2015 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2015 Purdue Boilermakers football
2015 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	West Division
Record	2–10 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Darrell Hazell (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	John Shoop (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style/Single back
Defensive coordinator	Greg Hudson (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4 or 4–3
Captains	Robert Kugler (5th year); Danny Anthrop (4th year); Frankie Williams (5th year); Ja'Whaun Bentley (2nd year);
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

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.

2015 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
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

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 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

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.

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
Markus Bailey LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Fred Brown DT	Boutte, Louisiana	Hahnville H.S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	--	Feb 1, 2015
Fred Brown DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
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
Andy Chelf S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Wyatt Cook LB	Owings Mills, Maryland	McDonogh School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	--	Jul 1, 2014
Wyatt Cook LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Evyn Cooper ATH	Buford, Georgia	Buford H. S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	--	Dec 2, 2014
Evyn Cooper ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Sawyer Dawson LB	Plant City, Florida	Plant City H. S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	--	Jun 30, 2014
Sawyer Dawson LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tim Faison DE	Tallahassee, Florida	Godby H. S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	--	Nov 19, 2014
Tim Faison DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tario Fuller RB	Sugar Hill, Georgia	Lanier H. S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	--	Jun 29, 2014
Tario Fuller RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Shayne Henley DE	Moorpark, California	Moorpark College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	--	Dec 7, 2014
Shayne Henley DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brycen Hopkins TE	Nashville, Tennessee	The Ensworth School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	--	Dec 7, 2014
Brycen Hopkins TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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
Markell Jones RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Michael Little DB	Sherman Oaks, California	Notre Dame H. S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	--	Dec 7, 2014
Michael Little DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Anthony Mahoungou WR	Coalinga, California	West Hills College Coalinga	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	--	Dec 7, 2014
Anthony Mahoungou WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ben Makowski LS	Mishawaka, Indiana	Penn H. S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	--	Jun 13, 2014
Ben Makowski LS	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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
Matt McCann OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Michael Mendez OL	Los Fresnos, Texas	Los Fresnos H. S.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	--	Feb 4, 2015
Michael Mendez OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
David Rose DB	Oxon Hill, Maryland	Potomac H. S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	--	Dec 19, 2014
David Rose DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Joe Schopper K	Indianapolis, Indiana	Cathedral H. S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	--	Aug 5, 2014
Joe Schopper K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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
Elijah Sindelar QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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
Peyton Truitt OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jess Trussell TE	Arlington, Texas	Martin H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	4.7	Jan 22, 2015
Jess Trussell TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chazmyn Turner DE	Mooresville, North Carolina	Mooresville H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	--	Dec 7, 2014
Chazmyn Turner DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Larry Wells OL	Kenton, Ohio	Kenton H.S.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	--	Jan 18, 2015
Larry Wells OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Eddy Wilson DT	West Bloomfield, Michigan	West Bloomfield H.S.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	--	Jan 17, 2015
Eddy Wilson DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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
Richard Worship FB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Domonique Young WR	Norwalk, California	Cerritos College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	--	Jan 29, 2014
Domonique Young WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/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

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 Stadium Huntington, WV	FS1	L 31–41	38,791^[5]
September 12	12:00 pm	No. 21 (FCS) Indiana State*	Ross–Ade Stadium West 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 Stadium East 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 Stadium Madison, 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	Illinois	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 Field Evanston, IL	BTN	L 14–21	30,003^[14]
November 21	12:00 pm	at No. 6 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa 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 Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	14	7	7	3	31
• Thundering Herd	17	0	10	14	41

Date: September 6
Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Huntington, WV
Game start: 3:05 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:41
Game attendance: 38,791
Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), Sunny, NE 2 mph (3.2 km/h)
Referee: Ken Antee
TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher, Petros Papadakis & Steve Hutchinson

Sources:^[5]^[19]

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

Indiana Hoosiers (5–6) at Purdue Boilermakers (2–9)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	10	14	14	16	54
Purdue	7	7	14	8	36

at Ross-Ade Stadium • West 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

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	IND	PUR
1	9:51	10	72	2:53	Indiana	Paige 23-yard touchdown reception from Sudfeld, Oakes kick good	7	0
1	6:01	5	21	1:14	Indiana	45-yard field goal by Oakes	10	0
1	0:00	6	78	1:44	Purdue	Appleby 1-yard touchdown run, Griggs kick good	10	7
2	12:46	7	75	2:14	Indiana	Redding 6-yard touchdown run, Oakes kick good	17	7
2	7:07	14	99	4:12	Indiana	Cobbs 15-yard touchdown reception from Sudfeld, Oakes kick good	24	7
2	3:12	12	75	3:55	Purdue	Jurasevich 11-yard touchdown reception from Appleby, Griggs kick good	24	14
3	13:38	6	75	1:22	Indiana	Sudfeld 3-yard touchdown run, Oakes kick good	31	14
3	4:28	14	76	5:46	Purdue	Herdman 2-yard touchdown reception from Appleby, Griggs kick good	31	21
3	1:57	9	50	2:31	Indiana	Wilson 1-yard touchdown run, Oakes kick good	38	21
3	0:19	6	75	1:38	Purdue	M. Jones 20-yard touchdown run, Griggs kick good	38	28
4	12:22	4	53	1:33	Indiana	Knight 22-yard touchdown reception from Sudfeld, Oakes kick no good	44	28
4	11:21	4	56	1:01	Purdue	Appleby 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good	44	36
4	10:15	3	83	1:06	Indiana	Booker 72-yard touchdown reception from Sudfeld, Oakes kick good	51	36
4	5:31	5	36	0:57	Indiana	34-yard field goal by Oakes	54	36
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							54	36

Roster

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

Darrell Hazell

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
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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