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PURDUE FOOTBALL
Purdue (5-2,2-2) vs. Northwestern (3-4,2-2) |  | Preview for October 30, 2004
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Ryan Field
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| | Time: 11:00am CT Location: Ryan Field Surface: natural grass | | Stadium Capacity: 47,130 | | Head Coaches: Purdue - Joe Tiller; Northwestern - Randy Walker | | Tickets: Available |
| Television: ESPN - Mark Jones, Bob Davies, Holly Rowe | | National Rankings: Purdue #17 AP, #19 ESPN; Northwestern - no rankings | | Last Game Played:(10/23/04) Purdue 14 Michigan 16; (10/23/04) Northwestern 12 Wisconsin 24 | | Series record: Purdue 47, Northwestern 23, Tie 1 | Last Meeting - (11/01/03 at West Lafayette) Purdue 34 Northwestern 14 » 2003 Boilermakers vs Wildcats
| Purdue - Touchdown Total: QB Kyle Orton - 52 career passing TDs, 18 passing TDs of 40 yards or greater. 2004 passing efficiency rating 158.5, ranked #9 nationally.
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Reception Total: WR Taylor Stubblefield - holds the Purdue and Big Ten record with 275 catches. The NCAA did not include bowl games in calculating record totals until 2002 so he is credited with 266 receptions toward the NCAA record of 300.
- Red-Zone Offense: After seven games Purdue's offense is 22 of 26 (84.6%) in the red-zone, scoring 18 touchdowns and 4 field goals. In Big Ten play the Boilers have scored on 8 of their 9 red-zone possessions with the only non-score coming against Illinois.
- Red-Zone Defense: After seven games Purdue's defense is 13 of 18 (72.2%) in the red-zone, allowing 6 touchdowns and 7 field goals. In four Big Ten games the Boilers have allowed only 4 touchdowns and 6 field goals and have red-zone stops against Penn State and Michigan.
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Northwestern - Sidelines: Northwestern's Assistant Head Coach is Jerry Brown. Brown also coaches the Wildcat defensive backs. He began his coaching career in 1972 as a graduate assistant at Northwestern under Head Coach Alex Agase.
- Quarterback: QB Brett Basanez leads the Big Ten in number of pass completions per game, averaging 23 completions per contest. 2004 stats: Passing: 161/288 (55.9), 1771 yards, 253 yards/game, 9 touchdowns, 6 interceptions; Rushing: 51 attempts, 152 net yards, 3 TDs.
- Defensive Linemen Size: Northwestern has one of the biggest defensive lines in the nation. Starters: DE David Thompson 6-3 265 lbs (12 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack); DT Luis Castillo 6-3 305 lbs (43 tackles, 6 TFL, 1 sack); DT Colby Clark 6-2 290 lbs (22 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks); DE Barry Cofield 6-4 295 lbs (29 tackles, 4 TFL, 2.5 sacks).
- » 2004 Northwestern schedule with scores
| | 2004 Statistical Comparison - Purdue seven games, Northwestern seven games | Purdue - Total Offense/game: 453.57
- Passing/game (net): 312.9
- Rushing/game (net): 138.71
- Offense Points/game: 25.57
- Possession/game: 29:59
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Total Defense/game: 331.43
- Passing Defense/gm: 236.00
- Rushing Defense/gm: 95.4
- Defense Points/game: 14.6
| Northwestern - Total Offense/game: 423.57
- Passing/game (net): 253.9
- Rushing/game (net): 169.71
- Offense Points/game: 25.57
- Possession/game: 27:56
- Total Defense/game: 411.86
- Passing Defense/gm: 269.14
- Rushing Defense/gm: 142.7
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Defense Points/game: 30.4
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| Coach Tiller vs the Wildcats | | year | location | PU | NU | | 1997 | at West Lafayette | 21 | 9 | | 1998 | at Evanston | 56 | 21 | | 1999 | at West Lafayette |
31 | 23 | | 2000 | at Evanston | 41 | 28 | | 2001 | at West Lafayette | 32 | 27 | | 2002 | at Evanston | 42 | 13 | | 2003 | at West Lafayette | 34 | 14 |
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