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PURDUE FOOTBALL
Purdue (1-0,0-0) vs. Ball State (0-1,0-0) |  | Preview for September 11, 2004
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| | Time: 12:00pm Location: Ross-Ade Stadium Surface: P.A.T. | | Stadium Capacity: 62,500; | | Head Coaches: Purdue - Joe Tiller; Ball St - Brady Hoke | | Television: None |
| National Rankings: Purdue #25 AP, #23 ESPN; Ball St no rankings | | Last Game Played:(09/05/04) Purdue 51 Syracuse 0; (09/02/04) Ball St 11 Boston College 19 | | Series record: Purdue 5, Ball St 0, Tie 0 | | Last Meeting - (09/20/97) Purdue 28 Ball St 14 | Special Events on campus: Band Day, Family Day
| Purdue - Touchdown Total: QB Kyle Orton - 36 career passing TDs, 13 passing TDs of 40 yards or greater.
- Touchdown Total: RB Jerod Void - 24 career rushing TDs. The Boiler record for rushing TDs is 39, held by Mike Alstott.
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Reception Total: WR Taylor Stubblefield - 241 career catches. The Purdue and Big Ten record for receptions is 266 (bowl games included), held by John Standeford.
- 7 for seven: After one game QB to DB #7 Kyle Smith leads the Boiler defense with 7 tackles (6 solo, 1 ast, 2 TFL for 7 yards).
- All five Boilers vs Cardinals games have been played in West Lafayette: 09/21/85 - PU 37 BSU 18; 09/13/86 - PU 20 BSU 3; 09/17/94 - PU 49 BSU 21; 09/30/95 - PU 35 BSU 13; 09/20/97 - PU 28 BSU 14.
- Plus 50: The 51-0 season opener was the most lopsided Boiler victory since 1917 when Purdue defeated Franklin College 54-0. The largest margin of victory under Coach Tiller is 52 points on 09/20/03 against Arizona.
| Tiller Era 50-plus point games | | 09/05/04 Boilers 51 Syracuse 0 | 10/03/98 Boilers 51 Minnesota 21 | | 09/20/03 Boilers 59 Arizona 7 | 11/07/98 Boilers 56 Northwestern 21 | | 08/31/02 Boilers 51 Illinois St 10 | 11/21/98 Boilers 52 Indiana 7 | | 09/18/99 Boilers 58 Central Mich 16 | 10/11/97 Boilers 59 Minnesota 43 | | 10/16/99 Boilers 52 Michigan St 28 | 11/22/97 Boilers 56 Indiana 7 |
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Ball State - Head Coach Brady Hoke spent eight seasons on the Michigan Wolverine staff prior to taking over at BSU. His final assignments at Michigan were associate head coach and defensive linemen coach.
- BSU scoring vs Boston College limited to 3 fieldgoals and 1 safety. K Brian Jackson 3/3 (39, 29, 26).
- QB Joey Lynch completed passes to 8 different players in the season opener. 19/32 passing, 0 interceptions, 147 yards
- 38 of BSU's 75 tackles vs BC were made by 3 players: S Justin Beriault 14 tackles (3 solo, 11 ast); LB Jason Sieman 12 tackles (7 solo, 5 ast, 2 TFL, 1 sack); LB Donta Smith 12 tckles (5 solo, 7 ast, 1 TFL, 1 sack).
- Ball State Stadium's largest crowd ever was 23,718 on 09/02/04 against Boston College.
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Home Stadium: Ball State Stadium - football capacity: 21,255; football surface: natural grass; permanent lights
| | 2004 Statistical Comparison - one game | Purdue - Total Offense/game: 571
- Passing/game (net): 334
- Rushing/game (net): 237
- Offense Points/game: 51
- Possession/game: 24:49
- Total Defense/game: 197
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Passing Defense/gm: 157
- Rushing Defense/gm: 40
- Defense Points/game: 0
| Ball State - Total Offense/game: 211
- Passing/game (net): 147
- Rushing/game (net): 64
- Offense Points/game: 11
- Possession/game: 31:18
- Total Defense/game: 340
- Passing Defense/gm: 135
- Rushing Defense/gm: 205
- Defense Points/game: 19
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| Ball St Cardinals 2003 Results (4-8, 3-5), Mid-American Conference | | 08/28 Indiana St W 31 - 7 | 10/18 Miami (Ohio) L 3 - 49 | | 09/06 Missouri L 7 - 35 | 10/25 Toledo W 38 - 14 | | 09/13 at Pittsburg L 21 - 42 | 11/01 at Northern Illinois L 23 - 48 | | 09/20 Central Michigan W 27 - 14 | 11/08 at Western Michigan L 20 - 28 | | 09/27 at Boston College L 29 - 53 | 11/15 at Eastern Michigan L 14 - 38 |
| 10/04 at Kent W 34 - 17 | 11/22 Bowling Green L 14 - 41 | | 2003 National Strength of Schedule 32nd |
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