2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2005 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2005 record	5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Tiller (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread offense
Defensive coordinator	Brock Spack (9th season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Rob Ninkovich
Captain	Charles Davis
Captain	Matt Turner
Captain	Brandon Villarreal
Captain	Jerod Void
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 62,500)
Seasons

2005 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#3/3 Penn State †§		0*	–	1					0*	–	1
#4/4 Ohio State ‡§		7	–	1					10	–	2
#15/15 Wisconsin		5	–	3					10	–	3
Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	5
Northwestern		5	–	3					7	–	5
Iowa		5	–	3					7	–	5
Minnesota		4	–	4					7	–	5
Purdue		3	–	5					5	–	6
Michigan State		2	–	6					5	–	6
Indiana		1	–	7					4	–	7
Illinois		0	–	8					2	–	9
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative § – Conference co-champions *All wins for Penn State (11-1, 7-1) vacated due to scandal. Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

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 Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN360	W 49–24	64,757
September 17	10:00 PM	at Arizona*	No. 12	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 31–24	56,400
September 24	12:00 PM	at Minnesota	No. 11	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	L 35–42 2OT	48,116
October 1	7:45 PM	No. 13 Notre Dame*	No. 22	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 28–49	65,491
October 8	4:30 PM	Iowa		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 17–34	64,785
October 15	1:00 PM	Northwestern		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	L 29–34	62,866
October 22	3:30 PM	at No. 19 Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	L 20–31	82,828
October 29	3:30 PM	at No. 11 Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 15–33	109,467
November 5	12:00 PM	Michigan State		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNU	W 28–21	62,467
November 12	12:00 PM	Illinois		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	ESPN+	W 37–3	57,611
November 19	1:00 PM	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	ESPN360	W 41–14	50,023
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Akron

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Akron 0 14 3 7 24 • Purdue 14 14 0 21 49 Date: September 10 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Arizona

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 14 7 10 0 31 Arizona 7 10 0 7 24 Date: September 17 Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

Minnesota

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total Purdue 0 7 21 0 7 35 Minnesota 3 7 10 8 7 35 Date: September 24 Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Notre Dame

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Notre Dame 7 21 7 14 49 Purdue 0 0 14 14 28 Date: October 1 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Iowa

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Iowa 14 3 6 11 34 Purdue 7 7 3 0 17 Date: October 8 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Northwestern

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Northwestern 14 14 0 6 34 Purdue 3 6 14 6 29 Date: October 15 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Wisconsin

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 0 10 3 7 20 • Wisconsin 10 0 14 7 31 Date: October 22 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Penn State

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 7 0 0 8 15 • Penn St 3 13 7 10 33 Date: October 29 Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Michigan State

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Michigan St 14 7 0 0 21 • Purdue 7 7 7 7 28 Date: November 5 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Illinois

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Illinois 0 0 0 3 3 • Purdue 0 10 7 20 37 Date: November 12 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Indiana

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 0 27 7 7 41 Indiana 7 0 0 7 14 Date: November 19 Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

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