2003 Purdue Boilermakers football team
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| • Bowling Green State
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0 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
27 |
| Purdue |
7 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
26 |
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| • Purdue
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3 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
| Wake Forest |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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| Arizona |
0 |
0 |
7 |
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7 |
| • Purdue
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7 |
17 |
14 |
21 |
59 |
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| Notre Dame |
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10 |
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10 |
| • Purdue
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10 |
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3 |
7 |
23 |
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| Illinois |
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3 |
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7 |
10 |
| • Purdue
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20 |
7 |
10 |
6 |
43 |
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| Penn State |
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14 |
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14 |
| • Purdue
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7 |
10 |
3 |
8 |
28 |
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| • Purdue
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14 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
26 |
| Wisconsin |
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6 |
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10 |
23 |
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| Purdue |
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| • Michigan
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10 |
31 |
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The 2003 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross-Ade Stadium. Purdue played thirteen games in the 2003 season, finishing with a 9–4 record and a loss in the Capital One Bowl to Georgia.
The senior-laden Boilermakers (8 senior starters on defense) entered the year with high expectations (#18 preseason ranking), but suffered an opening day stunner at the hands of the MAC's Bowling Green Falcons in a 27–26 upset.
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's senior QB Josh Harris responded with outstanding clutch play, throwing for 350 yards and 3 touchdowns in the see-saw contest. Late in the game with Purdue leading 24–20, the Purdue offense could not take advantage of a DE Shaun 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 on a 4th down play by running into and then out of the end zone for a safety, bringing the score to its final tally.
Bowling Green would go on to have one of its best football seasons ever, finishing 11–3 in 2003 with a Motor City Bowl win over Northwestern. Purdue would emerge from this loss with a new determination in the weeks ahead that would bring success...
Purdue rebounded from their opening day loss with a close win at Wake Forest - which was nationally ranked for the first time in 16 years after starting the season with wins over two ranked opponents.
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