2015 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2015 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
2015 record	2–10 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Darrell Hazell (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	John Shoop (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style/Single back
Defensive coordinator	Greg Hudson (3rd year)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Robert Kugler (5th year)
Captain	Danny Anthrop (4th year)
Captain	Frankie Williams (5th year)
Captain	Ja'Whaun Bentley (2nd year)
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 57,236)
Uniform
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
#6 Michigan State xy$^		7	–	1					12	–	2
#4 Ohio State x		7	–	1					12	–	1
#12 Michigan		6	–	2					10	–	3
Penn State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Indiana		2	–	6					6	–	7
Rutgers		1	–	7					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
#9 Iowa x		8	–	0					12	–	2
#23 Northwestern		6	–	2					10	–	3
#21 Wisconsin		6	–	2					10	–	3
Nebraska		3	–	5					6	–	7
Minnesota		2	–	6					6	–	7
Illinois		2	–	6					5	–	7
Purdue		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Purdue at Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 14 7 7 3 31 • Thundering Herd 17 0 10 14 41 Date: September 6 Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Game start: 3:05 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:41 Game attendance: 38,791 Game weather: 89F, Sunny, NE 2 MPH Referee: Ken Antee TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher, Petros Papadakis & Steve Hutchinson Sources:

Scoring summary 1 14:53 MAR Tiquan Lang 30-yard interception return (Nick Smith kick) MAR 7–0 1 10:36 PUR D. J. Knox 4-yard run (Paul Griggs kick) Tie 7–7 1 6:18 MAR Devon Johnson 20-yard pass from Michael Birdsong (Nick Smith kick) MAR 14–7 1 3:00 MAR Nick Smith 42-yard field goal MAR 17–7 1 0:38 PUR Danny Anthrop 9-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Paul Griggs kick) MAR 17–14 2 7:35 PUR Austin Appleby 1-yard run (Paul Griggs kick) PUR 21–17 3 11:47 MAR Ryan Yurachek 1-yard pass from Michael Birdsong (Nick Smith kick) MAR 24–21 3 8:33 PUR Markell Jones 36-yard run (Paul Griggs kick) PUR 28–24 3 3:37 MAR Nick Smith 32-yard field goal PUR 28–27 4 10:14 PUR Paul Griggs 22-yard field goal PUR 31–27 4 2:50 MAR Devon Johnson 6-yard run (Nick Smith kick) MAR 34–31 4 1:20 MAR Tiquan Lang 55-yard interception return (Nick Smith kick) MAR 41–31

Scoring summary
1	14:53	MAR	Tiquan Lang 30-yard interception return (Nick Smith kick)	MAR 7–0
1	10:36	PUR	D. J. Knox 4-yard run (Paul Griggs kick)	Tie 7–7
1	6:18	MAR	Devon Johnson 20-yard pass from Michael Birdsong (Nick Smith kick)	MAR 14–7
1	3:00	MAR	Nick Smith 42-yard field goal	MAR 17–7
1	0:38	PUR	Danny Anthrop 9-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Paul Griggs kick)	MAR 17–14
2	7:35	PUR	Austin Appleby 1-yard run (Paul Griggs kick)	PUR 21–17
3	11:47	MAR	Ryan Yurachek 1-yard pass from Michael Birdsong (Nick Smith kick)	MAR 24–21
3	8:33	PUR	Markell Jones 36-yard run (Paul Griggs kick)	PUR 28–24
3	3:37	MAR	Nick Smith 32-yard field goal	PUR 28–27
4	10:14	PUR	Paul Griggs 22-yard field goal	PUR 31–27
4	2:50	MAR	Devon Johnson 6-yard run (Nick Smith kick)	MAR 34–31
4	1:20	MAR	Tiquan Lang 55-yard interception return (Nick Smith kick)	MAR 41–31

The 2015 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The team was led by head coach Darrell Hazell, who was in his third season at Purdue.

Purdue finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in Big Ten play, to finish in last place in the West Division.

In 2014, Purdue compiled a 3–9 record, 1–7 in Big Ten play, to finish in last place in the West Division. As a result of their poor record, Purdue was not bowl eligible for the second consecutive year. Their only conference win came against Illinois. The 2014 season marked the first time since 1993 that Purdue finished with the worst record in the Big Ten in back-to-back seasons.

On January 20, 2015, wide receivers coach Kevin Sherman left the program for the same position at Pittsburgh. As a result, Purdue hired Terry Malone to be the news tight ends coach, moving former tight ends coach Gerad Parker to wide receivers coach.

Purdue's recruiting class consisted a total of 26 recruits.

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Purdue announced their 2015 football schedule on June 3, 2013. The 2015 schedule consist of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Boilermakers will host Big Ten foes Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, and Nebraska and will travel to Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern, and Wisconsin.

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