2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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.

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
Captains	Charles Davis Matt Turner Brandon Villarreal Jerod Void
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 62,500)

2005 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Penn State $+		7	–	1					11	–	1
No. 4 Ohio State %+		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 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 conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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

Roster

Game summaries

Akron

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

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

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Purdue 0 7 21 0 7 0 35 • Minnesota 3 7 10 8 7 7 42 Date: September 24 Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Notre Dame

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

1. "Cumulative Season Statistics". Purdue University.