2008 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2008 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Boilermakers workmark.svg 150px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 4–8 2–6 Joe Tiller (12th season) Ed Zaunbrecher (3rd season) Brock Spack (12th season) Ryan Baker Jermaine Guynn Curtis Painter Joe Whitest One-back shotgun spread 4–3 Ross–Ade Stadium(Capacity: 62,500) The 2008 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Joe Tiller, in his 12th and final season at Purdue, was the team's head coach. The Boilermakers' home games were played at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. They posted a 4–8 record, finishing in a ninth place tie in the Big Ten. Schedule 2008 AP Eastern September 6 12:00 pmhttp://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/070208aab.html Schedule Stuff Purdue University Department of Athletics July 2, 2008 July 4, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080706214839/http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/070208aab.html July 6, 2008 live w y Northern Colorado Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN 42–10 51,476Cumulative Season Statistics http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html Purdue University Department of Athletics October 12, 2011 September 13 3:30 pm l y Oregon 16 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ABC/ESPN2 26–32 2OT 54,666 September 20 12:00 pm w y Central Michigan Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN 32–25 57,101 September 27 3:30 pmhttp://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/022908aad.html Notre Dame Announces 2008 Home Football Kickoff Times University of Notre Dame Department of Athletics February 29, 2008 May 13, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080514103648/http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/022908aad.html May 14, 2008 live l y y Notre Dame Shillelagh Trophy Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 21–38 80,795 October 4 12:00 pm l Penn State 6 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN 6–20 57,215 October 11 3:30 pm l y Ohio State 12 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC/ESPN 3–16 105,378 October 18 12:00 pmhttp://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051208aaa.html Big Ten Announces Start Times for 2008 Homecoming Games Northwestern University Department of Athletics May 12, 2008 May 13, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212613/http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051208aaa.html July 8, 2011 dead mdy-all l y Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN2 26–48 27,163 October 25 12:00 pmhttp://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051208aab.html High-Noon Homecoming Purdue University Department of Athletics May 12, 2008 May 13, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080525104113/http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051208aab.html May 25, 2008 live l y Minnesota 25 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPNC 6–17 54,215 November 1 12:00 pm w Michigan Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN 48–42 59,135 November 8 12:00 pm l y Michigan State 18 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI BTN 7–21 75,522 November 15 12:00 pm l y Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA BTN 17–22 67,676 November 22 12:00 pm w Indiana Old Oaken Bucket Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 62–10 63,107 Game summaries Northern Colorado Northern Colorado 0 0 0 10 Purdue 7 7 7 21 September 6 Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN 12:00 p.m. EDT 3:12 51,476 Ron Torbert Matt Rosen (Play-by-play), Ian Allen (Color) & Rebecca Haarlow (Sideline) BTN Oregon Oregon 3 3 14 3 3 6 Purdue 13 7 0 3 3 0 September 13 Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN 3:30 p.m. EDT 3:50 54,666 Dave Witvoet Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color), Paul Maguire (Color) & Stacey Dales (Sideline) ABC/ESPN2 2008 Oregon Ducks football team Kory Sheets rushed for an 80-yard touchdown for the Boilermakers and Matt Evensen kicked a 23-yard field goal for the Ducks. Chris Summers then kicked a 29-yard and a 38-yard field goals in the first quarter. Kory Sheets rush for 2 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. In the third quarter, Summers' punt was returned by Jairus Byrd for an 87-yard touchdown. Then LeGarrette Blount rushed for 5 yards for a touchdown to tie the score. Summers kicked a 27-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, but missed a field goal try to tie the game in regulation. Both teams kicked a field goal in overtime, but the Boilermakers failed to score in the second overtime period. The Ducks scored a touchdown to win the game. Central Michigan Central Michigan 7 3 0 15 Purdue 3 7 7 15 September 20 Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN 12:00 p.m. EST 3:20 57,101 Todd Gerrlings Matt Devlin (Play-by-play), Ian Allen (Color) & Elizabeth Moreau (Sideline) BTN Notre Dame 2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Purdue 7 7 7 0 Notre Dame 0 14 21 3 September 27 Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN 3:30 p.m. EST 3:21 80,795 Bill LeMonnier Tom Hammond (Play-by-play), Pat Haden (Color) & Alex Flanagan (Sideline) NBC Irish quarterback Jimmy Clausen threw for a career-high 275 yards and three touchdowns and Notre Dame running backs ran for 201 yards in the 38–21 defeat over the Boilermakers.http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/092708aaa.html Irish Defeat Boilermakers, 38–21 University of Notre Dame Department of Athletics September 27, 2008 September 27, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080929161330/http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/092708aaa.html September 29, 2008 dead Purdue took a 7–0 lead on a Kory Sheets run, but Notre Dame countered with a 47-yard interception return for a touchdown by cornerback Robert J. Blanton. Purdue answered back when Aaron Valentin scored on a 3-yard pass from Curtis Painter to make the score 14–7. Clausen threw a touchdown pass to Golden Tate to tie it 14–14 heading into half-time. The Irish scored on their first two possessions of the second half to open a 28–14 lead. The Boilermakers cut the lead to 28–21 four plays later when Painter threw a pass that Desmond Tardy caught at the Notre Dame 30 and raced up the left sideline for a touchdown. The Irish answered immediately, however, when Clausen threw a 30-yard TD pass to David Grimes on a fourth-and-7. The Boilermakers fell to 1–15 at Notre Dame Stadium since 1976. The loss also left Joe Tiller with a 5–7 record against the Irish. (Purdue had lost 11 straight to Notre Dame before Tiller arrived.) Penn State 2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Penn State 0 10 7 3 Purdue 0 0 0 6 October 4 Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN 12:00 p.m. EDT 2:49 57,215 Dan Capron Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Andre Ware (Color) & Erin Andrews (Sideline) ESPN The Nittany Lions defeated the Boilermakers 20–6, outgaining Purdue 422 to 241 in total offense. Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark completed 18 of 26 passes for 226 yards and a ran for a touchdown on a quarterback sneak on 4th-and-goal in the second quarter for the first points of the game. Running back Evan Royster ran for 141 yards and a touchdown and also caught four balls for 53 yards. Curtis Painter finished 13-for-22 for 112 yards but was replaced in the fourth quarter by backup Joey Elliott after throwing an interception to Nittany Lion safety Drew Astorino. Placekicker Chris Summers missed all three of his kick attempts—two field goal attempts and an extra point attempt. Kory Sheets' fourth-quarter touchdown run was Purdue's first offensive touchdown against Penn State since 2005.http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/100408aab.html No. 6 Nittany Lions Halt Purdue, 20–6 Penn State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics October 4, 2008 October 5, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081006071403/http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/100408aab.html October 6, 2008 live Ohio State thumb|Purdue on offense against OSU 2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Purdue 0 0 3 0 Ohio State 10 3 0 3 October 11 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 3:30 p.m. EDT 3:01 105,378 Dennis Lipski Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC/ESPN Purdue managed to keep Ohio State's offense out of the end zone with OSU's only touchdown coming from a blocked punt. While the Purdue defense shut down Ohio State's Terelle Pryor and Beanie Wells, Ohio State's defense shut down Purdue's high powered offense. Purdue did manage to cut the lead to 13–3 in the third, but an Ohio State field goal restored the lead to 13. Ohio State stopped a late Purdue chance to make things interesting to hold on for the win. Northwestern 2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team Purdue 6 6 0 14 Northwestern 0 24 10 14 October 18 Ryan Field, Evanston, IL 12:00 p.m. EDT 3:28 27,163 Dave Witvoet Pam Ward (Play-by-play) & Ray Bentley (Color) ESPN2 Minnesota 2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Minnesota 7 3 0 7 Purdue 6 0 0 0 October 25 Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN 12:00 p.m. EDT 3:01 54,215 Bill LeMonnier Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play) & Brock Huard (Color) ESPNC Michigan 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team Michigan 14 14 0 14 Purdue 14 7 14 13 November 1 Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN 12:00 p.m. EDT 3:22 59,135 Dan Capron Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Charissa Thompson (Sideline) BTN yes 1 12:13 Michigan Brandon Minor 45-yard run (K.C. Lopata kick) Michigan 7–0 1 9:56 Michigan Martavious Odoms 73-yard punt return (K.C. Lopata kick) Michigan 14–0 1 5:42 Purdue Kory Sheets 2-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) Michigan 14–7 1 1:06 Purdue Justin Siller 10-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) Tied 14–14 2 12:28 Michigan LaTerryal Savoy 11-yard pass from Steven Threet (K.C. Lopata kick) Michigan 21–14 2 5:29 Michigan Darryl Stonum 51-yard pass from Steven Threet (K.C. Lopata kick) Michigan 28–14 2 0:35 Purdue Kory Sheets 3-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) Michigan 28–21 3 10:21 Purdue Kory Sheets 7-yard pass from Justin Siller (Carson Wiggs kick) Tie 28–28 3 0:04 Purdue Kory Sheets 5-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) Purdue 35–28 4 12:19 Michigan Brandon Minor 12-yard run (K.C. Lopata kick) Tie 35–35 4 7:14 Purdue Greg Orton 4-yard pass from Justin Siller (Carson Wiggs kick) Purdue 42–35 4 1:20 Michigan Brandon Minor 1-yard run (K.C. Lopata kick) Tie 42–42 4 0:26 Purdue Desmond Tardy 28-yard pass from Justin Siller (kick blocked) Purdue 48–42 yes In his first collegiate start, third-string quarterback Justin Siller completed 21-of-34 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 77 yards and another score. Kory Sheets rushed for 118 yards and tied a career-high with four touchdowns.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/283062509 https://web.archive.org/web/20230419064846/https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/283062509 dead April 19, 2023 Purdue Wins, Ends Michigan's 33-Year Bowl Appearance Streak ESPN November 1, 2008 November 12, 2012 Michigan State 2008 Michigan State Spartans football team Purdue 0 0 0 7 Michigan State 7 7 7 0 November 8 Spartans Stadium, East Lansing, MI 12:00 p.m. EST 3:09 75,522 Dennis Lipski Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Charissa Thompson (Sideline) BTN Iowa 2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Purdue 0 10 0 7 Iowa 6 6 3 7 November 15 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA 12:00 p.m. EST 3:00 67,676 John O'Neill Thom Brennaman (Play-by-play), Chris Martin (Color) & Anthony Herron (Sideline) BTN Indiana 2008 Indiana Hoosiers football team Old Oaken Bucket Indiana 0 3 0 7 Purdue 24 17 14 7 November 22 Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN 12:00 p.m. EST 3:06 63,107 Dan Capron Pam Ward (Play-by-play) & Ray Bentley (Color) ESPN2 yes 1 12:56 Purdue Desmond Tardy 9-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Carson Wiggs kick) Purdue 7–0 1 8:56 Purdue Aaron Valentin 79-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Carson Wiggs kick) Purdue 14–0 1 6:06 Purdue Carson Wiggs 24-yard field goal Purdue 17–0 1 3:31 Purdue Brandon Whittington 5-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Carson Wiggs kick) Purdue 24–0 2 11:57 Purdue Kory Sheets 1-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) Purdue 31–0 2 4:35 Purdue Carson Wiggs 38-yard field goal Purdue 34–0 2 2:49 Indiana Austin Starr 27-yard field goal Purdue 34–3 2 0:59 Purdue Kory Sheets 4-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) Purdue 41–3 3 10:25 Purdue Greg Orton 6-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Carson Wiggs kick) Purdue 48–3 3 3:46 Purdue Kory Sheets 17-yard run (Carson Wiggs kick) Purdue 55–3 4 14:52 Indiana Ray Fisher 16-yard pass from Kellen Lewis (Austin Starr kick) Purdue 55–10 4 10:20 Purdue Keith Smith 18-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Carson Wiggs kick) Purdue 62–10 yes To finish a mostly dismal season for Purdue, the Boilermakers blew out arch-rival Indiana to reclaim the Old Oaken Bucket in Joe Tiller's final game. The win produced the largest ever margin of victory in the Bucket series. Statistics Team Team OppScoring 296 301  Points per Game 24.7 25.1First Downs 254 230  Rushing 93 116  Passing 139 97  Penalty 23 17Total offense 4493 4297  Avg per Play 5.0 5.2  Avg per Game 374.4 358.1Fumbles-Lost 12–10 20–10Penalties-Yards 60–484 76–603  Avg per Game 40.3 50.2 Team OppPunts-Yards 57-2106 55-2097  Avg per Punt 36.9 38.1Time of Possession/Game 29:58 30:023rd Down Conversions 71/184 60/1694th Down Conversions 15/29 10/21Touchdowns Scored 37 36Field Goals-Attempts-Long 13–21–53 17–25–49PAT-Attempts 33–36 32–34Attendance 396,915 356,534  Games/Avg per Game 7/56,702 5/71,307 Scores by quarter Purdue 80 68 52 93 3 Opponents 54 90 62 86 9 Offense Rushing Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GKory Sheets 12 234 1185 54 1131 4.8 16 80 94.2 Justin Siller 9 60 240 73 167 2.8 2 20 18.6Anthony Heygood 12 1 61 0 61 61.0 0 61 5.1Frank Halliburton 11 13 39 2 37 2.8 0 12 3.4Dan Dierking 12 9 34 0 34 3.8 0 13 2.8Ralph Bolden 8 16 31 3 28 1.8 0 9 3.5Joey Elliott 3 7 26 13 13 1.9 1 7 4.3 Curtis Painter 10 44 120 110 10 0.2 0 19 1.0Desmond Tardy 12 5 14 5 9 1.8 0 8 0.8Chris Bennett 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 6.0Keith Smith 12 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.3Team 9 1 0 2 −2 −2.0 0 0 −0.2 Total 12 392 1760 262 1498 3.8 19 80 124.8Opponents 12 466 2378 280 2098 4.4 17 75 174.8 Passing Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GCurtis Painter 10 118.6 379–227–11 59.9 2400 13 79 240.0Justin Siller 9 100.5 106–59–2 55.7 496 3 35 55.1Joey Elliott 3 98.7 15–8–0 53.3 81 0 21 27.0Desmond Tardy 12 125.6 2–1–0 50.0 18 0 18 1.5Team                Total 12 114.2 502–295–13 58.8 2995 16 79 249.6Opponents 12 115.0 359–202–10 56.3 2199 14 71 183.2 Receiving Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GGreg Orton 12 69 720 10.4 5 43 60.0Desmond Tardy 12 67 876 13.1 5 60 73.0Keith Smith 12 49 486 9.9 2 31 40.5Kory Sheets 12 37 253 6.8 1 25 21.1Brandon Whittington 12 25 182 7.3 1 14 15.2Jake Wasikowski 12 13 89 6.8 0 18 7.4Aaron Valentin 12 11 224 20.4 2 79 18.7Joe Whitest 10 7 59 8.4 0 16 5.9Ralph Bolden 8 3 18 6.0 0 10 2.2Arsenio Curry 9 2 18 9.0 0 9 2.0Roberto Mcbean 12 2 16 8.0 0 13 1.3Waynelle Gravesande 1 2 13 6.5 0 8 13.0Colton McKey 10 2 9 4.5 0 6 0.9Frank Halliburton 11 2 8 4.0 0 7 0.7Curtis Painter 10 1 18 18.0 0 18 1.8Jeff Lindsay 12 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.7Dan Dierking 12 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2Jared Zwilling 7 1 −4 −4.0 0 0 −0.6Total 12 295 2995 10.2 16 79 249.6Opponents 12 202 2199 10.9 14 71 183.2 Defense Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass defense Interceptions Fumbles BlkdKick Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FFAnthony Heygood 12 65 49 114 6.0–17 – 3 – 1–2 2.0 0 2 1–0 1 –Torri Williams 12 54 29 83 0.5–1 – 6 – 2–29 14.5 0 29 1–0 2 –Joe Holland 12 36 40 76 2.0–5 1.0–2 4 – – – – – – – –Ryan Kerrigan 12 31 25 56 11.5–49 7.0–40 4 – 1–8 8.0 0 – – 2 –Brandon King 12 24 24 48 2.0–7 – 9 – 1–60 60.0 0 60 1–0 1 –Frank Duong 9 30 11 41 2.0–8 – 2 – 1–58 58.0 1 58 1–0 2 –Chris Carlino 12 12 24 36 0.5–2 – – – – – – – 1–0 – –Dwight McLean 12 22 14 36 0.5–2 – 3 – 2–16 8.0 0 14 1–0 – –Mike Neal 12 18 15 33 10.0–51 5.5–39 – – – – – – – – –David Pender 12 24 8 32 1.0–2 – 12 – 1–0 0.0 0 – – – –Ryan Baker 12 21 10 31 11.0–26 1.5–6 – – 1–4 4.0 0 – 1–0 – –Alex Magee 12 14 14 28 6.0–29 3.5–18 – – – – – – 1–0 1 –Royce Adams 12 15 3 18 1.0–1 – – – – – – – – – –Josh McKinley 8 11 6 17 1.0–3 – – – – – – – – – –Jermaine Guynn 12 8 8 16 2.5–11 1.0–8 – – – – – – – – –Keyon Brown 12 9 6 15 1.5–11 1.5–11 – – – – – – – – –Gerald Gooden Jr. 12 11 3 14 4.0–15 2.0–12 – – – – – – – – –Nicardo Golding 10 5 8 13 – – – – – – – – – – –Dan Dierking 12 8 2 10 – – – – – – – – – – –Total 12 485 325 810 64–249 24–145 44 – 10–177 17.7 1 60 10–0 9 2Opponents 12 517 279 796 68–246 24–148 48 – 13–206 15.8 1 47 10–39 7 2 Special teams Name Punting Kickoffs No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OBChris Summers 50 1919 38.4 59 5 16 14 1 16 935 58.4 2 1Carson Wiggs 6 187 31.2 38 1 1 5 0 41 2403 58.6 3 1Total 57 2106 36.9 59 6 17 19 1 57 3338 58.6 5 2Opponents 55 2097 38.1 59 9 16 14 2 61 3828 62.8 10 2 Name Punt returns Kick returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD LongDesmond Tardy 9 57 6.3 0 13 12 345 28.8 0 68Frank Halliburton 1 13 13.0 0 0 – – – – –Mike Conway 0 11 0.0 1 11 – – – – –Kory Sheets – – – – – 14 259 18.5 0 45Aaron Valentin – – – – – 16 411 25.7 0 64Royce Adams – – – – – 5 94 18.8 0 28Kyle Adams – – – – – 1 3 3.0 0 3Total 11 85 7.7 1 13 48 1112 23.2 0 68Opponents 18 300 16.7 3 87 48 938 19.5 0 68 Statistics as of November 22, 2008 taken from Purdue CSTV 2009 NFL draft Player Position Round Pick NFL club Alex Magee Defensive Tackle 3 67 Kansas City Chiefs Curtis Painter Quarterback 6 201 Indianapolis Colts References Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers football seasons Purdue Boilermakers football