Game Notes
PURDUE-TCU SERIES DATA
Purdue leads 2-0
Current Streak: Purdue has won the last two meetings.
First Meeting: Sept. 20, 1969 – Purdue won 42-35 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Last Meeting: Sept. 19, 1970 – Purdue won 15-0 at home.
Noteworthy: The No. 18 Boilermakers opened the 1969 season with a 45-35 victory over the Horned Frogs in Fort Worth. Purdue would go on to finish the 1969 season, Jack Mollenkopf's final year as head coach, 8-2 overall. Randy Cooper (23-117) and Mike Phipps (13-104) teamed up to rush for 221 yards on 36 carries to become one of 27 100-yard rushing duos in a game in Purdue history ... Two days after head coach Jack Mollenkopf announced his retirement Jan. 7, 1970, longtime assistant Bob DeMoss was named his successor, becoming the third and most-recent Purdue alum to serve as head coach. In DeMoss' first game, the Boilermakers defeated Texas Christian 15-0 at Ross-Ade Stadium. DeMoss is the latest of 11 Purdue coaches to record a shutout in their debut (the others were between 1891 and 1922). Scott Clayton scored a pair of rushing touchdowns. The Boilermakers came up with four takeaways.
LEADING THE NATION
Heading into the third week of the season, standouts Rondale Moore and Elijah Sindelar lead all of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in a number of statistical categories.
All-Purpose Yards Per Game - Rondale Moore, 229.5
Passing Touchdowns - Elijah Sindelar, 9 (Tied with two others)
Passing Yards - Elijah Sindelar, 932
Passing Yards per Game - Elijah Sindelar, 466.0
Points Responsible For Per Game - Elijah Sindelar, 30.0
Receiving Yards - Rondale Moore, 334
Receiving Yards Per Game - Rondale Moore, 172.0
Receptions - Rondale Moore, 24
Total Offense Per Game - Elijah Sindelar, 484.0
PURDUE AGAINST THE BIG 12
Purdue is hosting a Big 12 Conference school for the first time. The Boilermakers have played three Big 12 opponents previously, all in bowl games. They defeated Oklahoma State in the 1997 Alamo Bowl (33-20) and Kansas State in the 1998 Alamo Bowl (37-34), while losing to Oklahoma State in the 2013 Heart of Dallas Bowl (58-14). Prior to the Big 12 being formed in 1996, the Boilermakers played 10 games against schools currently in the conference and posted a 7-3 record (5-2 at home and 2-1 on the road). The most recent such pre-Big 12 school to play at Ross-Ade Stadium was West Virginia on Sept. 21, 1996, and the Mountaineers won 20-6, when they were still a member of the Big East. Purdue plays at TCU on Sept. 14, 2030.
Big 12 School - Purdue Record
Baylor - 1-0
Iowa State - 1-0
Kansas State - 3-0
Oklahoma State - 1-1
Texas - 0-2
TCU - 2-0
West Virginia - 1-1
GOING VERTICAL
The Boilermakers lead the nation with 19 passes of 20 or more yards through the first two weeks of the season. Head coach Jeff Brohm's offensive genius has already produced scoring plays of 50, 49, 39, 38, 34 and 20 yards against Nevada and Vanderbilt.
SPREADING THE WEALTH
Elijah Sindelar's hot start has been to the benefit of a number of his teammates. Paced by Rondale Moore's FBS-best 24 catches, nine different Boilermakers have at least two receptions on the year. Six different players have scored at least one touchdown via the passing game thus far.
ALREADY AMONG THE TOPS
It has taken standout wide receiver Rondale Moore all of 15 collegiate games to break into a number of the top 20 all-time categories in Purdue history.
Career Receptions
16. DeAngelo Yancey (2013-16) - 141
17. Bart Burrell (1977-80) - 140
18. Calvin Williams (1986-89) - 138
Rondale Moore (2018-) - 138
Career Receiving Touchdowns
12. Steve Bryant (1980-81) - 15
Chris Daniels (1996-99) - 15
Tim Stratton (1998-2001) - 15
15. Bart Burrell (1977-80) - 14
Rondale Moore (2018-) - 14
Career 100-Yard Receiving Games
3. Taylor Stubblefield (2001-04) - 11
4. Steve Griffin (1982-85) - 9
Dorian Bryant (2004-07) - 9
DeAngelo Yancey (2013-16) - 9
Rondale Moore (2018-) - 9
YOUTH MOVEMENT
Including five starters, the Boilermakers have had 23 true or redshirt freshman play in the first two games thus far. OL Will Bramel (R-Fr.), WR Amad Anderson Jr. (R-Fr.), DT Lawrence Johnson (R-Fr.), DE George Karlaftis (T-Fr.) and S Jalen Grahm (T-Fr.) have started for Purdue. RB Alfred Armour (R-Fr.), LB Elijah Ball (R-Fr.), WR David Bell (T-Fr.), DE Branson Deen (R-Fr.), RB King Doerue (T-Fr.), LB Kieren Douglas (R-Fr.), TE Payne Durham (R-Fr.), P Brooks Cormier (T-Fr.), S Marvin Grant (T-Fr.), OL Jimmy McKenna (R-Fr.), OL Eric Miller (R-Fr.), CB Jordan Rucker (R-Fr.), WR TJ Sheffield (T-Fr.), LB Jack Smith (R-Fr.), DB Kadin Smith (R-Fr.), DT Jack Sullivan (R-Fr.), CB Cory Trice (R-Fr.) and WR Milton Wright (T-Fr.) have seen action in games as reserves and on special teams.
SIZZLING SINDELAR
Elijah Sindelar was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Vanderbilt on Sept. 7. In leading the Boilermakers to victory, he became the first Purdue quarterback with 500 passing yards and five passing touchdowns since Kyle Orton against Indiana on Nov. 20, 2004. Sindelar passed for 509 yards, tied for the sixth-most in school history. His 519 yards of total offense rank fifth all-time, while his five touchdown passes are tied for fifth. Sindelar is the first Boilermaker to pass for 400-plus yards in back-to-back games since Drew Brees in 1998 and the first to throw four or more touchdown passes in consecutive games since Curtis Painter in 2007.
Purdue 500-Yard Passing Games
572 – David Blough vs. Missouri, 2018
546 – Curtis Painter vs. Central Michigan, 2007
522 – Drew Brees vs. Minnesota, 1998
522 – Kyle Orton vs. Indiana, 2004
516 – Scott Campbell vs. Ohio State, 1981
509 – Drew Brees vs. Michigan State, 1999
509 – Elijah Sindelar vs. Vanderbilt, 2019
MOVING ON UP
With his performances in the opening two games of the season (68-104-3, 932 yards, nine touchdowns), Elijah Sindelar has raced up the top 20 all-time career passing lists at Purdue.
Career Passing Attempts
12. Billy Dicken (1994-97) - 570
13. Dale Samuels (1954-59) - 516
14. Elijah Sindelar (2016-) - 509
Career Passing Completions
11. Bob Griese (1964-66) - 358
12. Billy Dicken (1994-97) - 308
13. Elijah Sindelar (2016-) - 295
Career Passing Yards
12. Billy Dicken (1994-1997) - 4,247
13. Brandon Kirsch (2002-05) - 3,532
14. Elijah Sindelar (2016-) - 3,479
Career Passing Touchdowns
8. Mike Phipps (1967-69) - 37
9. Eric Hunter (1989-92) - 33
10. Len Dawson (1954-59) - 29
Elijah Sindelar (2016-) - 29
ALL EYES ON US
Led by three appearances each by Markus Bailey and Rondale Moore, four Boilermakers were named to eight preseason watch lists for national awards.
Markus Bailey
Chuck Bednarik Award – College defensive player of the year.
Dick Butkus Award – The nation's top linebacker.
Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Best defensive player in the nation.
Brycen Hopkins
John Mackey Award – Top tight end in the nation.
Rondale Moore
Fred Biletnikoff Award – Top receiver (any position) in the nation.
Paul Hornung Award – Most versatile player in the nation.
Robert Maxwell Award – College football player of the year.
Lorenzo Neal
Outland Trophy – Top interior lineman in the nation on either side of the ball.
Noteworthy: After winning the 2018 Hornung Award, Moore is attempting to become the first player to earn the honor in back-to-back seasons in the10-year history of the award… Drew Brees won the Maxwell Award in 2000 … Tim Stratton was the inaugural Mackey Award winner in 2000.
BACK 4 MOORE
Rondale Moore, who electrified college football as a true freshman in 2018, returns for his second season with the Boilermakers. In 2018, he became merely the third player in Big Ten history to record 100 or more receptions, finishing with 114 catches for 1,258 yards and 12 touchdowns. He broke the school record for all-purpose yards for both a game (313 vs. Northwestern) and in a season (2,215) en route to winning the 2018 Paul Hornung Award as the nation's most versatile player. He was named a consensus All-American last season, becoming the first true freshman in Big Ten history to be so honored.
Moore in 2018
• Paul Hornung Award recipient as the nation's most versatile player.
• First true freshman consensus All-American in Big Ten history.
• First-team All-America by the Associated Press.
• First-team All-America by Football Writers Association of America.
• First-team All-America by ESPN.com.
• First-team All-America by Sports Illustrated.
• First-team All-America by CBS Sports.
• Second-team All-America by the Sporting News.
• First-team Freshman All-America by the Associated Press.
• Big Ten Wide Receiver of the Year.
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
• First-team All-Big Ten (wide receiver and special teams).
• Three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
• Broke the school record for most all-purpose yards in a season (2,215).
• Broke the school record for most all-purpose yards in a game (313).
• Tied the school record for most 100-yard receiving games (7).
• Caught 11 or more passes in a game six times.
• Is merely the third player in Big Ten history with 100 or more receptions (114) in a season.
MORE ON MOORE
Rondale Moore, who has hauled in 11 or more receptions eight times in 15 career collegiate contests, leads all of the Football Bowl Subdivision with a career average of 9.20 receptions per game. His closest rival, Justin Hall of Ball State, averages 6.12 catches per game ... His career average of 178.27 all-purpose yards per game is tops among all current FBS players, nearly 20 more yards per game than Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor (159.59)
LAST RIDE FOR BAILEY
Linebacker Markus Bailey, who is in his final season at Purdue, heads into the TCU game 14th in school history in career tackles (327), tied for 11th in solo tackles (229) and 14th in sacks (13.5). Bailey is fourth among all current Football Bowl Subdivision players in total career tackles and first in solo stops. He led the Boilermakers with 115 total tackles last season, including 9.0 for loss with a team-high 5.5 sacks. Bailey has been voted captain by his teammates in back-to-back seasons.
TOUGH SLATE
Purdue is one of four Power 5 Conference schools scheduled to play 11 Power 5 games in 2019. In addition to nine Big Ten games, the Boilermakers will also square off against the SEC's Vanderbilt and the Big 12's TCU. The other three schools that will face a similar schedule are Boston College (Kansas, Rutgers, Notre Dame and eight ACC games), Stanford (Northwestern, Notre Dame and nine Pac-12 games) and West Virginia (Missouri, NC State and nine Big 12 games).
TOUGH SLATE, PART II
Eight of Purdue's 12 opponents in 2019 appeared in bowl games last season and went a combined 6-2 in the postseason.
Nova Home Loans Bowl - Nevada defeated Arkansas State 16-13.
Texas Bowl - Baylor defeated Vanderbilt 45-38.
Cheez-It Bowl - TCU defeated Cal 10-7 in overtime.
Quick Lane Bowl - Minnesota defeated Georgia Tech 34-10.
Citrus Bowl - Kentucky defeated Penn State 27-24.
Outback Bowl - Iowa defeated Mississippi State 27-22.
Holiday Bowl - Northwestern defeated Utah 31-20.
Pinstripe Bowl - Wisconsin defeated Miami (Fla.) 35-3.
PLAYING FOR POPS
Western Kentucky transfer Ben Holt will have the opportunity to play for his father, co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Nick Holt, for a second time in his collegiate career. The 5th-year linebacker, who will factor heavily in the Boilermakers' defensive scheme this season, played for his father previously at WKU in 2016 when he recorded 39 tackles, while also playing fullback. Ben transfered to Purdue after posting a team-high 116 total tackles (with 11.5 for loss) for the Hilltoppers in 2018.
TRENDING UP IN ATTENDANCE
Purdue's home-opening crowd of 50,506 on Sept. 7 against Vanderbilt was the largest to begin a season since 2008 when 51,476 Black and Gold faithful turned up to see Joe Tiller's Boilermakers knock off Northern Colorado 42-10 on Sept. 6. In 2018, the Boilermakers attracted two capacity crowds of 60,716 at Ross-Ade Stadium – for the Ohio State and Iowa games – a first since 2007. Purdue's home attendance average of 51,120 was the highest since the 2008 season. Over the last three seasons, the Boilermakers have seen their attendance grow 33 percent (from 34,451 in 2016), tops in the country. Purdue was the only school to see its average increase by 3,000 from both 2016 to 2017 (nation-best 13,433) and from 2017 to 2018 (3,236). The trend appears to be on it's way to extending in 2019, with Purdue's faithful fanatics purchasing over 22,000 season tickets to go along with 10,575 student tickets.
ACADEMICS ARE JOB NO. 1
Five current Boilermakers have earned their bachelor's degrees: Markus Bailey (movement and sport sciences), Danny Carollo (selling and sales management), Matt McCann (building construction management technology), Elijah Sindelar (electrical engineering) and graduate transfer Ben Holt (interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis on business at Western Kentucky). Bailey, Holt and McCann each are working on their master's degree in leadership this fall, while Sindelar is working on a master's in electrical engineering and Carollo is pursuing a minor in communication. Through the spring 2019 semester, the Boilermakers boasted a composite grade-point average of 2.93. Last season, a school-record 29 football players earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
#TYLERSTRONG
Prior to the Vanderbilt game Sept. 7, Purdue honored the legacy of Tyler Trent with the opening of the T-Squared Student Gate on the northeast side of Ross-Ade Stadium. Trent, who predicted the Boilermakers' historic 49-20 over No. 2 Ohio State last season, became a national inspiration with his fight for the advocacy of pediatric cancer treatment and research while battling osteosarcoma himself. He passed away Jan. 1, 2019, at the age of 20. Tyler's family, Tony (father), Kelly (mother), Blake (brother) and Ethan (brother), along with his best friend Josh Seals and Tyler Trent Courage and Resilience Award recipient Sean English were the first to enter Ross-Ade through the re-named Trent Gate. Seals camped out with Tyler prior to the 2017 Michigan game when Tyler's battle with osteosarcoma first came to light.
TYLER TRENT TEAM CAPTAINS
Head coach Jeff Brohm announced the six 2019 Tyler Trent team captains after the first fall camp practice. Voted on by their teammates, offensive lineman Grant Hermanns, tight end Brycen Hopkins and quarterback Elijah Sindelar were named offensive captains, while linebacker Markus Bailey, safety Navon Mosley and tackle Lorenzo Neal were named from the defense. All of the 2019 captains are seniors, with Bailey, Neal and Sindelar voted to represent the team in back-to-back years. Brohm renamed the captaincy during the Boilermakers' spring game in April to honor the legacy of Purdue fan and 2018 captain Tyler Trent. Trent fought for the advocacy of pediatric cancer treatment and research while battling osteosarcoma himself. He passed away Jan. 1, 2019, at the age of 20.
PRO BOILERS
Ten Boilermakers have made National Football League opening-day 53-man rosters:
Ricardo Allen, S - Atlanta Falcons
Ja'Whaun Bentley, LB - New England Patriots
David Blough, QB - Detroit Lions
Drew Brees, QB - New Orleans Saints
Anthony Brown, CB - Dallas Cowboys
Dennis Kelly, T - Tennessee Titans
Ryan Kerrigan, LB - Washington Redskins
Raheem Mostert, RB - San Francisco 49ers
Kevin Pamphile, G - Tennessee Titans
Kawann Short, DT - Carolina Panthers
PURDUE-TCU SERIES DATA
Purdue leads 2-0
Current Streak: Purdue has won the last two meetings.
First Meeting: Sept. 20, 1969 – Purdue won 42-35 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Last Meeting: Sept. 19, 1970 – Purdue won 15-0 at home.
Noteworthy: The No. 18 Boilermakers opened the 1969 season with a 45-35 victory over the Horned Frogs in Fort Worth. Purdue would go on to finish the 1969 season, Jack Mollenkopf's final year as head coach, 8-2 overall. Randy Cooper (23-117) and Mike Phipps (13-104) teamed up to rush for 221 yards on 36 carries to become one of 27 100-yard rushing duos in a game in Purdue history ... Two days after head coach Jack Mollenkopf announced his retirement Jan. 7, 1970, longtime assistant Bob DeMoss was named his successor, becoming the third and most-recent Purdue alum to serve as head coach. In DeMoss' first game, the Boilermakers defeated Texas Christian 15-0 at Ross-Ade Stadium. DeMoss is the latest of 11 Purdue coaches to record a shutout in their debut (the others were between 1891 and 1922). Scott Clayton scored a pair of rushing touchdowns. The Boilermakers came up with four takeaways.
LEADING THE NATION
Heading into the third week of the season, standouts Rondale Moore and Elijah Sindelar lead all of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in a number of statistical categories.
All-Purpose Yards Per Game - Rondale Moore, 229.5
Passing Touchdowns - Elijah Sindelar, 9 (Tied with two others)
Passing Yards - Elijah Sindelar, 932
Passing Yards per Game - Elijah Sindelar, 466.0
Points Responsible For Per Game - Elijah Sindelar, 30.0
Receiving Yards - Rondale Moore, 334
Receiving Yards Per Game - Rondale Moore, 172.0
Receptions - Rondale Moore, 24
Total Offense Per Game - Elijah Sindelar, 484.0
PURDUE AGAINST THE BIG 12
Purdue is hosting a Big 12 Conference school for the first time. The Boilermakers have played three Big 12 opponents previously, all in bowl games. They defeated Oklahoma State in the 1997 Alamo Bowl (33-20) and Kansas State in the 1998 Alamo Bowl (37-34), while losing to Oklahoma State in the 2013 Heart of Dallas Bowl (58-14). Prior to the Big 12 being formed in 1996, the Boilermakers played 10 games against schools currently in the conference and posted a 7-3 record (5-2 at home and 2-1 on the road). The most recent such pre-Big 12 school to play at Ross-Ade Stadium was West Virginia on Sept. 21, 1996, and the Mountaineers won 20-6, when they were still a member of the Big East. Purdue plays at TCU on Sept. 14, 2030.
Big 12 School - Purdue Record
Baylor - 1-0
Iowa State - 1-0
Kansas State - 3-0
Oklahoma State - 1-1
Texas - 0-2
TCU - 2-0
West Virginia - 1-1
GOING VERTICAL
The Boilermakers lead the nation with 19 passes of 20 or more yards through the first two weeks of the season. Head coach Jeff Brohm's offensive genius has already produced scoring plays of 50, 49, 39, 38, 34 and 20 yards against Nevada and Vanderbilt.
SPREADING THE WEALTH
Elijah Sindelar's hot start has been to the benefit of a number of his teammates. Paced by Rondale Moore's FBS-best 24 catches, nine different Boilermakers have at least two receptions on the year. Six different players have scored at least one touchdown via the passing game thus far.
ALREADY AMONG THE TOPS
It has taken standout wide receiver Rondale Moore all of 15 collegiate games to break into a number of the top 20 all-time categories in Purdue history.
Career Receptions
16. DeAngelo Yancey (2013-16) - 141
17. Bart Burrell (1977-80) - 140
18. Calvin Williams (1986-89) - 138
Rondale Moore (2018-) - 138
Career Receiving Touchdowns
12. Steve Bryant (1980-81) - 15
Chris Daniels (1996-99) - 15
Tim Stratton (1998-2001) - 15
15. Bart Burrell (1977-80) - 14
Rondale Moore (2018-) - 14
Career 100-Yard Receiving Games
3. Taylor Stubblefield (2001-04) - 11
4. Steve Griffin (1982-85) - 9
Dorian Bryant (2004-07) - 9
DeAngelo Yancey (2013-16) - 9
Rondale Moore (2018-) - 9
YOUTH MOVEMENT
Including five starters, the Boilermakers have had 23 true or redshirt freshman play in the first two games thus far. OL Will Bramel (R-Fr.), WR Amad Anderson Jr. (R-Fr.), DT Lawrence Johnson (R-Fr.), DE George Karlaftis (T-Fr.) and S Jalen Grahm (T-Fr.) have started for Purdue. RB Alfred Armour (R-Fr.), LB Elijah Ball (R-Fr.), WR David Bell (T-Fr.), DE Branson Deen (R-Fr.), RB King Doerue (T-Fr.), LB Kieren Douglas (R-Fr.), TE Payne Durham (R-Fr.), P Brooks Cormier (T-Fr.), S Marvin Grant (T-Fr.), OL Jimmy McKenna (R-Fr.), OL Eric Miller (R-Fr.), CB Jordan Rucker (R-Fr.), WR TJ Sheffield (T-Fr.), LB Jack Smith (R-Fr.), DB Kadin Smith (R-Fr.), DT Jack Sullivan (R-Fr.), CB Cory Trice (R-Fr.) and WR Milton Wright (T-Fr.) have seen action in games as reserves and on special teams.
SIZZLING SINDELAR
Elijah Sindelar was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Vanderbilt on Sept. 7. In leading the Boilermakers to victory, he became the first Purdue quarterback with 500 passing yards and five passing touchdowns since Kyle Orton against Indiana on Nov. 20, 2004. Sindelar passed for 509 yards, tied for the sixth-most in school history. His 519 yards of total offense rank fifth all-time, while his five touchdown passes are tied for fifth. Sindelar is the first Boilermaker to pass for 400-plus yards in back-to-back games since Drew Brees in 1998 and the first to throw four or more touchdown passes in consecutive games since Curtis Painter in 2007.
Purdue 500-Yard Passing Games
572 – David Blough vs. Missouri, 2018
546 – Curtis Painter vs. Central Michigan, 2007
522 – Drew Brees vs. Minnesota, 1998
522 – Kyle Orton vs. Indiana, 2004
516 – Scott Campbell vs. Ohio State, 1981
509 – Drew Brees vs. Michigan State, 1999
509 – Elijah Sindelar vs. Vanderbilt, 2019
MOVING ON UP
With his performances in the opening two games of the season (68-104-3, 932 yards, nine touchdowns), Elijah Sindelar has raced up the top 20 all-time career passing lists at Purdue.
Career Passing Attempts
12. Billy Dicken (1994-97) - 570
13. Dale Samuels (1954-59) - 516
14. Elijah Sindelar (2016-) - 509
Career Passing Completions
11. Bob Griese (1964-66) - 358
12. Billy Dicken (1994-97) - 308
13. Elijah Sindelar (2016-) - 295
Career Passing Yards
12. Billy Dicken (1994-1997) - 4,247
13. Brandon Kirsch (2002-05) - 3,532
14. Elijah Sindelar (2016-) - 3,479
Career Passing Touchdowns
8. Mike Phipps (1967-69) - 37
9. Eric Hunter (1989-92) - 33
10. Len Dawson (1954-59) - 29
Elijah Sindelar (2016-) - 29
ALL EYES ON US
Led by three appearances each by Markus Bailey and Rondale Moore, four Boilermakers were named to eight preseason watch lists for national awards.
Markus Bailey
Chuck Bednarik Award – College defensive player of the year.
Dick Butkus Award – The nation's top linebacker.
Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Best defensive player in the nation.
Brycen Hopkins
John Mackey Award – Top tight end in the nation.
Rondale Moore
Fred Biletnikoff Award – Top receiver (any position) in the nation.
Paul Hornung Award – Most versatile player in the nation.
Robert Maxwell Award – College football player of the year.
Lorenzo Neal
Outland Trophy – Top interior lineman in the nation on either side of the ball.
Noteworthy: After winning the 2018 Hornung Award, Moore is attempting to become the first player to earn the honor in back-to-back seasons in the10-year history of the award… Drew Brees won the Maxwell Award in 2000 … Tim Stratton was the inaugural Mackey Award winner in 2000.
BACK 4 MOORE
Rondale Moore, who electrified college football as a true freshman in 2018, returns for his second season with the Boilermakers. In 2018, he became merely the third player in Big Ten history to record 100 or more receptions, finishing with 114 catches for 1,258 yards and 12 touchdowns. He broke the school record for all-purpose yards for both a game (313 vs. Northwestern) and in a season (2,215) en route to winning the 2018 Paul Hornung Award as the nation's most versatile player. He was named a consensus All-American last season, becoming the first true freshman in Big Ten history to be so honored.
Moore in 2018
• Paul Hornung Award recipient as the nation's most versatile player.
• First true freshman consensus All-American in Big Ten history.
• First-team All-America by the Associated Press.
• First-team All-America by Football Writers Association of America.
• First-team All-America by ESPN.com.
• First-team All-America by Sports Illustrated.
• First-team All-America by CBS Sports.
• Second-team All-America by the Sporting News.
• First-team Freshman All-America by the Associated Press.
• Big Ten Wide Receiver of the Year.
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
• First-team All-Big Ten (wide receiver and special teams).
• Three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
• Broke the school record for most all-purpose yards in a season (2,215).
• Broke the school record for most all-purpose yards in a game (313).
• Tied the school record for most 100-yard receiving games (7).
• Caught 11 or more passes in a game six times.
• Is merely the third player in Big Ten history with 100 or more receptions (114) in a season.
MORE ON MOORE
Rondale Moore, who has hauled in 11 or more receptions eight times in 15 career collegiate contests, leads all of the Football Bowl Subdivision with a career average of 9.20 receptions per game. His closest rival, Justin Hall of Ball State, averages 6.12 catches per game ... His career average of 178.27 all-purpose yards per game is tops among all current FBS players, nearly 20 more yards per game than Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor (159.59)
LAST RIDE FOR BAILEY
Linebacker Markus Bailey, who is in his final season at Purdue, heads into the TCU game 14th in school history in career tackles (327), tied for 11th in solo tackles (229) and 14th in sacks (13.5). Bailey is fourth among all current Football Bowl Subdivision players in total career tackles and first in solo stops. He led the Boilermakers with 115 total tackles last season, including 9.0 for loss with a team-high 5.5 sacks. Bailey has been voted captain by his teammates in back-to-back seasons.
TOUGH SLATE
Purdue is one of four Power 5 Conference schools scheduled to play 11 Power 5 games in 2019. In addition to nine Big Ten games, the Boilermakers will also square off against the SEC's Vanderbilt and the Big 12's TCU. The other three schools that will face a similar schedule are Boston College (Kansas, Rutgers, Notre Dame and eight ACC games), Stanford (Northwestern, Notre Dame and nine Pac-12 games) and West Virginia (Missouri, NC State and nine Big 12 games).
TOUGH SLATE, PART II
Eight of Purdue's 12 opponents in 2019 appeared in bowl games last season and went a combined 6-2 in the postseason.
Nova Home Loans Bowl - Nevada defeated Arkansas State 16-13.
Texas Bowl - Baylor defeated Vanderbilt 45-38.
Cheez-It Bowl - TCU defeated Cal 10-7 in overtime.
Quick Lane Bowl - Minnesota defeated Georgia Tech 34-10.
Citrus Bowl - Kentucky defeated Penn State 27-24.
Outback Bowl - Iowa defeated Mississippi State 27-22.
Holiday Bowl - Northwestern defeated Utah 31-20.
Pinstripe Bowl - Wisconsin defeated Miami (Fla.) 35-3.
PLAYING FOR POPS
Western Kentucky transfer Ben Holt will have the opportunity to play for his father, co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Nick Holt, for a second time in his collegiate career. The 5th-year linebacker, who will factor heavily in the Boilermakers' defensive scheme this season, played for his father previously at WKU in 2016 when he recorded 39 tackles, while also playing fullback. Ben transfered to Purdue after posting a team-high 116 total tackles (with 11.5 for loss) for the Hilltoppers in 2018.
TRENDING UP IN ATTENDANCE
Purdue's home-opening crowd of 50,506 on Sept. 7 against Vanderbilt was the largest to begin a season since 2008 when 51,476 Black and Gold faithful turned up to see Joe Tiller's Boilermakers knock off Northern Colorado 42-10 on Sept. 6. In 2018, the Boilermakers attracted two capacity crowds of 60,716 at Ross-Ade Stadium – for the Ohio State and Iowa games – a first since 2007. Purdue's home attendance average of 51,120 was the highest since the 2008 season. Over the last three seasons, the Boilermakers have seen their attendance grow 33 percent (from 34,451 in 2016), tops in the country. Purdue was the only school to see its average increase by 3,000 from both 2016 to 2017 (nation-best 13,433) and from 2017 to 2018 (3,236). The trend appears to be on it's way to extending in 2019, with Purdue's faithful fanatics purchasing over 22,000 season tickets to go along with 10,575 student tickets.
ACADEMICS ARE JOB NO. 1
Five current Boilermakers have earned their bachelor's degrees: Markus Bailey (movement and sport sciences), Danny Carollo (selling and sales management), Matt McCann (building construction management technology), Elijah Sindelar (electrical engineering) and graduate transfer Ben Holt (interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis on business at Western Kentucky). Bailey, Holt and McCann each are working on their master's degree in leadership this fall, while Sindelar is working on a master's in electrical engineering and Carollo is pursuing a minor in communication. Through the spring 2019 semester, the Boilermakers boasted a composite grade-point average of 2.93. Last season, a school-record 29 football players earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
#TYLERSTRONG
Prior to the Vanderbilt game Sept. 7, Purdue honored the legacy of Tyler Trent with the opening of the T-Squared Student Gate on the northeast side of Ross-Ade Stadium. Trent, who predicted the Boilermakers' historic 49-20 over No. 2 Ohio State last season, became a national inspiration with his fight for the advocacy of pediatric cancer treatment and research while battling osteosarcoma himself. He passed away Jan. 1, 2019, at the age of 20. Tyler's family, Tony (father), Kelly (mother), Blake (brother) and Ethan (brother), along with his best friend Josh Seals and Tyler Trent Courage and Resilience Award recipient Sean English were the first to enter Ross-Ade through the re-named Trent Gate. Seals camped out with Tyler prior to the 2017 Michigan game when Tyler's battle with osteosarcoma first came to light.
TYLER TRENT TEAM CAPTAINS
Head coach Jeff Brohm announced the six 2019 Tyler Trent team captains after the first fall camp practice. Voted on by their teammates, offensive lineman Grant Hermanns, tight end Brycen Hopkins and quarterback Elijah Sindelar were named offensive captains, while linebacker Markus Bailey, safety Navon Mosley and tackle Lorenzo Neal were named from the defense. All of the 2019 captains are seniors, with Bailey, Neal and Sindelar voted to represent the team in back-to-back years. Brohm renamed the captaincy during the Boilermakers' spring game in April to honor the legacy of Purdue fan and 2018 captain Tyler Trent. Trent fought for the advocacy of pediatric cancer treatment and research while battling osteosarcoma himself. He passed away Jan. 1, 2019, at the age of 20.
PRO BOILERS
Ten Boilermakers have made National Football League opening-day 53-man rosters:
Ricardo Allen, S - Atlanta Falcons
Ja'Whaun Bentley, LB - New England Patriots
David Blough, QB - Detroit Lions
Drew Brees, QB - New Orleans Saints
Anthony Brown, CB - Dallas Cowboys
Dennis Kelly, T - Tennessee Titans
Ryan Kerrigan, LB - Washington Redskins
Raheem Mostert, RB - San Francisco 49ers
Kevin Pamphile, G - Tennessee Titans
Kawann Short, DT - Carolina Panthers