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2023 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGraham Harrell (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid[1]
Defensive coordinatorKevin Kane (1st season)
Base defenseAir strike[2]
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 1 Michigan xy$#^   9 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 10 Ohio State   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 13 Penn State   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Maryland   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Rutgers   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Indiana   1 – 8     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 24 Iowa xy   7 – 2     10 – 4  
Northwestern   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Wisconsin   5 – 4     7 – 6  
Minnesota   3 – 6     6 – 7  
Illinois   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Nebraska   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Purdue   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Michigan 26, Iowa 0
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Ryan Walters, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, placing in four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten's West Division. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Purdue Boilermakers football team drew an average home attendance of 58,248 in 2023, the 30th highest in college football.[3]

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

Coaching staff departures

Name Position Following Team Following Position
Jeff Brohm Head coach Louisville Head coach
Brian Brohm Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Louisville Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Ron English Co-defensive coordinator/secondary Louisville Defensive coordinator
Mark Hagen Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line Louisville Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line
Chris Barclay Running backs Louisville Running backs
David Elson Linebackers Wake Forest Defensive analyst
Karl Maslowski Special teams/assistant linebackers Louisville Special teams/assistant linebackers
Garrick McGee Wide receivers Louisville Wide receivers
Dale Williams Offensive line/tight ends Louisville Offensive quality control
Ryan Wallace Tight ends/assistant offensive line Louisville Tight ends/special teams
Ashton Youboty Cornerbacks

Coaching staff additions

Name Position Previous Team Previous Position
Ryan Walters Head Coach Illinois Defensive coordinator
Graham Harrell Offensive coordinator West Virginia Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Kevin Kane Defensive coordinator Illinois Outside linebackers / Associate HC
Cory Patterson Associate head coach/wide receivers Illinois Running backs
Sam Carter Cornerbacks Ole Miss Cornerbacks
Lamar Conard Running backs Miami (OH) Running backs
Joe Dineen Outside linebackers Illinois Outside linebackers
Seth Doege Tight ends Ole Miss Analyst
Brick Haley Defensive line Minnesota Defensive line
Marcus Johnson Offensive line Missouri Offensive line/run game coordinator/assistant head coach
Grant O'Brien Safeties Illinois Safeties
Kiero Small Director of strength and conditioning Michigan Assistant strength and conditioning

Transfers

Transfers out

The Boilermakers lost twelve players to the transfer portal.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer to
Spencer Holstege #75 LB 6'5 275 Graduate Grand Rapids, Michigan UCLA
Kobe Lewis #25 RB 5'9 175 RedshirtJunior Americus, Georgia Florida Atlantic
Lawrence Johnson #90 LB 6'4 285 Senior Fort Wayne, Indiana Auburn
Branson Deen #58 LB 6'3 255 Senior Indianapolis, Indiana Miami (FL)
Jack Sullivan #99 DE 6'5 275 Senior Plainfield, Illinois USC
Chris Van Eekeren #57 K 5'11 195 RedshirtJunior Chesterton, Indiana Temple
Greg Hudgins #98 DT 6'4 230 RedshirtSophomore Washington D.C. Charlotte
Eric Miller #74 OT 6'7 305 Senior Mason, Ohio Louisville
Terence Thomas - S 5'11 185 RedshirtFreshman Youngstown, Ohio Akron
Brady Allen #18 QB 6'5 210 Sophomore Fort Branch, Indiana Louisville
Tristan Cox #48 LB 6'3 235 Junior Somerset, Kentucky Ohio
Jordan Buchanan #19 CB 6'0 165 Sophomore Suwanee, Georgia South Alabama
Jamari Brown #7 CB 6'3 205 Senior Pompano Beach, Florida Mississippi State

Transfers in

The Boilermakers added fourteen players via transfer.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer from
Salim Turner-Muhammad #2 CB 6'0 170 Senior Alexandria, Virginia Stanford
Hudson Card #1 QB 6'2 195 Junior Austin, Texas Texas
Isaiah Nichols #90 DL 6'3 300 Junior Springdale, Arkansas Arkansas
Jalen Grant #75 IOL 6'3 297 Senior Chicago, Illinois Bowling Green
Ben Farrell #64 OT 6'4 299 Senior Grand Rapids, Michigan Indiana Wesleyan
Anthony Brown #24 S 6'0 185 RedshirtFreshman Milan, Tennessee Arkansas
Jeffrey M'ba #0 DL 6'6 305 Junior Libreville, Gabon Auburn
Malik Langham #35 DL 6'6 269 Senior Huntsville, AL Vanderbilt
Marquis Wilson #16 CB 5'11 180 Senior Windsor, CT Penn State
Braxton Myers #12 CB 6'1 188 Freshman Coppell, TX Ole Miss
Bennett Meredith #18 QB 6'3 190 Freshman Birmingham, AL Arizona State
Luke Griffin #74 OT 6'5 275 Senior Chatsworth, Georgia Missouri
Jahmal Edrine #7 WR 6'3 210 Junior Fort Lauderdale, Florida Florida Atlantic
Markevious Brown #1 CB 6'0 170 Sophomore Bradenton, Florida Ole Miss
Austin Johnson #58 OL 6'4 305 Junior Highlands Ranch, Colorado Colorado

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2023 NFL draft
Round Pick NFL team Player Position
4 131 Cincinnati Bengals Charlie Jones WR
4 135 Las Vegas Raiders Aidan O'Connell QB
5 171 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Payne Durham TE
7 241 Pittsburgh Steelers Cory Trice CB
7 255 San Francisco 49ers Jalen Graham OLB

Preseason

Recruits

The Boilermakers signed a total of 17 recruits.

College recruiting information (2023)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Winston Berglund
DB 		Carmel, IN Carmel High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Apr 15, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Owen Davis
LB 		Richwood, OH North Union High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 5, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Drake Carlson
DT 		Nashville, TN Father Ryan High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Jun 13, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Zion Gunn
CB 		Winter Park, FL Winter Park High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 13, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ryan Browne
QB 		New Berlin, NY Milford Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 7, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ethon Cole
S 		Minneola, FL Lake Minneola High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 2, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Dillon Thieneman
S 		Westfield, IN Westfield High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 14, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jamarrion Harkless
DL 		Lexington, KY Frederick Douglass High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 320 lb (150 kg) Dec 21, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Will Heldt
LB 		Carmel, IN Carmel High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jun 25, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ryne Shackelford
LaGrange, OH Keystone High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jun 27, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jaron Tibbs
WR 		Indianapolis, IN Cathedral High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jun 28, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
George Burhenn
TE 		Fortville, IN Cathedral High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 1, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Issiah Walker
OL 		El Dorado, KS Butler Community College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 302 lb (137 kg) Jan 24, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Derrick Rogers
WR 		Orlando, FL Jones High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jan 29, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Arhmad Branch
WR 		Festus, MO Festus High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jan 29, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jimmy Liston
OC 		Hinsdale, IL Fenwick High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 310 lb (140 kg) Aug 31, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Mondrell Dean
DE 		Hurricane, WV Hurricane High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jan 31, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 66  247Sports: 64
  • 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 May 3, 2023.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 212:00 p.m.Fresno State*
BTNL 35–39 54,898 [4]
September 912:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech*
ESPN2W 24–17 65,632 [5]
September 167:30 p.m.Syracuse*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
NBCL 20–35 61,441
September 227:00 p.m.Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
FS1L 17–38 55,529
September 303:30 p.m.Illinoisdagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
Peacock W 44–19 59,510
October 73:30 p.m.at Iowa
 Peacock L 14–20 69,250
October 1412:00 p.m. No. 3 Ohio State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
 Peacock L 7–41 57,319
October 283:30 p.m.at Nebraska
 FS1[a] L 14–31 86,709
November 47:30 p.m.at No. 3 Michigan
 NBCL 13–41 110,245
November 113:30 p.m.Minnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
 NBCW 49–30 59,049
November 1812:00 p.m.at Northwestern
BTNL 15–23 23,291
November 2512:00 p.m.Indiana
BTN W 35–31 59,993
  1. ^ 1st half moved to FS2 to accommodate the conclusion of Oklahoma-Kansas, which originally aired on FOX

Roster

2023 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Jayden Dixon-Veal Jr
QB 1 Hudson Card RJr
WR 2 Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen Injured RJr
WR 3 Tyrone Tracy RSr
WR 4 Deion Burks RSo
WR 5 Elijah Canion RJr
WR 6 Curtis Deville, Jr. RFr
WR 7 Jahmal Edrine Injured RSo
WR 8 TJ Sheffield RSr
WR 9 Mershawn Rice Injured RSr
WR 12 Zion Steptoe RFr
WR 13 Jaron Tibbs Fr
QB 14 Jake Wilson Fr
QB 15 Ryan Browne Fr
QB 17 Christian Gelov RJr
WR 17 Arhmad Branch Fr
QB 18 Bennett Meredith RFr
QB 19 Kyle Adams RJr
RB 20 Bishop Johnson RSo
RB 22 Dylan Downing Sr
RB 23 Mondrell Dean Fr
WR 26 Andrew Sowinski RJr
WR 27 Trey Firestone RFr
RB 28 Addai Lewellen RFr
RB 29 Christian Womack Fr
RB 33 Elijah Jackson Fr
WR 34 Ben Van Noord RSo
WR 35 Hayden Parise RJr
TE 41 Ben Furtney RJr
RB 45 Devin Mockobee RSo
OL 52 Preston Nichols RSr
OL 53 Gus Hartwig Sr
OL 54 Josh Kaltenberger RJr
OL 55 Malachi Preciado RFr
OL 57 Tom Ewing Fr
OL 58 Austin Johnson RJr
OL 59 Vince Carpenter RFr
OL 61 Aaron Roberts RSo
OL 62 Ben Kuhns RSr
OL 63 Marcus Mbow Injured RSo
OL 64 Ben Farrell RSr
OL 67 Drew Woodruff RFr
OL 68 Jimmy Liston Fr
OL 72 Andre Oben RFr
OL 73 Daniel Johnson RSr
OL 74 Luke Griffin RSr
OL 75 Jalen Grant Sr
OL 76 Ethan Trent Fr
OL 77 Mahamane Moussa RSo
OL 78 Bakyne Coly So
WR 80 Ryne Shackelford Fr
TE 81 George Burhenn Fr
TE 82 Drew Biber RSo
WR 83 Andrew Adkison Fr
WR 84 Nolan Buckman Fr
WR 85 Luke Jones Fr
TE 86 Max Klare Injured RFr
WR 87 Maddix Bogunia-Bright Fr
TE 88 Garrett Miller RSr
TE 89 Paul Piferi Injured RSr
TE 91 Ben Buechel RJr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 0 Jeffrey M'Ba Jr
CB 1 Markevious Brown Jr
DB 2 Salim Turner-Muhammad Injured RSr
LB 4 Kydran Jenkins Sr
DE 5 Nic Scourton So
LB 8 OC Brothers RSr
DE 9 Joe Strickland RFr
S 10 Cam Allen Sr
DB 11 Antonio Stevens RJr
DB 12 Braxton Myers RFr
DB 13 Derrick Rogers Jr. Fr
LB, DE 14 Yanni Karlaftis RSo
LB 15 Will Heldt Fr
CB 16 Marquis Wilson Injured RSr
DB 19 Botros Alisandro So
LB 20 Winston Berglund Fr
S 21 Sanoussi Kane Sr
LB 22 Owen Davis Fr
DB 23 Ethon Cole Fr
DB 24 Anthony Brown RFr
DB 25 Zion Gunn Fr
CB 27 Zeke Williams RFr
DB 29 Jaxon Mull RFr
DB 31 Dillon Thieneman Fr
S 32 Joseph Jefferson II RFr
DT 34 Damarjhe Lewis Injured RJr
DL 35 Malik Langham RSr
LB 36 Roman Pitre So
LB 37 Joey Sumlin Fr
DB 38 Luke Pettaway Fr
LB 40 Hudson Miller RFr
LB 42 Clyde Washington Sr
DB 43 Landon Heard Fr
LB 46 Scotty Humpich RSr
LB 47 Domanick Moon RFr
LB 49 Farrell Henderson III RFr
DE 50 Sulaiman Kpaka RSr
DE 56 Jayden Scruggs RFr
DT 91 Cole Brevard RJr
DT 92 Mo Omonode So
DE 93 Isaiah Nichols GS
DT 94 J.P. Deeter RFr
DE 95 Joe Anderson RSr
DE 96 Khordae Sydnor RSo
DT 97 Jamarrion Harkless Fr
DL 98 Drake Carlson Fr
DT 99 Prince James Boyd Jr. RSr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 25 Iain Ramage Fr
P 30 Jack Ansell Jr
K 39 Ben Freehill RSr
K 41 Caleb Krockover RJr
LS 44 Daniel Hawthorne Sr
K 45 Julio Macias Injured RFr
P 47 Brendan Cropsey RJr
P 48 Bennett Boehnlein RFr
LS 51 Nick Taylor RJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Cory Patterson (associate head coach/wide receivers)
  • Graham Harrell (offensive coordinator)
  • Kevin Kane (defensive coordinator)
  • Sam Carter (cornerbacks)
  • Lamar Conard (running backs)
  • Joe Dineen (outside linebackers)
  • Seth Doege (tight ends)
  • Brick Haley (defensive line)
  • Marcus Johnson (offensive line)
  • Grant O'Brien (safeties)
  • Kiero Small (director of strength and conditioning)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2023

Game summaries

Fresno State

See also: 2023 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Game One – Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 10 81439
Boilermakers 7 14 7735

at Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 54,898
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play) & Jake Butt (analyst) & Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
  • Recap, Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:40) PUR – Deion Burks 84-yard pass from Hudson Card, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 3 plays, 92 yards, 1:15; Purdue 7–0)
  • (7:26) FRES – Erik Brooks 29-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:22; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:57) PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. 1-yard run, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 8 plays, 17 yards, 4:01; Purdue 14–7)
  • (12:29) FRES – Jalen Moss 8-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:28; Tied 14–14)
  • (9:05) PUR – Deion Burks 17-yard pass from Hudson Card, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:20; Purdue 21–14)
  • (0:00) FRES – Dylan Lynch 52-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 0:22; Purdue 21–17)
Third quarter
  • (14:49) PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. 98-yard kickoff return, Ben Freehill kick (Purdue 28–17)
  • (6:44) FRES – Jaelen Gill 18-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Jalen Moss–Mikey Keene pass (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:59; Purdue 28–25)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:44) FRES – Malik Sherrod 1-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 5:44; Fresno State 32–28)
  • (4:36) PUR – Devin Mockobee 11-yard run, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:41; Purdue 35–32)
  • (0:59) FRES – Erik Brooks 22-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:31; Fresno State 39–35)
Statistics FRES PUR
First downs 27 19
Plays–yards 81–487 61–363
Rushes–yards 37–116 30–109
Passing yards 371 254
Passing: comp–att–int 32–45–1 17–30–0
Time of possession 36:33 23:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Fresno State Passing Mikey Keene 31/44, 365 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Elijah Gilliam 20 carries, 93 yards
Receiving Erik Brooks 9 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD
Purdue Passing Hudson Card 17/30, 254 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Devin Mockobee 16 carries, 60 yards, TD
Receiving Deion Burks 4 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD

Virginia Tech

See also: 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Game Two – Purdue Boilermakers (0–1) at Virginia Tech Hokies (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Boilermakers 7 10 0724
Hokies 0 17 0017

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 65,632
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play) & Rod Gilmore (analyst) & Lauren Sisler (sideline)
  • Recap, Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:26) PUR – Devin Mockobee 15-yard run, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:34; Purdue 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:03) PUR – Ben Freehill 43-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 04:11; Purdue 10–0)
  • (12:39) PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. 21-yard run, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 00:12; Purdue 17–0)
  • (5:54) VT – Bhayshul Tuten 30-yard pass from Grant Wells, John Love kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 02:37; Purdue 17–7)
  • (2:51) VT – John Love 41-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 01:27; Purdue 17–10)
  • (0:10) VT – Jaylin Lane 2-yard pass from Grant Wells, John Love kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 01:09; Tied 17–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:00) PUR – Hudson Card 2-yard run, Ben Freehill kick, (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 06:31; Purdue 24–17)
Statistics PUR VT
First downs 22 19
Plays–yards 80–427 62–286
Rushes–yards 46–179 22–11
Passing yards 248 275
Passing: comp–att–int 23–34–0 18–40–2
Time of possession 38:01 21:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Purdue Passing Hudson Card 23/34, 248 yards
Rushing Devin Mockobee 21 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Max Klare 8 receptions, 64 yards
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 16/33, 243 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Malachi Thomas 6 carries, 18 yards
Receiving Dae'Quan Wright 4 receptions, 77 yards

Syracuse

See also: 2023 Syracuse Orange football team
Game Three – Purdue Boilermakers (1–1) at Syracuse Orange (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Orange 7 14 01435
Boilermakers 0 7 7620

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SE 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 61,441
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
  • Recap, Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (3:47) SYR – Garrett Shrader 3-yard run, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 03:50; Syracuse 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:44) SYR – Garrett Shrader 35-yard run, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 01:47; Syracuse 14–0)
  • (11:14) PUR – Deion Burks 2-yard pass from Hudson Card, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 02:30; Syracuse 14–7)
  • (2:34) SYR – LeQuint Allen 2-yard run, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 03:16; Syracuse 21–7)
Third quarter
  • (4:28) PUR – Hudson Card 5-yard run, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 05:02; Syracuse 21–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:53) SYR – Garrett Shrader 1-yard run, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 04:35; Syracuse 28–14)
  • (8:38) PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. 1-yard run (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 06:15; Syracuse 28–20)
  • (3:19) SYR – Garrett Shrader 28-yard run, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 01:37; Syracuse 35–20)
Statistics SYR PUR
First downs 28 29
Plays–yards 72–455 78–403
Rushes–yards 44–271 32–80
Passing yards 184 323
Passing: comp–att–int 14–28–1 32–46–1
Time of possession 29:28 30:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Syracuse Passing Garrett Shrader 14/28, 184 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Garrett Shrader 25 carries, 195 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Damien Alford 4 receptions, 70 yards
Purdue Passing Hudson Card 32/46, 323 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Tyrone Tracy Jr. 10 carries, 38 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen 10 receptions, 114 yards

Wisconsin

See also: 2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Game Four – Wisconsin Badgers (2–1) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Badgers 14 7 61138
Boilermakers 3 0 14017

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: September 22, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SE4 MPH
  • Game attendance: 55,529
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year Date Awarded Ref
Maxwell Award Hudson Card QB JR July 31, 2023 [7][8]
Outland Trophy Gus Hartwig C SR August 1, 2023 [7][9]
Ray Guy Award Jack Ansell P JR August 2, 2023 [7][10]
Rimington Trophy Gus Hartwig C SR August 4, 2023 [7][11]
Doak Walker Award Devin Mockobee RB SO August 9, 2023 [7][12]

Weekly Awards

Weekly Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
Dillon Thieneman Big Ten Freshman of the Week September 5, 2023 [13]
October 9, 2023 [14]
October 30, 2023 [15]
November 13, 2023 [16]
November 27, 2023 [17]

All-Conference Honors

References

  1. ^ Trimber, Rob (September 4, 2023). "Purdue Boilermakers Offensive Scouting Report". Sons of Saturday. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Jellison, Dub (August 11, 2023). "Welcome to Purdue's New Defense - The Air Strike and its Agents of Chaos". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 FBS Attendance Trends". D1.ticker. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
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