# 2010 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 2010 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and competed in the Big Ten Conference. It was Danny Hope's second season as head coach. The Boilermakers finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in Big Ten play.

## Before the season

The Boilermakers were looking to improve on a 5–7 record (4–4 in conference play) in 2009, in which they finished 7th in the Big Ten conference. The offense will be led by Robert Marve, the highly rated transfer from Miami (FL), who was named the starting quarterback. They also planned on using Rob Henry at the quarterback position. The running backs were going to be led by Ralph Bolden, who nearly had a 1,000 yard season in 2009, but tore his ACL and missed the 2010 season. The receiving core returns its 2009 leader in receptions, yards and touchdowns, Keith Smith, as well as Antavian Edison who saw significant playing time during the 2009 season as a true freshman. On the defense, the linemen will be led by Ryan Kerrigan, who was selected as a Phil Steele preseason 1st Team All-Big Ten, the team's top returning sack man. The linebacking group returns all three starters from a season ago, which includes Dwayne Beckford and Joe Holland. The secondary will be breaking a whole new group of starters led by junior Albert Evans. The Boilermakers are looking to return to a bowl game for the first time since 2007.

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Ricardo Allen CB | Daytona Beach, Florida | Mainland High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 4.5 | Oct 29, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Chevin Davis WR | Daytona Beach, Florida | Mainland High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.5 | Nov 2, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Josh Davis DT | Plain City, Ohio | Jonathan Alder High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | 5.4 | Jul 13, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Jack DeBoef OL | State College, Pennsylvania | State College Area High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | 5.4 | Dec 9, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Michael Eargle CB | Elizabeth, New Jersey | Lackawanna College | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 9, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: – |||||||
| De'Ron Flood TE | O'Fallon, Illinois | O'Fallon Township High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 4.7 | Jun 27, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Rashad Frazier DE | Middletown, Ohio | Middletown High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.8 | Feb 1, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Bruce Gaston Jr. DT | Chicago, Illinois | St. Rita of Cascia High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | 5.2 | Jan 26, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Joe Gilliam LB | Indianapolis, Indiana | Southport High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.6 | Aug 7, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Normando Harris DB | Miami, Florida | Monsignor Pace High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | – | Jan 25, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Ryan Isaac DT | Michigan City, Indiana | Michigan City High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | 4.8 | Jun 27, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| E.J. Johnson S | Cocoa, Florida | Cocoa High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.5 | Jul 27, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Mike Lee LB | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Woodland Hills High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | – | Aug 8, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Antonio Lewis CB | Maywood, Illinois | Proviso East High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 6, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Jonathan Linkenheimer K | Daytona Beach, Florida | Mainland High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | – | Jan 22, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Will Lucas LB | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.7 | Jul 23, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Reggie Pegram RB | Dallas, Texas | James Madison High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 211 lb (96 kg) | 4.5 | Oct 20, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Sean Robinson QB | Rochester, Illinois | Rochester High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.55 | Jul 6, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| O.J. Ross WR | Daytona Beach, Florida | Mainland High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.4 | Nov 3, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Ryan Russell DE | Carrollton, Texas | Creekview High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | – | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Jesse Schmitt OL | Louisville, Kentucky | Trinity High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | – | Aug 9, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 |||||||
| Justin Sinz TE | Edgar, Wisconsin | Edgar High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | – | Dec 6, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Charles Torwudzo WR | Brownsburg, Indiana | Brownsburg High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | – | Jun 22, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Cody Webster K | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Central Dauphin High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | – | Oct 4, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 49 Rivals: – ESPN: – |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Purdue Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011. "2010 Purdue Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 3:30 pm | at Notre Dame* | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Battle for the Shillelagh Trophy) | NBC | L 12–23 | 80,795 |
| September 11 | 12:00 pm | Western Illinois (FCS)* | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | BTN | W 31–21 | 47,301 |
| September 18 | 12:00 pm | Ball State* | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | BTN | W 24–13 | 54,124 |
| September 25 | 12:00 pm | Toledo* | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | BTN | L 20–31 | 42,068 |
| October 9 | 7:30 pm | at Northwestern | Ryan FieldEvanston, IL | BTN | W 20–17 | 33,847 |
| October 16 | 12:00 pm | Minnesota | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | ESPN2 | W 28–17 | 47,319 |
| October 23 | 12:00 pm | at No. 11 Ohio State | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | BTN | L 0–49 | 105,387 |
| October 30 | 12:00 pm | at Illinois | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Battle for the Purdue Cannon) | ESPN2 | L 10–44 | 50,371 |
| November 6 | 12:00 pm | No. 7 Wisconsin | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | BTN | L 13–34 | 45,227 |
| November 13 | 12:00 pm | Michigan | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | BTN | L 16–27 | 50,268 |
| November 20 | 12:00 pm | at No. 11 Michigan State | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | BTN | L 31–35 | 71,111 |
| November 27 | 12:00 pm | Indiana | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket Game) | BTN | L 31–34 $^{OT}$ | 50,136 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Notre Dame

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| Notre Dame | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
* Date: September 4
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly sunny • 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind NW 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)
* Game attendance: 80,795
* Referee: Dave Witovet
* TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Mike Mayock
* Box Score
Game information :
Purdue
Robert Marve 31/42, 220 Yds, 2 INT
Dan Dierking 9 Rush, 56 Yds
Keith Smith 12 Rec, 80 Yds
Notre Dame
Dayne Crist 19/26, 205 Yds, TD
Armando Allen 18 Rush, 93 Yds, TD
Michael Floyd 5 Rec, 82 Yds :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | PUR | ND |
| 1 | 2:01 | 7 | 84 | 2:26 | Notre Dame | Armando Allen 22-yard touchdown run, David Ruffer kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 11:09 | 8 | 50 | 2:53 | Notre Dame | 22-yard field goal by David Ruffer | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 3:50 | 15 | 79 | 7:19 | Purdue | 25-yard field goal by Carson Wiggs | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 0:43 | 9 | 45 | 3:07 | Notre Dame | 46-yard field goal by David Ruffer | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | 10:20 | 5 | 30 | 2:12 | Notre Dame | TJ Jones 5-yard touchdown reception from Dayne Crist, David Ruffer kick good | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | 14:48 | | | | Purdue | Armando Allen tackled in end zone for a safety by Ryan Kerrigan, Charlton Williams | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | 11:55 | 7 | 55 | 2:53 | Purdue | Robert Marve 23-yard touchdown run, Carson Wiggs kick good | 12 | 20 |
| 4 | 4:30 | 10 | 39 | 3:47 | Notre Dame | 37-yard field goal by David Ruffer | 12 | 23 |
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### Vs. Western Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leathernecks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Boilermakers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### Vs. Ball State

Band Day and Family Day
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Boilermakers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 |

### Vs. Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Boilermakers | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 20 |

### At Northwestern

Homecoming and 2001 Rose Bowl Throwback Game
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| • Purdue | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### At Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boilermakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #10 Buckeyes | 14 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 49 |

### At Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boilermakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Fighting Illini | 14 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 44 |

### Vs. Wisconsin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #7 Wisconsin | 0 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
| Purdue | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

### Vs. Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Michigan | 14 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Purdue | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |

### At Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| • #11 Michigan State | 7 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 35 |

### Vs. Indiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Hoosiers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| Boilermakers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 |

## Statistics

Freshman Quarterback, Rob Henry, became the first ever player lead the Boilermakers in rushing and passing yards in the same season.

### Team

| | Purdue | Opp |
| Scoring | 236 | 345 |
| Points per Game | 19.7 | 28.8 |
| First Downs | 190 | 255 |
| Rushing | 96 | 102 |
| Passing | 82 | 138 |
| Penalty | 12 | 15 |
| Total Offense | 3,739 | 4,428 |
| Avg per Play | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| Avg per Game | 311.6 | 369 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 18–10 | 25–11 |
| Penalties-Yards | 77–684 | 66–530 |
| Avg per Game | 57 | 44.2 |
| | Team | Opp |
| Punts-Yards | 70–2,834 | 61–2,496 |
| Avg per Punt | 40.5 | 40.9 |
| Time of Possession/Game | 28:15 | 31:45 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 58 | 71 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 12 | 4 |
| Touchdowns Scored | 27 | 45 |
| Field Goals-Attempts-Long | 15–19–52 | 11–19–46 |
| PAT-Attempts | 27–27 | 38–41 |
| Attendance | 336,443 | 341,511 |
| Games/Avg per Game | 7/48,063 | 5/68,302 |

#### Scores by quarter

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Purdue | 66 | 57 | 51 | 62 | 0 | 236 |
| Opponents | 91 | 62 | 77 | 112 | 3 | 345 |

### Offense
#### Rushing

| Name | GP | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
| Rob Henry | 11 | 104 | 594 | 47 | 547 | 5.3 | 4 | 67 | 49.7 |
| Dan Dierking | 12 | 118 | 568 | 38 | 530 | 4.5 | 3 | 42 | 44.2 |
| Keith Carlos | 9 | 56 | 337 | 23 | 314 | 5.6 | 2 | 80 | 34.9 |
| Al-Terek McBurse | 10 | 22 | 198 | 9 | 189 | 8.6 | 1 | 57 | 18.9 |
| Antavian Edison | 12 | 36 | 146 | 16 | 130 | 3.6 | 0 | 18 | 10.8 |
| Jared Crank | 12 | 22 | 82 | 6 | 76 | 3.5 | 1 | 36 | 6.3 |
| Sean Robinson | 5 | 31 | 100 | 51 | 49 | 1.6 | 0 | 17 | 9.8 |
| Robert Marve | 4 | 22 | 87 | 55 | 32 | 1.5 | 1 | 23 | 8.0 |
| O.J. Ross | 8 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 26 | 2.2 | 0 | 8 | 3.2 |
| Gary Bush | 11 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 1.5 |
| Justin Siller | 5 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Cortez Smith | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | 0.7 |
| Reggie Pegram | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Team | 12 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −10 | −2.0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Total | 12 | 442 | 2,187 | 257 | 1,930 | 4.4 | 12 | 80 | 160.8 |

#### Passing

| Name | GP | Effic | Att-Cmp-Int | Pct | Yds | TD | Lng | Avg/G |
| Rob Henry | 11 | 112.4 | 162–86–7 | 53.1 | 996 | 8 | 76 | 90.5 |
| Robert Marve | 4 | 113.0 | 99–67–4 | 67.7 | 512 | 3 | 36 | 128.0 |
| Sean Robinson | 5 | 70.2 | 91–44–6 | 48.4 | 301 | 2 | 23 | 60.2 |
| Team | 12 | 0.0 | 2–0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 12 | 101.1 | 354–197–17 | 55.6 | 1,809 | 13 | 76 | 150.8 |

#### Receiving

| Name | GP | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
| Kyle Adams | 12 | 36 | 244 | 6.8 | 0 | 19 | 20.3 |
| Cortez Smith | 12 | 33 | 434 | 13.2 | 4 | 76 | 36.2 |
| Antavian Edison | 12 | 32 | 316 | 9.9 | 4 | 55 | 26.3 |
| Dan Dierking | 12 | 20 | 173 | 8.6 | 2 | 23 | 14.4 |
| Keith Smith | 2 | 18 | 123 | 8.7 | 0 | 16 | 61.5 |
| Justin Siller | 5 | 12 | 104 | 8.7 | 1 | 25 | 20.8 |
| O.J. Ross | 8 | 11 | 149 | 13.5 | 1 | 51 | 18.6 |
| Gary Bush | 11 | 11 | 95 | 8.6 | 1 | 39 | 8.6 |
| Jeff Lindsey | 9 | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 | 8.0 |
| Al-Terek McBurse | 10 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 16 | 3.0 |
| Keith Carlos | 12 | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 7 | 2.4 |
| Jared Crank | 12 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 1.2 |
| Gabe Holmes | 12 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 1.2 |
| Rob Henry | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 1.0 |
| Xavier Reese | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1.8 |
| Reggie Pegram | 12 | 1 | −1 | −1.0 | 0 | −1 | −0.1 |
| Total | 12 | 197 | 1,809 | 9.1 | 13 | 76 | 150.8 |

### Defense

| Name | GP | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Blkd Kick |
| Name | GP | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | BrUp | No.-Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Rcv-Yds | FF | Blkd Kick |
| Logan Link | 12 | 65 | 26 | 91 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3 | 1–18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 1–4 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwayne Beckford | 12 | 57 | 27 | 84 | 3.5–6 | 0.5–2 | 1 | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Holland | 12 | 48 | 25 | 73 | 7.5–15 | 1.5–5 | 0 | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Allen | 12 | 56 | 17 | 73 | 3.5–11 | 1–5 | 4 | 3–129 | 43.0 | 2 | 94 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Kerrigan | 12 | 50 | 20 | 70 | 26–111 | 12.5–73 | 1 | 0–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2–0 | 5 | 0 |
| Josh Johnson | 12 | 42 | 11 | 53 | 1–11 | 12.5–73 | 6 | 1–13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 1–0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Werner | 12 | 33 | 16 | 49 | 9.5–26 | 1.5–6 | 5 | 1–26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 | 1–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 555 | 226 | 821 | 91–357 | 33–192 | 37 | 10–212 | 21.2 | 2 | 94 | 11–4 | 17 | 2 |

### Special teams

| Name | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs |
| Name | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB |
| Cody Webster | 47 | 2,034 | 43.3 | 79 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | | | | | |
| Carson Wiggs | 22 | 800 | 36.4 | 59 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 54 | 3,519 | 65.2 | 11 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| Total | 70 | 8,834 | 40.5 | 79 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 54 | 3,519 | 11 | 2 |
| Name | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns |
| Name | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
| Al-Terek McBurse | | | | | | 21 | 446 | 21.2 | 0 | 35 |
| O.J. Ross | | | | | | 12 | 277 | 23.1 | 0 | 45 |
| T.J. Barbarette | | | | | | 7 | 167 | 23.9 | 0 | 54 |
| Josh Johnson | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Waynelle Gravesande | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Antavian Edison | | | | | | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Robert Maci | | | | | | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Keith Carlos | | | | | | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Dan Dierking | | | | | | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Derek Jackson | | | | | | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Gabe Holmes | | | | | | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Keith Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| Joe Holland | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Eargle | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | −3 | −3.0 | 0 | −3 | | | | | |
| Total | 24 | 134 | 5.6 | 0 | 24 | 55 | 1,087 | 19.8 | 0 | 54 |

## After the season
### 2011 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Ryan Kerrigan | Defensive end | 1 | 16 | Washington Redskins |

### Awards

* Unanimous First-team All-American (Ryan Kerrigan)
* Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (Ryan Kerrigan)
* Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year (Ryan Kerrigan)
* Ryan Kerrigan semifinalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award.