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Drew Brees holds Purdue's career passing and total offense records.
The Purdue Boilermakers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Purdue Boilermakers football program in various categories,[1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Boilermakers represent Purdue University in the NCAA 's Big 10 Conference .
Although Purdue began competing in intercollegiate football in 1887,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1946. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1946, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[2] The Boilermakers have played in seven bowl games since then.
The Boilermakers accumulated more than 5,000 yards eight times in the 11-year period between 1997 and 2007 . However, they have only done it once since then, so there have not been nearly as many entries on this list since 2008 as there were in that 11-year stretch.[1]
These lists are updated through the end of the 2016 season .
Passing
Passing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Drew Brees
11,792
1997 1998 1999 2000
2
Curtis Painter
11,163
2005 2006 2007 2008
3
Mark Herrmann
9,946
1977 1978 1979 1980
4
Kyle Orton
9,337
2001 2002 2003 2004
5
Scott Campbell
7,636
1980 1981 1982 1983
6
Jim Everett
7,411
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
7
David Blough
6,029[3]
2015 2016 2017
8
Eric Hunter
5,598
1989 1990 1991 1992
9
Mike Phipps
5,423
1967 1968 1969
10
Rick Trefzger
5,063
1993 1994 1995 1996
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Curtis Painter
3,985
2006
2
Drew Brees
3,983
1998
3
Drew Brees
3,909
1999
4
Curtis Painter
3,846
2007
5
Drew Brees
3,668
2000
6
Jim Everett
3,651
1985
7
David Blough
3,352[3]
2016
8
Jim Everett
3,256
1984
9
Mark Herrmann
3,212
1980
10
Billy Dicken
3,136
1997
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Mike Alstott
3,635
1992 1993 1994 1995
2
Kory Sheets
3,341
2005 2006 2007 2008
3
Otis Armstrong
3,315
1970 1971 1972
4
Scott Dierking
2,863
1973 1974 1975 1976
5
Montrell Lowe
2,648
1999 2000 2001 2002
6
Edwin Watson
2,520
1994 1995 1996 1997
7
Harry Szulborski
2,478
1946 1947 1948 1949
8
Corey Rogers
2,436
1991 1993 1994 1995
9
Jerod Void
2,429
2002 2003 2004 2005
10
Leroy Keyes
2,094
1966 1967 1968
Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
John Standeford
3,788
2000 2001 2002 2003
2
Taylor Stubblefield
3,629
2001 2002 2003 2004
3
Dorien Bryant
3,548
2004 2005 2006 2007
4
Brian Alford
3,029
1994 1995 1996 1997
5
Vinny Sutherland
2,370
1997 1998 1999 2000
6
Greg Orton
2,356
2005 2006 2007 2008
7
DeAngelo Yancey
2,344[18]
2013 2014 2015 2016
8
Dave Young
2,316
1977 1978 1979 1980
9
Steve Griffin
2,234
1982 1983 1984 1985
10
Bart Burrell
2,126
1977 1978 1979 1980
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
John Standeford
1,307
2002
2
Chris Daniels
1,236
1999
3
Brian Alford
1,228
1997
4
John Standeford
1,150
2003
5
Keith Smith
1,100
2009
6
Rodney Carter
1,099
1985
7
Taylor Stubblefield
1,095
2004
8
Dorien Bryant
1,068
2006
9
Steve Griffin
1,060
1984
10
Brian Alford
1,057
1996
Receiving touchdowns
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Reggie Arnold
4
1977
Iowa
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[20]
Total offense yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Drew Brees
12,692
1997 1998 1999 2000
2
Curtis Painter
11,511
2005 2006 2007 2008
3
Kyle Orton
9,653
2001 2002 2003 2004
4
Mark Herrmann
9,134
1977 1978 1979 1980
5
David Blough
7,622 [3]
2015 2016 2017 2018
6
Scott Campbell
7,526
1980 1981 1982 1983
7
Jim Everett
7,284
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
8
Eric Hunter
5,984
1989 1990 1991 1992
9
Mike Phipps
5,883
1967 1968 1969
10
Rick Trefzger
5,057
1993 1994 1995 1996
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Drew Brees
4,189
2000
2
Drew Brees
4,176
1998
3
Curtis Painter
4,092
2006
4
Drew Brees
4,086
1999
5
Curtis Painter
3,826
2007
6
Jim Everett
3,589
1985
7
Billy Dicken
3,487
1997
8
David Blough
3,365 [3]
2016
9
Joey Elliott
3,294
2009
10
Jim Everett
3,207
1984
Total touchdowns
Defense
Interceptions
Tackles
Single game
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Chuck Kyle
27
1968
Indiana
2
Darrin Trieb
26
1990
Michigan
3
Rick Schavietello
23
1971
Washington
Fred Arrington
23
1977
Indiana
James Looney
23
1980
Michigan
Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Rick Anderson
5
1980
Michigan State
Field goal percentage
References
^ a b c "2015 Purdue Boilermakers Media Guide" (PDF) . PurdueSports.com . Retrieved 2015-11-07 .
^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats" . ESPN.com . AP. 2002-08-28. Retrieved 2014-09-11 .
^ a b c d e f g h "David Blough" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 2016-11-30 .
^ a b "McCann kicks FG as time expires; Missouri beats Purdue 40-37" . ESPN.com . 2018-09-16.
^ a b "Purdue 45, Cent. Michigan 22" . ESPN.com . 2007-09-15.
^ a b Motor City Bowl
^ a b c d e f "Orton's 530 total yards a school record" . ESPN.com . 2004-11-20.
^ a b "Purdue 31, E. Illinois 3" . ESPN.com . 2007-09-08.
^ a b "Orton tosses 5 TDs for dominating Boilermakers" . ESPN.com . 2004-09-11.
^ "Purdue caps Tiller era with colossal rout of Indiana" . ESPN.com . 2008-11-22.
^ "Blough throws five touchdown passes, but Purdue falls 49-35 to Iowa" . www.foxsports.com . Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. October 15, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016 .
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^ "Void rushes for 119 yards, 4 TDs" . ESPN.com . 2003-10-04.
^ "Purdue 38, Miami OH 31 (OT)" . ESPN.com . 2006-09-09.
^ "Harris' 32-yard TD toss with 2:08 left the difference" . ESPN.com . 2003-09-06.
^ a b "Field goal with 3 seconds left wins game" . ESPN.com . 2003-10-18.
^ "Northwestern hands Purdue fourth straight loss" . ESPN.com . 2005-10-15.
^ a b c "DeAngelo Yancey" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 2016-11-30 .
^ "Quinn, Irish offense come to life in victory over Purdue" . ESPN.com . 2006-09-30.
^ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2008-01-03 .
^ "Purdue 41, Indiana 14" . ESPN.com . 2005-11-19.
^ "Michigan handles Purdue despite 4 Denard Robinson turnovers" . ESPN.com . 2010-11-13.
^ Alamo Bowl
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