2015 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2015 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Division West Division
2015 record 2–10 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Darrell Hazell (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator John Shoop (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style/Single back
Defensive coordinator Greg Hudson (3rd year)
Base defense 4–3
Captain Robert Kugler (5th year)
Captain Danny Anthrop (4th year)
Captain Frankie Williams (5th year)
Captain Ja'Whaun Bentley (2nd year)
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 57,236)
2015 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
#6 Michigan State xy$^   7 1         12 2  
#4 Ohio State x   7 1         12 1  
#12 Michigan   6 2         10 3  
Penn State   4 4         7 6  
Indiana   2 6         6 7  
Rutgers   1 7         4 8  
Maryland   1 7         3 9  
West Division
#9 Iowa x   8 0         12 2  
#23 Northwestern   6 2         10 3  
#21 Wisconsin   6 2         10 3  
Nebraska   3 5         6 7  
Minnesota   2 6         6 7  
Illinois   2 6         5 7  
Purdue   1 7         2 10  
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of January 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers competed in the West 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 Darrell Hazell, who was in his third season at Purdue.

Purdue finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in Big Ten play, to finish in last place in the West Division.

Preseason

In 2014, Purdue complied a 3–9 record, 1–7 in Big Ten play, to finish in last place in the West Division. As a result of their poor record, Purdue was not bowl eligible for the second consecutive year. Their only conference win came against Illinois. The 2014 season marked the first time since 1993 that Purdue finished with the worst record in the Big Ten in back-to-back seasons.

On January 20, 2015, wide receivers coach Kevin Sherman left the program for the same position at Pittsburgh.[1] As a result, Purdue hired Terry Malone to be the news tight ends coach, moving former tight ends coach Gerad Parker to wide receivers coach.[2]

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

Purdue's recruiting class consisted a total of 26 recruits.

Schedule

Purdue announced their 2015 football schedule on June 3, 2013. The 2015 schedule consist of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Boilermakers will host Big Ten foes Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, and Nebraska and will travel to Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern, and Wisconsin.[3]

The Boilermakers hosted three of their four non conference games against Bowling Green, Indiana State and Virginia Tech. Purdue traveled to Huntington, West Virginia to face Marshall of the Conference USA on September 6.

Originally Purdue had Notre Dame scheduled instead of Virginia Tech, but due to scheduling conflicts the Hokies were scheduled instead of the Fighting Irish.[4]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 3:00 PM at Marshall* Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV FS1 L 31–41   38,791[5]
September 12 12:00 PM No. 21 (FCS) Indiana State* Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ESPNews W 38–14   41,158[6]
September 19 3:30 PM Virginia Tech* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPNU L 24–51   45,759[7]
September 26 12:00 PM Bowling Green* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN L 28–35   33,162[8]
October 3 12:00 PM at No. 2 Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI ESPN2 L 21–24   74,418[9]
October 10 3:30 PM Minnesota Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPNU L 13–41   33,780[10]
October 17 12:00 PM at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI BTN L 7–24   80,794[11]
October 31 12:00 PM Nebraska Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPNU W 55–45   31,351[12]
November 7 12:00 PM Illinoisdagger Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Battle for the Purdue Cannon) BTN L 14–48   40,197[13]
November 14 12:00 PM at No. 24 Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL BTN L 14–21   30,003[14]
November 21 12:00 PM at No. 6 Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ESPN2 L 20–40   62,920[15]
November 28 12:00 PM Indiana Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) BTN L 36–54   37,152[16]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.
Schedule Source:[17]

Radio

Radio coverage for all games was broadcast statewide on The Purdue Sports Network and on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. The radio announcers were Tim Newton with play-by-play, Pete Quinn with color commentary, and Kelly Kitchel with sideline reports.[18]

Game summaries

at Marshall

Purdue at Marshall
1 234Total
Boilermakers 14 773 31
Thundering Herd 17 01014 41
Overall Record Previous Meeting Previous Winner
1–0 September 29, 2012 Purdue, 51–41

To open the season, Purdue faced the Marshall Thundering Herd.

Roster

2015 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 Knox, D. J.D. J. Knox So
TE 2 Curry, JonathanJonathan Curry  Jr
QB 2 Sindelar, ElijahElijah Sindelar Fr
WR 3 Marshall, BilalBilal Marshall  Jr
RB 4 Byers II, KeithKeith Byers II  So
WR 5 Young, DomoniqueDomonique Young Jr
WR 7 Yancey, DeAngeloDeAngelo Yancey Jr
RB 8 Jones, MarkellMarkell Jones Fr
WR 9 Monteroso, DanDan Monteroso Jr
TE 10 Burke, MattMatt Burke  So
QB 11 Blough, DavidDavid Blough  Fr
QB 12 Appleby, AustinAustin Appleby  Jr
WR 15 Hart, TraeTrae Hart So
WR 18 Posey, CamersonCamerson Posey  Jr
QB 19 Banks, AaronAaron Banks Fr
WR 20 Phillips, GregoryGregory Phillips So
WR 21 Mahoungou, AnthonyAnthony Mahoungou So
RB 23 Green, KeyanteKeyante Green  So
RB 25 Fuller, TarioTario Fuller Fr
RB 28 Yancey, DavidDavid Yancey  So
WR 33 Anthrop, DannyDanny Anthrop (C) Sr
RB 36 Worship, RichieRichie Worship Fr
RB 45 Beeler, LaneLane Beeler  Fr
TE 47 Budzinski, MicahMicah Budzinski  So
OL 51 Yacoobi, BearoozBearooz Yacoobi  Fr
OG/C 53 Barron, KirkKirk Barron  Fr
OL 55 Mendez, MichaelMichael Mendez Fr
C 57 Kugler, RobertRobert Kugler (C)  Sr
OL 60 Swingler, EricEric Swingler  Fr
OL 64 Jelinek, DakotaDakota Jelinek  Fr
OL 66 Cermin, CameronCameron Cermin  Jr
OL 68 Truitt, PeytonPeyton Truitt Fr
OL 70 Roos, JordanJordan Roos  Jr
OL 71 Clements, CoreyCorey Clements Sr
OL 72 King, JasonJason King  Jr
OL 73 Prince, J. J.J. J. Prince  Jr
OL 74 Patterson, MartesseMartesse Patterson  Fr
OT 75 Heledin, DavidDavid Heledin Sr
OL 77 Warburg, JoeyJoey Warburg  Jr
OL 79 McCann, MattMatt McCann Fr
WR 80 Burgess, JarrettJarrett Burgess Fr
WR 81 Schon, KeenanKeenan Schon  So
WR 82 Hilger, AlexAlex Hilger  Fr
WR 83 Dotson, MalcolmMalcolm Dotson Fr
TE 84 Trussell, JessJess Trussell Fr
TE 85 Jurasevich, JordanJordan Jurasevich  Sr
WR 87 Mikesky, ShaneShane Mikesky  Sr
TE 88 Herdman, ColeCole Herdman  Fr
TE 89 Hopkins, BrycenBrycen Hopkins Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 1 Roberts, BrandonBrandon Roberts  Fr
CB 2 Hunte, Da'WanDa'Wan Hunte  So
S 3 Clark, LeroyLeroy Clark Jr
LB 4 Bentley, Ja'WhaunJa'Whaun Bentley (C) So
S 5 Logan, AustinAustin Logan Jr
CB 6 Cooper, EvynEvyn Cooper Fr
CB 6 Norwood, MylesMyles Norwood  So
S 7 Gregory, RobertRobert Gregory  Jr
S 8 Cason, TimTim Cason  Fr
CB 9 Brown, AnthonyAnthony Brown Sr
CB 10 Little, MichaelMichael Little Fr
RE 11 Miles, AntoineAntoine Miles  So
RE 13 Robinson, GelenGelen Robinson So
DT 14 Howard, Ra'ZahnRa'Zahn Howard Jr
S 15 Chelf, AndyAndy Chelf Fr
LB 16 Hudson, GarretGarret Hudson  So
DT 17 Brown, FredFred Brown Fr
DT 18 Wilson, EddyEddy Wilson Fr
LB 19 Polk-Campbell, DezwanDezwan Polk-Campbell  So
CB 20 Rose, DavidDavid Rose Fr
LB 21 Bailey, MarkusMarkus Bailey Fr
LB 22 Dawson, SawyerSawyer Dawson Fr
CB 24 Williams, FrankieFrankie Williams (C)  Sr
CB 25 Blackmon, AntonioAntonio Blackmon  Fr
CB 26 Certa, StefanStefan Certa Sr
S 27 Feichter, EvanEvan Feichter  So
LB 29 Herman, JimmyJimmy Herman  Jr
LB 32 Pulliam, EvanEvan Pulliam  Jr
CB 34 Sullins, AustinAustin Sullins Fr
LB 36 Ezechukwu, DannyDanny Ezechukwu  So
LB 40 Faison, TimTim Faison Fr
S 41 Theineman, JacobJacob Theineman  Fr
LB 42 Garcia, Andy JamesAndy James Garcia  Jr
DB 46 Johnson, RaceRace Johnson  So
DE 47 Henley, ShaneShane Henley Jr
DT 50 Jones, KeiwanKeiwan Jones  Fr
DE 51 Strauser, JohnJohn Strauser  So
DT 52 Daniels, JohnnyJohnny Daniels  So
DT 54 Replogle, JakeJake Replogle Jr
RE 55 DeBusk, RyanRyan DeBusk Jr
LB 56 Cook, WyattWyatt Cook Fr
DE 59 Newton, LangstonLangston Newton Jr
DT 90 Colmery, WillWill Colmery  Fr
RE 91 Turner, ChazmynChazmyn Turner Fr
DT 92 Watson, RyanRyan Watson Sr
DE 95 Panfil, EvanEvan Panfil Jr
DT 97 Rouse III, MichaelMichael Rouse III  Sr
DE 98 Schott, WillWill Schott  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 30 Meadows, ThomasThomas Meadows Sr
K 31 Schopper, JoeJoe Schopper Fr
K 37 Griggs, PaulPaul Griggs Sr
K 38 Bravo, BrianBrian Bravo Fr
K 43 Homan, MylesMyles Homan Fr
LS 48 Vargyas, JohnJohn Vargyas Fr
K 49 Duncan, TylerTyler Duncan  Fr
LS 65 Makowski, BenBen Makowski Fr
LS 69 Bednar, JohnJohn Bednar  Jr
LS 94 Ellington, GrantGrant Ellington Sr
P 96 Herr, JakeJake Herr Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Greg Hudson (Defensive Coordinator)
  • John Shoop (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
  • Jim Bridge (Offensive Line)
  • Rubin Carter (Defensive Line)
  • Marcus Freeman (Linebackers)
  • Taver Johnson (Defensive Backs)
  • Gerad Parker (Wide Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator)
  • Terry Malone (Tight Ends)
  • Jafar Williams (Running Backs)
  • Doug Boersma (Assistant Athletics Director - Sports Medicine)
  • Duane Carlisle (Director of Sports Performance)
  • Andrew Warsaw (Director of Football Operations)
  • Mike Waugh (Director of Player Personnel)
  • John Nussman (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
  • Zach Opsal (Defensive Graduate Assistant)
  • Mark Sheridan (Defensive Graduate Assistant)
  • Camden Wentz (Offensive Graduate Assistant)

[20][21]


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2015

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
David Blough Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week November 2, 2015 [22]
Anthony Brown Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week November 2, 2015 [22]

2016 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Anthony Brown Cornerback 6 189 Dallas Cowboys

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