# 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross–Ade Stadium. Purdue played eleven games in the 2005 season, finishing with a 5–6 record and missing a post-season bowl game for the first time since 1996. Purdue was predicted by many as a dark horse for the Big Ten title, but after a strong 2–0 start, lost six straight before rebounding to finish a more respectable 5–6.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | 1:00 pm | Akron* | No. 13 | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | ESPN360 | W 49–24 | 64,757 |
| September 17 | 10:00 pm | at Arizona* | No. 12 | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | | W 31–24 | 56,400 |
| September 24 | 12:00 pm | at Minnesota | No. 11 | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN | ESPN | L 35–42 $^{2OT}$ | 48,116 |
| October 1 | 7:45 pm | No. 13 Notre Dame* | No. 22 | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | ESPN | L 28–49 | 65,491 |
| October 8 | 4:30 pm | Iowa | | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | ESPN | L 17–34 | 64,785 |
| October 15 | 1:00 pm | Northwestern | | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | ESPN2 | L 29–34 | 62,866 |
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | at No. 19 Wisconsin | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ABC | L 20–31 | 82,828 |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | at No. 11 Penn State | | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ABC | L 15–33 | 109,467 |
| November 5 | 12:00 pm | Michigan State | | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | ESPNU | W 28–21 | 62,467 |
| November 12 | 12:00 pm | Illinois | | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) | ESPN+ | W 37–3 | 57,611 |
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | at Indiana | | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) | ESPN360 | W 41–14 | 50,023 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Akron | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| • Purdue | 14 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 49 |

### Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Purdue | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Arizona | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Purdue | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| • Minnesota | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 42 |

### Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Notre Dame | 7 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
| Purdue | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 |

### Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Iowa | 14 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 34 |
| Purdue | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |

### Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Northwestern | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
| Purdue | 3 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 29 |

### Wisconsin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| • Wisconsin | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |

### At Penn State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| Penn St | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Partly sunny, 49 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 109,467
* Referee: S. Newman
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, Jack Arute
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PSU – Kevin Kelly 27-yard field goal, 7:22. Penn St 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 5:16.
PUR – Curtis Painter 24-yard run, 3:35. Purdue 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:08.
Second quarter
PSU – Kevin Kelly 25-yard field goal, 14:15. Purdue 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:31.
PSU – Michael Robinson 1-yard run (Kevin Kelly kick), 8:18. Penn St 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:53.
PSU – Kevin Kelly 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Penn St 16–7. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 0:34.
Third quarter
PSU – BranDon Snow 2-yard run (Kevin Kelly kick), 12:42. Penn St 23–7. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 2:08.
Fourth quarter
PUR – Brandon Kirsch 4-yard run (run good), 9:50. Penn St 23–15. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 1:30.
PSU – Kevin Kelly 22-yard field goal, 5:41. Penn St 26–15. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:09.
PSU – BranDon Snow 4-yard run (Kevin Kelly kick), 1:37. Penn St 33–15. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:52.
Top passers
PUR – Brandon Kirsch – 11/21, 102 yards, INT
PSU – Michael Robinson – 13/29, 213 yards
Top rushers
PUR – Jerod Void – 10 rushes, 57 yards
PSU – Tony Hunt – 24 rushes, 129 yards
Top receivers
PUR – Kyle Ingraham – 7 receptions, 77 yards
PSU – Jordan Norwood – 4 receptions, 59 yards :

### Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Michigan St | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| • Purdue | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| • Purdue | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 37 |

### Indiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Purdue | 0 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| Indiana | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### 2006 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Bernard Pollard | Safety | 2 | 54 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Ray Edwards | Defensive Lineman | 4 | 127 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rob Ninkovich | Defensive End | 5 | 135 | New Orleans Saints |
| Charles Davis | Tight End | 5 | 167 | Pittsburgh Steelers |