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2010 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2010 Purdue Boilermakers football
Purdue Boilermakers workmark.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
2010 record 4–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Danny Hope (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Gary Nord (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Gary Emanuel (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Captain
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 62,500)
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#7 Wisconsin $+   7 – 1         11 – 2  
#14 Michigan State +   7 – 1         11 – 2  
Iowa   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Illinois   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Penn State   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Michigan   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Northwestern   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Purdue   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Minnesota   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7         5 – 7  
#5 Ohio State %   0* – 1         0* – 1  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • *All wins for Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) in the 2010 season are vacated
As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll
Minnesota at Purdue
1 2 3 4 Total
Minnesota 0 0 3 14 17
• Purdue 7 7 7 7 28
#7 Wisconsin at Purdue
1 2 3 4 Total
• #7 Wisconsin 0 6 14 14 34
Purdue 7 3 0 3 13
  • Date: November 6
  • Location: Ross-Ade Stadium
    West Lafayette, IN
  • Game start: 11:00 AM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 45,227
  • Game weather: Clear, 38°, Wind: WNW 6
Michigan at Purdue
1 2 3 4 Total
• Michigan 14 0 6 7 27
Purdue 3 10 3 0 16
Purdue at #11 Michigan State
1 2 3 4 Total
Purdue 14 7 7 3 31
• #11 Michigan State 7 6 0 22 35
  • Date: November 20
  • Location: Spartan Stadium
    East Lansing, MI
  • Game start: 12:01 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 71,111
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 39°, Wind: NNW 6

The 2010 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and competed in the Big Ten Conference. It was Danny Hope's second season as head coach. The Boilermakers finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in Big Ten play.

The Boilermakers were looking to improve on a 5−7 record (4−4 in conference play) in 2009, in which they finished 7th in the Big Ten conference. The offense will be led by Robert Marve, the highly rated transfer from Miami (FL), who was named the starting quarterback. They also planned on using Rob Henry at the quarterback position. The running backs were going to be led by Ralph Bolden, who nearly had a 1,000 yard season in 2009, but tore his ACL and missed the 2010 season. The receiving core returns its 2009 leader in receptions, yards and touchdowns, Keith Smith, as well as Antavian Edison who saw significant playing time during the 2009 season as a true freshman. On the defense, the linemen will be led by Ryan Kerrigan, who was selected as a Phil Steele preseason 1st Team All-Big Ten, the team's top returning sack man. The linebacking group returns all three starters from a season ago, which includes Dwayne Beckford and Joe Holland. The secondary will be breaking a whole new group of starters led by junior Albert Evans. The Boilermakers are looking to return to a bowl game for the first time since 2007.

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