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PURDUE FOOTBALL
Purdue (5-2,2-1) vs. Wisconsin (6-1,3-1) |  | Preview for October 21, 2006
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| | Kickoff Time: 12:00pm Location: Ross-Ade Stadium Surface: PAT (Bermuda grass) | | Stadium Capacity: 62,500 Tickets: Available $45 | | Head Coaches: Purdue - Joe Tiller; Wisconsin - Bret Bielema |
| Television: ESPN | | Series win-loss history: Purdue 29 Wisconsin 38 Tie 3 | | Last Meeting: 10/22/05 at Madison, WI: Purdue 20 Wisconsin 31 » 2005 Boilermakers vs Badgers |
Special Events Weekend/Game Events: Boilermaker Spirit Weekend Boilermaker StreetFest: Between Ross-Ade Stadium and Mackey Arena. Thrill on the Hill: Purdue All-American Marching Band concert and pep rally at Slayter Center. Starts 90 minutes before kickoff.
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- Purdue
Last football game played: win (10/14/06) Purdue 31 Northwestern 10 National Poll Rankings: AP #33; USA Today/Coaches none; Harris Interactive #35. SI.com Midseason All-American: DE Anthony Spencer. 2006 stats after 7 games: Tackles 59 (43 solo); TFL 17.0 (82 yd); Sacks 7.5 (56 yd); 3 Pass Breakups; 3 Forced Fumbles; 1 Fumble Recovery; 1 Blocked FG Attempt. Spencer leads the Big Ten in solo tackles, tackles for loss, pass sacks, and forced fumbles. 2006 Lott Trophy watch list and Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year watch list. QB Curtis Painter - Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week 10/16/06: 2006 Quarterback Rating 139.5. 2006 Stats: Passing 162-269-8 (60.2%), 2218 yards, 13 TDs, 6 sacks; Rushing 56 net yards, 4 TDs. 16 career games played with 16 career touchdown passes. Currently #3 nationally and #1 in the Big Ten in Total Offense, 324.9 yds/game. Pass Sacks Allowed: Purdue leads the Big Ten and is #11 nationally allowing only 6 sacks in 7 games. Tackles for Loss Allowed: The Boilermakers are #2 in the Big Ten and #4 nationally in TFL allowed. Big 10 Tackles for Loss Allowed leaders, all teams after 7 games: Ohio St 24.0; Iowa 25.0; Purdue 25.0. Third-down Conversions: Purdue leads the Big Ten and is #10 nationally in third-down conversions with 64-93 (49.5%).
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- Wisconsin
Last football game played: win (10/14/06) Wisconsin 48 Minnesota 12 National Poll Rankings: AP #21; USA Today/Coaches #22; Harris Interactive #22.
SI.com Midseason All-American: OL Joe Thomas. QB John Stocco: 2006 Quarterback Rating 156.3. 2006 Stats: Passing 162-101-2 (%), 1389 yards, 12 TDs, 10 sacks; Rushing -18 net yards, 1 TD. 45 career games played with 42 career touchdown passes. Currently #53 nationally and #7 in the Big Ten in Total Offense, 195.9 yds/game. Third-Down Conversion Defense: Wisconsin leads the Big Ten and is #6 nationally in third-down conversion defense with 26-96 (27.1%). Camp Randall Stadium: Playing surface - FieldTurf (artificial); Capacity 80,310; Average home attendance, sellout. » 2006 Wisconsin schedule with scores
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2006 Team Statistical Comparison - Purdue
- Total Offense/game: 471.7
- Passing/game (net): 327.1
- Rushing/game (net): 144.6
- Offense Points/game: 33.1
- Possession/game: 27:55
- Total Defense/game: 412.4
- Passing Defense/gm: 255.9
- Rushing Defense/gm: 156.6
- Defense Points/game: 29.6
- Purdue seven games
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- Total Offense/game: 392.0
- Passing/game (net): 202.1
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Rushing/game (net): 189.9
- Offense Points/game: 33.8
- Possession/game: 32:27
- Total Defense/game: 240.0
- Passing Defense/gm: 123.1
- Rushing Defense/gm: 116.9
- Defense Points/game: 12.7
- Wisconsin seven games
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