2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented the Purdue University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers played in the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The team was led by head coach Danny Hope, who was in his fourth season and was fired after the end of the regular season.^[2] The season finished with a won-loss record of 6–7 overall, 3–5 in Big 10 Leaders Division, finishing in 4th place. The team was invited the 2013 Heart of Dallas Bowl, where they were defeated by Oklahoma State, 58-14.

2012 Purdue Boilermakers football
Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Oklahoma State, L 14–58
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	Leaders Division
Record	6–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Danny Hope (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Nord (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread/Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Tim Tibesar (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Offensive captains Akeem Shavers Caleb TerBush Crosby Wright^[1] Defensive captains Kawann Short Ricardo Allen Special teams captain Raheem Mostert
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 24 Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 17 Northwestern		5	–	3					10	–	3
Michigan State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa		2	–	6					4	–	8
Minnesota		2	–	6					6	–	7
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x		8	–	0					12	–	0
Penn State*		6	–	2					8	–	4
Wisconsin y$		4	–	4					8	–	6
Purdue		3	–	5					6	–	7
Indiana		2	–	6					4	–	8
Illinois		0	–	8					2	–	10
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

In 2011, the Boilermakers became bowl eligible in their twelfth game, and played in the 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Western Michigan, defeating the Broncos 37–32.

Purdue returns fifteen out of twenty-two starters—eight on offense and seven on defense. Purdue will be forced to replace captains Offensive tackle Dennis Kelly, linebacker Chris Carlino, as well as starters Defensive end Gerald Gooden Jr., Linebacker Joe Holland, Safety Albert Evans, Safety Logan Link Offensive tackle Nick Mondek, Kicker Carson Wiggs and Wide receiver Justin Siller, and key contributor Fullback Jared Crank. Several players left the Purdue program in 2012 for a variety of reasons. The most significant was Running back Reggie Pegram decided to transfer from the program following the bowl game.^[3] He ended up transferring to North Texas.^[4] Other's that left the program were running backs Doug Gentry^[5] and Devin Hill, kicker Ryan Ullrich and defensive tackle LaSalle Cooks.

Three Boilermakers were named to preseason watchlists. Raheem Mostert was named to the preseason Jet Award watch list, an award given to the top return specialist in the NCAA.^[6] Ricardo Allen was named to the preseason Jim Thorpe Award watchlist, an award given to the top defensive back in the NCAA.^[7] and Kawann Short was named to the preseason Lombardi Award watchlist, an award given to the top lineman in the NCAA.^[8] and Allen as well as Short have both been named to the Chuck Bednarik Award, which is given to the top defensive player in the NCAA.^[9]

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Danny Anthrop WR	West Lafayette, Indiana	Lafayette Central Catholic H.S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	--	Sep 23, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Austin Appleby QB	North Canton, Ohio	Hoover H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	4.9	Jun 29, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Anthony Brown DB	Tampa, Florida	Hillsborough H.S.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	--	Mar 24, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Carlos Carvajal ATH	New Berlin, New York	Milford Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	--	Aug 29, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: PG
Cameron Cermin OL	College Station, Texas	A&M Consolidated H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	291 lb (132 kg)	--	Oct 3, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Jonathan Curry TE	Phenix City, Alabama	Central H.S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	4.8	Aug 1, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Andy Garcia LB	Hialeah, Florida	Hialeah H.S.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	--	Jul 29, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Aloyis Gray QB/WR	Indianapolis, Indiana	Pike H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	--	Sep 3, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Robert Gregory QB	Chicago, Illinois	Simeon Career Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.7	Feb 3, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Paul Griggs K	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte Latin School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	--	Jun 23, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Jimmy Herman LB	Carmel, Indiana	Carmel H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	--	Jul 23, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Kingsley Ike DE	Pflugerville, Texas	Hendrickson H.S.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.7	Dec 17, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Jason King OL	Little Rock, Arkansas	Pulaski Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	5.3	Dec 26, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
B.J. Knauf WR	Lakeland, Florida	Santa Fe Catholic H.S.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	4.3	Jun 20, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Greg Latta DE	La Quinta, California	College of the Desert	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	--	Oct 23, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Bilal Marshall QB	Hialeah, Florida	Dade Christian School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.6	Dec 11, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Thomas Meadows K	Goochland, Virginia	Goochland H.S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	--	Jun 22, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Ryan Morris TE	Barnegat, New Jersey	Barnegat H.S.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	4.8	Jun 27, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Cameron Posey WR	Delray Beach, Florida	American Heritage School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	--	Oct 10, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 68
James Prince OL	Southlake, Texas	Carroll H.S.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	268 lb (122 kg)	5.2	Dec 26, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Jordan Roos OL	Celina, Texas	Celina H.S.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	5.2	Aug 14, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Jordan Shine DB	Indianapolis, Indiana	Warren Central H.S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	--	Apr 15, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Devin Smith OL	Yuma, Arizona	Arizona Western College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	--	Sep 4, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Joey Warburg OL	Louisville, Kentucky	Trinity H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	--	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Ryan Watson DE	Olney, Maryland	Our Lady of Good Counsel H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	4.8	Dec 29, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Jordan Woods WR	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Skyline H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	--	Sep 7, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 51 (Without Robert Gregory)   Rivals: 32  ESPN: NR
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: "2012 Purdue Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 20, 2012. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 20, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 20, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 20, 2012.

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:^[10]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 pm	No. 18 (FCS) Eastern Kentucky*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 48–6	40,572
September 8	3:30 pm	at No. 22 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	NBC	L 17–20	80,795
September 15	12:00 pm	Eastern Michigan*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 54–16	40,217
September 29	3:15 pm	Marshall*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 51–41	45,481
October 6	4:00 pm	Michigan	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 13–44	50,105
October 13	12:00 pm	Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 14–38	46,007
October 20	12:00 pm	at No. 7 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC/ESPN2	L 22–29 ^OT	105,290
October 27	3:30 pm	at Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 28–44	41,062
November 3	3:30 pm	Penn State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNU	L 9–34	40,098
November 10	12:00 pm	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 27–24	70,585
November 17	3:30 pm	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	BTN	W 20–17	41,974
November 24	12:00 pm	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	BTN	W 56–35	42,638
January 1	12:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma State*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Heart of Dallas Bowl)	ESPNU	L 14–58	48,313
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Vs. Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2012 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Purdue vs. Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total #18 (FCS) Colonels 0 6 0 0 6 • Boilermakers 13 21 7 7 48 Date: September 1 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin, Glenn Mason and Jeremy Leman Sources: ^[11]

Scoring summary 1 8:43 PUR Gary Bush 4-yard pass from Robert Marve (kick blocked) PUR 7-0 1 7:51 PUR Landon Fletcher 34-yard interception return (Sam McCartney kick) PUR 14-0 2 13:46 PUR Kurt Freytag 7-yard run (Sam McCartney kick) PUR 21-0 2 11:17 EKY Matt Denham 30-yard run (kick blocked) PUR 21-6 2 4:26 PUR Antavian Edison 13-yard pass from Robert Marve (Sam McCartney kick) PUR 28-6 2 1:19 PUR Akeem Shavers 8-yard run (Sam McCartney kick) PUR 35-6 3 2:59 PUR Gabe Holmes 8-yard pass from Robert Marve (Paul Griggs kick) PUR 42-6 4 1:54 PUR Justin Sinz 15-yard pass from Rob Henry (Paul Griggs kick) PUR 48-6

To open the season, Purdue hosted the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. This game was the first ever meeting between the two teams.^[12] This was coach Danny Hope's first ever game against a team of which he was formerly the head coach.

Vs. Notre Dame

See also: 2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Purdue at Notre Dame
(Shillelagh Trophy)

1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 0 7 0 10 17 • #22 Fighting Irish 0 7 10 3 20 Date: September 8 Location: Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan Sources:

Following its game against Eastern Kentucky, Purdue traveled to Notre Dame, IN and faced the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. In the previous meeting, Notre Dame won 38–10.^[13]

Vs. Eastern Michigan

See also: 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Purdue vs. Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 9 0 7 16 • Boilermakers 13 20 7 14 54 Date: September 15 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN TV announcers (Big Ten Network): Kevin Kugler, Chris Martin and Rebecca Haarlow Sources:

Following its game against Notre Dame, Purdue returned home to face the Eastern Michigan Eagles of the Mid-American Conference. In 1991, their most recent meeting, Purdue won 49–3.^[12][14]

Vs. Marshall

See also: 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Purdue vs. Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 7 7 14 13 41 • Boilermakers 14 28 3 6 51 Date: September 29 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN TV announcers (Big Ten Network): Eric Collins, Derek Rackley and Lisa Byington Sources:

Following its game against Eastern Michigan, Purdue stayed home to face the Marshall Thundering Herd of Conference USA. This was the first ever meeting between the two schools in a football game.^[12]

Vs. Michigan

See also: 2012 Michigan Wolverines football team

Purdue vs. Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolverines 7 21 3 13 44 Boilermakers 0 10 0 3 13 Date: October 6 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 4:00 EST Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 50,105 Game weather: 48° Sunny Referee: Bill LeMonnier TV announcers (Big Ten Network): Eric Collins, Derek Rackley and Lisa Byington Sources:

After its game against Marshall, Purdue hosted the visiting Michigan Wolverines to open Big Ten Conference play with an out of division game. In the previous meeting, Michigan defeated Purdue and won by a score of 36–14.^[15]

Vs. Wisconsin

See also: 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Purdue vs. Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total • Badgers 7 10 7 14 38 Boilermakers 7 0 0 7 14 Date: October 13 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:01 EST Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 46,007 Game weather: 59° Mostly Couldy Referee: Dennis Lipski Sources:

After its game against Michigan, Purdue hosted the Wisconsin Badgers to open up Leaders Division play. In the previous meeting, Wisconsin dominated Purdue and won by a score of 62–17.^[16]

Vs. Ohio State

See also: 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Purdue at Ohio State

1 2 3 4 OT Total Purdue 13 0 7 2 0 22 • #7 Ohio State 7 0 7 8 7 29 Date: October 20 Location: Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Game start: 12:00 PM Elapsed time: 3:36 Game attendance: 105,290 Game weather: Cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C), Wind WSW 11 mph (18 km/h) Referee: Mike Cannon TV announcers (ABC): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway Sources:

After its game against Wisconsin, Purdue traveled to Columbus to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes. In the previous meeting, Purdue upset Ohio State by a score of 26-23 in overtime.^[17]

Vs. Minnesota

See also: 2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Purdue at Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 7 0 14 7 28 • Golden Gophers 14 20 10 0 44 Date: October 27 Location: TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN Game start: 2:42 EST Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 41,062 Game weather: 42° Sunny Referee: Dave Witvoet Sources:

After its game against Ohio State, Purdue traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota to play the Minnesota Golden Gophers. In the previous meeting, Purdue defeated Minnesota by a score of 45-17.^[18]

Vs. Penn State

See also: 2012 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Purdue vs. Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total • Nittany Lions 10 10 14 0 34 Boilermakers 3 0 0 6 9 Date: November 3 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 3:32 EST Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 40,098 Game weather: 38° Overcast Referee: Dennis Lipski TV announcers: ESPNU Sources:

After its game against Minnesota, Purdue returned home to play the Penn State Nittany Lions. In last years meeting, Penn State defeated Purdue 23-18.^[19]

Vs. Iowa

See also: 2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Purdue at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Boilermakers 7 7 10 3 27 Hawkeyes 0 7 14 3 24 Date: November 10 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:00 CST Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 63° Partly Couldy Referee: Dave Witvoet TV announcers: BTN Sources: ESPN

Scoring summary 1 5:30 Purdue Akeem Shavers 3-yard run (Sam McCartney kick) Purdue 7-0 2 9:43 Iowa Damon Bullock 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Tie 7-7 2 4:43 Purdue Gabe Holmes 9-yard pass from Robert Marve (Sam McCartney kick) Purdue 14-7 3 10:23 Purdue Sam McCartney 36-yard field goal Purdue 17-7 3 4:58 Iowa C.J. Fiedorowicz 5-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick) Purdue 17-14 3 1:38 Purdue Gary Bush 10-yard pass from Robert Marve (Sam McCartney kick) Purdue 24-14 3 0:10 Iowa Micah Hyde 9-yard fumble return (Mike Meyer kick) Purdue 24-21 4 3:32 Iowa Mike Meyer 24-yard field goal Tie 24-24 4 0:00 Purdue Paul Griggs 46-yard field goal Purdue 27-24

After its game against Penn State, Purdue travels to Iowa City, Iowa to play the Iowa Hawkeyes. In last years meeting, Iowa defeated Purdue by a score of 31-21.^[20]

Vs. Illinois

See also: 2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Purdue at Illinois
(Purdue Cannon)

1 2 3 4 Total • Boilermakers 0 6 14 0 20 Fighting Illini 0 3 7 7 17 Date: November 17 Location: Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Sources: ESPN

After its game against Iowa, Purdue traveled to Champaign, Illinois to play the Illinois Fighting Illini. In last years meeting, Purdue defeated Illinois by a score of 21-14.^[21]

Vs. Indiana

See also: 2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Purdue vs. Indiana
(Old Oaken Bucket)

1 2 3 4 Total Hoosiers 7 14 7 7 35 • Boilermakers 14 0 21 21 56 Date: November 24 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Sources: ESPN

Scoring summary 1 12:04 Indiana Stephen Houston 51-yard run (Mitch Ewald kick) Indiana 7-0 1 7:05 Purdue Brandon Cottom 14-yard run (Sam McCartney kick) Tie 7-7 1 1:13 Purdue Antavian Edison 8-yard pass from Robert Marve (Sam McCartney kick) Purdue 14-7 2 5:50 Indiana Stephen Houston 8-yard run (Mitch Ewald kick) Tie 14-14 2 2:33 Indiana Stephen Houston 1-yard run (Mitch Ewald kick) Indiana 21-14 3 11:18 Purdue O.J. Ross 19-yard pass from Robert Marve (Sam McCartney kick) Tie 21-21 3 7:44 Purdue Rob Henry 1-yard run (Sam McCartney kick) Purdue 28-21 3 3:54 Purdue Gary Bush 25-yard pass from Robert Marve (Sam McCartney kick) Purdue 35-21 3 2:30 Indiana Cameron Coffman 1-yard run (Mitch Ewald kick) Purdue 35-28 4 12:14 Indiana Cody Latimer 6-yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Mitch Ewald kick) Tie 35-35 4 10:40 Purdue Akeem Shavers 73-yard pass from Robert Marve (Sam McCartney kick) Purdue 42-35 4 7:55 Purdue Akeem Shavers 26-yard pass from Robert Marve (Sam McCartney kick) Purdue 49-35 4 6:14 Purdue Akeem Shavers 1-yard run (Sam McCartney kick) Purdue 56-35

After its game against Illinois, Purdue returned home to play the Indiana Hoosiers in the "Battle for the Old Oaken Bucket". In last years meeting, Purdue defeated Indiana by a score of 33-25.^[22]

Vs. Oklahoma State

See also: 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Oklahoma State vs. Purdue
(Heart of Dallas Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 0 0 7 7 14 • Cowboys 14 14 17 13 58 Date: January 1 Location: Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Game start: 12:04 PM ET EST Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 48313 Game weather: Cloudy Referee: Terry Leyden Television network: ESPNU

Roster

2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 2 Jonathan Curry Fr TE 3 Carlos Carvajal Fr WR 4 O. J. Ross Jr WR 6 Gary Bush Jr RB 7 Robert Gregory Fr WR 8 Raheem Mostert (C) So QB 9 Robert Marve   Sr RB 11 Akeem Hunt So QB 12 Austin Appleby Fr WR 12 Tommie Thomas   Sr WR 13 Antavian Edison Sr QB 14 Bilal Marshall Fr QB 15 Rob Henry   Jr WR 16 Dolapo McCarthy   So QB 17 Austin Parker   Fr WR 17 Charles Torwudzo   So WR 18 Camerson Posey Fr WR 19 Alyois Gray Fr QB 19 Caleb TerBush (C)   Sr RB 20 Gavin Roberts   Sr RB 22 Ishmael Aristide   Jr RB 23 Ralph Bolden   Sr RB 24 Akeem Shavers (C) Sr RB 25 Brandon Cottom So WR 33 Danny Anthrop Fr FB 40 Derek Jackson   Sr FB 46 Kurt Freytag   Jr OT 51 Justin Kitchens   Jr C 52 Henry Lorenzen   Jr OT 54 Jack DeBoef   So G 56 Eric McDaniel   Jr C 57 Robert Kugler   Fr C 59 Cody Davis   Jr OT 60 Chuck Ayres Fr OT 63 Patrick Bade   Jr G 64 Kevin Pamphile   Jr G 65 Kyle Harris Fr OL 66 Cameron Cermin Fr C 67 Peters Drey   Sr OL 70 Jordan Roos Fr OL 71 Devin Smith So OL 72 Jason King Fr OL 73 J. J. Prince Fr G 74 Connor Snapp   Jr OT 75 Josh Davis   So G 76 Rick Schmeig   Sr OL 77 Joey Warburg Fr OT 78 Trevor Foy   Jr WR 80 Zack Sigman Sr TE 81 Sterling Carter   Jr TE 82 Crosby Wright (C)   Sr WR 83 B. J. Knauf Fr TE 84 Justin Sinz   So TE 85 Ryan Morris Fr TE 86 Gabe Holmes   Jr WR 87 Shane Mikesky   Fr WR 88 Jordan Woods Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Normando Harris   Jr DB 2 Frankie Williams   Fr DB 4 Taylor Richards   Fr LB 5 Antwon Higgs   Jr S 7 E. J. Johnson   So DB 9 Anthony Brown Fr LB 10 Sean Robinson Jr LB 18 Nnamadi Ezenwa   Sr CB 21 Ricardo Allen (C) Jr CB 26 Antoine Lewis   So CB 28 Josh Johnson Sr LB 29 Jimmy Herman Fr S 29 Chris Quinn   Sr LB 31 Armstead Williams   Fr DB 32 Jordan Shine Fr S 34 Max Charlot   Sr LB 36 Zack Heiniger   Sr LB 38 Mike Lee   So LB 39 Joe Gilliam   So LB 40 Collin Link   So LB 42 Andy James Garcia Fr S 44 Landon Feichter   So LB 45 Will Lucas Jr LB 47 Ruben Ibarra Jr LB 48 Jules Williams So DT 55 Brandon Taylor   Jr LB 58 Robert Maci   Sr DE 61 Ryan Isaac Jr DE 80 Kingsley Ike Fr DE 84 Eric Mebane   Sr DE 89 Jalani Phillips So DT 90 Bruce Gaston   Jr DE 91 Greg Latta Jr DT 92 Ryan Watson Fr DT 93 Kawann Short (C)   Sr DT 97 Michael Rouse III   Fr DE 99 Ryan Russell   So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 30 Thomas Meadows Fr K 36 Robert Harris   Jr K 37 Paul Griggs Fr P 42 Cody Webster Jr K 43 Sam McCartney   Fr LS 50 Jesse Schmitt   So	Head coach Danny Hope Coordinators/assistant coaches Gary Nord (offensive coordinator / assistant head coach / quarterbacks) Tim Tibesar (defensive coordinator / linebackers coach) J. B. Gibboney (special teams coordinator) Cornell Jackson (running backs) Patrick Higgins (wide receivers) Shawn Clark (offensive line) Kevin Wolthausen (defensive line) Greg Burns (defensive backs) Don Landholm (outside linebackers) Kyle Smith (graduate assistant) Jules Montinar (graduate assistant)^[23]^[24] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster Last update: July 30, 2012

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