PURDUE FOOTBALL
Purdue (8-5,5-3) vs. Maryland (8-4,5-3) |  | Preview for December 29, 2006
Champs Sports Bowl
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Orlando, Florida |  |
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| Kickoff Time: 8:00pm Location: Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium Surface: 419 Bermuda Grass |
| Stadium Capacity: 65,438 Tickets: Available $60 |
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Head Coaches: Purdue - Joe Tiller; Maryland - Ralph Friedgen |
| Television: ESPN ; American Forces Network - AFN|Sports Live Event |
| Series win-loss history: Purdue 0 Maryland 0 |
| Last Meeting: first ever meeting |
- Purdue
Last football game played: lose (11/25/06) Purdue 35 Hawaii 42 National Poll Rankings: none. All-American Teams: DE Anthony Spencer: first team Scout.com; second team Walter Camp; third team AP.
QB Curtis Painter: 2006 Quarterback Rating 129.1. 2006 Stats: Passing 292-494-18 (59.1%), 3721 yards, 21 TDs, 17 sacks; Rushing 116 net yards, 6 TDs. 22 career games played with 24 career touchdown passes. Currently #6 nationally and #1 in the Big Ten in Total Offense, 295.2 yds/game. On the field more: The Boilermaker defensive unit played 923 plays (71 plays/game) while the offense played 892 plays in the 2006 regular season. Team Defensive Stats: 618 solo tackles; 80 TFL (326 yrds); 30 sacks (185 yrds); 11 interceptions; 23 forced fumbles; 3 blocked kicks. Average crowd for the Boilermakers seven home game 2006 season 55,457. 2006 Season Player Accolades: » 2006 Boilermakers Football Roster.
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- Maryland
Conference Affiliation: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Atlantic Division Last football game played: lose (11/25/06) Maryland 24 Wake Forest 38 National Poll Rankings: none. All-American Teams: WR Darrius Heyward-Bey: Freshman first team The Sporting News: Freshman first team Rivals.com. QB Sam Hollenbach: 2006 Quarterback Rating 128.1. 2006 Stats: Passing 188-304-11 (61.8%), 2148 yards, 13 TDs, 18 sacks; Rushing 2 net yards, 2 TDs. 40 career games played with 26 career touchdown passes. Currently #62 nationally Total Offense, 179.6 yds/game.
On the field more: The Terrapin defensive unit played 778 plays (65 plays/game) while the offense played 711 plays in the 2006 regular season. Team Defensive Stats: 437 solo tackles; 56 TFL (180 yrds); 17 sacks (77 yrd); 7 interceptions; 9 forced fumbles; 3 blocked kicks. Average crowd for the Terrapins seven home game 2006 season 49,393. Byrd Stadium: Capacity 51,500; Surface natural grass; Naming-rights - Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium.
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2006 Team Statistical Comparison - Purdue
- Total Offense/game: 425.8
- Passing/game (net): 293.7
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Rushing/game (net): 132.1
- Offense Points/game: 27.5
- Possession/game: 28:13
- Total Defense/game: 432.7
- Passing Defense/gm: 242.6
- Rushing Defense/gm: 190.1
- Defense Points/game: 26.9
- Purdue thirteen games
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- Total Offense/game: 303.2
- Passing/game (net): 179.8
- Rushing/game (net): 123.5
- Offense Points/game: 21.7
- Possession/game: 28:48
- Total Defense/game: 366.9
- Passing Defense/gm: 192.2
- Rushing Defense/gm: 174.8
- Defense Points/game: 23.1
- Maryland twelve games
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| Maryland 2006 Football Results | | 09/02 William & Mary W 27 - 14 | 10/21 NC State W 26 - 20 | | 09/09 Middle Tennessee W 24 - 10 | 10/28 Florida State W 27 - 24 | | 09/14 at West Virginia L 24 - 45 | 11/04 at Clemson W 13 - 12 | | 09/23 Florida Int. W 14 - 10 | 11/11 Miami W 14 - 13 | | 10/07 at Georgia Tech L 23 - 27 | 11/18 at Boston College L 16 - 38 | | 10/14 at Virginia W 28 - 24 |
11/25 Wake Forest L 24 - 38 |
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