2007 Purdue Boilermakers football team
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Motor City Bowl champion
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Motor City Bowl, W 51–48 vs. Central Michigan
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 2007 record | 8–5 (3–5 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Joe Tiller (11th season) |
| Offensive coordinator |
Bill Legg (5th, 2nd as Co-OC) & Wide Receiver Coach Gary Armstrong Ed Zaunbrecher (2nd, 2nd as Co-OC) |
| Offensive scheme | One-back shotgun spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Brock Spack (11th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| MVP | Dustin Keller |
| Captain | Cliff Avril |
| Captain | Dan Bick |
| Captain | Stanford Keglar |
| Captain | Curtis Painter |
| Home stadium |
Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 62,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #5 Ohio State $ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #18 Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #20 Illinois % | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #24 Wisconsin | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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14:46
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PUR | Desmond Tardy 95-yard kickoff return (Chris Summers kick) | PUR 7-0 |
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4:46
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PUR | Kory Sheets 16-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Chris Summers kick) | PUR 14-0 |
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2:25
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PUR | Chris Summers 24-yard field goal | PUR 17-0 |
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1:14
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MINN | Joel Monroe 34-yard field goal | PUR 17-3 |
| 2 |
14:51
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PUR | Cliff Avril 43-yard interception return (Chris Summers kick) | PUR 24-3 |
| 3 |
13:18
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MINN | Duane Bennett 4-yard run (Joel Monroe kick) | PUR 24-10 |
| 3 |
9:37
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PUR | Dorien Bryant 4-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Chris Summers kick) | PUR 31-10 |
| 3 |
7:10
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MINN | Jay Thomas 1-yard run (Joel Monroe kick) | PUR 31-17 |
| 3 |
3:27
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PUR | Kory Sheets 3-yard run (Chris Summers kick) | PUR 38-17 |
| 4 |
14:09
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MINN | Eric Decker 15-yard pass from Adam Weber (Joel Monroe kick) | PUR 38-24 |
| 4 |
12:53
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PUR | Dorien Bryant 16-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Chris Summers kick) | PUR 45-24 |
| 4 |
8:50
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MINN | Adam Weber 2-yard run (Joel Monroe kick) | PUR 45-31 |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| Q1 |
10:45
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PUR | Summers 27 yard field goal | PUR 3–0 |
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5:49
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PUR | Sheets 1 yard run (Summers kick) | PUR 10–0 |
| Q2 |
11:54
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PUR | Summers 34 yard field goal | PUR 13–0 |
| Q2 |
4:46
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PUR | Bryant 11 yard pass from Painter (Summers kick) | PUR 20–0 |
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2:50
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PUR | Summers 26 yard field goal | PUR 23–0 |
| Q3 |
7:55
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ND | Carlson 5 yard pass from Clausen (kick failed) | PUR 23–6 |
| Q3 |
:28
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PUR | Summers 29 yard field goal | PUR 26–6 |
| Q4 |
12:43
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ND | Kamara 7 yard pass from Sharpley (kick failed) | PUR 26–12 |
| Q4 |
7:58
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ND | Tate 25 yard pass from Sharpley (Whitaker kick) | PUR 26–19 |
| Q4 |
5:33
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PUR | Keller 14 yard pass from Painter (Summers kick) | PUR 33–19 |
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Bill Legg (5th, 2nd as Co-OC) & Wide Receiver Coach Gary Armstrong
The 2007 Purdue Boilermakers football represented Purdue University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Joe Tiller, in his 11th season at Purdue, was the team's head coach. The Boilermakers' home games were played at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue began the 2007 season unranked in preseason polls. Purdue played twelve regular season games during the 2007 season, including seven in West Lafayette. They played in the Motor City Bowl where they defeated Central Michigan.
Boilermaker kicker Chris Summers hit a 40-yard field goal as time expired to defeat the Central Michigan Chippewas 51–48. Purdue Quarterback Curtis Painter passed for a Motor City Bowl record 546 yards, going 35-54 with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Kory Sheets led the Boilermakers in rushing with 12 attempts for 27 yards and 2 touchdowns. Painter's favorite target was Greg Orton who caught 9 passes for 136 yards and 1 touchdown. For Central Michigan, QB Dan LeFevour went 17–34 with 292 yards and 4 touchdowns and no interceptions. He also led the Chippewas in rushing with 33 attempts for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns. LeFevour's favorite target was Bryan Anderson who caught 7 passes for 129 yards and 3 touchdowns. During the 1st half it was all Boilermakers, with Purdue leading 34–13 at the break. In the 2nd half the Chippewas started their comeback. It started with a 76-yard pass from LeFevour to Antonio Brown to make it 34–20. The Boilermakers then scored again on a 19-yard pass from Painter to Jake Standeford to make it 41–20. The Chippewas then proceeded to score three unanswered touchdowns, a 10-yard pass to Anderson, and the two rushing touchdowns by LeFevour to tie the game. With 8:19 left in the 4th quarter, Purdue retook the lead on a 13-yard run by Jaycen Taylor. With 1:09 left, LeFevour hit Anderson for 19 yards and a touchdown to tie it at 48. It would turn out that the Chippewas scored too quickly. Painter then led a drive full of short first down passes to the Chippewa 23, where Summers would kick his 40-yard walk-off field goal.
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