2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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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

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

September 101:00 PMAkron*No. 13

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

ESPN360W 49–24 64,757 September 1710:00 PMat Arizona*No. 12

• Arizona Stadium
• Tucson, AZ

W 31–24 56,400 September 2412:00 PMat MinnesotaNo. 11

• Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
• Minneapolis, MN

ESPNL 35–42 ^2OT48,116 October 17:45 PMNo. 13 Notre Dame*No. 22

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

ESPNL 28–49 65,491 October 84:30 PMIowa

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

ESPNL 17–34 64,785 October 151:00 PMNorthwestern

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

ESPN2L 29–34 62,866 October 223:30 PMat No. 19 Wisconsin

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

ABCL 20–31 82,828 October 293:30 PMat No. 11 Penn State

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

ABCL 15–33 109,467 November 512:00 PMMichigan State

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

ESPNUW 28–21 62,467 November 1212:00 PMIllinois

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)

ESPN+W 37–3 57,611 November 191:00 PMat Indiana

• Memorial Stadium
• Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)

ESPN360W 41–14 50,023

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