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PURDUE FOOTBALL
Purdue (4-0,1-0) vs. Notre Dame (3-1) |  | Preview for September 30, 2006
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| | Kickoff Time: 2:30 pm Location: Notre Dame Stadium Surface: natural grass | | Stadium Capacity: 80,795 Tickets: SOLD OUT | |
Head Coaches: Purdue - Joe Tiller; Notre Dame - Charlie Weis | | Television: NBC | | Series win-loss history: Purdue 25 Notre Dame 50 Tie 2 | | Last Meeting: 10/01/05 at West Lafayette: Purdue 28 Notre Dame 49 » 2005 Boilermakers vs Fighting Irish | | Trophy: The Shillelagh |
- Purdue
Last football game played: win (09/23/06) Purdue 27 Minnesota 21 National Poll Rankings: AP #29; USA Today/Coaches #30; Harris Interactive #26.
DE Anthony Spencer: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week 09/25/06; 2006 Stats: 28 tackles (23 solo), TFL 9.0 (49 yd); sacks 5.0 (35 yd); 2 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 1 blocked FG attempt; National Ranks: #4 Tackles for Loss, #11 Forced Fumbles, #6 Pass Sacks, #19 Solo Tackles. QB Curtis Painter (1st start against the Irish): 2006 Quarterback Rating 151.7 ( up from 147.7). 2006 Stats: Passing 128-82-5 (64.1%), 1140 yards, 8 TDs, 3 sacks; Rushing 29 net yards, 3 TDs. 13 career games played with 11 career touchdown passes. Currently #7 nationally and #1 in the Big Ten in Total Offense, 292.3 yds/game. Freshman Kicker Chris Summers: 2006 Field Goals 5-6: Good 32 yd, 43 yd, 27 yd, 39 yd, 36 yd; Missed 42 yards; 0 Blocked. Boilermaker Red-Zone Offense: 18 of 20 (90.0%); 15 TDs (3 passing, 12 rushing), 3 FG.
Boilermaker Red-Zone Defense: 11 of 15 (73.3%); 9 TDs (5 passing, 4 rushing), 2 FG; 3 interceptions, 1 failed on downs.
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- Notre Dame
Last football game played: win (09/23/06) Notre Dame 40 Michigan St 37 National Poll Rankings: AP #12; USA Today/Coaches #14; Harris Interactive #12. 2006 Road Record 2-0: UND 14, Georgia Tech 10; UND 40, Michigan St 37 2006 Home Record 1-1: UND 41, Penn St 17; UND 21, Michigan 47 Remaining 2006 Opponents: Stanford, UCLA, Navy, North Carolina, Air Force, Army, @ USC.
QB Brady Qwinn (4th start against the Boilermakers): 2006 Quarterback Rating 133.9. 2006 Stats: Passing 158-92-4 (58.2%), 1086 yards, 11 TDs, 10 sacks; Rushing -3 net yards, 1 TD. 40 career games played with 69 career touchdown passes. Currently #12 nationally in Total Offense, 270.8 yds/game. Senior Kicker Carl Gioia: 2006 Field Goals 2-4: Good 35 yr, 35 yd; Missed 42 yr, 36 yd; 0 Blocked. Irish Red-Zone Offense: 12 of 13 (92.3%); 10 TDs (7 passing, 3 rushing), 2 FG. Irish Red-Zone Defense: 11 of 12 (91.7%); 6 TDs (4 passing, 2 rushing), 5 FG; 1 failed on downs. Notre Dame Stadium: Playing surface - natural-grass field with drainage system; Capacity 80,795; Average attendance per game 80,795: Last major renovation was in 1997.
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2006 Team Statistical Comparison - Purdue
- Total Offense/game: 461.5
- Passing/game (net): 297.5
- Rushing/game (net): 164.0
- Offense Points/game: 40.8
- Possession/game: 27:03
- Total Defense/game: 410.8
- Passing Defense/gm: 284.8
- Rushing Defense/gm: 126.0
- Defense Points/game: 28.8
- Purdue four games
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- Total Offense/game: 348.0
- Passing/game (net): 273.2
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Rushing/game (net): 74.8
- Offense Points/game: 29.0
- Possession/game: 29:45
- Total Defense/game: 342.5
- Passing Defense/gm: 181.2
- Rushing Defense/gm: 161.2
- Defense Points/game: 27.8
- Notre Dame four games
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