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PURDUE FOOTBALL
Purdue (5-4,2-3) vs. Michigan State (4-5,1-4) |  | Preview for November 4, 2006
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East Lansing, MI |  |
| | Kickoff Time: 3:30pm Location: Spartan Stadium Surface: natural grass | | Stadium Capacity: 75,005 Tickets: Available $46.00 | | Head Coaches: Purdue - Joe Tiller; Michigan St - John L. Smith |
| Television: ESPNU | | Series win-loss history: Purdue 27 Michigan St 28 Tie 3 | | Last Meeting: 11/05/05 at Ross-Ade Stadium: Purdue 28 Michigan St 21 » 2005 Boilermakers vs Spartans |
- Purdue
Last football game played: loss (10/28/06) Purdue 0 Penn St 12 National Poll Rankings: . QB Curtis Painter: 2006 Quarterback Rating 127.0. 2006 Stats: Passing 204-348-11 (58.6%), 2589 yards, 13 TDs, 11 sacks; Rushing 65 net yards, 4 TDs. 18 career games played with 16 career touchdown passes. Currently #5 nationally and #1 in the Big Ten in Total Offense, 294.2 yds/game. -
Pass Sacks: #19 nationally DE Anthony Spencer 7.5 sacks; #72 nationally DT Ryan Baker 5.0 sacks, #72 nationally LB/DE Cliff Avril 5.0 sacks (2.0 as LB, 3.0 as DE). The only other Big Ten football teams with 3 players in the top 100 nationally are Michigan and Ohio State.
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- Michigan State
Last football game played: loss (10/28/06) Michigan St 21 Indiana 46 National Poll Rankings: . QB Drew Stanton: 2006 Quarterback Rating 126.7. 2006 Stats: Passing 146-238-9 (61.3%), 1635 yards, 11 TDs, 18 sacks; Rushing 367 net yards, 5 TDs. 42 career games played with 41 career touchdown passes. Currently #35 nationally and #4 in the Big Ten in Total Offense, 222.4 yds/game. -
Punter Brandon Fields: 2006 Punting Stats: 42 punts, 1861 yards, 44.3 yd average (#1 in the Big Ten), 15 inside the 20, 6 touchbacks, 6 fair catch, 73 yard long. Career long punt 79 yards. Spartan Stadium: Capacity 75,005; Surface natural grass; » 2006 MSU schedule with scores
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2006 Team Statistical Comparison - Purdue
- Total Offense/game: 426.0
- Passing/game (net): 295.7
- Rushing/game (net): 130.3
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Offense Points/game: 26.1
- Possession/game: 27:14
- Total Defense/game: 416.8
- Passing Defense/gm: 241.6
- Rushing Defense/gm: 175.2
- Defense Points/game: 27.0
- Purdue nine games
| - Michigan St
- Total Offense/game: 369.7
- Passing/game (net): 215.3
- Rushing/game (net): 154.3
- Offense Points/game: 28.4
- Possession/game: 29:18
- Total Defense/game: 368.0
- Passing Defense/gm: 224.7
- Rushing Defense/gm: 143.3
- Defense Points/game: 30.7
- Michigan St nine games
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