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PURDUE FOOTBALL
Purdue (2-6,0-5) vs. Michigan State (5-3,2-3) |  | Preview for November 5, 2005
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| | Time: Noon Location: Ross-Ade Stadium Surface: PAT | | Stadium Capacity: 62,500 Tickets: Available | | Head Coaches: Purdue - Joe Tiller; Michigan State - John L. Smith |
Television: ESPN Plus
TV Crew: Craig Coshun (play-by-play), Randy Wright (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sidelines) | | Series win-loss history: Purdue 26 Michigan State 28 Tie 3 | | Last Meeting: Purdue 45 Michigan St. 42 (11/16/02 at Spartan Stadium) |
- Purdue
National Poll Rankings (Oct 31, 2005): Ross-Ade Turf Condition: improving day-by-day, still needs lots of TLC Last football game played, loss: (10/29/05) Purdue 15 Penn St. 33 Next Opponent: Illinois at West Lafayette, IN
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- Michigan State
National Poll Rankings (Oct 31, 2005): Spartan Stadium: Capacity 75,005; Surface natural grass (blend of Kentucky Bluegrass); Average attendance for the first five games of the 2005 season 75,218. Last football game played, win: (10/29/05) Michigan State 46 Indiana 15 Next Opponent: Minnesota at Minneapolis, MN » 2005 Michigan State schedule with scores
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2005 Team Statistical Comparison - Purdue
- Total Offense/game: 431.5
- Passing/game (net): 263.5
- Rushing/game (net): 168.0
- Offense Points/game: 28.0
- Possession/game: 28:00
- Total Defense/game: 476.0
- Passing Defense/gm: 330.8
- Rushing Defense/gm: 145.2
- Defense Points/game: 33.9
- Purdue eight games
| - Michigan State
- Total Offense/game: 532.6
- Passing/game (net): 307.1
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Rushing/game (net): 225.5
- Offense Points/game: 38.9
- Possession/game: 31:51
- Total Defense/game: 414.4
- Passing Defense/gm: 280.0
- Rushing Defense/gm: 134.4
- Defense Points/game: 27.0
- Michigan St. eight games
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