2006 Purdue Boilermakers football team The 2006 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross – Ade Stadium . Purdue played thirteen games in the 2006 season , finishing with a 8 – 6 record and a loss in the 2006 Champs Sports Bowl to Maryland . Pre - season . Purdue entered 2005 highly ranked and as a dark horse candidate to win the Big 10 before losing six straight and falling to 2 – 6 after a blowout loss to Penn State . While the Boilermakers finished the 2005 season 5 – 6 , the team closed out the year on a three game winning streak . Purdue ' s coaching staff experienced several changes in the off - season . Jim Chaney , the offensive coordinator , left for a position with the St . Louis Rams of the NFL . Bill Legg and Ed Zaunbrecher succeeded Chaney as dual offensive coordinators . The Boilermakers returned seven starters on offense and four on defense . The condition of Ross – Ade Stadium ' s turf became a major issue in the 2005 season . A permanent sod of Bermuda grass was laid down in the off - season to replace the old turf . Schedule . Game notes . Indiana State . Purdue opened up the 2006 campaign with a win over Division 1 - AA opponent Indiana State Purdue paid tribute to the 1966 Rose Bowl championship team by wearing throwback jerseys . The Boilermakers dominated the first quarter with touchdowns runs by Kory Sheets and Curtis Painter , respectively . A safety was sandwiched in between both of the running scores . The Sycamores of Indiana State then got on the board with a touchdown run by quarterback Reilly Murphy . Painter then completed a touchdown pass to Dorien Bryant to close out the first quarter scoring . Indiana St . took advantage of a special teams miscue by Purdue when they returned a punt for a touchdown . Purdue got a field goal from Chris Summers before the blocked punt in the second quarter . Indiana State also scored a rushing touchdown right before halftime . Painter and Sheets both scored rushing touchdowns in the third quarter , while Sycamores running back Tony West also scored his second rushing touchdown of the day . Purdue blew open the game in the fourth quarter with three straight touchdowns . Kory Sheets scored his third rushing touchdown and Bryant caught two more TD passes from Painter . Indiana State capped off the scoring with two seconds left in the game when Murphy tossed a touchdown pass to receiver Brian Jackson . Miami ( OH ) . Purdue took on the Redhawks in their second home game of the 2006 season . The first quarter ended with neither team scoring any points . Kory Sheets scored on a short touchdown run early in the second quarter . This was followed by a Nathan Parseghian field goal to get Miami on the board . Chris Summers connected from 43 yards out to give Purdue a 10 – 3 halftime lead . Mike Kokal threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter to Jake O ' Connell and Dustin Woods for the Redhawks . Sheets added his second rushing touchdown of the game between the Miami scores , as the quarter ended in a 17 – 17 tie . Kokal threw two more touchdown passes , both to Ryne Robinson , the last coming with around 6 minutes remaining to tie the game at 31 – 31 . Kory Sheets had opened the quarter with his third touchdown run . Curtis Painter tossed a touchdown pass Greg Orton before Robinson ' s second touchdown . Purdue had a chance to drive for the possible win in the fourth quarter but Painter was intercepted . Miami ' s last second field goal was blocked by Boilermaker defender Anthony Spencer . In overtime , Kory Sheets scored his fourth touchdown of the game and the Boilers ' defense held for the 38 – 31 victory . Ball State . In the third game of the season , Purdue took on the Cardinals from Ball State . Ball State opened up the scoring with a touchdown pass from Joey Lynch to Louis Johnson . The Boilermakers responded with a 60 - yard touchdown pass from Curtis Painter to tight end Dustin Keller . The Cardinals took a 10 – 7 lead at the end of the first quarter after a field goal . The only second - quarter scoring came from Purdue as Painter ran for a short touchdown and connected with halfback Kory Sheets on a 3 - yard touchdown pass . Purdue extended its lead to 31 – 13 after three quarters following a touchdown run by Kory Sheets and a Chris Summers field goal . Painter tossed a second TD pass to Sheets in the final quarter before Ball State added two late scores from Brad Salyer and Darius Hill . Minnesota . The Boilermakers kicked off the Big Ten season against the Golden Gophers . Minnesota scored on its very first possession of the game with a 1 yard run from Justin Valentine . Purdue responded in kind with a 39 yard field goal from kicker Chris Summers . The Boilers took a 10 – 7 halftime lead when Curtis Painter found Dorien Bryant for a 27 yard touchdown pass . Purdue extended its lead to 20 – 7 in the third quarter with a touchdown run by halfback Jaycen Taylor and another Summers field goal . Minnesota closed the gap to 20 – 14 heading into the fourth quarter when quarterback Bryan Cupito found tight end Matt Spaeth for a 1 yard touchdown pass . Painter connected with Taylor for a touchdown in the final quarter before Cupito found Logan Payne for his second touchdown pass of the day . The Purdue defense held off the Gophers final drive to preserve the 27 – 21 victory and move to 4 – 0 . Notre Dame . Purdue traveled to Notre Dame , Indiana , for its first road game of the 2006 season to take on Notre Dame in their annual rivalry . The Irish went right down the field following the opening kickoff and scored on a short run by George West . Purdue answered later in the quarter to tie the game at 7 – 7 when Kory Sheets ran into the end zone from 7 yards out . Darius Walker put Notre Dame up 14 – 7 when he scored on a 14 - yard run . Purdue fell behind 28 – 7 following Brady Quinn ' s 6 - yard pass to Rhema McKnight and Jeff Samardzija ' s 5 - yard touchdown run on a fake field goal . The Boilermakers responded right before halftime when Curtis Painter found Selwyn Lymon over the middle for an 88 - yard touchdown pass . McKnight caught his second touchdown pass of the afternoon from Quinn for the only scoring in the third quarter . Lymon capped off his 238 - yard receiving day with his second touchdown catch of the day midway through the final quarter . The Boilermakers were unable to further score and the Irish retained possession of the Shillelagh Trophy . Iowa . The Iowa Hawkeyes welcomed Purdue to Kinnick Stadium one week after losing their much anticipated game against top - ranked Ohio State . Iowa jumped on Purdue early and often , opening up a 14 – 0 first quarter lead with a touchdown run by Damian Sims and a pass from quarterback Drew Tate to fullback Tom Busch . Kyle Schlicher added two field goals in the second quarter and the Hawkeyes lead 20 - 3 at halftime . Purdue ' s only first half scoring came on a 44 yard field goal by freshman Chris Summers . Sims scored again on Iowa ' s first possession of the second half before Greg Orton caught a 18 yard touchdown pass from Curtis Painter . Tate then hit tight end Scott Chandler for a touchdown and Purdue then responded with a Jaycen Taylor touchdown run . The Boilermakers could get no closer as they were shut out in the fourth quarter . Shonn Greenne scored on a short run and Adam Shada returned an interception of a Curtis Painter pass 98 yards for a touchdown . Northwestern . Purdue broke its two game losing streak with one of its best defensive efforts of the 2006 season . Brandon Roberson put the Northwestern Wildcats on the scoreboard first with a 7 yard touchdown run . Jaycen Taylor then added his own 7 yard run for a score for the Boilermakers . Curtis Painter connected with Dustin Keller on a 19 yard scoring strike in the opening seconds of the second quarter . Northwestern added a field goal before Purdue answered with an 18 yard kick by Chris Summers to give the Boilermakers a 17 – 10 halftime lead . Purdue shut out the Wildcats in the second half and held the Northwestern offense to 251 yards for the game . Jake Standeford , younger brother of former standout Purdue receiver John Standeford , caught a 1 yard pass from Painter to put Purdue up by two touchdowns by the end of the third quarter . Painter then scored on a 3 yard touchdown run in the final quarter to give Purdue the 31 – 10 victory . Wisconsin . For the first time in the 2006 season , the Boilermakers struggled to produce an effective and consistent offensive effort . The Wisconsin defense held Purdue to a mere 286 total yards for the game and the Purdue passing game was limited to 187 yards by the Badgers . Purdue ' s only points of the game came on a Chris Summers 47 yard field goal in the first quarter . Wisconsin freshman sensation P . J . Hill , Jr . scored from the one yard line in the second quarter and Taylor Mehlhaff added a 51 yard field goal a minute before halftime to give the Badgers a 10 – 3 advantage . Hill scored his second touchdown of the day in the third quarter and finished with 161 yards rushing for the game . Jamal Cooper finished off the scoring in the final quarter with an 8 yard run to give the Badgers the 24 – 3 victory , their third straight over Purdue . Penn State . For the first time in the Joe Tiller coaching era at Purdue the Boilermakers were shut out by an opponent . The Penn State defense held Purdue to 240 yards for the game and forced three Boilermaker turnovers . Kevin Kelly kicked a 29 yard field goal in the first quarter and a 44 yard field goal in the second quarter to give the Nittany Lions a 6 – 0 halftime lead . While Purdue ' s defense kept them in the game , the offense could not capitalize . Tony Hunt ran for 142 yards and scored the only touchdown of the day on a 2 yard run early in the fourth quarter . The Nittany Lions won in West Lafayette for the first time since 1999 . Michigan State . The Boilermakers snapped their two game losing streak with a 17 – 15 victory over Michigan State . Purdue scored first on a 25 yard touchdown pass from Curtis Painter to Dorien Bryant . The Spartans added two field goals in the second quarter before Purdue took a 14 – 6 halftime lead on Bryant ' s second touchdown catch from Painter . The only third quarter scoring was done by the Spartans on a field goal . Michigan State took a 15 – 14 lead when Drew Stanton threw a 21 yard touchdown pass to T . J . Williams . Purdue took the lead for good with about five minutes remaining in the game when senior kicker Casey Welch kicked the game - winning 18 yard field goal . Illinois . Purdue became bowl - eligible for the first time since the 2004 season with their second consecutive conference road victory . The Boilers had trouble containing the Illinois running game , as Pierre Thomas and Isiah Williams both rushed for over 100 yards for the game . Williams , the Fighting Illini quarterback , scored the game ' s first touchdown on a 20 yard run . Jason Reda added a 38 yard field goal to give Illinois a 10 – 0 lead . Kory Sheets scored from 3 yards out to cut the deficit to 3 by the end of the third quarter . Alex Magee recovered a Williams fumble in the end zone for Purdue , as the Boilermakers took the lead for the first time in the game . Reda kicked two second quarter field goals to give Illinois a 16 – 14 halftime lead . Rashard Mendenhall extended the Illinois advantage to 23 – 14 in the third quarter . Curtis Painter then ran 42 yards for a touchdown and hit Dorien Bryant for a 20 yard scoring strike to put the Boilermakers back in the lead . Painter and Bryant both scored in the fourth quarter on runs of 18 and 6 yards , respectively . Thomas added the final score of the game on a 1 yard touchdown run with 7 minutes left in the contest . Indiana . The annual battle for the Old Oaken Bucket trophy saw the Boilermakers extend their winning streak over Indiana to five games . The first half of the game featured several turnovers by both teams . Purdue managed the only first half touchdown on a 3 yard run by Jaycen Taylor in the first quarter . The Hoosiers responded with a second quarter field goal to go into halftime down 7 – 3 . In the second half , Greg Orton caught a 14 yard touchdown pass from Curtis Painter . Indiana quarterback Kellen Lewis ran in a 16 yard touchdown , which was then followed by a short touchdown run by Kory Sheets of Purdue . After another Indiana field goal , Purdue led 21 - 13 at the close of the third quarter . Hoosier wide receiver James Hardy caught a 7 yard touchdown from Lewis . Indiana then tried to tie the game with a two point conversion but the Boilermakers defense held . Purdue made the score 28 – 19 on a 15 yard Dorien Bryant touchdown run with five minutes left in the game . Indiana , which amassed over 500 total offensive yards in the game , began moving the ball steadily until the Purdue defense stopped the Hoosiers on a 4th down and short yardage play . The game features 9 turnovers in total ; 5 by Purdue and 4 by Indiana . Hawaii . For the first time since the 2001 season , Purdue played their final regular - season game against a team other than Indiana . The first half of the game was dominated by Hawai ' i . Nate Ilaoa , the Warriors ' halfback , scored the first two touchdowns of the game on runs of 4 and 16 yards . Hawai ' i added a short field goal with only a few seconds remaining in the second quarter to go up 17 – 0 at halftime . Purdue ' s offense cut the deficit to 17 – 14 after a touchdown pass from Curtis Painter to tight end Dustin Keller and a wide receiver option pass from Desmond Tardy to Kyle Adams . Hawai ' i then added a field goal to push their lead back to 6 points at the end of the third quarter . The final quarter featured six touchdowns , three by each school , as Painter and Hawai ' i quarterback Colt Brennan each threw 3 touchdown passes . Painter first found Greg Orton from 28 yards out . Brennan then answered with a pass to Ross Dickerson to give the Warriors the lead again . Painter next found Keller again before putting Purdue up 35 – 27 after Selywn Lymon caught Painter ' s fourth touchdown pass of the game . Brennan led Hawai ' i back by throwing a touchdown pass to Ryan Grice - Mullen and then hitting him again for the two - point conversion to tie the game at 35 – 35 . After an interception was thrown by Painter , Hawai ' i took the lead for good when Brennan found Ian Sample for the winning score . Brennan threw for 434 yards for the game and led the Hawai ' i offense to over 650 total yards . Purdue finished the regular season at 8 – 5 . Maryland . Purdue closed out the 2006 season by competing in their ninth bowl game under head coach Joe Tiller . Maryland controlled the game from the beginning and Purdue ' s offense only managed to score once in a 24 – 7 defeat . Maryland quarterback Sam Hollenbach put the Terrapins ahead 7 – 0 after the first of two touchdown passes on the day , this one to Joey Haynos . Maryland opened up a 14 – 0 lead after a i yard run by Cory Jackson . Hollenbach then threw his second touchdown pass , a 46 yard strike to Darrius Heyward - Bey . Purdue narrowed the gap to 21 - 7 before halftime when Curtis Painter connected with Greg Orton from 12 yards out . Both defenses controlled the second half , with the only scoring being a Maryland field goal . Purdue was out gained 429 - 285 and was a - 2 in the turnover margin . Post - season . The Big Ten coaches and media selected Anthony Spencer to the first team all - conference squad . Wide receiver Dorien Bryant was chosen by the coaches for the second team , while the writers picked Bryant for the first team . Mike Otto was also named by the coaches to second team offensive squad . Three Boilermaker football players were selected in the 2007 NFL Draft . Defensive End Anthony Spencer was selected in the first round by the Dallas Cowboys . Offensive Linemen Uche Nwaneri and Mike Otto were also drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans , respectively .