2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2004 Purdue Boilermakers football
Sun Bowl, L 23–27 vs. Arizona State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2004 record	7–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Tiller (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (8th year)
Offensive scheme	Spread offense
Defensive coordinator	Brock Spack (8th year)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Jon Goldsberry (5th year)
Captain	Taylor Stubblefield (5th year)
Captain	Antwaun Rogers (5th year)
Captain	Kyle Orton (5th year)
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 62,500)
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#8 Iowa +		7	–	1					10	–	2
#14 Michigan $+		7	–	1					9	–	3
#17 Wisconsin		6	–	2					9	–	3
Northwestern		5	–	3					6	–	6
#20 Ohio State		4	–	4					8	–	4
Purdue		4	–	4					7	–	5
Michigan State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	5					7	–	5
Penn State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Illinois		1	–	7					3	–	8
Indiana		1	–	7					3	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Syracuse at #25 Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0 • Purdue 14 6 17 14 51 Date: Sunday, September 5 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST Source: ESPN

Scoring summary 1 4:01 PUR Jerod Void 1-yard run (Ben Jones kick) PUR 7-0 1 1:10 PUR Brian Hare 75-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick) PUR 14-0 2 6:15 PUR Taylor Stubblefield 23-yard pass from Kyle Orton (kick blocked) PUR 20-0 3 6:09 PUR Taylor Stubblefield 67-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick) PUR 27-0 3 2:04 PUR Brandon Jones 32-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick) PUR 34-0 3 0:32 PUR Ben Jones 34-yard field goal PUR 37-0 4 9:39 PUR Jerome Brooks 44-yard run (Ben Jones kick) PUR 44-0 4 2:11 PUR Dustin Keller 47-yard pass from Brandon Kirsch (Ben Jones kick) PUR 51-0

Scoring summary
1	4:01	PUR	Jerod Void 1-yard run (Ben Jones kick)	PUR 7-0
1	1:10	PUR	Brian Hare 75-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick)	PUR 14-0
2	6:15	PUR	Taylor Stubblefield 23-yard pass from Kyle Orton (kick blocked)	PUR 20-0
3	6:09	PUR	Taylor Stubblefield 67-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick)	PUR 27-0
3	2:04	PUR	Brandon Jones 32-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick)	PUR 34-0
3	0:32	PUR	Ben Jones 34-yard field goal	PUR 37-0
4	9:39	PUR	Jerome Brooks 44-yard run (Ben Jones kick)	PUR 44-0
4	2:11	PUR	Dustin Keller 47-yard pass from Brandon Kirsch (Ben Jones kick)	PUR 51-0

#15 Purdue at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 10 10 21 0 41 Notre Dame 3 0 13 0 16 Date: Saturday, October 2 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana Game start: 2:30 p.m. EST Television network: NBC Source: ESPN

Scoring summary 1 10:49 PUR Ben Jones 31-yard field goal PUR 3-0 1 6:30 ND D.J. Fitzpatrick 26-yard field goal Tied 3-3 1 6:16 PUR Jerome Brooks 100-yard kickoff return (Ben Jones kick) PUR 10-3 2 11:24 PUR Ben Jones 39-yard field goal PUR 13-3 2 1:03 PUR Rob Ninkovich 2-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick) PUR 20-3 3 11:51 PUR Taylor Stubblefield 97-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick) PUR 27-3 3 8:54 ND Rhema McKnight 40-yard pass from Brady Quinn (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick) PUR 27-10 3 6:40 PUR Kyle Ingraham 9-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick) PUR 34-10 3 4:17 ND Rashaun Powers-Neal 1-yard run (pass failed) PUR 34-16 3 0:45 PUR Taylor Stubblefield 12-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick) PUR 41-16

Scoring summary
1	10:49	PUR	Ben Jones 31-yard field goal	PUR 3-0
1	6:30	ND	D.J. Fitzpatrick 26-yard field goal	Tied 3-3
1	6:16	PUR	Jerome Brooks 100-yard kickoff return (Ben Jones kick)	PUR 10-3
2	11:24	PUR	Ben Jones 39-yard field goal	PUR 13-3
2	1:03	PUR	Rob Ninkovich 2-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick)	PUR 20-3
3	11:51	PUR	Taylor Stubblefield 97-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick)	PUR 27-3
3	8:54	ND	Rhema McKnight 40-yard pass from Brady Quinn (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick)	PUR 27-10
3	6:40	PUR	Kyle Ingraham 9-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick)	PUR 34-10
3	4:17	ND	Rashaun Powers-Neal 1-yard run (pass failed)	PUR 34-16
3	0:45	PUR	Taylor Stubblefield 12-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick)	PUR 41-16

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 3 7 7 7 24 • Purdue 21 21 7 14 63 Date: November 20 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST

Scoring summary Q1 PUR Ingraham 52 yard pass from Orton (Jones kick) PUR 7–0 Q1 IND Robertson 31 yard field goal PUR 7–3 Q1 PUR Stubblefield 23 yard pass from Orton (Jones kick) PUR 14–3 Q1 PUR Jones 4 yard run (Jones kick) PUR 21–3 Q2 IND Lumpkin 74 yard fumble return (Robertson kick) PUR 21–10 Q2 PUR Bryant 21 yard pass from Orton (Jones kick) PUR 28–10 Q2 PUR Stubblefield 17 yard pass from Orton (Jones kick) PUR 35–10 Q2 PUR Ingraham 26 yard pass from Orton (Jones kick) PUR 42–10 Q3 PUR Stubblefield 12 yard pass from Orton (Jones kick) PUR 49–10 Q3 IND Taylor 22 yard run (Robertson kick) PUR 49–17 Q4 PUR Bryant 62 yard run (Jones kick) PUR 56–17 Q4 PUR Davis 61 yard pass from Kirsch (Jones kick) PUR 63–17 Q4 IND Roby 19 yard pass from LoVecchio (Robertson kick) PUR 63–24

Scoring summary
Q1		PUR	Ingraham 52 yard pass from Orton (Jones kick)	PUR 7–0
Q1		IND	Robertson 31 yard field goal	PUR 7–3
Q1		PUR	Stubblefield 23 yard pass from Orton (Jones kick)	PUR 14–3
Q1		PUR	Jones 4 yard run (Jones kick)	PUR 21–3
Q2		IND	Lumpkin 74 yard fumble return (Robertson kick)	PUR 21–10
Q2		PUR	Bryant 21 yard pass from Orton (Jones kick)	PUR 28–10
Q2		PUR	Stubblefield 17 yard pass from Orton (Jones kick)	PUR 35–10
Q2		PUR	Ingraham 26 yard pass from Orton (Jones kick)	PUR 42–10
Q3		PUR	Stubblefield 12 yard pass from Orton (Jones kick)	PUR 49–10
Q3		IND	Taylor 22 yard run (Robertson kick)	PUR 49–17
Q4		PUR	Bryant 62 yard run (Jones kick)	PUR 56–17
Q4		PUR	Davis 61 yard pass from Kirsch (Jones kick)	PUR 63–17
Q4		IND	Roby 19 yard pass from LoVecchio (Robertson kick)	PUR 63–24

The 2004 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross-Ade Stadium. Purdue played twelve games in the 2004 season, finishing with a 7–5 record and a loss in the Sun Bowl to Arizona State. The season was Kyle Orton's senior year at Purdue.

Optimism abounded toward the Purdue football program coached by Joe Tiller after a terrific '03 season. Although the Boilermakers had 8 defensive starters to replace in 2004 (6 of whom were NFL draft picks), they returned most of their productive offense - including solid Seniors in QB Kyle Orton and catch-machine WR Taylor Stubblefield.

In the first-ever Sunday game at Ross Ade Stadium, Purdue played host to the perennially bowl-bound Syracuse Orange from the Big East. However, on a brutally hot day, the Boilermaker offense and defense was on fire, handing the Orange an unexpectedly decisive defeat, 51–0.

Orton and the Purdue offense shook off a slow start (and a missed Ben Jones FG) to compile 571 yards of turnover-free offense, highlighted by 4 long Orton TD passes in a 16–30; 287 yard performance. Even reserve QB Brandon Kirsch - playing for the first time since 2002 - got in on the rout by engineering 2 4th-quarter TD drives including a 47-yard TD pass to freshman TE Dustin Keller.

On the flipside, the new-look Purdue defense was terrific in holding first-time starting QB Joe Fields and the Syracuse offense to 197 total yards, 3 turnovers, and most impressively - 0 points. Fields also got no help from his running game, as acclaimed RBs Walter Reyes and Damien Rhodes combined for only 36 yards on 17 carries.

Purdue continued its outstanding start to 2004, improving to 2–0 by blasting the MAC's Ball State Cardinals 59–7. The Boilermakers did the majority of the damage in an incredible first half that sent them to the locker room with a 45–0 advantage.

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