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PURDUE FOOTBALL
Purdue (2-3,0-2) vs. Northwestern (3-2,1-1) |  | Preview for October 15, 2005
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| | Time: Noon Location: Ross-Ade Stadium Surface: Prescription Athletic Turf | | Stadium Capacity: 62,500 Tickets: Available $43 | | Head Coaches: Purdue - Joe Tiller; Northwestern - Randy Walker | |
Special Events on Campus: Homecoming | Television: ESPN2
TV Crew: Pam Ward (play-by-play), David Norrie (analyst), Jimmy Dykes (sidelines) | | Series win-loss history: Purdue 47, Northwestern 24, Tie 1 | | Last Meeting: Purdue 10 Northwestern 13 (10/30/04 at Ryan Field) » 2004 Boilermakers vs Wildcats |
- Purdue
National Poll Rankings (Oct 10, 2005): None Top Defender: Tied for team lead in tackles Linebacker George Hall 2005 season stats: 43 tackles (23 solo, 20 ast); 2 tackles for loss (6 yards); 3 pass breakups.
Top Defender: Tied for team lead in tackles Strong Safety Bernard Pollard 2005 season stats: 43 tackles (33 solo, 10 ast); 1 tackle for loss (6 yards); 1 pass breakups; 1 blocked punt. Last meeting at Ross-Ade Stadium: » 2003 Purdue vs Northwestern Last football game played, loss: (10/08/05) Purdue 17 Iowa 34 Next Opponent: Wisconsin at Madison, WI
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- Northwestern
National Poll Rankings (Oct 10, 2005): None QB Brett Basanez: 2005 stats: passing 118/180, 1,387 yards, 7 touchdowns, 1 interception. -
RB Tyrell Sutton: #1 in the Big Ten and #2 nationally in rushing with 154.40 yards/game (L. Maroney of Minn. averages 145.83 yrd/gm). N'western vs Wisconsin statistics: 244 rushing yards gained, 0 yards lost, 3 rushing touchdowns and 1 receiving touchdown . Top Defender: #1 Wildcat tackler Linebacker Tim McGarigle 2005 stats: 70 tackles (34 solo, 36 ast); 1 interception (no return); 1 fumble recovery (no return). Top Defender: #2 Wildcat tackler Safety Reggie McPherson 2005 stats: 26 tackles (13 solo, 13 ast); 1 tackle for loss (6 yards); 1 pass breakups; 1 blocked punt. Ryan Field: Capacity 47,130; Surface natural grass; Average attendance for the first four games of the 2005 season 28,371. Last football game played, win: (10/08/05) Northwestern 51 Wisconsin 48
Next Opponent: Michigan State at East Lansing, MI » 2005 Northwestern schedule with scores
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2005 Team Statistical Comparison - Purdue
- Total Offense/game: 448.4
- Passing/game (net): 271.2
- Rushing/game (net): 177.2
- Offense Points/game: 32.0
- Possession/game: 27:32
- Total Defense/game: 481.8
- Passing Defense/gm: 348.2
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Rushing Defense/gm: 133.6
- Defense Points/game: 34.6
- Purdue five games
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- Total Offense/game: 513.8
- Passing/game (net): 280.4
- Rushing/game (net): 233.4
- Offense Points/game: 35.4
- Possession/game: 32:06
- Total Defense/game: 509.2
- Passing Defense/gm: 308.0
- Rushing Defense/gm: 201.2
- Defense Points/game: 37.0
- Northwestern five games
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