GAME-BY-GAME STATS
Rushing
(Att-Yds-TD)
Watson Matthews Haddad Johnson Reeves
at Michigan St. 22-74-1 5-30-0 1-14-0 3-2-0 DNP
at Notre Dame 15-50-0 3-19-0 -- -- DNP
West Virginia 15-46-1 2-1-0 4-13-0 2-9-0 DNP
North Carolina St. 29-227-3 12-23-1 -- 7-32-0 10-57-0
Minnesota 11-31-0 30-131-2 -- -- 11-37-0
at Penn St. 18-73-0 7-20-0 -- -- 13-48-0
Ohio St. 16-32-0 4-(-2)-0 -- -- 13-(-7)-0
at Wisconsin 21-99-1 18-71-0 -- -- 2-1-0
Michigan 17-45-0 11-44-0 -- -- DNP
at Northwestern 15-42-0 18-88-0 1-(-2)-0 -- DNP
Indiana 15-52-0 13-46-0 -- -- 3-21-0
Receiving
(No.-Yds-TD)
Alford Watson Tillman Jones Jewell L. Johnson Olivadotti
at Michigan St. 9-156-1 3-14-0 2-16-0 2-33-0 1-4-0 -- --
at Notre Dame 4-36-0 -- 5-66-0 -- -- 2-16-0 3-41-0
West Virginia 2-42-0 2-17-0 4-48-0 1-8-0 3-27-0 -- 2-23-0
North Carolina St. 5-77-2 3-40-0 -- -- -- -- --
Minnesota 3-76-1 -- 1-10-0 -- -- -- 1-5-0
at Penn St. 9-126-1 1-6-0 3-63-1 2-21-0 -- -- --
Ohio St. 8-120-1 -- 5-88-0 3-102-1 1-21-0 -- --
at Wisconsin 5-47-0 8-51-0 12-159-1 4-42-0 2-20-0 -- 2-24-0
Michigan 6-29-1 2-18-0 4-52-0 1-24-0 3-14-0 -- 1-17-0
at Northwestern 7-186-3 3-26-0 1-7-0 -- 1-6-0 -- --
Indiana 5-162-2 2-40-0 2-34-0 1-11-0 -- -- 7-61-0
Passing
Trefzger Dicken Reeves
(A-C-I-Yds-TD) (A-C-I-Yds-TD) (A-C-I-Yds-TD)
at Michigan St. 19-9-0-81-0 20-11-0-189-1 ---
at Notre Dame --- 31-14-0-159-0 ---
West Virginia --- 30-15-4-170-0 ---
N.C. State --- --- 15-9-0-119-2
Minnesota --- --- 12-5-1-91-1
at Penn St. 7-2-0-34-1 --- 26-13-0-182-1
Ohio St. --- --- 40-20-3-342-2
at Wisconsin 52-33-2-328-1 --- 6-3-1-27-0
Michigan 30-20-0-170-1 --- ---
at Northwestern 27-14-2-244-3 --- ---
Indiana 35-18-4-301-2 --- 3-1-0-11-0
Tackles
(solo-total)
Colvin Krick Smith Williams Okeafor Koeppen Jones
at Michigan St. -- 4-5 2-6 3-4 7-14 8-10 2-2
at Notre Dame 2-4 1-2 0-1 3-3 3-6 4-5 --
West Virginia 4-5 1-4 1-4 1-1 2-3 5-7 --
North Carolina St. 3-5 4-4 3-5 2-3 5-8 4-6 0-1
Minnesota 3-3 3-4 2-2 1-3 6-12 6-10 --
at Penn St. 3-5 3-7 1-1 5-6 2-5 4-6 --
Ohio St. 4-5 2-4 -- 5-6 7-14 6-9 2-3
at Wisconsin 1-2 3-5 -- 1-3 1-3 2-6 --
Michigan 4-6 4-6 3-3 -- 7-9 8-10 1-2
at Northwestern 4-4 1-4 -- 3-4 5-7 1-4 --
Indiana 4-6 3-4 0-1 5-5 3-4 9-15 --
Winston Burroughs Brown Coleman Perez Hagins Brush
at Michigan St. 7-7 6-8 8-8 4-4 1-2 5-0 1-1
at Notre Dame 2-4 7-8 8-13 6-10 2-3 7-9 --
West Virginia 3-4 5-6 9-9 4-4 0-2 12-13 --
North Carolina St. 4-4 5-5 13-16 3-3 3-3 3-6 1-1
Minnesota 7-7 2-3 5-8 7-8 -- 4-5 --
at Penn St. 3-4 3-4 6-11 3-5 3-3 3-3 --
Ohio St. 6-6 4-4 2-5 2-3 3-3 6-8 --
at Wisconsin 1-2 2-5 2-6 1-4 2-2 3-4 --
Michigan 3-3 2-4 6-6 4-6 -- 4-8 --
at Northwestern 4-4 1-3 7-11 6-8 1-2 6-8 1-1
Indiana 2-3 1-6 7-9 8-9 1-1 6-8 0-1
Purdue Game-by-Game Statistics
Purdue Rushing Passing Total Off. First Downs Fumbles
(Att-Yds-TD) (A-C-I-Yds-TD) (Att-Yds) (Tot-R-Pa-Pn) (No.-Lost)
at Michigan St. 36-127-1 39-20-0-270-1 75-397 21-7-13-1 1-1
at Notre Dame 26-44-0 31-14-0-159-0 57-203 13-5-8-0 0-0
West Virginia 34-72-1 30-15-4-170-0 64-242 13-5-8-0 0-0
North Carolina St. 62-374-4 15-9-0-119-2 77-493 26-18-6-2 0-0
Minnesota 52-196-2 12-5-1-91-1 64-287 17-13-4-0 0-0
at Penn St. 41-160-0 33-15-0-216-2 74-376 19-7-11-1 2-0
Ohio St. 34-72-0 40-20-3-342-2 74-414 16-4-11-1 3-2
at Wisconsin 46-185-2 58-36-3-355-1 104-540 38-13-23-2 4-1
Michigan 46-98-0 30-20-0-170-1 98-268 19-8-9-2 1-1
at Northwestern 41-151-0 27-14-2-244-3 68-395 20-9-11-0 2-2
Indiana 44-106-0 38-19-4-312-2 82-418 22-8-14-0 2-0
Opponent Game-by-Game Statistics
Opponent Rushing Passing Total Off. First Downs Fumbles
(Att-Yds-TD) (A-C-I-Yds-TD) (Att-Yds) (Tot-R-Pa-Pn) (No.-Lost)
Michigan St. 48-224-4 33-23-0-248-2 81-472 26-12-12-2 1-0
Notre Dame 43-215-3 34-20-1-244-1 77-459 28-12-13-3 3-2
West Virginia 35-95-2 30-17-0-279-0 65-279 17-6-8-3 0-0
North Carolina St. 41-169-1 31-15-1-267-1 72-436 21-88-12-1 3-3
Minnesota 29-71-0 40-26-2-319-2 69-390 20-5-15-0 1-0
Penn St. 46-237-3 24-14-3-150-0 70-396 22-13-8-1 2-0
Ohio St. 39-155-3 33-15-2-226-2 72-381 16-6-10-0 1-0
Wisconsin 39-276-2 13-4-0-89-2 52-365 16-11-4-1 1-1
Michigan 32-56-0 37-18-2-233-0 69-289 16-5-9-2 3-3
Northwestern 37-119-2 28-18-0-186-1 65-305 18-7-9-2 1-0
Indiana 40-147-2 18-10-0-89-0 58-236 10-6-3-1 0-0
Purdue Game-by-Game Individual Leaders
Opponent Rushing Receiving Passing
at Michigan St. Watson (22-74, 1 TD) Alford (9-156, 1 TD) Dicken (20-11-0-189, 1 TD)
at Notre Dame Watson (15-50, 0 TD) Tillman (5-66, 0 TD) Dicken (31-14-0-159, 0 TD)
West Virginia Watson (15-46, 1 TD) Tillman (4-48, 0 TD) Dicken (30-15-4-170, 0 TD)
North Carolina St. Watson (29-227, 3 TDs) Alford (5-77, 2 TDs) Reeves (15-9-0-119, 2 TDs)
Minnesota Matthews (30-131, 2 TDs) Alford (3-76, 1 TD) Reeves (12-5-1-91, 1 TD)
at Penn St. Watson (18-73, 0 TD) Alford (9-126, 1 TD) Reeves (26-13-0-182, 1 TD)
Ohio St. Winston (1-49, 0 TD) Alford (8-120, 1 TD Reeves (40-20-3-342, 2 TDs)
at Wisconsin Watson (21-99, 1 TD) Tillman (12-159, 1 TD) Trefzger (52-33-2-328, 1 TD)
Michigan Watson (17-45, 0 TD) Alford (6-29, 1 TD) Trefzger (30-20-0-170, 1 TD)
at Northwestern Matthews (18-88, 0 TD) Alford (7-186, 3 TDs) Trefzger (27-14-2-244, 3 TDs)
Indiana Watson (15-52, 0 TD) Alford (5-162, 2 TDs) Trefzger (35-18-4-301, 2 TDs)
Purdue Game-by-Game Starters
Opponent/Off. WR QT QG C SG ST TE WR QB FB TB
at Michigan St. Jones Maly Fischer Nicley Zitelli Manning Jewell Alford Trefzger Watson Johnson
at Notre Dame Tillman Manning Fischer Nicley Zitelli Sweeney Jewell Alford Dicken Johnson Watson
West Virginia Tillman Manning Fischer Nicley Zitelli Sweeney Jewell Alford Dicken Johnson Watson
No. Carolina St. Tillman Manning Fischer Nicley Zitelli Sweeney Jewell Alford Reeves Watson Matthews
Minnesota Tillman Manning Fischer Nicley Zitelli Sweeney Jewell Alford Reeves Watson Matthews
at Penn St. Tillman Fischer Finchum Nicley Zitelli Sweeney Jewell Alford Reeves Watson Matthews
Ohio St. Light Fischer Finchum Nicley Zitelli Sweeney Jewell Alford Reeves Sanders Watson
at Wisconsin Tillman Fischer Finchum Nicley Zitelli Sweeney V'Weele Alford Reeves Watson Matthews
Michigan Tillman Fischer Finchum Nicley Zitelli Sweeney Jewell Alford Trefzger Watson Matthews
at Northwestern V'Weele Fischer Finchum Nicley Zitelli Sweeney Jewell Jones Trefzger Watson Haddad
Indiana Tillman Fischer Finchum Nicley Zitelli Sweeney Jewell Alford Trefzger Watson Matthews
Opponent/Def. LE DT DT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB SS FS RCB
at Michigan St. Colvin Krick Smith Williams Okeafor Koeppen Jones Winston Burroughs Brown Coleman
at Notre Dame Colvin Krick Smith Williams Okeafor Koeppen Hagins Winston Burroughs Brown Coleman
West Virginia Colvin Krick Perez Williams Okeafor Koeppen Hagins Winston Burroughs Brown Coleman
No. Carolina St. Colvin Krick Perez Williams Okeafor Koeppen Hagins Winston Burroughs Brown Coleman
Minnesota Colvin Krick Perez Williams Okeafor Koeppen Hagins Winston Burroughs Brown Coleman
at Penn St. Colvin Krick Perez Williams Okeafor Koeppen Hagins Winston Burroughs Brown Coleman
Ohio St. Colvin Krick Perez Williams Okeafor Koeppen Hagins Winston Burroughs Brown Coleman
at Wisconsin Colvin Krick Perez Williams Okeafor Koeppen Hagins Winston Burroughs Brown Coleman
Michigan Colvin Krick Perez Williams Okeafor Koeppen Hagins Winston Burroughs Brown Coleman
at Northwestern Colvin Krick Perez Williams Okeafor Koeppen Hagins Winston Burroughs Brown Coleman
Indiana Colvin Krick Perez Williams Okeafor Koeppen Hagins Winston Burroughs Brown Coleman
Purdue Plays from Scrimmage of 10-or-More Yards in 1996:
Opponent Rushing Passing/Receiving Total
vs. Michigan St. 4 14 18
vs. Notre Dame 2 8 10
vs. West Virginia 2 6 8
vs. North Carolina St. 12 5 17
vs. Minnesota 7 3 10
vs. Penn St. 7 12 19
vs. Ohio St. 2 12 14
vs. Wisconsin 5 17 22
vs. Michigan 5 7 12
vs. Northwestern 3 8 11
vs. Indiana 4 14 18
Totals 53 106 159
Individuals:
Rushing Passing/Receiving Total
Rick Trefzger 5 50 55
Brian Alford 1 47 48
John Reeves 10 32 42
Willie Tillman 0 28 28
Edwin Watson 21 4 25
Billy Dicken 0 24 24
Kendall Matthews 12 1 13
Isaac Jones 0 10 10
Kirk Olivadotti 0 8 8
Brandon Jewell 0 3 3
Eric Haddad 1 1 2
Lee Johnson 1 1 2
Chad Brown 0 1 1
Matt Light 0 1 1
Donald Winston 1 0 1
Chris Daniels 0 1 1
Chris Koeppen 1 0 1
Purdue Plays from Scrimmage of 25-or-More Yards in 1996
Individuals:
Rushing Passing/Receiving Total
Brian Alford 0 14 14
John Reeves 2 8 10
Rick Trefzger 0 7 7
Billy Dicken 0 3 3
Willie Tillman 0 3 3
Edwin Watson 3 0 3
Isaac Jones 0 1 1
Donald Winston 1 0 1
