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PURDUE FOOTBALL
Purdue (5-1,2-1) vs. Michigan (6-1,4-0) |  | Preview for October 23, 2004
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| | Time: 2:30pm CT Location: Ross-Ade Stadium Surface: PAT (real grass) | | Stadium Capacity: 62,500 | | Head Coaches: Purdue - Joe Tiller; Michigan - Lloyd Carr | |
Tickets: Sold Out | Television: ABC; American Forces Network (AFN-SPORTS - Live event)
ABC Crew: Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, Jack Arute | | National Rankings: Purdue #12 BCS, #12 AP, #12 ESPN; Michigan #13 BCS, #13 AP, #11 ESPN | | Last Game Played:(10/16/04) Purdue 17 Wisconsin 20; (10/16/04) Michigan 30 Illinois 19 | | Series record: Purdue 12, Michigan 39, Tie 0 | Last Meeting - (10/25/03 at Ann Arbor) Purdue 3 Michigan 31 - » 2003 Boilermakers vs Wolverines
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Touchdown Total: QB Kyle Orton - 51 career passing TDs, 17 passing TDs of 40 yards or greater. 2004 passing efficiency rating 165.1, ranked #8 nationally.
- Reception Total: WR Taylor Stubblefield - holds the Purdue and Big Ten record with 274 catches. The NCAA did not include bowl games in calculating record totals until 2002 so he is credited with 265 receptions toward the NCAA record of 300.
- Protection: After six games Purdue opponents have 17 tackles for loss (57 yards) and 6 sacks (37 yards) against the Boilermaker offense.
- 30-plus tackles: After six games Purdue has five defenders with 30 or more tackles: LB George Hall 52 tackles (24 solo, 28 ast); S Bernard Pollard 38 tackles (19 solo, 19 ast); S Kyle Smith 35 tackles (26 solo, 10 ast); LB Bobby Iwuchuku 33 tackles (15 solo, 18 ast); LB Stanfor Keglar 30 tackles (16 solo, 14 ast).
| Michigan - Henne: QB Chad Henne averages 209.7 yards of total offense per game (219.7 yards passing, -10 yards rushing). 2004 season stats: Passing: 130-211 (61.6%); 1,538 yards; 12 TDs; 9 Int. Rushing: 34 attempts for -70 net yards.
- Hart: RB Michael Hart averages 123.3 all-purpose yards per game. 2004 season stats: Rushing: 154 attempts; 730 net yards; 4.7 yards/carry; 104.3 yards/game; 4 TDs. Receiving: 15 receptions; 133 yards; 8.9 yards/catch.
- Protection: After seven games Michigan opponents have 37 tackles for loss (151 yards) and 18 sacks (106 yards) against the Wolverine offense.
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30-plus tackles: After seven games Michigan has four defenders with 30 or more tackles: S Ernest Shazor 52 tackles (40 solo, 12 ast); LB Lawrence Reid 34 tackles (25 solo, 9 ast); LB Roy Manning 31 tackles (21 solo, 10 ast) ; S Ryan Mundy 31 tackles (12 solo, 11 ast).
- Real Grass: Michigan has only played one game on real grass this season. Michigan Stadium has a FieldTurf surface, Memorial Stadium at Illinois has a FieldTurf surface, and Memorial Stadium at Indiana has an AstroPlay surface. The Michigan loss at Notre Dame makes then 0-1 on real grass in 2004. » 2004 Michigan schedule with scores. Additionally, the only Big Ten Conference football Michigan loss in 2003 was at Iowa on real grass. » 2003 Michigan schedule with scores
| | 2004 Statistical Comparison - Purdue six games, Michigan seven games | Purdue - Total Offense/game: 485.33
- Passing/game (net): 331.8
- Rushing/game (net): 153.5
- Offense Points/game: 37.67
- Possession/game: 30:55
- Total Defense/game: 321.00
- Passing Defense/gm: 243.67
- Rushing Defense/gm: 77.3
- Defense Points/game: 14.3
| Michigan - Total Offense/game: 368.00
- Passing/game (net): 226.7
- Rushing/game (net): 141.29
- Offense Points/game: 29.86
- Possession/game: 33:09
- Total Defense/game: 277.43
- Passing Defense/gm: 202.71
- Rushing Defense/gm: 74.7
- Defense Points/game: 19.0
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