	Purdue, 52–24

To open the season, the Boilermakers played the Toledo Rockets at Ross–Ade Stadium. The Boilermakers scored first on their opening drive, with a 78-yard touchdown run by Ralph Bolden. They added to their lead 9 minutes later on a 43-yard touchdown run by Jaycen Taylor. In the second quarter, Purdue added to their lead with an 11-yard Keith Smith touchdown from Joey Elliott. Toledo then began their scoring with an Eric Page 34-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Opelt. Toledo struck again just 6 minutes later when Opelt found Stephen Williams for a 9-yard touchdown pass. Purdue responded with a 24-yard Keith Carlos touchdown pass from Elliott with 1:25 remaining in the half. Purdue was then able to get the ball back on downs from Toledo with 27 seconds remaining. After just 3 plays, Purdue called time out with 3 seconds remaining in the half. Carson Wiggs made a 59-yard field goal to end the half. The 59-yard field goal was the longest in Purdue history.^[17] Purdue would score twice to open the second half, a 1-yard run by Taylor and a 15-yard touchdown reception from Antavian Edison from Elliott. Toledo would get the next three scores, on a 5-yard touchdown run by DaJuane Collins, a 45-yard field goal by Alex Steigerwald and 42-yard Williams reception from Opelt. The 3 scores by Toledo got them with 4 points, but a 14-yard Bolden touchdown run sealed the scoring of the game.

Bolden's 234 yards rushing were the 3rd highest single game total in school history.^[18]

Oregon

See also: 2009 Oregon Ducks football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	7	10	7	12	36
• Oregon	10	7	14	7	38

• Date: September 12
• Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR
• Game start: 10:15 p.m. EST
• Elapsed time: 3:22
• Game attendance: 57,772
• Referee: Jack Folliard
• TV announcers (FSN): Barry Tompkins (Play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (Color) & Michael Eaves (Sideline)

Scoring summary

1	10:19	ORE	Morgan Flint 28-yard field goal	ORE 3-0
1	8:17	PUR	Jaycen Taylor 5-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick)	PUR 7-3
1	6:10	ORE	Andre Crenshaw 2-yard run (Morgan Flint kick)	ORE 10-7
2	14:30	PUR	Ralph Bolden 19-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick)	PUR 14-10
2	4:04	ORE	Walter Thurmond III 18-yard interception return (Morgan Flint kick)	ORE 17-14
2	0:00	PUR	Carson Wiggs 23-yard field goal	Tied 17-17
3	8:24	PUR	Ralph Bolden 1-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick)	PUR 24-17
3	5:06	ORE	Bryan Littlejohn 28-yard fumble return (Morgan Flint kick)	Tied 24-24
3	1:51	ORE	Jeremiah Masoli 15-yard run (Morgan Flint kick)	ORE 31-24
4	13:46	PUR	Ralph Bolden 22-yard pass from Joey Elliot (kick blocked)	ORE 31-30
4	6:42	ORE	Kenjon Barner 21-yard run (Morgan Flint kick)	ORE 38-30
4	1:01	PUR	Aaron Valentin 15-yard pass from Keith Smith (pass failed)	ORE 38-36

Northern Illinois

See also: 2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Northern Illinois	0	21	7	0	28
Purdue	7	0	7	7	21

• Date: September 19
• Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
• Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Elapsed time: 3:13
• Game attendance: 53,240
• Referee: Alex Kemp
• TV announcers (BTN): Craig Coshun (Play-by-play), Rod Woodson (Color) & Larra Overton (Sideline)

Notre Dame

See also: 2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Shillelagh Trophy (Notre Dame–Purdue)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	3	14	0	7	24
Purdue	7	0	0	14	21

• Date: September 26
• Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
• Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT
• Elapsed time: 3:21
• Game attendance: 59,082
• Referee: Pat Garvey
• TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (Color) & Erin Andrews (Sideline)

Northwestern

See also: 2009 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Northwestern	3	13	3	8	27
Purdue	14	7	0	0	21

• Date: October 3
• Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
• Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Elapsed time: 3:11
• Game attendance: 47,163
• Referee: Todd Geerlings
• TV announcers (BTN): Ari Wolfe (Play-by-play), Anthony Herron (Color) & Tony McGee (Sideline)

Minnesota

See also: 2009 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	10	3	0	7	20
• Minnesota	0	14	21	0	35

• Date: October 10
• Location: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
• Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Elapsed time: 3:05
• Game attendance: 50,805
• Referee: Ron Torbert
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward (Play-by-play) & Ray Bentley (Color)

Ohio State

See also: 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	7	0	0	11	18
• Purdue	3	6	14	3	26

• Date: October 17
• Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
• Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Elapsed time: 3:18
• Game attendance: 50,404
• Referee: Bill LeMonnier
• TV announcers (BTN): Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-play), Chris Martin (Color) & Rebecca Haarlow (Sideline)

Purdue scored first with a field goal in the first quarter, but Ohio State made it 7–3 with a Pryor run for a touchdown. The second quarter was all Purdue with Boilermakers making two field goals to put them up it a 9-7 halftime. In the second half Purdue was finally able to find the end zone with two Joey Elliot touchdown passes to Valentin, making it a commanding 23–7 lead for the Boilermakers. In the fourth quarter both teams traded field goals with the score now 26–10. Purdue, however, was forced to punt midway through the fourth quarter and Ohio State quickly drove down the field to score a touchdown with a pass from Pryor to Posey, with Pryor running it in the two-point conversion. The next drive, Purdue went three and out and it seemed the momentum had shifted and Ohio State had come alive, but with a sack of Pryor and a denial of a fourth down, Purdue had the ball. After seemingly stopping Purdue, a crucial facemask penalty by the Buckeyes allowed the Boilermakers to run out the clock. This was the first time Ohio State had lost to a team that had finished the season with a losing record since a loss at Penn State in 2001.

Illinois

See also: 2009 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Purdue Cannon

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	7	0	7	0	14
• Purdue	7	14	3	0	24

• Date: October 24
• Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
• Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Elapsed time: 2:%5
• Game attendance: 47,349
• Referee: Ron Torbert
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward (Play-by-play) & Ray Bentley (Color)

Wisconsin

See also: 2009 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	0	0	0	0
• Wisconsin	7	17	10	3	37

• Date: October 31
• Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
• Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Elapsed time: 3:00
• Game attendance: 79,920
• Referee: Dennis Lipski
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward (Play-by-play) & Ray Bentley (Color)

Michigan

See also: 2009 Michigan Wolverines football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	10	0	21	7	38
Michigan	10	14	6	6	36

• Date: November 7
• Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
• Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Elapsed time: 3:15
• Game attendance: 108,543
• Referee: Todd Geerlings
• TV announcers (BTN): Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-play), Chris Martin (Color) & Charissa Thompson (Sideline)

• Source: ESPN.com

Scoring summary

1	13:15	PUR	Ralph Bolden 35-yard pass from Joey Elliott (Carson Wiggs kick)	PUR 7-0
1	10:53	MICH	Brandon Minor 29-yard run (Jason Olesnavage kick)	Tied 7-7
1	7:42	PUR	Carson Wiggs 41-yard field goal	PUR 10-7
1	6:02	MICH	Jason Olesnavage 51-yard field goal	Tied 10-10
2	14:52	MICH	Brandon Minor 55-yard run (Jason Olesnavage kick)	MICH 17-10
2	8:41	MICH	Roy Roundtree 43-yard pass from Tate Forcier (Jason Olesnavage kick)	MICH 24-10
3	13:38	PUR	Ralph Bolden 19-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick)	MICH 24-17
3	11:42	MICH	Tate Forcier 6-yard run (kick failed)	MICH 30-17
3	5:13	PUR	Ralph Bolden 10-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick)	MICH 30-24
3	5:04	PUR	Cortez Smith 54-yard pass from Joey Elliott (Carson Wiggs kick)	PUR 31-30
4	10:28	PUR	Joey Elliott 8-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick)	PUR 38-30
4	2:10	MICH	Brandon Minor 1-yard run (run failed)	PUR 38-36

In the first quarter, Purdue scored first with a 35-yard TD catch by Ralph Bolden. Michigan tied the score with a 29-yard TD run by Brandon Minor. Purdue retook the lead with a 41-yard field goal by Carson Wiggs. Michigan tied the score soon after with a 51-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Michigan scored 2 touchdowns: a 55-yard rush by Brandon Minor, and a 43-yard catch by Ray Roundtree, giving the Wolverines a 14-point advantage at halftime.

However, Michigan would collapsed in the second half. In the third quarter, Purdue's Ralph Bolden scored his second TD of the game with a 19-yard run. Michigan QB Forcier responded with a 6-yard TD run, but the point after touchdown attempt failed. Ralph Bolden scored his third touchdown of the day soon after with a 10-yard rush. In the ensuing kickoff, Purdue made an on-side kick and recovered the ball by catching the Wolverines off guard. In the next play, Purdue's Cortez Smith caught a 54-yard TD pass and Purdue re-took the lead 31–30 after the extra point attempt was completed. In the fourth quarter, Purdue QB Joey Elliot ran in an 8-yard TD. Michigan's Minor then ran in a TD from 1-yard out. The Wolverines attempted to tie the game but Forcier failed to reach the end zone on a two-point conversion after being sacked by Ryan Kerrigan, sealing the victory for the Boilermakers. It was Purdue's first win in Michigan Stadium since 1966.

Michigan State

See also: 2009 Michigan State Spartans football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan State	7	10	6	17	40
Purdue	10	10	7	10	37

• Date: November 14
• Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
• Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Elapsed time: 3:24
• Game attendance: 48,408
• Referee: Dave Witvoet
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Chris Spielman (Sideline)

Indiana

See also: 2009 Indiana Hoosiers football team and Old Oaken Bucket

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	14	7	10	7	38
Indiana	0	7	7	7	21

• Date: November 21
• Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN
• Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Elapsed time: 3:14
• Game attendance: 48,607
• Referee: Ron Torbert
• TV announcers (BTN): Craig Coshun (Play-by-play), Anthony Herron (Color) & Mark Campbell (Sideline)

Roster

2009 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Keith Carlos Jr WR 3 Waynelle Gravesande  So WR 4 Eric Williams Fr RB 5 Al-Terek McBurse Fr WR 6 Gary Bush Fr QB 7 Najee Tyler Fr WR 8 Keith Smith  Jr QB 9 Robert Marve (I) So WR 10 Royce Adams Sr QB 12 Tommie Thomas  Fr QB 12 Chris Bennett  Sr QB 14 Joey Elliott (C)  Sr QB 15 Rob Henry Fr TE 16 Jeff Panfil  Jr WR 17 Aaron Valentine  Sr QB 18 Skyler Titus Fr QB 19 Caleb TerBush  Fr RB 21 Javeare White  Jr FB 22 Sean Matti  So RB 23 Ralph Bolden So RB 24 George Brigandi  Fr RB 25 Dan Dierking Jr WR 26 Adam Wolf  Sr WR 27 T. J. Barbarette  Fr FB 28 Jarrod Shaw  Sr RB 33 Jaycen Taylor  Sr WR 34 Antavian Edison Fr FB 44 Frank Halliburton  Sr TE 46 Kurt Freytag Fr FB 48 Jared Crank  So G 50 Eric Hedstrom  Sr G 53 Dan Barry So C 54 Jared Zwilling  Sr OT 56 Monroe Brooks  Fr OT 61 Zach Jones  Sr G 63 James Shepherd  So C 64 Henry Lorenzen Fr C 65 Austen Moret So OT 67 Peters Drey  Fr OT 68 Dennis Kelly So G 72 Justin Pierce  Jr G 73 Ken Plue So G 74 Connor Snapp Fr G 75 Zach Reckman  Sr C, G 76 Rick Schmeig  Fr OT 77 Ryan Prater  Jr OT 78 Trevor Foy Fr C 79 Andrew Brewer  Fr WR 80 Xavier Reese Fr WR 81 Cortez Smith Jr TE 82 Crosby Wright  Fr WR 83 Kurt Lichtenberg  So TE 85 Kyle Adams  Jr WR 87 Kris Staats  Jr TE 88 Jeff Lindsay  Jr TE 89 Colton McKey  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 2 Torri Williams (C)  Sr LB 3 Dwayne Beckford Fr S 4 Dwight McLean Sr LB 5 Antwon Higgs Fr CB 7 Brandon King  Sr CB 9 David Pender Sr LB 11 DeVarro Greaves  So CB 15 Charlton Williams  So LB 18 Nnamadi Ezenwa  Fr CB 19 Jimmy Riley Fr S 20 Gavin Roberts  Fr S 22 Ishmael Aristide Fr LB 24 Jason Warner (C)  Sr CB 28 Josh Johnson Fr CB 29 Chris Quinn Fr LB 30 Joe Holland So S 32 Albert Evans So CB 34 Sean Collins Fr S 35 Logan Link So LB 36 Zack Heiniger  Fr CB 38 Josh VanZant So LB 39 John Humphrey  Jr LB 40 Derek Jackson  Fr DT 42 Kevin Pamphile Fr CB 43 Walter Williams Jr LB 47 Chris Carlino So DT 49 Adam Brockman  So LB 51 Kakpindi Jamiru Fr DT 55 Brandon Taylor Fr LB 57 Tyler Haston  Jr DE 58 Robert Maci  Fr DT 59 Cody Davis Fr DT 60 Brad Niemeier Fr DT 70 LaSalle Cooks  Fr DE 84 Eric Mebane  Fr DT 86 Chris Mitchum Fr DT 90 Xavier Melton Fr DE 91 Justin Kitchens Fr DT 92 Mike Neal  Sr DT 93 Kawann Short  Fr DE 94 Ryan Kerrigan Jr DE 95 Keyon Brown  Sr DE 97 Gerald Gooden  So DT 98 Eric McDaniel Fr DT 99 Nick Mondek  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 13 Chris Summers Sr K 36 Robert Harris Fr K, P 37 Carson Wiggs So P, K 38 Kaleb Volstad So LS 46 Kevin Ballinger So LS 62 Andy Hoffman  Sr P 90 Matt Foster So LS 96 John Finch  Jr	Head coach Danny Hope Coordinators/assistant coaches Gary Nord (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks) Donn Landholm (defensive coordinator) J. B. Gibboney (Special Teams Coordinator) Lou Anarumo (defensive backs) Shawn Clark (offensive line) Mark Hagen (linebackers) Cornell Jackson (running backs) Brian Rock (wide receivers) Terrell Williams (defensive line) Nick Cavallo (graduate assistant defense) Casey Nuss (graduate assistant operations) Joe Deifel (graduate assistant offense) Kyle Smith (graduate assistant quality control) Don Coller (Recruiting Coordinator / Director of football operations Jim Lathrop (Director of Strength & Conditioning) Mike Chacksfield (Student Assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: January 1, 2017

After the season

2010 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club	Ref
Mike Neal	Defensive tackle	2	56	Green Bay Packers	[19]