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PURDUE FOOTBALL
Purdue (1-0) vs. Arizona (1-1) |  | Preview for September 17, 2005
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Tuscon, Arizona |  |
| | Time: 9pm CT, 7pm MST Location: Arizona Stadium Surface: Bermuda Tiff Grass | | Stadium Capacity: 56,000 Tickets - sold out | | Head Coaches: Purdue - Joe Tiller; Arizona - Mike Stoops | | Television: None | |
Series win-loss history: Purdue 1, Arizona 0, Tie 0 | | Last Meeting: Purdue 59 Arizona 7 (09/20/03 at Ross-Ade Stadium) » 2003 Boilermasker vs Wildcats |
- Purdue
National Poll Rankings (Sep 12, 2005): #12 AP, #11 Coaches, #12 CollegeRivals RB Jerod Void: 1,834 career rushing yards; 27 career rushing touchdowns (13 in 2003). 2004 Special Teams Highlights: 71 yard kickoff return at Northwestern; 1 blocked punt with 20 yard return against Ball St. Most amazing stat, 1 fumble in 2004 and 0 fumbles in 2003. **The Boilermaker football career rushing touchdowns record is 39 set by Mike Alstott.
WR Dorien Bryant (9), WR Kyle Ingraham (6), TE Dustin Keller (3), TE Charles Davis (2), RB Jerod Void (2) and RB Brandon Jones (1) had receptions in Purdue's opener against Akron. Two teams are tied for 16th in the nation in total offense. Purdue and Utah are both averaging 478 yards per game offensively. Last football game played, win: (09/10/05) Purdue 49 Akron 24 Next Opponent: Minnesota Golden Gophers at Minneapolis, MN
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- Arizona
National Poll Rankings (Sep 12, 2005): None
QB: (Redshirted) Sophomore QB Richard Kovalcheck 2005 passing stats - 40-68, 3 interceptions, 4 touchdowns. 2004 passing stats - 67-136, 6 interceptions, 6 touchdowns. Top rusher: Senior RB Mike Bell has 2,432 career rushing yards at Arizona. Average: 5.5 yards per rush in 2003; 4.7 yards per rush in 2004; and 5.3 yards per rush so far in 2005. Bell was selected second-team All-Pac-10, team MVP and team Most Valuable Offensive Player in 2003. All-purpose yards: WR Syndric Steptoe leads the Wildcats with 129.0 all-purpose yards per game (2 rushing, 166 receiving, 20 punt return, 70 kickoff return).
Experienced Secondary: The top three Wildcat tacklers from 2004 return to the 2005 team. Sr. FS Darrell Brooks (2004 stats: 73 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 1 sack, 1 interception, 9 pass breakups, 1 forced fumble). So. CB Antoine Cason (2004 stats: 70 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 4 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 3 forced fumble). Sr. SS Lamon Means (2004 stats: 63 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 2 sacks, 5 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries). Arizona opened the 2005 season with a close 24-27 loss at Utah. The Wildcats ended the 2004 season by defeating rival Arizona St. 34 - 27 at Arizona Stadium. Arizona Stadium: Playing surface Bermuda Tiff Grass; Capacity 56,000; Average attendance per game 2004 football season 50,111. The Bermuda Tiff turf was transplanted from the Tucson National Golf Club.
Last football game played, win: (09/10/05) Arizona 31 Northern Arizona 12 Next Opponent: California Golden Bears at Berkeley, CA
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2005 Team Statistical Comparison - Purdue
- Total Offense/game: 478.0
- Passing/game (net): 267.0
- Rushing/game (net): 211.0
- Offense Points/game: 49.0
- Possession/game: 36:07
- Total Defense/game: 385.0
- Passing Defense/gm: 362.0
- Rushing Defense/gm: 23.0
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Defense Points/game: 24.0
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- Total Offense/game: 416.5
- Passing/game (net): 271.0
- Rushing/game (net): 145.5
- Offense Points/game: 27.5
- Possession/game: 31:00
- Total Defense/game: 360.0
- Passing Defense/gm: 176.5
- Rushing Defense/gm: 183.5
- Defense Points/game: 19.5
- Arizona two games
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