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2019 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$^   9 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 9 Penn State   7 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 18 Michigan   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Indiana   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Maryland   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Rutgers   0 – 9     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 11 Wisconsin xy   7 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 10 Minnesota x   7 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 15 Iowa   6 – 3     10 – 3  
Illinois   4 – 5     6 – 7  
Purdue   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Nebraska   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Northwestern   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Purdue Boilermakers football team will represent Purdue University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers will play their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and compete in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They will be led by third-year head coach Jeff Brohm.

Previous season

The 2018 Boilermakers team finished the season at 6–7, 5–4 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second in the West Division. They were invited to the Music City Bowl where they were defeated by Auburn. The season was highlighted by a dominant, upset home victory over then-No. 2 Ohio State by a score of 49–20, which proved to be the Buckeyes' only loss on the year.

Preseason

Coaching changes

Purdue cornerbacks coach Derrick Jackson and tight ends coach Mark Tommerdahl both left to take jobs at Northern Illinois and Texas Tech respectively in early February 2019.[1][2] Purdue announced the hiring of Greg Brown as cornerbacks coach on February 21.[3] He previously was the secondary coach at Auburn for two seasons. Head coach Jeff Brohm also announced the promotion of former Purdue quality control assistant Ryan Wallace to be the new tight ends coach.[4]

Player news

Wide receiver KeyRon Catlett announced his decision to transfer to Hampton.[5] Tight end Jess Trussell and offensive lineman Michael Mendez announced that they would leave as graduate transfers. Linebacker Tobias Larry transferred to Tennessee State. Benaiah Franklin transferred to Northwestern State.

Recruiting

The Boilermakers signed a total of 24 recruits.

College recruiting information (2019)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
George Karlaftis
DE 		West Lafayette, Indiana West Lafayette High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Oct 21, 2017 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Mershawn Rice
ATH 		Reynoldsburg, Ohio Reynoldsburg High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) May 18, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Da'Joun Hewitt
RB 		Nashville, Tennessee Davidson Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 22, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Marvin Grant
DB 		Detroit, Michigan Martin Luther King High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 1, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Cam Craig
OL 		Dublin, Ohio Jerome High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jun 3, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Paul Piferi
QB 		Villa Park, California Villa Park High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 11, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Kyle Bilodeau
TE 		Woodberry Forest, Virginia Woodberry Forest School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jun 15, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Dave Monnot III
OL 		Joliet, Illinois Joliet Catholic Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Jun 15, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Spencer Holstege
OL 		Grand Rapids, Michigan South Christian High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jun 15, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Dontay Hunter
DE 		Westerville, Ohio Westerville Central High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Jun 17, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Brooks Cormier
K 		Tuscaloosa, Alabama American Christian Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 27, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Crishawn Long
LB 		Parma, Ohio Padua Franciscan High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 18, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Nyles Beverly
DB 		Macedonia, Ohio Nordonia High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 19, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Cameron Allen
DB 		Bluefield, Virginia Graham High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 21, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Garrett Miller
TE 		Round Rock, Texas Round Rock High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Jun 22, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Sulaiman Kpaka
DE 		Grand Prairie, Texas Grand Prairie High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Jun 22, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Steven Faucheux
DT 		West Chester, Ohio Lakota West High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 269 lb (122 kg) Jul 30, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
TJ Sheffield
WR 		Thompsons Station, Tennessee Independence High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jul 30, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
King Doerue
RB 		Amarillo, Texas Tascosa High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 10, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Kyle Jornigan
OL 		Youngstown, Ohio Cardinal Mooney High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Oct 18, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jalen Graham
DB 		Detroit, Michigan Cass Technical High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Oct 20, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Milton Wright
WR 		Louisville, Kentucky Christian Academy of Louisville 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 9, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Khali Saunders
LB 		Elmhurst, Illinois Immaculate Conception 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Dec 20, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
David Bell
WR 		Indianapolis, Indiana Warren Central High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 5, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 26  247Sports: 35  ESPN: 25
  • 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:

  • "2019 Purdue Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  • "2019 Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Maxwell Award[6] Rondale Moore WR So
Butkus Award[7] Markus Bailey LB RSr
Outland Trophy[8] Lorenzo Neal DT Sr
Paul Hornung Award[9] Rondale Moore WR So

Preseason Big Ten poll

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2019 poll, Purdue was projected to finish in fifth in the West Division.[10]

Media poll (West Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Nebraska 198 (14)
2 Iowa 194.5 (14)
3 Wisconsin 172.5 (4)
4 Northwestern 142.5 (1)
5 Purdue 110.5
6 Minnesota 100 (1)
7 Illinois 34

Schedule

Purdue's 2019 schedule will begin with three non-conference games, first on the road against Nevada of the Mountain West Conference, and then returning home for games against Vanderbilt of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and TCU of the Big 12 Conference. In Big Ten Conference play, Purdue will play all other members of the West Division and draws Penn State, Maryland, and Indiana from the East Division.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 309:30 p.m.at Nevada*
CBSSN
September 712:00 p.m.Vanderbilt*
BTN
September 147:30 p.m.TCU*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
BTN
September 28Minnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
October 512:00 p.m.at Penn State
ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
October 1212:00 p.m.Marylanddagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
October 1912:00 p.m.at Iowa
October 26Illinois
November 2Nebraska
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
November 9at Northwestern
November 23at Wisconsin
November 30Indiana

Source:[11]

Roster

2019 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Elijah Sindelar (C) RSr
WR 4 Rondale Moore So
WR 6 Tyler Hamilton RSo
WR 10 Amad Anderson  Fr
WR 12 Jared Sparks RJr
QB 13 Jack Plummer  Fr
QB 14 Danny Carollo RJr
WR 15 Kory Taylor  Fr
QB 16 Aidan O'Connell RSo
QB 17 Nick Sipe RSo
QB 18 Paul Piferi Fr
WR 21 Jordan Bonner  Fr
RB 22 Alfred Armour  Fr
RB 25 Tario Fuller RSr
RB 28 Evan Anderson  Fr
WR 33 Jackson Anthrop RJr
RB 34 Richie Worship RSr
RB 40 Zander Horvath RSo
OL 51 Bryce Brown RJr
OL 56 Viktor Beach RSo
OL 58 Jimmy McKenna  Fr
OL 61 Ryan Flaherty RJr
OL 65 Marc Rolland RSo
OL 66 Alex Criddle Sr
OL 70 Will Bramel  Fr
OL 71 Sam Loebig RJr
OL 72 Sam Garvin So
OL 74 Eric Miller  Fr
OL 75 Spencer Holstege Fr
OL 76 Mark Stickford RSo
OL 77 D. J. Washington RSo
OL 78 Grant Hermanns (C) RJr
OL 79 Matt McCann RSr
TE 81 Darius Pittman Jr
WR 83 Malcolm Dotson RSr
WR 86 Noah Ellison RSo
TE 87 Payne Durham  Fr
TE 89 Brycen Hopkins (C) RSr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Dedrick Mackey RSo
CB 2 Kenneth Major RSo
DE 5 George Karlaftis Fr
DB 6 Jalen Graham Fr
DT 9 Lorenzo Neal (C) Sr
DB 10 Jordan Rucker  Fr
DB 11 Kadin Smith  Fr
DB 17 Byron Perkins  Fr
LB 21 Markus Bailey (C) RSr
DB 23 Cory Trice  Fr
S 27 Navon Mosley (C) Sr
CB 28 Jacob Abrams RSo
CB 29 Simeon Smiley RJr
DB 32 Elijah Ball  Fr
LB 34 Jonah Williams RSo
LB 35 Ja'Qurius Smith  Fr
LB 36 Jaylan Alexander So
S 38 Brennan Thieneman Jr
LB 39 Zach Randall RSo
CB 42 David Day RSr
DT 44 Anthony Watts RJr
LB 45 Byron Hubbard  Fr
LB 46 Cornell Jones Jr
DL 47 Jeff Marks So
LB 49 Zane Greene  Fr
DE 52 Willie Lane  Fr
LB 54 Alexander Meredith So
LB 55 Derrick Barnes Jr
DL 58 Branson Deen  Fr
DL 59 K. J. Stokes  Fr
LB 82 Kieren Douglas RSo
DL 90 Lawrence Johnson  Fr
DE 91 Chazmyn Turner RJr
DE 92 Giovanni Reviere RSo
DE 94 Robert McWilliams III RSo
DE 95 Jack Cravaack  Fr
DE 97 Semisi Fakasiieiki RJr
DE 98 Kai Higgins Sr
DL 99 Jack Sullivan  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 38 Zac Collins RSo
LS 39 Brooks Royal So
K 85 J. D. Dellinger Jr
LS 86 Hunter MacDonald Fr
P 96 Grant East  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brian Brohm (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
  • Nick Holt (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers)
  • Anthony Poindexter (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Secondary)
  • JaMarcus Shephard (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers)
  • Chris Barclay (Running Backs)
  • Greg Brown (Cornerbacks)
  • Reggie Johnson (Defensive Line)
  • Dale Williams (Offensive Line)
  • Kevin Wolthausen (Special Teams Coordinator / Assistant Defensive Line)
  • JMichael Jonard (Quality Control)
  • Dan Rowe (Quality Control)
  • Ryan Wallace (Tight Ends)
  • Justin Lovett (Director of Strength & Conditioning)
  • Domenic Reno (Senior Associate Director of Football
    Strength & Conditioning)
  • Dennis Love (Associate Director of Football
    Strength & Conditioning)
  • Ryan Grubbs (Assistant Director of Football
    Strength & Conditioning)
  • Mitch Meador (Assistant Director of Football
    Strength & Conditioning)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 25, 2019

Game summaries

Nevada

See also: 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Purdue at Nevada
1 2Total
Boilermakers 0
Wolf Pack 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 September 24, 2016 Purdue, 24–14

Vanderbilt

See also: 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Vanderbilt at Purdue
1 2Total
Commodores 0
Boilermakers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 October 3, 1942 Vanderbilt, 0–26

TCU

See also: 2019 TCU Horned Frogs football team
TCU at Purdue
1 2Total
Horned Frogs 0
Boilermakers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 September 19, 1970 Purdue, 15–0

Minnesota

See also: 2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Minnesota at Purdue
1 2Total
Golden Gophers 0
Boilermakers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–38–3 November 10, 2018 Minnesota, 10–41

Penn State

See also: 2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Purdue at Penn State
1 2Total
Boilermakers 0
Nittany Lions 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–14–1 October 29, 2016 Penn State, 24–62

Maryland

See also: 2019 Maryland Terrapins football team
Maryland at Purdue
1 2Total
Terrapins 0
Boilermakers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 October 1, 2016 Maryland, 7–50

Iowa

See also: 2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Purdue at Iowa
1 2Total
Boilermakers 0
Hawkeyes 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
48–38–3 November 3, 2018 Purdue, 38–36

Illinois

See also: 2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Illinois–Purdue football rivalry
Illinois at Purdue
(Purdue Cannon)
1 2Total
Fighting Illini 0
Boilermakers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
44–44–6 October 13, 2018 Purdue, 46–7

Nebraska

See also: 2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Nebraska at Purdue
1 2Total
Cornhuskers 0
Boilermakers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 September 29, 2018 Purdue, 42–28

Northwestern

See also: 2019 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Purdue at Northwestern
1 2Total
Boilermakers 0
Wildcats 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
50–32–1 August 30, 2018 Northwestern, 27–31

Wisconsin

See also: 2019 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Purdue at Wisconsin
1 2Total
Boilermakers 0
Badgers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–49–8 November 17, 2018 Wisconsin, 44–47

Indiana

See also: 2019 Indiana Hoosiers football team and Indiana–Purdue rivalry
Indiana at Purdue
(Old Oaken Bucket)
1 2Total
Hoosiers 0
Boilermakers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
74–41–6 November 24, 2018 Purdue, 28–21

References

  1. ^ Mike Carmin (February 11, 2019). "Northern Illinois hires Purdue assistant Derrick Jackson as defensive coordinator". www.jconline.com. Lafayette Journal & Courier. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Don Williams (March 13, 2019). "Tommerdahl takes charge of Texas Tech special teams". www.lubbockonline.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Mike Carmin (March 29, 2019). "Returning to Purdue football gives cornerbacks coach Greg Brown familiarity". www.jconline.com. Lafayette Journal & Courier. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Dustin Schutte (April 19, 2019). "Report: Purdue chooses internal candidates to fill tight ends, special teams coaching vacancies". www.saturdaytradition.com. Saturday Tradition. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Dave Johnson (February 6, 2019). "Hampton adds size in February signing class". www.dailypress.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "The Butkus Award® 2019 Collegiate Nominees". The Butkus Foundation. July 22, 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  8. ^ "2019 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". Football Writers Association of America. July 23, 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  9. ^ "44 Players Named to 2019 Paul Hornung Award Watch List". Louisville Sports Commission (LSC). July 26, 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  10. ^ Lesmerises, Doug (July 18, 2019). "Michigan named Big Ten football favorite in cleveland.com 2019 preseason poll". Cleveland.com.
  11. ^ "2019 Purdue Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
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