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2015 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–10 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Shoop (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style/Single back
Defensive coordinatorGreg Hudson (3rd season)
Base defense3–4 or 4–3
Captains
  • Robert Kugler (5th year)
  • Danny Anthrop (4th year)
  • Frankie Williams (5th year)
  • Ja'Whaun Bentley (2nd year)
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 6 Michigan State xy$^   7 1     12 2  
No. 4 Ohio State x   7 1     12 1  
No. 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
No. 9 Iowa xy   8 0     12 2  
No. 23 Northwestern   6 2     10 3  
No. 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
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

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In 2014, Purdue compiled 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

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Position key

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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

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

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Markus Bailey
LB
Hilliard, Ohio Hilliard Davidson H.S. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.7 Jul 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Fred Brown
DT
Boutte, Louisiana Hahnville H.S. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 255 lb (116 kg) -- Feb 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:2/5 stars
Andy Chelf
S
Southlake, Texas Carroll Senior H.S. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.5 Jun 10, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Wyatt Cook
LB
Owings Mills, Maryland McDonogh School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) -- Jul 1, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Evyn Cooper
ATH
Buford, Georgia Buford H. S. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) -- Dec 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Sawyer Dawson
LB
Plant City, Florida Plant City H. S. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) -- Jun 30, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tim Faison
DE
Tallahassee, Florida Godby H. S. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) -- Nov 19, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tario Fuller
RB
Sugar Hill, Georgia Lanier H. S. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) -- Jun 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Shayne Henley
DE
Moorpark, California Moorpark College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) -- Dec 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Brycen Hopkins
TE
Nashville, Tennessee The Ensworth School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (110 kg) -- Dec 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Markell Jones
RB
Columbus, Indiana Columbus East H. S. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 4.6 Jun 24, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Michael Little
DB
Sherman Oaks, California Notre Dame H. S. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) -- Dec 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Anthony Mahoungou
WR
Coalinga, California West Hills College Coalinga 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) -- Dec 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ben Makowski
LS
Mishawaka, Indiana Penn H. S. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 250 lb (110 kg) -- Jun 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
Matt McCann
OL
Indianapolis, Indiana Bishop Chatard H. S. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 305 lb (138 kg) 5.2 Jun 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Michael Mendez
OL
Los Fresnos, Texas Los Fresnos H. S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) -- Feb 4, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPNN/A
David Rose
DB
Oxon Hill, Maryland Potomac H. S. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) -- Dec 19, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Joe Schopper
K
Indianapolis, Indiana Cathedral H. S. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) -- Aug 5, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Elijah Sindelar
QB
Princeton, Kentucky Caldwell County H. S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.7 Feb 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Peyton Truitt
OL
West Lafayette, Indiana West Lafayette Junior-Senior H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 284 lb (129 kg) -- Aug 24, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jess Trussell
TE
Arlington, Texas Martin H.S. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 4.7 Jan 22, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Chazmyn Turner
DE
Mooresville, North Carolina Mooresville H.S. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (110 kg) -- Dec 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Larry Wells
OL
Kenton, Ohio Kenton H.S. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 310 lb (140 kg) -- Jan 18, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Eddy Wilson
DT
West Bloomfield, Michigan West Bloomfield H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 265 lb (120 kg) -- Jan 17, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Richard Worship
FB
Parma Heights, Ohio Valley Forge H.S. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 4.7 Jun 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Domonique Young
WR
Norwalk, California Cerritos College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) -- Jan 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 62   Rivals: 63  247Sports: 65  ESPN: 55
  • 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 February 9, 2015.
  • "2015 Purdue Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  • "2015 Purdue Boilermakers football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.

Schedule

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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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 63:00 pmat Marshall*FS1L 31–4138,791[5]
September 1212:00 pmNo. 21 (FCS) Indiana State*ESPNewsW 38–1441,158[6]
September 193:30 pmVirginia Tech*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ESPNUL 24–5145,759[7]
September 2612:00 pmBowling Green*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
BTNL 28–3533,162[8]
October 312:00 pmat No. 2 Michigan StateESPN2L 21–2474,418[9]
October 103:30 pmMinnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ESPNUL 13–4133,780[10]
October 1712:00 pmat WisconsinBTNL 7–2480,794[11]
October 3112:00 pmNebraska
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ESPNUW 55–4531,351[12]
November 712:00 pmIllinoisdagger
BTNL 14–4840,197[13]
November 1412:00 pmat No. 24 NorthwesternBTNL 14–2130,003[14]
November 2112:00 pmat No. 6 IowaESPN2L 20–4062,920[15]
November 2812:00 pmIndiana
BTNL 36–5437,152[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[17]

Radio

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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

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At Marshall

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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.

Indiana

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Indiana Hoosiers (5–6) at Purdue Boilermakers (2–9)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Indiana 10 14 141654
Purdue 7 7 14836

at Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Overcast • 38 °F (3 °C) • Wind 9 mph (14 km/h) NNE
  • Game attendance: 37,152
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • Automated ScoreBook
Game information

Roster

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2015 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 D. J. Knox So
TE 2 Jonathan Curry  Jr
QB 2 Elijah Sindelar Fr
WR 3 Bilal Marshall  Jr
RB 4 Keith Byers II  So
WR 5 Domonique Young Jr
WR 7 DeAngelo Yancey Jr
RB 8 Markell Jones Fr
WR 9 Dan Monteroso Jr
TE 10 Matt Burke  So
QB 11 David Blough  Fr
QB 12 Austin Appleby  Jr
WR 15 Trae Hart So
WR 18 Camerson Posey  Jr
QB 19 Aaron Banks Fr
WR 20 Gregory Phillips So
WR 21 Anthony Mahoungou So
RB 23 Keyante Green  So
RB 25 Tario Fuller Fr
RB 28 David Yancey  So
WR 33 Danny Anthrop (C) Sr
RB 36 Richie Worship Fr
RB 45 Lane Beeler  Fr
TE 47 Micah Budzinski  So
OL 51 Bearooz Yacoobi  Fr
OG/C 53 Kirk Barron  Fr
OL 55 Michael Mendez Fr
C 57 Robert Kugler (C)  Sr
OL 60 Eric Swingler  Fr
OL 64 Dakota Jelinek  Fr
OL 66 Cameron Cermin  Jr
OL 68 Peyton Truitt Fr
OL 70 Jordan Roos  Jr
OL 71 Corey Clements Sr
OL 72 Jason King  Jr
OL 73 J. J. Prince  Jr
OL 74 Martesse Patterson  Fr
OT 75 David Heledin Sr
OL 77 Joey Warburg  Jr
OL 79 Matt McCann Fr
WR 80 Jarrett Burgess Fr
WR 81 Keenan Schon  So
WR 82 Alex Hilger  Fr
WR 83 Malcolm Dotson Fr
TE 84 Jess Trussell Fr
TE 85 Jordan Jurasevich  Sr
WR 87 Shane Mikesky  Sr
TE 88 Cole Herdman  Fr
TE 89 Brycen Hopkins Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 1 Brandon Roberts  Fr
CB 2 Da'Wan Hunte  So
S 3 Leroy Clark Jr
LB 4 Ja'Whaun Bentley (C) So
S 5 Austin Logan Jr
CB 6 Evyn Cooper Fr
CB 6 Myles Norwood  So
S 7 Robert Gregory  Jr
S 8 Tim Cason  Fr
CB 9 Anthony Brown Sr
CB 10 Michael Little Fr
RE 11 Antoine Miles  So
RE 13 Gelen Robinson So
DT 14 Ra'Zahn Howard Jr
S 15 Andy Chelf Fr
LB 16 Garret Hudson  So
DT 17 Fred Brown Fr
DT 18 Eddy Wilson Fr
LB 19 Dezwan Polk-Campbell  So
CB 20 David Rose Fr
LB 21 Markus Bailey Fr
LB 22 Sawyer Dawson Fr
CB 24 Frankie Williams (C)  Sr
CB 25 Antonio Blackmon  Fr
CB 26 Stefan Certa Sr
S 27 Evan Feichter  So
LB 29 Jimmy Herman  Jr
LB 32 Evan Pulliam  Jr
CB 34 Austin Sullins Fr
LB 36 Danny Ezechukwu  So
LB 40 Tim Faison Fr
S 41 Jacob Theineman  Fr
LB 42 Andy James Garcia  Jr
DB 46 Race Johnson  So
DE 47 Shane Henley Jr
DT 50 Keiwan Jones  Fr
DE 51 John Strauser  So
DT 52 Johnny Daniels  So
DT 54 Jake Replogle Jr
RE 55 Ryan DeBusk Jr
LB 56 Wyatt Cook Fr
DE 59 Langston Newton Jr
DT 90 Will Colmery  Fr
RE 91 Chazmyn Turner Fr
DT 92 Ryan Watson Sr
DE 95 Evan Panfil Jr
DT 97 Michael Rouse III  Sr
DE 98 Will Schott  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 30 Thomas Meadows Sr
K 31 Joe Schopper Fr
K 37 Paul Griggs Sr
K 38 Brian Bravo Fr
K 43 Myles Homan Fr
LS 48 John Vargyas Fr
K 49 Tyler Duncan  Fr
LS 65 Ben Makowski Fr
LS 69 John Bednar  Jr
LS 94 Grant Ellington Sr
P 96 Jake 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)

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

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2015

Awards and honors

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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

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

References

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  4. ^ "2014 Purdue-Notre Dame Football Game Set for Indianapolis" (Press release). Purdue University Department of Athletics. December 19, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
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  18. ^ "Radio Network". www.PurdueSports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
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