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PURDUE FOOTBALL
Purdue (5-0,2-0) vs. Wisconsin (6-0,3-0) |  | Preview for October 16, 2004
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| | Time: 4:30pm CT Location: Ross-Ade Stadium Surface: PAT (natural) | | Stadium Capacity: 62,500 | | Head Coaches: Purdue - Joe Tiller; Wisconsin - Barry Alvarez | | Tickets: Sold Out |
Television: ESPN2; ESPN College GameDay; ESPN2 Cold Pizza
ESPN2 Crew: Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Holly Rowe | | National Rankings: Purdue #5 AP, #5 ESPN; Wisconsin #10 AP, #12 ESPN | | Last Game Played:(10/09/04) Purdue 20 Penn St 13; (10/09/04) Wisconsin 24 Ohio St 13 | | Series record: Purdue 29, Wisconsin 36, Tie 8 | | Last Meeting - (10/18/03 at Madison) Purdue 26 Wisconsin 23 - » 2003 Boilermakers vs Badgers | Special Events on campus: Homecoming, Varsity P Club Weekend
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Touchdown Total: QB Kyle Orton - 50 career passing TDs, 17 passing TDs of 40 yards or greater. 2004 passing efficiency rating 181.6, ranked #2 nationally.
- Reception Total: WR Taylor Stubblefield - holds the Purdue and Big Ten record with 271 catches. The NCAA did not include bowl games in calculating record totals until 2002 so he is credited with 262 receptions toward the NCAA record of 300.
- Breaking up the pass: CB Brian Hickman leads the Purdue defense with 5 pass breakups this season. Brent Grover is second with four tipped passes from his defensive tackle position. FS Bernard Pollard and CB Paul Long have the only two Purdue defensive pass interceptions.
- 2004 Purdue Boilermaker Big10 Players of the Week: Kyle Orton (3 times offense), Jerome Brooks (1 time special teams), Ben Jones (1 time special teams).
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10/18/03: Following the 2003 Boilers vs Badgers matchup Jr. QB Kyle Orton was selected Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. 2003 game stats: passing 38-55, 411 yards, 1TD; rushing: 19 for 20 yrd; 15 straight completions.
| Wisconsin - QB: 6-2, 200 lbs., So(redshirt) quarterback John Stocco 2004 stats for 6 games: passing 70-139, 820 yards, 136.7 yard/game average, 5 TDs, 3 interceptions, longest pass 52 yards; rushing 18 attempts, -20 yards net, 2 rushing TDs.
- A.D.: RB Anthony Davis 2004 statistics for 3 games: rushing 79 attempts, 459 net yards, 5.8 yards/attempt, 153.0 yards/game, 5 rushing TDs; receiving 5 catches, 51 yards, 17.0 yard/game. Davis handles the ball on 28 (or 40%) of the Badgers average 70 offensive plays per game.
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DT: DT Erasmus James 2004 stats: 25 tackles (18 solo, 7 ast), 9.5 TFL (63 yards), 6 sacks (55 yards), 1 pass breakup, 6 QB hurries, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery.
- 2004 Wisconsin Badger Big10 Players of the Week: Erasmus James (2 times defense), Anthony Davis (1 time offense), Jim Leonard (1 time special teams).
- 10/18/03: Following the 2003 Boilers vs Badgers matchup Sr. LB Alex Lewis was selected Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. 2003 game stats: 9 tackles (7 solo), 6.5 TFL (42 yards), 5 sacks (39 yards), 1 forced fumble.
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| 2004 Statistical Comparison - Purdue five games, Wisconsin six games | Purdue - Total Offense/game: 509.00
- Passing/game (net): 351.20
- Rushing/game (net): 157.80
- Offense Points/game: 41.80
- Possession/game: 30:35
- Total Defense/game: 326.20
- Passing Defense/gm: 250.20
- Rushing Defense/gm: 76.00
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Defense Points/game: 13.2
| Wisconsin - Total Offense/game: 319.83
- Passing/game (net): 137.70
- Rushing/game (net): 182.17
- Offense Points/game: 20.83
- Possession/game: 34:35
- Total Defense/game: 198.33
- Passing Defense/gm: 126.33
- Rushing Defense/gm: 72.00
- Defense Points/game: 6.5
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| Coach Tiller vs Coach Alvarez | | The winner usually plays on January 1. | | Location | Purdue | Wisconsin | | Bowl Appearance | | 1997 at West Lafayette | 45 | 20 | | Boilers vs Oklahoma St (Alamo); Badgers vs Georgia (Outback) | | 1998 at Madison | 24 | 31 | |
Boilers vs Kansas St (Alamo); Badgers vs UCLA (Rose) | | 1999 at West Lafayette | 21 | 28 | | Boilers vs Georgia (Outback); Badgers vs Stanford (Rose) | | 2000 at Madison (OT) | 30 | 24 | | Boilers vs Washington (Rose); Badgers vs UCLA (Sun) | | 2001 no game | - | - | | Boilers vs Washington St (Sun); Badgers - no bowl 2001 | | 2002 no game |
- | - | | Boilers vs Washington (Sun); Badgers vs Colorado (Alamo) | | 2003 at Madison | 26 | 23 | | Boilers vs Georgia (Capital One); Badgers vs UCLA (Music City) | | Boilermakers vs Badgers |
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