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2003 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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2003Purdue Boilermakers football
Capital One Bowl, L 27–34OT vs.Georgia
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record9–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Chaney (7th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrock Spack (7th season)
Base defense4–3
MVPShaun Phillips
Captains
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6Michigan $ 71  103 
No. 4Ohio State % 62  112 
No. 18Purdue 62  94 
No. 8Iowa 53  103 
No. 20Minnesota 53  103 
Michigan State 53  85 
Wisconsin 44  76 
Northwestern 44  67 
Penn State 17  39 
Indiana 17  210 
Illinois 08  111 
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings fromAP Poll

The2003 Purdue Boilermakers football team representedPurdue University in the2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached byJoe Tiller and played its home games atRoss–Ade Stadium. Purdue played thirteen games in the 2003 season, finishing with a 9–4 record and a loss in theCapital One Bowl toGeorgia.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 61:00 pmBowling Green*No. 16L 26–2758,225[1]
September 1312:00 pmat No. 20Wake Forest*ESPNW 16–1029,853[1]
September 201:00 pmArizona*No. 25
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
W 59–752,310[1]
September 273:30 pmNotre Dame*No. 22
ABCW 23–1064,614[1]
October 44:30 pmIllinoisNo. 22
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
ESPNW 43–1064,139[1]
October 113:30 pmPenn StateNo. 18
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
ABCW 28–1459,720[1]
October 1812:00 pmat No. 14WisconsinNo. 13ESPNW 26–2379,541[1]
October 253:30 pmat No. 13MichiganNo. 10ABCL 3–31111,349[1]
November 112:00 pmNorthwesternNo. 18
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
ESPNW 34–1451,110[1]
November 83:30 pmNo. 10IowaNo. 16
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
ESPNW 27–1460,058[1]
November 153:30 pmat No. 4Ohio StateNo. 11ABCL 13–16OT105,286[1]
November 2212:00 pmatIndianaNo. 16ESPN+W 24–1641,404[1]
January 11:00 pmvs. No. 11Georgia*No. 12ABCL 27–34OT64,565[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are inEastern time

Rankings

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See also:2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1916RV2522221813101816111612111218
Coaches2220RVRVRV232015101714101613121319
BCSNot released818141116141314Not released

Roster

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2003 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR2Ray WilliamsSo
TE3Garret BushongFr
QB3Jason RennFr
WR4Anthony ChambersSr
QB7Kyle Smith So
QB8Grant WalkerFr
WR10Colya Dailey Fr
QB11Brandon KirschSo
QB14Scott CarrollFr
QB18Kyle OrtonJr
QB19Bill ForanFr
WR20Andre Chattams Fr
WR21Taylor Stubblefield Jr
RB22Jerome Brooks Fr
WR23Kevin NoelJr
RB27Brandon JonesSo
WR28Dustin KellerFr
WR31Jake StandefordFr
RB32Jerod Void So
RB36Brandon Golder Fr
WR38Sean BirdFr
FB42Patrick SchaubSr
TE43Jeff BennettSo
RB48Brian WoodFr
G50Tyler Moore Jr
G53Nick FincherFr
G56Matt TurnerSo
C61Nick HardwickSr
OT63David OwenJr
G64Danny MayJr
OT65Mike Otto Fr
G67Uche Nwaneri Fr
G68Robbie PowellFr
OT70Pat OxleyFr
OT71Kelly ButlerJr
C74Nick PilipauskisSr
OT75Brian WangSo
G76Willie BachJr
OT77Ryan NobletFr
OT78Josh TomsheckSo
OL79Anthony FreimanisFr
WR80Jamaal WilsonSr
WR81Al Royal Fr
WR82John StandefordSr
WR83Jake CunninghamFr
WR84Byron WilliamsFr
WR85Jameson EvansSo
WR86Chase Lecklider Fr
TE87Charles DavisFr
WR88Drew RucksSo
WR89Kyle IngrahamFr
TE95Jason TaranowskiJr
TE96Billy TrutyFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB5Michael DurrettFr
S6Deaunte FerrellSr
CB8Jacques ReevesSr
S9Stuart SchweigertSr
DE10Ray EdwardsFr
CB12Antwaun Rogers Jr
S13Eric SmithSr
DE15Shaun PhillipsSr
LB16Gilbert GardnerSr
LB17Josh FergusonFr
S19Marc HuddlestonSo
CB24Sean PettySo
CB25Paul LongFr
LB30George Hall Fr
S31Bernard PollardFr
CB33Brian Hickman So
LB34Niko KoutouvidesSr
S35Pat Kohtz Fr
S36Torrey VogelSr
S37Rafael PriceFr
S38Brian Mattaway Fr
LB39Bobby IwuchukwuSo
DE40Kevin NesfieldSr
S41John Lampert Fr
LB44Jon GoldsberryJr
DE45Eugene BrightFr
LB47Landon JohnsonSr
DB48Steve OliverFr
DE49Anthony Spencer Fr
LB51Ben BlockFr
LB52Jason LeimbergerSo
DT54Doug Van DykeFr
DT55Brandon VillarrealSo
DT58Brent GroverSo
LB59Stanford KeglarFr
DE62Vedran DzolovicSr
DL69Jeff TullFr
LB90Ryan LincolnFr
DE91Nick Cavallo Fr
DT92Craig TerrillSr
DT94Dontrey FlemingsSo
DT97Vaughn TomlinFr
DT98Dan McGowen Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K17Andy NelsonSr
K26Berin Lacevic Sr
P,K29Aaron LevinJr
K35Ben Jones So
P46Brent SlatonSr
LS72Chris MattsonFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jim Chaney (offensive coordinator / tight ends)
  • Brock Spack (defensive coordinator / linebackers)
  • Blaine Bennett (quarterbacks)
  • Gary Emanuel (assistant head coach / defensive ends)
  • Mark Hagen (defensive tackles / special teams coordinator)
  • Phil Elmassian (defensive backs)
  • Bill Legg (offensive line)
  • David Mitchell (running backs)
  • Bob DeBesse (wide receivers / recruiting coordinator)
  • Don Coller (director of football operations)
  • Jim Lathrop (strength and conditioning)
  • Chad Brown (graduate assistant)
  • Burt Thornton (graduate assistant)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

[GoldandBlack.comhttps://purdue.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=25033 Roster]
Last update: August 16, 2016

Game summaries

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Bowling Green State

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Team1234Total
Bowling Green State01071027
Purdue737926

A Purdue Boilermaker football team loaded with experience (8 senior starters on defense) entered 2003 with high expectations (#18 preseason ranking), but they suffered a stunning opening day 27-26 upset loss to the MAC'sBowling Green Falcons.

After Purdue took the season's opening drive for a touchdown (a jump-ball touchdown catch by 6' 9" freshman WR Kyle Ingraham), Bowling Green QB Josh Harris responded with outstanding clutch play, throwing for 350 yards and 3 touchdowns in the see-saw contest. Midway through the 4th quarter with Purdue leading 24–20, the Boilermaker offense could not take advantage of a DEShaun Phillips interception. With under 3 minutes remaining, Harris drove the Falcons down the field to a 4th and 14 situation at the Purdue 32-yard line. In a play eerily similar to the 2002 "Holy Buckeye" play, Harris evaded a heavy rush to deliver a deep pass to WR Charles Sharon, who outfought 2 Purdue defenders to make the winning touchdown catch.

Purdue WR Taylor Stubblefield had 16 catches for 139 yards and caught his first-ever regular season touchdown in defeat, but had an unfortunate drop on the final drive that could have set up a game-tying FG attempt. Falcons WR Cole Magner ran out the last 8 seconds of the game clock by taking an intentional safety, bringing the score to its final tally.

Bowling Green would go on to have one of the best football seasons in program history, finishing 11–3 with aMotor City Bowl win over Northwestern. Purdue would emerge from this loss with a new determination that would bring success in the weeks ahead...

Wake Forest

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Team1234Total
Purdue3100316
Wake Forest370010

Purdue rebounded from their opening day loss with a close win at #20 Wake Forest – which was ranked for the first time in 16 years after starting the season with two wins over ranked opponents.

Late in the close game with Purdue clinging to a 16–10 lead, the Deacons created an opportunity for victory by forcing a turnover on a punt return by Anthony Chambers. But the Purdue defense stopped Wake Forest on a 4th down running play thanks to a well-timed run blitz by All-American free safetyStuart Schweigert, who made a game-clinching tackle for loss. "Stu" earlier had set up a FG with an interception and long return on the game's first play from scrimmage.

Purdue kicker Ben Jones, a recent transfer from Butler University, made three important FGs that helped provide the final margin.

Arizona

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Team1234Total
Arizona00707
Purdue717142159

After the Boilermakers had worn primarily gold uniforms at home in 2002, the Boilermakers were "Back in Black" for the first of a four-game homestand that began with the struggling Arizona Wildcats of thePac-10. The Boilermakers dominated Arizona by a then-Ross–Ade Stadium record margin of 59–7. The offense outgained Arizona 580–174 in yards, achieving near perfect balance with 288 rushing and 292 passing. Redshirt freshman RB Jerome Brooks paced Purdue with 122 yards on the ground, and the Purdue defense sacked Arizona QBs 5 times; fifth-year senior LBLandon Johnson recovered a fumble and had an interception.

Notre Dame

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See also:2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team andShillelagh Trophy (Notre Dame–Purdue)
Team1234Total
Notre Dame0100010
Purdue1033723

The Boilermakers improved to 3–1 and returned to the Top 25 with a win over their in-state rival Notre Dame. Purdue's senior-led defense continually pressured freshman QBBrady Quinn in his first college start with many knockdowns, and intercepted him 4 times (FS Stuart Schweigert had 2 picks). Still, Quinn managed to throw for 297 yards, but the Boilermaker defense made the Irish offense one-dimensional by limitingJulius Jones and the Irish running game to under 50 yards. The Irish defense played very well in defeat, holding Purdue to 223 yards of offense, but they could not force any Purdue turnovers.

The Boilermakers struck on their first drive with QBKyle Orton's 36-yard touchdown pass to Ray Williams on a missed coverage assignment, then they turned LBNiko Koutouvides' interception into a FG for a 10–0 first quarter lead. The Irish pulled to 13–10 before the half on WR Maurice Stovall's 85-yard touchdown catch.

But the Irish did not score again. Quinn's third interception early in the 4th quarter was turned into a goal-line touchdown pass from Orton to DEShaun Phillips, who lined up at TE on the play to provide the final 23–10 margin. It was Phillips' second career touchdown catch, duplicating his feat vs. Minnesota in 2002.

WR John Standeford became Purdue's all-time leader in receptions with 2 catches on the early touchdown drive. The record was short-lived however, as his teammate WRTaylor Stubblefield would shatter this mark in 2004.

Illinois

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Team1234Total
Illinois030710
Purdue20710643

Purdue jumped all over their Homecoming opponent Illinois early and often in a 43–10 win in their Big Ten opener, bringing them to a 4–1 mark. The Boilermakers scored touchdowns on 4 of their first 5 drives to take a 27–0 lead by early in the 2nd quarter. Terrific protection byNick Hardwick and the rest of the offensive line helped sophomore RB Jerod Void gain 119 yards rushing and 4 touchdowns. RB Jerome Brooks added 82 yards on the ground to help Purdue amass 300+ Team rushing yards.

Purdue's veteran defense shined once again, limiting QB Jon Beutjer and the Illinois offense to 191 total yards and no touchdowns. The lone Fighting Illini touchdown came on a punt return by RB E.B. Halsey.

Penn State

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Team1234Total
Penn State0140014
Purdue7103828

Purdue improved to 5–1 with another solid defensive effort and a few terrific punt returns from Anthony Chambers, who returned one for a touchdown and set up 2 other touchdowns with long returns.

Penn State sophomore quarterbackMichael Robinson, filling in for injured QB Zach Mills, had a difficult day (10–32; 98 yards, 2 interceptions) at the hands of the Purdue defense, who limited PSU to 204 total yards. After Chambers' punt return touchdown made the score 17-7, Purdue's late first half drive was thwarted by CBAlan Zemaitis' 90-yard interception return, which set up a short Robinson touchdown pass to Isaac Smolko to cut Purdue's lead to 3. But the Nittany Lions would not score again.

Starting RB Jerod Void was injured on his first run of the day on a tackle from LB Gino Capone. But Sophomore RB Brandon Jones was terrific in relief, physically pounding the young PSU defense with 149 yards on 29 carries, and scoring 2 goal-line touchdowns. Kicker Ben Jones missed his first FG of the season, but made his other 2 attempts, improving his early season tally to 9 FGs in 10 attempts.

Wisconsin

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See also:2003 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Team1234Total
Purdue1433626
Wisconsin7601023

In a Big Ten classic hosted by ESPN College Football Gameday, the Boilermakers became bowl-eligible for the seventh year in a row underJoe Tiller by prevailing over #14 Wisconsin, which had ended Ohio State's 19-game winning streak the previous week.

Though the Boilermakers played conservatively on offense most of 2003, this game was an exception as Purdue's offense went with aDrew Brees-era style by featuring the passing game. QBKyle Orton completed his first 15 passes to masterfully engineer touchdown drives on Purdue's first 2 possessions for a 14–0 lead. But Wisconsin rallied with an Anthony Davis touchdown run and LB Jeff Mack's fumble return for touchdown to close the margin to 14–13 early in the second quarter (the Badgers missed an extra point). The Badgers kept Purdue out of the end zone the rest of the game, but Purdue did add 3 field goals to produce a 23–16 lead. With less than 3 minutes left, Wisconsin safetyJim Leonhard made a spectacular punt return touchdown to tie the game. But that's when Orton guided the Purdue offense on a winning drive, setting up a Ben Jones FG with 3 seconds left. Orton converted 2 3rd down and long passes on the drive, and then completed a deep pass to WR Ray Williams to set up the winning kick.

In defeat, Wisconsin LB Alex Lewis recorded an amazing 5 sacks and forced the fumble that Mack returned for a touchdown. In victory, the Purdue defense continued its terrific 2003 season by sacking Badger QBs 9 times (Shaun Phillips had 4.5), yielding only 12 first downs and less than 300 yards of offense, and forcing 2 turnovers (including an interception by senior CBJacques Reeves on Wisconsin's first play).

Kyle Orton completed his first 15 passes on the way to a 38–55; 411 yard performance. Senior WR John Standeford and junior WR Taylor Stubblefield combined to catch 30 passes for 314 yards. It was Stubblefield's second 16-catch performance of the season.

As of 2023, the 2003 contest is the Boilermakers' most recent win over the Badgers.

Michigan

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See also:2003 Michigan Wolverines football team
Team1234Total
Purdue03003
Michigan14071031

Purdue's 6 game winning streak came to a decisive end in Ann Arbor, dropping to 6–2 against the supremely talented and eventual Big Ten champion #13 Michigan Wolverines. From start to finish, the Purdue offense was bullied, harassed and roughed-up by an ultra-aggressive Michigan defense that employed numerous blitzing schemes (7 sacks) and press "bump and run" coverage to limit the Boilermakers to only 242 yards of offense.

Despite being dominated, Purdue had a chance to seize momentum late in the first half when the Boilers recovered a fumble from a Shaun Phillips sack of Michigan QBJohn Navarre. QB Kyle Orton quickly moved the Purdue offense to a first and goal, but then threw an end zone interception to CBLeon Hall, the first of 2 picks for the freshman playing for an injuredMarlin Jackson.

The Michigan offense had a solid (but not dominant) day against the stout Purdue defense, as senior RBChris Perry grinded out 95 yards on 28 carries. The terrific trio of Michigan WRs (Braylon Edwards,Jason Avant andSteve Breaston) each made valuable contributions. Avant had 5 catches for 90 yards, Breaston took an end-around 21 yards for a score, and Edwards had 6 catches for 86 yards and 2 scores, including a highlight-reel third-quarter touchdown catch over CBJacques Reeves that put the game out of reach.

Purdue coachJoe Tiller praised the Michigan receiving corps before and after the game as "the best...(he had) ever seen." He was impressed with what he referred to as the "creatures" on the Wolverine defense.

Northwestern

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Team1234Total
Northwestern070714
Purdue1467734

The Boilermakers returned home and to their winning formula of ball control running, play-action passing and turnover-producing defense to bounce back from the nightmare in Ann Arbor, defeating the solid Northwestern Wildcats 34-14 to improve to 7-2 and stay in the hunt for a share of the Big Ten title.

The Wildcats had excelled at ball security with an NCAA-low 2 lost fumbles, but they came apart against the Purdue defense by losing 4 fumbles. Two of these were turned into first quarter touchdowns by the Boilermaker offense, led by an efficient Kyle Orton (14-24; 212 yards, 1 rushing touchdown). Late in the 3rd quarter, after the Purdue defense had stopped Northwestern on a goal line stand, the Boilermakers embarked on a 98-yard touchdown drive that ended with RB Jerod Void's 2nd touchdown run to effectively put the game away.

Senior WR John Standeford set the Big Ten career receiving yards record in this game, getting a brief ovation after a 31 yard catch in the 4th quarter.

Iowa

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See also:2003 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
#10 Iowa Hawkeyes (7–2) at #16 Purdue Boilermakers (7–2)
Quarter1234Total
Iowa007714
Purdue7614027

atRoss–Ade Stadium,West Lafayette, Indiana

Game information

First quarter

  • PUR – Jerod Void 9-yard run (Ben Jones kick), 11:03.Purdue 7–0.Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards.

Second quarter

  • PUR – Ben Jones 44-yard field goal, 10:23.Purdue 10–0.Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards.
  • PUR – Ben Jones 42-yard field goal, 0:00.Purdue 13–0.Drive: 1 play, 0 yards.

Third quarter

  • PUR – Anthony Chambers 45-yard pass fromKyle Orton (Ben Jones kick), 13:54.Purdue 20–0.Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards.
  • PUR – Jerod Void 1-yard run (Ben Jones kick), 7:30.Purdue 27–0.Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards.
  • IOWA – Nathan Chandler 3-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:05.Purdue 27–7.Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards.

Fourth quarter

  • IOWA – Jermelle Lewis 8-yard pass from Nathan Chandler (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:56.Purdue 27–14.Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards.
Top passers
  • IOWA – Nathan Chandler – 16/28, 203 yards, TD, INT
  • PUR –Kyle Orton – 13/20, 167 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • IOWA – Jermelle Lewis – 7 rushes, 56 yards
  • PUR – Jerod Void – 34 rushes, 120 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • IOWA – Maurice Brown – 8 receptions, 126 yards
  • PUR –John Standeford – 5 receptions, 61 yards

On a Senior Day clash with a defense every bit as strong as their own, #14 Purdue scored a surprisingly decisive 27–14 win over #10 Iowa to improve to 8–2 – Purdue's best record this late into the season since 1979. Boilermaker sophomore RB Jerod Void had his best game of the season to date with 34 carries for 120 yards and 2 touchdowns against the NCAA top 10 ranked Iowa run defense.

For the 8th time in 10 games, the Boilers took their opening drive for a score, as Void took advantage of terrific blocking by his offensive line and junior FB Jon Goldsberry for 22 and 9-yard runs, the latter going for a touchdown. Purdue then added 2 field goals before halftime, while Iowa miscues kept them scoreless. On two different occasions Iowa QB Nathan Chandler missed open receivers for touchdowns. On another drive a Chandler touchdown pass to WR Mo Brown was called back by penalty, and then the Hawkeyes came up empty when kickerNate Kaeding missed his first FG of the year.

On the opening drive of the 2nd half, Purdue started with a kickoff return to midfield, and then converted a 3rd and 5 situation with QB Kyle Orton's 45-yard touchdown pass to WR Anthony Chambers for a 20–0 lead. On the Boilers' next possession, Orton's efficient passing and nifty bootleg runs set up Void's second touchdown for a 27–0 advantage with 7:30 left in the 3rd quarter. After Iowa drove for touchdowns on their next 2 possessions to narrow the score to 27–14 with 9:56 left in the game, Orton directed the Purdue offense on a ball-control 8 minute drive that featured numerous 3rd down conversions to bring the clock down to 2:09 to go, but Purdue came up empty when kicker Ben Jones missed a FG attempt. The Iowa offense then made the game interesting by moving into scoring position on a couple of brilliant Mo Brown receptions. But Purdue free safety Stuart Schweigert – playing in his last home game – put an end to the Hawkeye rally with an end zone interception.

Notwithstanding the late rally, Purdue's defense had another fine performance, as it held terrific Iowa RBFred Russell to 35 yards rushing on 18 carries, and sacked Chandler 4 times.

Ohio State

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See also:2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Purdue Boilermakers (8–2) at Ohio State Buckeyes (9–1)
Quarter1234OTTotal
Purdue3307013
Ohio St0607316

atOhio StadiumColumbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind 5 S/SE
  • Game attendance: 105,286
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski
  • TV announcers (ABC):Brad Nessler,Bob Griese, andLynn Swann
  • Box Score
Game information
Purdue
Ohio St

For the second time this year, ESPN College Gameday visited a contest involving Purdue, and with a chance to qualify for a share of the Big Ten title or an at-large BCS bowl game, the Boilermakers suffered a heartbreaking loss for the 2nd straight year to the #4 Ohio State Buckeyes, falling 16–13 to the Buckeyes in overtime.

As expected, the defenses largely controlled the game by keeping it low in points and high in punts. Purdue took its opening offensive drive 53 yards before settling for a Ben Jones FG. Late in the first quarter, the Buckeyes struck on a 58-yard pass from QBCraig Krenzel to WRMichael Jenkins to set up a 1st and goal. A controversial pass interference no-call resulted in a short FG for Buckeyes' all-time great kickerMike Nugent to tie the game at 3. Purdue RB Jerod Void returned the ensuing kickoff near midfield, resulting in a short drive that ended with a long Jones FG to put Purdue back up 6–3. The Buckeyes slowly gained an edge in field position for the rest of the half, as they turned a short drive into a 52-yard Nugent FG to send the teams into the locker room tied at 6.

The game remained a field position battle for the better part of the 2nd half, as neither team's offense turned the ball over or scored any points. However, Purdue came up empty on an 86-yard drive when Ben Jones' FG attempt missed badly wide left.

Early in the 4th quarter Purdue faced a 3rd and long deep in their own territory. OSU defensive linemenWill Smith andTim Anderson converged on QBKyle Orton, forcing a fumble that DEMike Kudla recovered for a touchdown that gave OSU a 13–6 lead. After a punt exchange, Purdue started a drive from their own 8-yard line with 6:36 to go and quickly faced another 3rd down and long yardage situation. Starting with a third down conversion pass to Anthony Chambers, Orton moved the Purdue offense over the next 5 plays to the OSU 11-yard line and then capped the impressive game-tying 92-yard drive with a well-executed Statue of Liberty touchdown run by RB Jerod Void.

After the Buckeyes' next drive ended just outside FG range, the OSU punt byB. J. Sander pinned Purdue inside their own 20-yard line for the seventh time in the game. With under 2 minutes left, the Boilermakers moved the ball to their 32-yard line, but then Orton mishandled the QB snap, resulting in a fumble that the Buckeyes recovered. OSU proceeded to run the clock down to 4 seconds on three running plays to set up Nugent's winning FG attempt. However, on the last play of regulation reserve LBBobby Iwuchukwu (playing for the injured Gilbert Gardner) blocked the FG, keeping Purdue alive and sending the game to Overtime.

On Ohio State's overtime possession, the offense could not get a first down, but Nugent kicked a FG (partially blocked again by Iwuchukwu) to put the Buckeyes ahead 16–13. Needing a FG to tie or touchdown to win, Purdue gained a first down on an amazing effort by WR Taylor Stubblefield but could not advance further, bringing in Jones for a game-tying FG attempt. Unfortunately for Purdue, Jones missed the FG wide left, ending the game.

In defeat,Niko Koutouvides led the defense with 15 tackles and two pass defended.

Scoring summary
QuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring informationScore
PlaysYardsTOPPUROSU
17:2912535:49Purdue45-yard field goal by Jones30
214:5010794:27Ohio St26-yard field goal byNugent33
213:015191:41Purdue47-yard field goal by Jones63
22:42521:19Ohio St52-yard field goal by Nugent66
411:23Ohio StFumble recovery in end zone for touchdown byKudla, Nugent kick good613
44:368922:12PurdueVoid 11-yard touchdown run, Jones kick good1313
OT46Ohio St36-yard field goal by Nugent1316
"TOP" =time of possession. For other American football terms, seeGlossary of American football.1316

Indiana

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See also:Old Oaken Bucket
Team1234Total
Purdue777324
Indiana3010316
Scoring summary
1PurdueJerod Void 3-yard run (Ben Jones kick)Purdue 7-0
1IndianaBryan Robertson 39-yard field goalPurdue 7-3
2PurdueJohn Standeford 41-yard pass fromKyle Orton (Ben Jones kick)Purdue 14-3
3PurdueJohn Standeford 33-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick)Purdue 21-3
3IndianaBenJarvus Green-Ellis 39-yard run (Bryan Robertson kick)Purdue 21-10
3IndianaBryan Robertson 40-yard field goalPurdue 21-13
4IndianaBryan Robertson 22-yard field goalPurdue 21-16
4PurdueBen Jones 22-yard field goalPurdue 24-16

Purdue finished a highly successful regular season at 9–3 to qualify for a New Year's Day bowl, but it was not without struggle against the lowly 2–10 Indiana Hoosiers. The Boilermakers made some uncharacteristic mistakes that turned a comfortable margin into a 5-point game, but then held on to get the 24–16 win.

Two of Purdue's senior stars – WR John Standeford (6-151, 2 touchdowns) and LB Landon Johnson – had big days and made key plays. The Hoosiers had turned a 21–3 deficit late in the 3rd quarter into a 21-16 margin early in the 4th quarter with a chance to take the lead by intercepting Kyle Orton twice. On the ensuing Hoosier drive after Orton's 2nd interception, LB Landon Johnson picked off Matt Lovecchio to end the IU threat. Purdue later added a Ben Jones FG, and then ran out the rest of the clock with the help of RB Jerod Void's best game of the season (31 carries, 141 yards).

In defeat, IU (and future Ole Miss and NFL) freshman RBBenJarvus Green-Ellis had a terrific day with 155 yards on the ground, becoming the first RB to gain over 100 yards on Purdue's stout 2003 defense.

Georgia

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See also:2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team and2004 Capital One Bowl
Team1234OTTotal
Georgia141003734
Purdue010017027

In a game that mostly reversed the script of their previous meeting in the 2000 Outback Bowl, Purdue and Georgia played a game that featured a big early lead (Georgia 24–0) and a late rally to force overtime (tied at 27). However, like their 2000 meeting, Georgia emerged as the winner in a truly entertaining 34–27 game.

Needless to say, Purdue had a rough start. First, as was not typical in 2003, the Purdue defense – which was playing without seniors Jacques Reeves and Gilbert Gardner – got picked apart for the better part of the first half, as Georgia rolled up 24 points and almost 300 yards of offense led by the effective passing of QBDavid Greene to a talented receiving corps (that included WR Reggie Brown and TE Ben Watson). Meanwhile, the Purdue offense could not move against the ultra-athletic Georgia defense (30 total yards deep into the 2nd quarter). Making matters worse, Boilers starting QB Kyle Orton dislocated the thumb on his throwing hand on aDavid Pollack sack, removing him from the game as Purdue fell further behind.

In an amazing display of toughness and courage, Orton returned after only a few series, sparking the Purdue rally with 10 points late in the 2nd quarter. First, Orton capped a no-huddle drive with a 20-yard touchdown run to put Purdue on the board. Then on the first play of the ensuing UGA drive, Purdue forced and recovered a fumble, resulting in a Ben Jones FG.

The third quarter was mostly a field position battle with both defenses firmly in control, keeping the score 24–10.

Early in the fourth quarter, Orton completed passes on 4 consecutive plays to WR Taylor Stubblefield to move Purdue 60 yards to a first and goal situation. Orton ended the drive with his second touchdown run to make it a one possession game. But Greene and the Georgia offense responded with an efficient time-consuming drive that ended with a Billy Bennett FG for a 27–17 advantage with less than 5 minutes to go.

But the Boilers were far from finished. After an exchange of punts, Purdue started a drive with just over 2 minutes left with a terrific 60-yard pass from Orton to WR John Standeford, and then finished it with an Anthony Chambers touchdown catch to make the score 27–24.

Georgia recovered the ensuing onside kick, but then Bulldogs freshman RB Kregg Lumpkin marred an otherwise solid day (over 100 yards rushing) with a critical mistake on a clock-killing run: trying to make a cutback for more yardage, Lumpkin was stripped of the ball from behind by DE Shaun Phillips. Amidst a mad mob of players, LB Niko Koutouvides recovered the fumble at the UGA 35 to give Purdue new life. Although the Boilermakers could not score a touchdown, they did tie on a clutch 44-yard FG from Ben Jones to send the game to overtime.

Purdue won the OT coin toss and elected to go on defense first. Helped by a questionable end zone pass interference call, Georgia got a touchdown run from Lumpkin on a 4th and goal from the 1 – a gutsy call by UGA coachMark Richt. Then Purdue could not score the necessary touchdown on their OT possession, which ended with an end zone interception on 4th down and goal.

Considering the combination of offense, defense, and special team talent, the 2003 Purdue Boilermakers were arguably Joe Tiller's best overall team in his tenure at Purdue, having concluded a highly successful campaign with a 9–4 record.

2004 NFL draft

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PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Nick HardwickCenter266San Diego Chargers
Stuart SchweigertSafety367Oakland Raiders
Gilbert GardnerLinebacker369Indianapolis Colts
Landon JohnsonLinebacker396Cincinnati Bengals
Shaun PhillipsDefensive end498San Diego Chargers
Niko KoutouvidesLinebacker4116Seattle Seahawks
Kelly ButlerOffensive Line6172Detroit Lions
Craig TerrillDefensive tackle6189Seattle Seahawks
Jacques ReevesCornerback7223Dallas Cowboys

Purdue had 9 NFL Draft picks, just short of the school record of 10 in1960.[2]

References

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  1. ^abcdefghijklm"Cumulative Season Statistics". Purdue University Department of Athletics. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2011.
  2. ^"2004 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.com. RetrievedApril 11, 2025.
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