Purdue Boilermakers football

Purdue Boilermakers football
2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team
First season	1887
Athletic director	Morgan Burke
Head coach	Darrell Hazell 1st year, 0–0–0  (–)
Other staff	John Shoop (OC) Greg Hudson (DC)
Home stadium	Ross-Ade Stadium
Year built	1924
Stadium capacity	62,500
Stadium surface	Bermuda Grass
Location	West Lafayette, Indiana
League	NCAA Division I-FBS
Conference	Big Ten
Division	Leaders West (2014)
Past conferences	Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1890–95)
All-time record	592–515–48 (.533)
Postseason bowl record	9–8
Claimed national titles	0
Conference titles	12
Heisman winners	0
Consensus All-Americans	20
Current uniform
Colors	Old Gold and Black
Fight song	Hail Purdue!
Mascot	Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete
Marching band	Purdue All-American Marching Band
Rivals	Illinois Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Iowa Hawkeyes Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Website	PurdueSports.com

The Purdue Boilermakers football team team represents Purdue University (also referred to as simply "Purdue") in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football. Darrell Hazell is Purdue's current head coach, the 35th in the program's history. Purdue plays its home games on Ross-Ade Stadium on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Boilermakers compete in the Big Ten Conference as a member of the Leaders Division. In 2014, the Big Ten will realign, and Purdue will be joining the West Division.

With a 592–515–48 record, Purdue has the 43rd most victories among NCAA FBS programs. Purdue was originally classified as a Major College school in the 1937 season until 1972. Purdue received Division I classification in 1973, becoming a Division I-A program from 1978–2006 and an FBS program from 2006 to the present. The Boilermakers have registered 64 winning seasons in their history, with 19 of those seasons resulting in eight victories or more, 10 seasons resulting in at least nine wins, and just one season with ten victories or more. Of those successful campaigns, Purdue has produced five unbeaten seasons in its history, going 4–0 in 1891, 8–0 in 1892, 8–0 in 1929, 7–0–1 in 1932 and 9–0 in 1943. The Boilermakers have won a total of 12 conference championships in their history, including four Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles and eight Big Ten Conference titles.

History

See also: List of Purdue Boilermakers football seasons

Early years

Purdue's 1890 football team

The Purdue University football team traces its origin back to October 29, 1887 when it's team fell to Butler College by a score of 48-6 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Facilities

Main article: Stuart Field

Stuart Field (1892-1924)

Stuart Field was dedicated on April 16, 1892, and named for Charles B. and William V. Stuart, two brothers who served on the university's board of trustees. Originally a seven-acre (2.8 ha) field with eight hundred seats, by the 1910s it was expanded to twice that area and a seating capacity of five thousand.

Ross-Ade Stadium (1924-present)

Main article: Ross-Ade Stadium

Ross-Ade Stadium during a game in 2006

The Boilermakers have called Ross-Ade Stadium home since 1924. It is named for David E. Ross and George Ade, the principal benefactors. Ross–Ade Stadium opened on November 22, 1924 with a seating capacity of 13,500 and standing room for an additional 5,000 people. A series of additions and renovations pushed the seating capacity to almost 68,000 (70,000 with standing room). In 2001 Purdue University began a $70 million renovation, which led to a reduced seating capacity of 62,500.

Mollenkopf Athletic Center

An indoor training facility used primarily for the football team. It includes a full practice football field, extensive weight room, and offices for the football program. Also housed in Mollenkopf is the Purdue Football Hall of Glory.

Culture

Marching band

Main article: Purdue All-American Marching Band

The Purdue All-American Marching Band is the marching band of Purdue University. The Purdue "All-American" Marching Band (AAMB) is the primary source of auxiliary entertainment for Purdue University football games. AAMB does many service performances for high schools, junior high schools, and elementary schools, and has been the host band of the Indianapolis 500 race every year the race has been held since 1927. The band has grown from an original 5 members to 373 members, making it one of the largest marching bands in the world. The two most distinctive features of the AAMB are the World's Largest Drum and solo baton twirler the Purdue Golden Girl.

In 1886 the Purdue Student Army Training Corps produced 5 men who provided music for the Army trainees to listen to during their morning conditioning runs. While operating without a director until 1904, the band had started playing at Purdue football games and had grown to over 50 members. In 1904, Paul Spotts Emrick, joined the band. His experience as a conductor resulted in his election as band president and director the next year. During his senior year at Purdue, the marching band, under Emrick, became the first band to break ranks and form a letter on the field—the famous Block "P".

Emrick stayed on as director after his graduation in 1908. In 1921 Emrick commissioned Leedy to construct the World's Largest Drum, and it has been a part of the marching band ever since. In 1935, during a Purdue football game at Northwestern University the band donned lights on their uniforms while performing at halftime. With the stadium lights turned off for the performance, the band drew such awe from radio broadcaster Ted Husing, he referred to them as a "truly All-American marching band," hence the current title of the band.

Mascot

Boilermaker Special

Main article: Boilermaker Special

The former official mascot of Purdue : The Boilermaker Special V (1993-2011)

The Boilermaker Special is the official mascot of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. It resembles a Victorian-era railroad locomotive and is built on a truck chassis. It is operated and maintained by the student members of the Purdue Reamer Club.

Purdue University is a land-grant university (or Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M) university) created through the Morrill Act of 1862. In the 1890s, Purdue became a leader in the research of railway technology. For many years Purdue operated the "Schenectady No. 1", and later the "Schenectady No. 2", on a dynamometer in an engineering laboratory on the West Lafayette campus. These were 4-4-0 type steam locomotives manufactured by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Schenectady was a classic Victorian-era design similar in construction to the Western and Atlantic Railroad No. 3 (see The General (locomotive) on display at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History). Purdue even operated its own railroad to connect the campus to a main rail line. In the 1930s the dynamometer was decommissioned and the Schenectady No. 2 was retired as the railroad industry in the United States converted from steam to diesel-electric locomotives.

Purdue did not have a mascot. In 1939, Purdue student Israel Selkowitz suggested the school adopt an official mascot to represent Purdue's engineering heritage. He originally proposed a "mechanical man". After much debate, it was decided to build a locomotive on an automobile chassis. This choice allowed the mascot to build on Purdue's engineering and railroading heritage, as well as represent the school's nickname "Boilermakers" in a meaningful way.

The "Boilermaker" nickname came about during the early years of Purdue football. There had been rumors the university enrolled burly boilermakers from the Monon Railroad shops in Lafayette, Indiana as students/football players to help beef up the scrawny football team. When a railroad operated an extra train independent of the scheduled timetable, it was known as a "special". Thus, the trains which carried Purdue's sporting teams and their fans to other cities for athletic contests were known as "Boilermaker Specials". It was a perfect match.

Financial and moral support for the first Boilermaker Special was provided by key members of the Purdue University graduating class of 1907, and members of the Purdue Reamer Club from the graduating classes of 1940 and 1941.

Purdue Pete

Main article: Purdue Pete

Purdue Pete

Purdue Pete was first designed as a logo by the University Bookstore in 1940. They would put it on their products and portray him dressed up in different clothes for the different majors. He got the Purdue part of his name from Purdue University. The owners of the bookstores gave him the name “Pete”, yet no one officially knows why this was chosen to be his name. He was given a physical identity in 1956 as he came out and helped the students cheer at a pep rally. Over the years, the appearance of Purdue Pete has gone under several drastic changes as well as several minor changes. His original head was made of paper-mâché, pasted onto a chicken wire frame. This was very inconvenient for the person who would be underneath because it would limit his movements, yet he was still expected to move around and do stunts. This head was changed to a giant fiberglass head where the person inside would use a harness to support it. This was unpractical due to the sheer size of it. In the 1980s, Purdue Pete acquired the appearance he is now associated with. Proposals to switch to a soft-sculpture costume were rejected in 2006 and 2011.

Rivalries

Purdue's major rival has always been Indiana University, with whom they play for the Old Oaken Bucket, but during the Joe Tiller era the rivalry with Notre Dame in football has become the most heated and most competitive with Joe Tiller led teams going 5-7 vs. Notre Dame. Danny Hope picked up the Shillelagh Trophy with a 24-21 loss in his first season as head coach. In addition, Purdue has a long-standing rivalry with Illinois, with whom they play for the Purdue Cannon trophy.

Due to having an odd number of teams from 1993 to 2010, the Big Ten utilized a rotating system of conference games. Every school was designated two official rivals, whom they played every year. The official rivals for Purdue were Indiana and Northwestern. However, after the expansion of the Big Ten to 12 schools, Purdue and Northwestern were placed into separate conference divisions and will no longer play each other on an annual basis. Beginning in 2011, Purdue's new designated cross-division rival will be Iowa. This matchup has been mocked by fans of both teams. The other cross-divisional rivalries set up by the Big Ten had some history or a trophy behind the pairing, but Purdue and Iowa were left over. The fans of Iowa and Purdue have taken this in stride and both now refer to each other, jokingly, as "OMHR" ("Our Most Hated Rival"), or "The Rivalry Jim Delany Forced On Us."

Trophy games

• Old Oaken Bucket - Indiana Hoosiers
• Shillelagh Trophy - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• Purdue Cannon - Illinois Fighting Illini

Cradle of Quarterbacks

Main article: Quarterback U

Bob DeMoss, the oldest member of the Cradle of Quarterbacks

Purdue's football program has long been known for it's proliffic passing quarterbacks, ranging from players who have set School, Big Ten & NCAA records, to being named All-Americans and finalist for national awards, to being elected into the College Football and Pro Football Hall of Fames. This great tradition has lead to the school being nicknamed the "Cradle of Quarterbacks". When Drew Brees lead the New Orleans Saints to a victory in Super Bowl XLIV, Purdue became just the second college in history to produce 3 different Super Bowl winning quarterbacks.

Currently the cradle contains 12 members:

Name	Years as Starter	NFL Draft
Curtis Painter	2005-08	201st Pick by the Indianapolis Colts
Kyle Orton	2001-04	106th Pick by the Chicago Bears
Drew Brees	1998-2000	32nd Pick by the San Diego Chargers
Jim Everett	1981-85	3rd Pick by the Houston Oilers
Scott Campbell	1980-83	191st Pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Herrmann	1977-80	98th Pick by the Denver Broncos
Gary Danielson	1970-72	Went Undrafted
Mike Phipps	1967-69	3rd Pick by the Cleveland Browns
Bob Griese	1964-66	4th Pick by the Miami Dolphins
Len Dawson	1954-56	5th Pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Dale Samuels	1950-52	28th Pick by the Chicago Cardinals
Bob DeMoss	1945-50	280th Pick by the New York Giants

Den of Defensive Ends

Anthony Spencer sacking Juice Williams of Illinois

Purdue has also had a more recent tradition of sending defensive ends to the NFL. Since 1999, Purdue has had 9 defensive ends selected in the NFL Draft. With their success in the NFL, Purdue has earned the nickname, the "Den of Defensive Ends."

Currently the Den contains 12 members:

Name	Years as Starter	NFL Draft
Leo Sugar	1949-51	123rd Pick by the Chicago Cardinals
Lamar Lundy	1954-56	47th Pick by the Los Angeles Rams
Keena Turner	1976-79	39th Pick by the Miami Dolphins
Rosevelt Colvin	1995-98	111th Pick by the Chicago Bears
Chike Okeafor	1994-96, 1998	89th Pick by the San Francisco 49ers
Akin Ayodele	1999-2001	89th Pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars
Shaun Phillips	2000-03	98th Pick by the San Diego Chargers
Ray Edwards	2003-05	127th Pick by the Minnesota Vikings
Rob Ninkovich	2004-05	135th Pick by the New Orleans Saints
Anthony Spencer	2003-06	26th Pick by the Dallas Cowboys
Cliff Avril	2004-07	92nd Pick by the Detroit Lions
Ryan Kerrigan	2007-10	16th Pick by the Washington Redskins

Logos and uniforms

Purdue's colors are Old Gold and Black, as are their uniforms. Home uniforms are black with white numerals and old gold outline. On the sleeve is the player's number in white, outlined in old gold, along with two outer old gold stripes and a black one inside at the end of the sleeve. The pants are old gold with two black stripes along both sides. The away uniform is white with black numerals and old gold outline. Both home and away jerseys sport the Purdue slant "P" logo in the center front of the collar, surrounded by a patch of black fabric. The away pants are black with two old gold stripes. Since the arrival of Joe Tiller in 1997, Purdue players have not worn names on the backs of their jerseys. This is the first year under Danny Hope that the players will wear their names on the backs of their jerseys.

The helmet is old gold with the Purdue "P" in black with a white outline on both sides. There are three stripes down the middle; two outer black ones, and one thick inner white one. The facemask is black.

Before Tiller, the team wore uniforms that sported the school's name across the front of the jersey, and the old gold color was more pronounced, with almost a copper hue. In Tiller's first season, the helmet color was lightened substantially, as was the gold used on the rest of the uniform.

Purdue's Pride sticker (given out for good performances) was the Purdue logo (locomotive). This was changed in 2006 to a sledgehammer with the slant "P" in the hammer's head (like the one wielded by mascot Purdue Pete). In the 2006 game against the Indiana State Sycamores, Purdue wore a throwback uniform from 1966, in honor of the 40th anniversary of the school's first Rose Bowl team. It featured a white jersey with two outer black stripes on the shoulder and one inner gold stripe. The numerals were black with no outline. They wore gold pants with two black stripes on the sides, and the helmets were old gold with black numbers and one black stripe down the middle. The gold in the throwback uniforms was more yellow in hue than that in the regular 1997–present uniforms.

In 2002, Purdue changed from its black home jersey to an old gold jersey. The old gold uniforms had white numerals and black outline for home games, and white uniforms with old gold numbers and back outline for away games. Some complained that the numerals on the jersey were too hard to see, so in 2003 they changed to an old gold jersey with black numerals outlined in white, and white pants with two black stripes down the sides. After losing their opening game at home to Bowling Green, Tiller and the team decided to dump the gold jerseys and go back to the black uniforms. After they changed back to the black uniforms, the team came out to Back in Black by AC/DC for every home game in 2003. Since then, Purdue has stayed with the black uniforms. In one game against Wisconsin in 2006, the Boilermakers wore the black jersey with black pants. They hadn't sported an all-black look at home since the last game of the season in 1996 against Indiana. In 2009, Purdue also wore the Black on Black in a night game against Notre Dame on the Purdue Blackout, and then wore them for the remainder of their home games. In 2010, the Black on Black remained the normal home uniform with the exception being the Homecoming game against Minnesota where the team donned Throwback Uniforms for the 2001 Rose Bowl team. While the original jerseys were made by Champion, the replicas were Nike branded.

Coaches

Current coaching staff

• Head Coach

Darrell Hazell

• Offensive Coaches

Jim Bridge – Offensive Line

Gerad Parker - Tight Ends

Kevin Sherman - Wide Receivers

John Shoop - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Jafar Williams - Running Backs

• Defensive Coaches

Rubin Carter - Defensive Line

Marcus Freeman - Linebackers

Greg Hudson - Defensive Coordinator

Jon Heacock - Cornerbacks

• Special Teams Coaches

Currently Vacant - Special Teams Coordinator

Head coaches

The Purdue Boilermakers have had 36 head coaches throughout the program's history. With 87 victories, Joe Tiller is first overall in the program's history, followed by Jack Mollenkopf (84 wins) and Noble Kizer (42).

Purdue University Boilermakers Head Coaches
Name Seasons Record Albert Berg 1887 0–1 George Andrew Reisner 1889 2–1 Clinton L. Hare 1890 3–3 Knowlton Ames 1891–92 12–0 D.M. Balliet 1893–95, 1901 22–10–2 S. M. Hammond 1896 4–2–1 William H. Church 1897 5–3–1 Alpha Jamison 1898–1900 11–11–1 Charles Best 1902 7–2–1 Oliver Cutts 1903–04 13–5 Albert E. Herrnstein 1905 6–1–1 Myron E. Witham 1906 0–5	Name Seasons Record Leigh C. Turner 1907 0–5 Frederick A. Speik 1908–09 6–8 Bill Horr 1910–12 8–11–3 Andy Smith 1913–15 12–6–3 Cleo A. O'Donnell 1916–17 5–8–1 A. G. Scanlon 1918–20 7–12–1 William Henry Dietz 1921 1–6 James Phelan 1922–29 35–22–5 Noble Kizer 1930–36 42–13–3 Mal Elward 1937–41 16–18–6 Elmer Burnham 1942–43 10–8 Cecil Isbell 1944–45 14–14–1	Name Seasons Record Stu Holcomb 1946–55 35–42–4 Jack Mollenkopf 1956–69 84–39–9 Bob DeMoss 1970–72 13–18 Alex Agase 1973–76 18–25–1 Jim Young 1977–81 38–19–1 Leon Burtnett 1982–86 21–34–1 Fred Akers 1987–90 12–31–1 Jim Colletto 1991–96 21–42–3 Joe Tiller 1997–2008 87–62 Danny Hope 2009–12 22–27 Patrick Higgins 2012 0–1 Darrell Hazell 2013–present 0–0

Notable former assistant coaches

The Boilermakers football program has had several assistant coaches who went on to make notable achievements, from longevity in their tenure as collegiate coaches to becoming head coaches at the NCAA FBS level.

Kevin Sumlin, former Purdue linebacker and wide receivers coach.

• Phil Bennett

Defensive Coordinator (1987–91)

• Tim Brewster

Graduate Assistant (1986)

• Bill Doba

Linebackers Coach (1983–84)

Tight Ends Coach (1985)

Offensive Line Coach (1986)

• Hank Foldberg

Assistant Coach (1950)

• Danny Hope

Offensive Line Coach (1997–01)

Assoicate Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach (2008)

• Stan Parrish

Graduate Assistant (1975–76)

• Bo Rein

Offensive Assistant (1971)

• Mike Sanford

Quarterbacks Coach (1987–88)

• Kevin Sumlin

Wide Receivers Coach (1998–2000)

• Joe Tiller

Defensive Line Coach/Defensive Coordinator (1983–86)

Team accomplishments

Championships

Purdue has won or shared a conference championship on 12 occasions, including four Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles and eight Big Ten Conference titles. As members of the Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Big Ten, the Boilermakers have amassed a record of 154–64–3 (.703 winning percentage) in conference play.

Purdue Conference Championships
Season Coach Title(s) Record Conf. Record 1891 Knowlton Ames IIAA Champion 4–0 4–0 1892 Knowlton Ames IIAA Champion 8–0 4–0 1893 D.M. Balliet IIAA Champion 5–2–1 4–0 1894 D.M. Balliet IIAA Champion 9–1 4–0 1918 A. G. Scanlon Big Ten Co-Champion 3–3 1–0 1929 James Phelan Big Ten Champion 8–0 5–0	Season Coach Title(s) Record Conf. Record 1931 Noble Kizer Big Ten Co-Champion 9–1 5–1 1932 Noble Kizer Big Ten Co-Champion 7–0–1 5–0–1 1943 Elmer Burnham Big Ten Co-Champion 9–0 6–0 1952 Stu Holcomb Big Ten Co-Champion 4–3–1 4–1–1 1967 Jack Mollenkopf Big Ten Co-Champion 8–2 6–1 2000 Joe Tiller Big Ten Co-Champion# 8–4 6–2
# - denotes Bowl Championship Series representative as conference champion

Bowl games

Purdue has participated in 17 bowl games throughout its history, compiling a 9–8 record. The Purdue did not appear frequently in post-season play from 1967 to 1984, but they played well, winning 4 of 5 bowl games including four consecutive wins between 1967 and 1980. When Tiller arrived in 1997, Purdue went to eight consecutive bowl games, but only won three of the eight bowl games. Tiller would lead the Boilermakers to a total of 10 bowl games in his 12 seasons as head coach. Of those 17 bowl appearances, the Boilermakers have participated in 1 "major" Division I-A/FBS bowl games, which was part of the BCS Bowl Games. The Boilermakers have never played in a National Championship Game.

Purdue Bowl Game Appearances
Season Bowl Opponent Score Result 1966 Rose Bowl USC 14–13 Win 1978 Peach Bowl Georgia Tech 41–21 Win 1979 Bluebonnet Bowl Tennessee 27–24 Win 1980 Liberty Bowl Missouri 28–25 Win 1984 Peach Bowl Virginia 24–27 Loss 1997 Alamo Bowl #24 Oklahoma State 33–20 Win 1998 Alamo Bowl #4 Kansas State 37–34 Win 1999 Outback Bowl #21 Georgia 25–28 Loss 2000 Rose Bowl † #4 Washington 24–34 Loss	Season Bowl Opponent Score Result 2001 Sun Bowl #13 Washington State 27–33 Loss 2002 Sun Bowl Washington 34–24 Win 2003 Capital One Bowl #11 Georgia 27–34 Loss 2004 Sun Bowl #21 Arizona State 23–27 Loss 2006 Champs Sports Bowl Maryland 7–24 Loss 2007 Motor City Bowl Central Michigan 51–48 Win 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Western Michigan 37–32 Win 2012 Heart of Dallas Bowl Oklahoma State 14–58 Loss
† - denotes Bowl Championship Series game

Rankings

Purdue has finished a season ranked in the Associated Press (AP) poll on 17 occasions. The Boilermakers have finished ranked amongst the top 10 in college football on five occasions. Purdue attained its highest-ever ranking in the polls during the preseason of the 1968 season, when they were ranked #1 in the AP Poll for 6 straight weeks before they lost to #4 Ohio State 0-13. Since the implementation of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) in 1998, Purdue has finished the regular season ranked one time in the final BCS standings. While the Boilermakers are 54–175–5 against opponents ranked in the AP Poll, they have an all-time record of 111–65–10 when ranked in the AP Poll themselves.

Purdue Rankings in the AP Poll
Season Record AP 1943 9–0 5 1952 4–3–2 18 1958 6–1–2 13 1960 4–4–1 19 1961 6–3 12 1966 9–2 7 1967 8–2 9 1968 8–2 10 1969 8–2 18	Season Record AP 1978 9–2–1 13 1979 10–2 15 1980 9–3 17 1997 9–3 15 1998 9–4 24 1999 7–5 25 2000 8–4 13 2003 9–4 18

"Spoilermakers"

Purdue has knocked off the #1 ranked football team in college football seven times over the years—the third most of all the Division I teams in college football. Only Notre Dame and Oklahoma have accomplished this more times.

Individual accolades

Heisman Trophy candidates

Bob Griese, two-time Heisman Trophy candidate and 1966 Sammy Baugh Trophy recipient

Purdue has produced eight Heisman Trophy candidates. Four Boilermakers, Bob Griese, Leroy Keyes, Mark Herrmann and Drew Brees have each been finalist for the award in two seperate seasons.

Season	Player	Place	Votes
1943	Tony Butkovich	8th	65
1965	Bob Griese	8th	193
1966	Bob Griese	2nd	618
1967	Leroy Keyes	3rd	1,366
1968	Leroy Keyes	2nd	1,103
1969	Mike Phipps	2nd	1,334
1972	Otis Armstrong	8th	208
1979	Mark Herrmann	8th	54
1980	Mark Herrmann	4th	405
1985	Jim Everett	6th	77
1999	Drew Brees	4th	308
2000	Drew Brees	3rd	619

Major award winners

A total of 6 Boilermaker players and coaches have either won numerous major college football awards.

Purdue Major Award Winners
Season Name Pos. Award 1966 Bob Griese QB Sammy Baugh 1969 Mike Phipps QB Sammy Baugh 1980 Mark Herrmann QB Sammy Baugh	Season Name Pos. Award 2000 Drew Brees QB Maxwell 2000 Tim Stratton TE John Mackey 2001 Travis Dorsch P Ray Guy

All-Americans

A total of 50 Boilermakers have been recognized as All-Americans by various media selectors. Among those selections, twenty have achieved Consensus All-American status. Of those consensus All-Americans, seven were unanimous selections.

Purdue All-Americans
Season Name Pos. 1929 Elmer Sleight* OT 1929 Ralph Welch* FB 1931 Charles Miller C 1931 Paul Moss End 1932 Roy Horstmann FB 1932 Paul Moss# End 1933 Duane Purvis* RB 1934 Duane Purvis RB 1939 Dave Rankin End 1940 Dave Rankin* End 1943 Alex Agase* G 1943 Tony Butkovich FB 1944 Babe Dimancheff HB 1945 Tom Hughes T 1951 Leo Sugar DE	Season Name Pos. 1952 Bernie Flowers* End 1954 Tom Bettis G 1958 Tom Franckhauser CB 1958 Gene Selawski K 1960 Jerry Beabout TE 1962 Don Brumm T 1964 Harold Wells DE 1965 Bob Griese* QB 1965 Karl Singer OT 1965 Jerry Shay DT 1966 Jim Beirne End 1966 John Charles DB 1966 Bob Griese QB 1967 Leroy Keyes# HB 1968 Leroy Keyes# HB/DB	Season Name Pos. 1968 Chuck Kyle* G 1969 Tim Foley DB 1969 Mike Phipps# QB 1971 Tom Luken OG 1972 Otis Armstrong* HB 1972 Dave Butz* DT 1973 Carl Capria DB 1974 Larry Burton WR 1975 Ken Long OT 1975 Ken Novak DT 1979 Mark Herrmann QB 1980 Mark Herrmann# QB 1980 Dave Young# TE 1985 Rod Woodson DB 1986 Rod Woodson* DB	Season Name Pos. 1989 Shawn McCarthy P 1990 Steve Jackson DB 1995 Mike Alstott RB 1997 Brian Alford WR 1999 Drew Brees QB 2000 Drew Brees QB 2000 Matt Light OT 2001 Travis Dorsch* P 2003 Stuart Schweigert S 2004 Taylor Stubblefield# WR 2006 Anthony Spencer DE 2010 Ryan Kerrigan# DE
* - denotes Consensus All-Americans
# - denotes Unanimous All-Americans

Conference award winners

During Purdue's 116-season tenure with the Big Ten Conference, a total of 18 Boilermakers have been recognized with superlative conference honors.

Purdue Conference Award Winners

Season Name Pos. Award 1966 Bob Griese QB Chicago Tribune Silver Football 1967 Leroy Keyes RB Chicago Tribune Silver Football 1969 Mike Phipps QB Chicago Tribune Silver Football 1972 Otis Armstrong RB Chicago Tribune Silver Football 1978 Jim Young Head Coach Dave McClain Coach of the Year 1980 Mark Herrman QB Chicago Tribune Silver Football 1984 Leon Burtnett Head Coach Dave McClain Coach of the Year 1988 Brian Fox QB Freshman of the Year 1989 Eric Hunter QB Freshman of the Year

Season Name Pos. Award 1991 Corey Rogers RB Freshman of the Year 1992 Jeff Zgonina DT Defensive Player of the Year 1997 Joe Tiller Head Coach Dave McClain Coach of the Year 1998 Drew Brees QB Offensive Player of the Year 2000 Stuart Schweigert S Freshman of the Year 2000 Drew Brees QB Offensive Player of the Year 2000 Drew Brees QB Chicago Tribune Silver Football 2010 Ryan Kerrigan DE Defensive Lineman of the Year 2010 Ryan Kerrigan DE Defensive Player of the Year

Hall of Fame inductees

College Football Hall of Fame

Jack Mollenkopf, Purdue Head Coach (1955–69)

A total of fourteen Boilermakers have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

• Alex Agase - G (1941–43, 46)

Inducted 1963.

• Otis Armstrong - HB (1970–72)

Inducted 2012.

• William Dietz - Head Coach (1921-26)

Inducted 2012.

• Chalmers "Bump" Elliott - HB (1943-44)

Inducted 1989.

• Bob Griese - QB (1964-66)

Inducted 1984.

• Mark Herrmann - QB (1977-80)

Inducted 2010.

• Cecil Isbell - HB (1935-37)

Inducted 1967.

• Leroy Keyes - HB (1966-68)

Inducted 1990.

• Jack Mollenkopf - Head Coach (1955-69)

Inducted 1988.

• Elmer Oliphant - HB (1911-14)

Inducted 1955.

• Jim Phelan - Head Coach (1922-29)

Inducted 1973.

• Mike Phipps - QB (1967-69)

Inducted 2006.

• Andy Smith - Head Coach (1913-15)

Inducted 1951.

• Jim Young - Head Coach (1977-81)

Inducted 1999.

Pro Football Hall of Fame

Four Boilermakers hold the distinguished title of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees.

• Len Dawson
• Bob Griese
• Hank Stram
• Rod Woodson

Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame

Since its institution in 1994, the Purdue University Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame recognizes those participants that have helped elevate Boilermaker athletics into one of the most respected programs in the nation. Former athletes, coaches and administrators are eligible for selection 5 years following their association with Purdue athletics. The following individuals have been inducted into the Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame for their contributions to the Boilermaker football program:

• Bernie Allen
• Mike Alstott
• Otis Armstrong
• Erich Barnes
• Jim Beirne
• Tom Bettis
• Drew Brees
• Pete Brewster
• Lawrence Burton
• Dave Butz
• Dr. Lloyd Combs
• Gary Danielson
• Len Dawson
• Bob DeMoss
• Babe Dimancheff
• Jim Everett

• Dutch Fehring
• Bernie Flowers
• Tim Foley
• Bob Griese
• Mark Herrmann
• Cecil Isbell
• Leroy Keyes
• Noble Kizer
• Lamar Lundy
• Guy "Red" Mackey
• Felix Mackiewicz
• Ned Maloney
• Jack Mollenkopf
• Elmer Oliphant
• Mike Phipps
• Duane Purvis

• Dave Rankin
• Dale Samuels
• Jerry Shay
• Bill Skowron
• Elmer Sleight
• Darryl Stingley
• Hank Stram
• Leo Sugar
• Harry Szulborski
• Keena Turner
• Sam Voinoff
• Ralph Welch
• Rod Woodson
• Dave Young
• Jim Young
• Jeff Zgonina

Boilermakers in professional football

Drew Brees, currently of the New Orleans Saints

Purdue has produced a total of 184 NFL draft selections. The following "Active" and "All-Star" lists account for past and present Purdue University football players that have participated in the National Football League, the Canadian Football League, and the Arena Football League.

Active

As of May 2013, there are a total of 33 Boilermakers listed on team rosters in the NFL, CFL, and AFL.

• Kyle Adams - TE - Chicago Bears
• Royce Adams - CB/WR - New York Jets
• Cliff Avril - DE - Seattle Seahawks
• Drew Brees - QB - New Orleans Saints
• Kris Cooke - DL - Cleveland Gladiators
• Gerald Gooden Jr. - DL - Spokane Shock
• Nick Hardwick - C - San Diego Chargers
• Anthony Heygood - LB - Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Joe Holland - LB - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Josh Johnson - CB - San Diego Chargers
• Dustin Keller - TE - Miami Dolphins

• Dennis Kelly - OT - Philadelphia Eagles
• Ryan Kerrigan - LB - Washington Redskins
• Niko Koutouvides - LB - New England Patriots
• Robert Marve - QB - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Dwight McLean - S - New Orleans VooDoo
• Nick Mondek - OT - Houston Texans
• Mike Neal - DT - Green Bay Packers
• Rob Ninkovich - DE - New England Patriots
• Uche Nwaneri - G - Jacksonville Jaguars
• Greg Orton - WR - Denver Broncos
• Kyle Orton - QB - Dallas Cowboys

• Mike Otto - OT - Tennessee Titans
• Curtis Painter - QB - New York Giants
• Shaun Phillips - LB - Denver Broncos
• Ken Plue - OL - Chicago Rush
• Bernard Pollard - FS - Tennessee Titans
• Akeem Shavers - RB - New England Patriots
• Kory Sheets - RB - Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Kawann Short - DT - Carolina Panthers
• Anthony Spencer - LB - Dallas Cowboys
• Caleb TerBush - QB - Arizona Cardinals
• Carson Wiggs - K - Seattle Seahawks

Active players playing in other leagues

• Keith Smith - IFL, Texas Revolution
• Justin Siller - IFL, Texas Revolution
• Desmond Tardy - IFL, Cedar Rapids Titans

All-Stars

Among the numerous Boilermakers that have participated in the NFL, CFL, and AFL, a total of 34 have received all-star recognition by their respective leagues.

Mike Alstott, Purdue's all-time leading rusher and six-time NFL Pro Bowl selection

• Mike Alstott - FB

NFL Pro Bowl (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)

NFL All-Pro (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)

• Otis Armstrong - RB

NFL Pro Bowl (1974, 1976)

NFL All-Pro (1974)

• Erich Barnes - DB

NFL Pro Bowl (1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968)

NFL All-Pro (1961)

• Dick Barwegan - G

NFL Pro Bowl (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954)

NFL All-Pro (1948, 1949, 1950, 1951)

NFL 1950s All-Decade Team

• Jim Beirne - WR

NFL Pro Bowl (1969)

• Drew Brees - QB

NFL Pro Bowl (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

NFL All-Pro (2006)

• Pete Brewster - TE

NFL Pro Bowl (1955, 1956)

• Don Brumm - DE

NFL Pro Bowl (1968)

• Dave Butz - DL

NFL Pro Bowl (1983)

NFL All-Pro (1983)

NFL 1980s All-Decade Team

• Len Dawson - QB

NFL Pro Bowl (1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971)

NFL All-Pro (1962, 1966)

Super Bowl IV MVP

NFL Man of the Year Award (1973)

2nd Team, AFL All-Time Team

Kansas City Chiefs #16 retired

Pro Football Hall of Fame (1987)

• Cris Dishman - DB

NFL Pro Bowl (1991, 1997)

NFL All-Pro (1991)

• Johnny Drake - DB

NFL Pro Bowl (1938, 1939, 1940)

NFL All-Pro (1940)

• Jim Everett - QB

NFL Pro Bowl (1990)

• Ed Flanagan - C

NFL Pro Bowl (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973)

• Tim Foley - QB

NFL Pro Bowl (1979)

• Abe Gibron - G

NFL Pro Bowl (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955)

• Mel Gray - RB, WR, KR, PR

NFL Pro Bowl (1990, 1991, 1992. 1994)

NFL All-Pro (1990, 1991, 1994)

NFL 1990s All-Decade Team

• Bob Griese - QB

NFL Pro Bowl (1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978)

NFL All-Pro (1971, 1977)

Miami Dolphins #12 retired

Miami Dolphins Honor Roll

Pro Football Hall of Fame (1990)

• Steve Griffin - WR, DB

ArenaBowl II MVP

• Nick Hardwick - C

NFL Pro Bowl (2006)

• Cecil Isbell - QB, RB

NFL Pro Bowl (1938, 1939, 1970, 1941, 1942)

NFL All-Pro (1941)

Packers Hall of Fame

NFL 1930s All-Decade Team

• Larry Kaminski - C

NFL Pro Bowl (1967)

• Joe Krupa - DT

NFL Pro Bowl (1963)

• Matt Light - OT

NFL Pro Bowl (2006, 2007, 2010)

NFL All-Pro (2007)

• Lamar Lundy - DE

NFL Pro Bowl (1959)

• Joe Mihal - OT

NFL Pro Bowl (1940, 1941)

• Ken Panfil - OT

NFL Pro Bowl (1959)

• John Petty - FB

NFL Pro Bowl (1942)

• Shaun Phillips - DE, LB

NFL Pro Bowl (2010)

• Mike Pruitt - RB

NFL Pro Bowl (1979, 1980)

• Jim Schwantz - LB

NFL Pro Bowl (1996)

• Leo Sugar - DE

NFL Pro Bowl (1958, 1960)

• Keena Turner - LB

NFL Pro Bowl (1984)

• Rod Woodson - DB

NFL Pro Bowl (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)

NFL All-Pro (1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002)

Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team

NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1993)

UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year (1993)

NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team

NFL 1990s All-Decade Team

NFL top 50 draft selections

Of Purdue's 185 players selected in the NFL Draft, 55 Boilermakers have been amongst the top 50 selections of the draft.

• Frank Loebs

1936 - 27th overall by the New York Giants

• Dick Sandefur

1936 - 39th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Johnny Drake

1937 - 10th overall by the Cleveland Rams

• Cecil Isbell

1938 - 7th overall by the Green Bay Packers

• Marty Schreyer

1938 - 22nd overall by the Green Bay Packers

• Joe Mihal

1939 - 19th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles

• Lou Brock

1940 - 24th overall by the Green Bay Packers

• Frank Bykowski

1940 - 42nd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers

• Babe Dimancheff

1944 - 19th overall by the Boston Yanks

• Dick Barwegan

1945 - 44th overall by the Boston Yanks

• Ed Cody

1946 - 36th overall by the Green Bay Packers

• Phil O'Reilly

1948 - 45th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers

• Bob Pfohl

1948 - 46th overall by the New York Giants

• Bob DeMoss

1949 - 13th overall by the New York Bulldogs

• Lou Karras

1950 - 32nd overall by the Washington Redskins

• Earl Murray

1950 - 41st overall by the Baltimore Colts

• Barry French

1951 - 45t overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers

• Pete Brewster

1952 - 21st overall by the Chicago Cardinals

• Bernie Flowers

1953 - 14th overall by the Baltimore Colts

• Dale Samuels

1953 - 28th overall by the Chicago Cardinals

• Tom Bettis

1955 - 5th overall by the Green Bay Packers

• Joe Krupa

1956 - 17th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers

• Dick Murley

1956 - 39th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers

• Len Dawson

1957 - 5th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers

• Lamar Lundy

1957 - 47th overall by the Los Angeles Rams

• Erich Barnes

1958 - 42nd overall by the Chicago Bears

• Tom Franckhauser

1959 - 33rd overall by the Los Angeles Rams

• Ross Fichtner

1960 - 33rd overall by the Cleveland Browns

• Don Brumm

1963 - 13th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals

• Jim Garcia

1965 - 17th overall by the Cleveland Browns

• Jerry Shay

1966 - 7th overall by the Minnesota Vikings

• Bob Griese

1967 - 4th overall by the Miami Dolphins

• John Charles

1967 - 21st overall by the Boston Patriots

• Leroy Keyes

1969 - 3rd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles

• Mike Phipps

1970 - 3rd overall by the Cleveland Browns

• Dave Butz

1973 - 5th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals

• Otis Armstrong

1973 - 9th overall by the Denver Broncos

• Darryl Stingley

1973 - 19th overall by the New England Patriots

• Larry Burton

1975 - 7th overall by the New Orleans Saints

• Mike Pruitt

1976 - 7th overall by the Cleveland Browns

• Ken Novak

1976 - 20th overall by the Baltimore Colts

• Ken Long

1976 - 44th overall by the Detroit Lions

• Keena Turner

1980 - 39th overall by the San Francisco 49ers

• Dave Young

1981 - 32nd overall by the New York Giants

• Don Anderson

1985 - 32nd overall by the Indianapolis Colts

• Jim Everett

1986 - 3rd overall by the Houston Oilers

• Rod Woodson

1987 - 10th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers

• Fred Strickland

1988 - 47th overall by the Los Angeles Rams

• Mike Alstott

1996 - 35th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Drew Brees

2001 - 32nd overall by the San Diego Chargers

• Matt Light

2001 - 48th overall by the New England Patriots

• Anthony Spencer

2007 - 26th overall by the Dallas Cowboys

• Dustin Keller

2008 - 30th overall by the New York Jets

• Ryan Kerrigan

2011 - 16th overall by the Washington Redskins

• Kawann Short

2013 - 44th overall by the Carolina Panthers

Records

All statistical records are courtesy of the Purdue Football Record Book unless otherwise cited. Statistics containing the "#" symbol denote NCAA FBS records.

Team records

• Consecutive Victories

16 (1891–93)

• Consecutive Bowl Game Appearances

8 (1997-2004)

• Consecutive Seasons Ranked in the Final AP or Coaches Poll

4 (1966-1969, 1997-2000)

• Margin of Victory

96 vs. Butler (1893)

• Total Offensive Yards

In a Game: 763 vs. Indiana (2004)

• Points Scored

In a Season: 446 (2007)

In a Regular Season Game: 96 vs. Butler (1893)

In a Bowl Game: 51 vs. Central Michigan (Motor City Bowl, 2007)

Individual records

Kory Sheets, Purdue's total touchdown leader

• Total Offense

Career: Drew Brees - 12,692 yards

Season: Drew Brees - 4,189 yards (2000)

Game: Curtis Painter vs. Central Michigan - 540 yards (2007)

• Total Touchdowns Scored

Career: Kory Sheets - 54

Season: Leroy Keyes (1967) - 19

Game: Elmer Oliphant (1912), Mike Northington (1973) & Mike Alstott - 5

• Total Touchdowns Responsible For

Career: Drew Brees - 106

Season: Drew Brees (1998) - 42

Game: Drew Brees (2× 1998), Kyle Orton (2004) & Curtis Painter (2007) - 6

• Total Points Scored (Position Players)

Career: Kory Sheets - 324

Season: Leroy Keyes - 114 (1919)

Game: Elmer Oliphant - 43 vs. Rose Poly (1912)

• All-Purpose Yards

Career: Dorien Bryant - 6,219 yards

Season: Dorien Bryant - 2,121 yards (2007)

Game: Otis Armstrong vs. Indiana - 312 yards (1972)

Passing

• Passing Yards

Career: Drew Brees - 11,792

Season: Curtis Painter - 3,985 (2006)

Game: Curtis Painter - 546 vs. Central Michigan (2007)

• Pass Completions

Career: Drew Brees - 1,026

Season: Drew Brees - 361 (1998)

Game: Drew Brees - 55 vs. 1998 (1998)

• Pass Attempts

Career: Drew Brees - 1,678

Season: Drew Brees (1998) & Curtis Painter (2007) - 569

Game: Drew Brees - 83 vs. Wisconsin (1998)^#

• Completion Percentage

Career: Drew Brees - 61.1%

Season (minimum 150 attempts): Mark Herrmann - 65.8% (1980)

Game (minimum 20–29 completions): Kyle Orton - 88.5% vs. Ball State (2004)

Game (minimum 30–39 completions): Drew Brees - 86.1% vs. Minnesota (1998)

Game (minimum 40–49 completions): Curtis Painter - 77.6% vs. Eastern Illinois (2007)

Game (minimum 50–59 completions): Drew Brees - 70.2% vs. Michigan State (1999)

Game (minimum 60+ completions): Drew Brees - 66.3% vs. Wisconsin (1998)

• Touchdown Passes

Career: Drew Brees - 90

Season: Drew Brees - 39 (1998)

Game: Drew Brees (2× 1998), Kyle Orton (2004) & Curtis Painter (2007) - 6

• Passing Efficiency

Career: Jim Everett - 132.7

Season (minimum 150 attempts): Kyle Orton - 151.1 (2004)

Game (minimum 20–29 completions): Kyle Orton - 258.2 vs. Ball State (2004)

Game (minimum 30–39 completions): Drew Brees - 262.9 vs. Minnesota (1998)

Game (minimum 40–49 completions): Curtis Painter - 177.6 vs. Eastern Illinois (2007)

Game (minimum 50–59 completions): Kyle Orton - 179.0 vs. Indiana (2004)

Game (minimum 60+ completions): Drew Brees - 131.6 vs. Georgia (2000)

Rushing

• Rushing Yards

Career: Mike Alstott - 3,635

Season: Mike Alstott -1,436 (1995)

Game: Otis Armstrong - 276 vs. Indiana (1972)

• Rushing Attempts

Career: Otis Armstrong - 670

Season: Joey Harris - 250 (2002)

Game: Scott Dierking (1976) & Montrell Lowe (2000) - 36

• Rushing Touchdowns

Career: Kory Sheets - 48

Season: Tony Butkovich (1943) & Kory Sheets (2008) - 16

Game: Mike Northington - 5 vs. Iowa (1973)

• 100-Yard Rushing Games

Career: Mike Alstott - 16

Season: Mike Alstott (1995) - 9

Receiving

• Receiving Yards

Career: John Standeford - 3,788

Season: John Standeford - 1,307 (2002)

Game: Chris Daniels - 301 vs. Michigan State (1999)

• Receptions:

Career: Taylor Stubblefield - 325

Season: Chris Daniels (1999) - 121

Game: Chris Daniels - 21 vs. Michigan State (1999)

• Touchdown Receptions

Career: Brian Alford - 31

Season: Taylor Stubblefield - 16 (2004)

Game: Reggie Arnold - 4 vs. Iowa (1977)

• 100-Yard Receiving Games

Career: John Standeford - 14

Season: Steve Griffin (1984) & John Standeford (2002) - 7

Defensive

• Tackles

Career: Kevin Motts - 520

Season: Mark Brown - 209 (1982)

Game: Chuck Kyle - 27 vs. Indiana (1968)

• Tackles For Loss

Career: Jeff Zgonina - 72.0

Season: Jeff Zgonina - 28 (1992)

Game: Jeff Zgonina (1992) & Rob Ninkovich (2005) - 7

• Sacks

Career: Rosevelt Colvin - 35.0

Season: Rosevelt Colvin - 15.0 (1998)

Game: Tom Kingsbury (1980), Rob Ninkovich (2004 & 2005) & Ryan Kerrigan (2010) - 4.0

• Passes Broken Up

Career: Steve Jackson - 35

Season: Jamel Coleman - 20 (1996)

Game: Chuck Piebes (1971) & Bill Kay (1980) - 7

• Interceptions

Career: Stuart Schweigert - 17

Season: Phil Mateja (1952) & Bill Kay (1979) - 7

Game: Paul Beery (1976) - 4

Kicking

• Scoring

Career: Travis Dorsch - 355

Season: Ben Jones (2003) - 111

Game: E. C. Robertson - 35 vs. Rose Poly (1900)

• Field Goals Made

Career: Travis Dorsch - 68

Season: Ben Jones - 25 (2003)

Game: E. C. Robertson - 7 vs. Rose Poly (1900)

Longest Made: Carson Wiggs - 59 yards vs. Toledo (2009)

• Field Goals Attempted

Career: Travis Dorsch - 97

Season: Ben Jones - 30 (2003)

• Field Goal Percentage

Career (15 min. attempts): Carson Wiggs - .737

Season (1 min. attempt): Ben Jones - .833 (2003)

Game (4 min. attempts): Scott Sovereen (1977), Rick Anderson (1980), Jonathan Briggs (1986), Travis Dorsch (2001), Ben Jones (2003), Chris Summers (2× 2007), & Carson Wiggs (2011) - 1.000

Punting

• Punts

Career: Shawn McCarthy - 273

Season: Shawn McCarthy - 79 (1988)

Game: Scott Lougheed (1970) & Jared Armstrong (2007) - 12

• Total Punting Yardage

Career: Shawn McCarthy - 11,246

Season: Brent Slaton - 3,303 (2003)

Game: Shawn McCarthy - 409 vs. Illinois (1989)

• Average Punting Yardage

Career: Travis Dorsch - 48.5

Season: Travis Dorsch - 48.1 (2001)

Game: Cody Webster - 56.0 vs. Indiana (2010)

Kick Returns

• Kick Return Yards

Career: Dorien Bryant - 2,125

Season: Dorien Bryant - 1,007 (2007)

Game: Raheem Mostert - 206 vs. Wisconsin (2011)

• Kick Return Yard Average

Career: Raheem Mostert - 30.2

Game (4 min. attempts): Raheem Mostert - 41.2 vs. Wisconsin (2011)

• Kick Returns for Touchdowns

Career: Dorien Bryant - 3

Season: Dorien Bryant - 2 (2007)

Punt Returns

• Punt Return Yards

Career: Anthony Chambers - 780

Season: Anthony Chambers - 499 (2003)

Game: Anthony Chambers - 149 vs. Penn State (2003)

• Punt Return Yard Average

Career: Phil Mateja - 12.0

Season: Vinny Sutherland - 16.4 (1999)

Game (4 min. attempts): Anthony Chambers - 29.8 vs. Penn State (2003)

External links

• Official site
• 2011 Information Guide