2018 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2018 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Division West Division
2018 record 3–3 (2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Jeff Brohm (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Brian Brohm (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator JaMarcus Shephard (1st as Co-OC, 2nd overall season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Co-defensive coordinator Nick Holt (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Anthony Poindexter (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 57,236)
2018 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 2 Ohio State  4 –0     7 –0  
No. 6 Michigan  4 –0     6 –1  
No. 24 Michigan State  2 –1     4 –2  
Maryland  2 –1     4 –2  
No. 18 Penn State  1 –2     4 –2  
Indiana  1 –3     4 –3  
Rutgers  0 –4     1 –6  
West Division
Northwestern  3 –1     3 –3  
No. 23 Wisconsin  2 –1     4 –2  
Purdue  2 –1     3 –3  
No. 19 Iowa  2 –1     5 –1  
Illinois  1 –2     3 –3  
Minnesota  0 –3     3 –3  
Nebraska  0 –4     0 –6  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Purdue Boilermakers football team represents Purdue University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers play their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and compete in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They are led by second-year head coach Jeff Brohm.

Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the 2017 season 7–6, 4–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They received a bid to the Foster Farms Bowl, their first bowl game since 2012, where they defeated Arizona.

Offseason

2018 NFL Draft

Round Pick Team Player Position
5 143 New England Patriots Ja'Whaun Bentley LB

Recruiting

The Boilermakers signed a total of 24 recruits.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[1] Kirk Barron C SR
Chuck Bednarik Award[2] Markus Bailey LB JR
John Mackey Award[3] Cole Herdman TE SR
Butkus Award[4] Markus Bailey LB JR
Ray Guy Award[5] Joe Schopper P SR
Wuerffel Trophy[6] David Blough QB SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[7] David Blough QB SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[8] David Blough QB SR

Roster

2018 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1 D. J. Knox (C)  Sr
QB 2 Elijah Sindelar (C)  Jr
WR 4 Rondale Moore Fr
WR 6 Tyler Hamilton  Fr
WR 7 Isaac Zico Sr
RB 8 Markell Jones Sr
WR 9 Terry Wright Sr
WR 10 Amad Anderson Fr
QB 11 David Blough (C)  Sr
WR 12 Jared Sparks  So
QB 13 Jack Plummer Fr
QB 14 Danny Carollo  So
WR 15 Kory Taylor Fr
QB 16 Aidan O'Connell  Fr
QB 17 Nick Sipe  Fr
WR 18 KeyRon Catlatt So
QB 19 Aaron Banks Sr
WR 20 Benaiah Franklin  So
WR 21 Jordan Bonner Fr
RB 22 Alfred Armour Fr
RB 25 Tario Fuller  Jr
RB 28 Evan Anderson Fr
WR 33 Jackson Anthrop  So
RB 34 Richie Worship  Jr
RB 40 Alexander Horvath  Fr
OL 50 Bearooz Yacoobi  Sr
OL 51 Bryce Brown  So
C 53 Kirk Barron (C)  Sr
OL 55 Michael Mendez  Jr
OL 56 Viktor Beach  Fr
OL 58 Jimmy McKenna Fr
OL 60 Eric Swingler  Sr
OL 61 Ryan Flaherty  So
OL 63 Graham Keller  Fr
OL 64 Dennis Edwards  Sr
OL 65 Marc Rolland  Fr
OL 70 Will Bramel Fr
OL 71 Sam Loebig  So
OL 72 Sam Garvin  Fr
OL 73 Ethan Smart Sr
OL 74 Eric Miller Fr
OL 75 Shane Evans  Sr
OL 76 Mark Stickford  Fr
OL 77 D. J. Washington  Fr
OL 78 Grant Hermanns  So
OL 79 Matt McCann  Jr
WR 80 Jarrett Burgess Sr
TE 81 Darius Pittman So
WR 83 Malcolm Dotson  Jr
TE 84 Jess Trussell  Jr
WR 86 Noah Ellison  Fr
WR 86 Ryan James  Fr
TE 87 Payne Durham Fr
TE 88 Cole Herdman  Sr
TE 89 Brycen Hopkins  Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Dedrick Mackey  Fr
CB 3 Kamal Hardy  Sr
DT 9 Lorenzo Neal (C) Jr
DB 10 Jordan Rucker Fr
DB 11 Kadin Smith Fr
CB 14 Antonio Blackmon  Sr
DB 17 Byron Perkins Fr
CB 20 Kenneth Major  Fr
LB 21 Markus Bailey (C)  Jr
DB 23 Cory Trice Fr
CB 24 Tim Cason  Sr
S 27 Navon Mosley Jr
CB 28 Josh Abrams  Fr
CB 29 Simeon Smiley  So
LB 30 Tobias Larry  Fr
DB 32 Elijah Ball Fr
LB 34 Jonah Williams  Fr
LB 36 Jaylan Alexander Fr
LB 37 Asher Jones Fr
S 38 Brennan Theineman  So
LB 39 Zach Randall  Fr
S 40 Ronnie Hill  Jr
S 41 Jacob Theineman (C)  Sr
CB 42 David Day  Jr
DT 44 Anthony Watts  So
LB 46 Cornell Jones So
DT 47 Jeff Marks Fr
LB 48 Cade Morgan Fr
DT 50 Keiwan Jones  Sr
LB 55 Derrick Barnes So
LB 56 Tim Johns Fr
LB 57 Semisi Fakasiieiki  So
DL 58 Branson Dean Fr
DL 59 K. J. Stokes Fr
DT 62 Allen Daniels  Fr
DT 66 Alex Criddle Jr
DE 72 Conor Sweeney  Sr
DL 90 Lawrence Johnson Fr
DE 91 Chazmyn Turner  Jr
DE 92 Giovanni Reviere  Fr
DE 94 Robert McWilliams III  Fr
DE 95 Jack Cravaack Fr
DT 96 Ray Ellis Sr
DE 98 Kai Higgins Jr
DL 99 Jack Sullivan Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 13 Spencer Evans Sr
P 31 Joe Schopper (C) Sr
K 38 Zac Collins  Fr
LS 39 Brooks Royal  Fr
K 42 Ben Bravo Sr
K 43 Myles Homan  Jr
LS 47 Ben Makowski Sr
LS 48 Ryan Sadkowski Sr
K 85 J. D. Dellinger Jr
P 96 Jake Herr  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brian Brohm (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
  • Nick Holt (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers)
  • Anthony Poindexter (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Secondary)
  • JaMarcus Shephard (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers)
  • Chris Barclay (Running Backs)
  • Derrick Jackson (Cornerbacks)
  • Reggie Johnson (Defensive Line)
  • Mark Tommerdahl (Tight Ends / Special Teams)
  • Dale Williams (Offensive Line)
  • Kevin Wolthausen (Special Teams / Defense)
  • JMichael Jonard (Quality Control)
  • Dan Row (Quality Control)
  • Ryan Wallace (Quality Control)
  • Greg Brohm (Executive Director of Administration and Operations
    / Chief of Staff)
  • Robert Sampson (Director of Internal Relations)
  • Eron Hodges (Director of Player Personnel)
  • Sean Pugh (Director of Player Development)
  • Max Halpin (Graduate Assistant)
  • T. J. McCollum (Graduate Assistant)
  • Jontavius Morris (Graduate Assistant)
  • Justin Sinz (Graduate Assistant)
  • Justin Lovett (Director of Strength & Conditioning)
  • Domenic Reno (Senior Associate Director of Football
    Strength & Conditioning)
  • Dennis Love (Associate Director of Football
    Strength & Conditioning)
  • Jeff Eaton (Assistant Director of Football
    Strength & Conditioning)
  • Mitch Meador (Assistant Director of Football
    Strength & Conditioning)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 5, 2018

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 30 8:00 p.m. Northwestern
ESPN L 27–31 47,410
September 8 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
BTN L 19–20 47,661
September 15 7:30 p.m. Missouri*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
BTN L 37–40 48,103
September 22 12:00 p.m. No. 23 Boston College*dagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ESPN2 W 30–13 47,119
September 29 3:30 p.m.at Nebraska
BTN W 42–28 88,911
October 13 3:30 p.m. at Illinois
FS1 W 46–7 41,966
October 20 7:30 p.m. Ohio State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ABC
October 27 at Michigan State
November 3 Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
November 10 at Minnesota
November 17 Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
November 24 at Indiana
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source[9]

Game summaries

Northwestern

Northwestern at Purdue
1 234Total
• Wildcats 14 1700 31
Boilermakers 14 373 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
50–31–2 November 11, 2017 Northwestern, 23–13

To begin the season, Purdue hosted Northwestern, the first time the two schools opened the season against each over to open the season since 1976.[10]

Purdue lost to Northwestern, 31–27.[11] Northwestern scored 14 points in the first quarter via a 1-yard touchdown run from Jeremy Larkin and a 2-yard touchdown run by John Moten IV. Purdue responded with 14 points in the first quarter via a 32-yard touchdown pass from Elijah Sindelar to Rondale Moore and a 76-yard touchdown run by Moore. Northwestern regained its lead in the second quarter via a 34-yard field goal by Charlie Kuhbander and a one-yard touchdown run by T. J. Green. Purdue responded with a 38-yard Spencer Evans field and the final score of the first half came on a 4-yard run by Larkin, which made the score 31–17 in favor of Northwestern at half-time. Purdue added a 2-yard touchdown run by D. J. Knox in the third quarter. Purdue reduced Northwestern's lead to four points following a 27-yard field goal from Evans in the fourth quarter.[12]

Moore's 313-yard all-purpose yards was the record for most in program history, and first since Otis Armstrong, who had 312 in 1972.[13]

Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan at Purdue
1 234Total
• Eagles 7 3010 20
Boilermakers 6 607 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 September 15, 2012 Purdue, 54–16

Following its opening game against Northwestern, Purdue hosted the Eastern Michigan Eagles. This was the first meeting between the schools since 2012, a game Purdue won in a blowout.

Purdue lost in a close game, 20–19.[15] Purdue scored 6 points in the first quarter via a 29-yard and 34-yard field goals by Spencer Evans. Eastern Michigan added 7 points in the first quarter via a 75-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Weigers to Mathew Sexton. In the second quarter, the teams exchanged scores with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Elijah Sindelar to Markell Jones and a 27-yard field goal by Chad Ryland, which made the score 12–10 in favor of Purdue at half-time. Eastern Michigan regained the lead in the fourth quarter via a nine-yard touchdown run by Breck Turner. Purdue added seven points in the fourth quarter via an 45-yard touchdown run by D. J. Knox. Eastern Michigan finally won the game late in the fourth quarter with a 24-yard field goal by Ryland as time expired.[16]

Missouri

Missouri at Purdue
1 234Total
• Tigers 13 14103 40
Boilermakers 7 17310 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–2 September 16, 2017 Purdue, 35–3

After playing Eastern Michigan, Purdue hosted the Missouri Tigers.[18]

Missouri defeated Purdue 40–37.[19] Missouri scored three times in the first quarter on a 40-yard Tucker McCann field goal, a 21-yard Drew Lock touchdown pass to Johnat Johnson and another field goal by McCann from 29-yards. Purdue scored just once in the first quarter on a 12-yard touchdown pass from David Blough to Terry Wright. Purdue scored on three of its four possessions during the second quarter with a 33-yard Spencer Evans field goal, 1-yard touchdown run by Blough and a 3-yard touchdown pass to Brycen Hopkins from Blough. Missouri scored twice during the second, with a 59-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Knox and a 2-yard Albert Okwuegbunam touchdown pass from Lock. Missouri took a 27–24 lead into halftime. Purdue tied the game midway through the third quarter with a 29-yard field goal by Evans, but Missouri scored twice after the field goal with a 8-yard touchdown run by Lock and a 31-yard McCann field goal. Blough then found Rondale Moore from 7-yards out for a Purdue touchdown and a 26-yard field goal by Evans. Missouri took the lead via a 25-yard field goal from McCann as the time expired.[20]

Blough's 572 passing yards were the most since Curtis Painter threw for 546 against Central Michigan in 2007.[21]

Boston College

No. 23 Boston College at Purdue
1 234Total
No. 23 Eagles 7 006 13
• Boilermakers 7 1670 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Following its game against Missouri, Purdue hosted it's final non-conference game on the schedule when they hosted the No. 23 Boston College Eagles.[23]

Purdue won in a blowout, 30–13.[24] Purdue and Boston College each scored 7 points in the first quarter via a one-yard touchdown run by D. J. Knox, and Anthony Brown finding Tommy Sweeney on a 15-yard pass. Purdue added 16 points in the second quarter, via two touchdown passes from David Blough to Rondale Moore, the first a 70-yard and the later a nine-yard touchdown pass, and a 21-yard field goal for J. D. Dellinger, which made the score 23–7 in favor of Purdue at half-time. Purdue added 7 points in the third quarter via a 36-yard Blough pass to Terry Wright. Boston College scored a late touchdown in the fourth quarter via a 1-yard touchdown run from E. J. Perry.[25]

Purdue ended streaks of six straight Homecoming losses and 18 straight losses to ranked opponents with its win over No. 23 Boston College. Purdue's last win against a ranked opponent came on October 22, 2011, (a homecoming game) to then-No. 23 Illinois. Purdue's 17-point margin of victory was its largest over a ranked opponent since beating then-No. 5 Michigan State by 24 points (52-28) on October 16, 1999.[23]

at Nebraska

Purdue at Nebraska
1 234Total
• Boilermakers 10 10157 42
Cornhuskers 7 0147 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–4 October 28, 2017 Nebraska, 25–24

After facing Boston College, Purdue traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[27]

Purdue defeated Nebraska 42–28.[28] Nebraska scored seven points in the first quarter while Purdue scored ten, via a eighteen-yard touchdown run from Devine Ozigbo and a 42-yard D. J. Knox run and 31-yard Spencer Evans field goal respectively. Purdue extended their lead in the second quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from David Blough and a 25-yard Evans field goal, which made the score 20–7 in favor of Purdue at half-time. In the third quarter, Purdue and Nebraska traded touchdowns in the third quarter. Purdue struck first with a twelve-yard touchdown reception by Brycen Hopkins from Blough. Nebraska answered back with a 21-yard J. D. Spielman from Adrian Martinez. Purdue responded with a 6-yard Knox run followed by a two-point conversion. Nebraska capped the third quarter scoring with another 21-yard Spielman touchdown reception from Martinez. Purdue and Nebraska both scored a fourth quarter touchdown, on a six-yard touchdown by Markell Jones and a 23-yard Ozigbo touchdown run respectively.[29]

Purdue won for the first time in three trips in Lincoln. Nebraska was held scoreless for 36:01 between the first and third quarters as Purdue scored 27 unanswered points Purdue played its most efficient game of the season going six-for-six on its redzone trips.[27]

at Illinois

Purdue at Illinois
(Purdue Cannon)
1 234Total
• Boilermakers 14 15710 46
Fighting Illini 7 000 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
43–44–6 November 4, 2017 Purdue, 29–10

Ohio State

Ohio State at Purdue
1 234Total
Buckeyes - --- 0
Boilermakers - --- 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–40–2 November 2, 2013 Ohio State, 56–0

at Michigan State

Purdue at Michigan State
1 234Total
Boilermakers - --- 0
Spartans - --- 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
27–36–3 October 3, 2015 Michigan State, 24–21

Iowa

Iowa at Purdue
1 234Total
Hawkeyes - --- 0
Boilermakers - --- 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
47–38–3 November 18, 2017 Purdue, 24–15

at Minnesota

Purdue at Minnesota
1 234Total
Boilermakers - --- 0
Golden Gophers - --- 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–37–3 October 7, 2017 Purdue, 31–17

Wisconsin

Wisconsin at Purdue
1 234Total
Badgers - --- 0
Boilermakers - --- 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–49–8 October 14, 2017 Wisconsin, 17–9

at Indiana

Purdue at Indiana
(Old Oaken Bucket)
1 234Total
Boilermakers - --- 0
Hoosiers - --- 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
73–41–6 November 25, 2017 Purdue, 31–24

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
Rondale Moore Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week September 3, 2018 [31]
David Blough Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week September 17, 2018 [32]
Rondale Moore Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week September 24, 2018 [33]
Joe Schopper Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week October 1, 2018 [34]

References

  1. ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-18/2018-purdue-boilermakers-football-schedule.php
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  11. ↑ "Moore's Record Debut Soured by Wildcat Win". www.purduesports.com. Purdue University. August 31, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
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  16. ↑ "Eagles beat Boilermakers 20-19 on last-second field goal". www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
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  18. ↑ "Week 3 Notes" (PDF). www.mutigers.com. Missouri University. September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
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  23. 1 2 "Postgame Notes - Purdue 30, No. 23 Boston College 13". www.purduesports.com. Purdue University. September 22, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
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  30. ↑ "Purdue-Illinois Pre-game Notes" (PDF). PurdueSports.com. CBS Interactive. October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
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  32. ↑ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week". www.bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week". www.bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. September 24, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week". www.bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
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