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PURDUE FOOTBALL
Purdue (4-0,1-0) vs. Penn St (2-3,0-2) |  | Preview for October 9, 2004
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| | Time: 3:30pm CT Location: Beaver Stadium Surface: grass (natural) | | Stadium Capacity: 107,282 | | Head Coaches: Purdue - Joe Tiller; Penn St - Joe Paterno | |
Tickets: Sold Out in August. This was the first Penn St. home game of 2004 to sell out. | | Television: ESPN ESPN Crew: Eric Collins, Andre Ware, Jimmy Dykes | | National Rankings: Purdue #9 AP, #10 ESPN; Penn State no ranking | | Last Game Played:(10/02/04) Purdue 41 Notre Dame 16; (10/02/04) Penn St 7 Minnesota 16 | | Series record: Purdue 2, Penn St 6, Tie 1 | Last Meeting - (10/11/03 at West Lafayette) Purdue 28 Penn St 14 - » 2003 Boilermakers vs Nittany Lions
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Touchdown Total: QB Kyle Orton - 49 career passing TDs, 16 passing TDs of 40 yards or greater. 2004 passing efficiency rating 194.1, ranked #1 nationally.
- Reception Total: WR Taylor Stubblefield - 264 career catches. The Purdue and Big Ten record for receptions is 266 (bowl games included), held by John Standeford.
- Scoring: Kyle Orton continues lead the nation in point responsible for with a 28.50 point per game average. Taylor Stubblefield is 11th nationally in point responsible for and #1 in scoring with a 15.00 point per game average. Ben Jones' 9.75 point per game average ranks 25th in scoring and 82nd in point responsible for.
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DE Pass Sacks, FF: Anthony Spencer ranks 8th nationally and 1st in the Big Ten in pass sacks - 4 games, 4.5 sack, 39 yards, 1.3 sacks per game. Spencer is also 1st in the Big Ten in forced fumbles - 4 games, 2 forced fumbles, 0.50 FF per game.
- DE Pass Sacks, TFL : Ray Edwards ranks 12th nationally and 3rd in the Big Ten in pass sacks - 4 games, 4 sack, 22 yards, 1.0 sacks per game. Edwards is also 3rd in the Big Ten in tackles for loss - 4 games, 6.5 TFL, 25 yards, 1.63 TFL per game.
- The largest road crowd Purdue saw in 2003 was 111,347 at Michigan Stadium on 10/25/03. Michigan Stadium's listed capacity is 107,501.
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Quarterbacks: Penn St. has used 4 different quarterbacks in 5 games - Zack Mills, Michael Robinson, Chris Ganter, and Anthony Morelli. Cumulative 2004 QB stats: Passing 93-174, 1061 yards, 6 touchdowns, 9 interceptions; Rushing, 42 attempt for 86 net yards; Receiving, M. Robinson has 16 catches for 231 yards and 1 TD, Z. Mills has 2 catches for 57 yards and 1 TD. Note, M. Robinson regularly plays any offensive position.
- Big Play Defense: On 10/02/04 the Penn St. defense held the Minnesota offense to only 16 point by making big plays - 7 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception, 1 blocked PAT, 2 blocked FG attempts. Derek Wake blocked the PAT and 6-5 275 lbs. DT Scott Paxson blocked FG attempts from 41 and 43 yards.
- Handling the Ball: 17 Penn St players have made pass receptions this season and 5 have returned kickoffs. In comparison, Purdue has used 13 receivers and 3 different players to return kicks.
- Beaver Stadium's capacity of 107,282 makes it the second largest college stadium in the nation. Michigan Stadium is the largest with a listed capacity of 107,501. » Big Ten Football Home Attendance 2003.
- The famous Nittany Lion shrine is cut from Indiana limestone.
- » 2004 Penn St schedule with scores
| | 2004 Statistical Comparison - Purdue four games, Penn St five games | Purdue
- Total Offense/game: 549.25
- Passing/game (net): 370.30
- Rushing/game (net): 179.00
- Offense Points/game: 47.25
- Possession/game: 31:30
- Total Defense/game: 330.00
- Passing Defense/gm: 239.50
- Rushing Defense/gm: 90.50
- Defense Points/game: 13.3
| Penn State - Total Offense/game: 364.80
- Passing/game (net): 212.20
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Rushing/game (net): 152.60
- Offense Points/game: 20.40
- Possession/game: 27:06
- Total Defense/game: 297.00
- Passing Defense/gm: 161.20
- Rushing Defense/gm: 135.80
- Defense Points/game: 15.2
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