2014 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 2014 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers played in the new 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 second season at Purdue. Purdue finished the season with a record of 3–9, 1–7 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in the West Division. This marked the first time since 1993 that Purdue finished with the worst record in the Big Ten in back-to-back seasons.

2014 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Darrell Hazell (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Shoop (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style/Single back
Defensive coordinator	Greg Hudson (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4 or 4–3
Captains	Justin Sinz (5th year) Robert Kugler (4th year) Ryan Russell (5th year) Sean Robinson (5th year)
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 1 Ohio State x$#^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. T–5 Michigan State		7	–	1					11	–	2
Maryland		4	–	4					7	–	6
Rutgers		3	–	5					8	–	5
Michigan		3	–	5					5	–	7
Penn State		2	–	6					7	–	6
Indiana		1	–	7					4	–	8
West Division
No. 13 Wisconsin x		7	–	1					11	–	3
Minnesota		5	–	3					8	–	5
Nebraska		5	–	3					9	–	4
Iowa		4	–	4					7	–	6
Illinois		3	–	5					6	–	7
Northwestern		3	–	5					5	–	7
Purdue		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

The 2013 team compiled a 1–11 record under first-year head coach Darrell Hazell.

Hazell announced that the quarterback position was an open battle prior to spring practice, notably including sophomore Danny Etling, red-shirt sophomore Austin Appleby and true freshman David Blough.^[1] On August 18, 2014, Hazell named Etling the starting quarterback.^[2]

Transfers in

Ian MacDougall transferred from Wabash College to pursue his master's degree and placekick.^[3]

Parker Flynn, a former Arizona State walk-on kicker, transferred to Purdue.^[4]

Transfers out

In January, linebacker Armstead Williams transferred to Duquesne.^[5]

Tight End, Ryan Morris transferred to Villanova.^[6]

In May, running back Dalyn Dawkins transferred from Purdue to Colorado State.^[7]

In July, linebacker Ruben Ibarra transferred to Arizona State.^[8]

Quarterback Erich Berzinskas and wide receiver Aloyis Gray transferred to Arizona Western College.^[9]

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

Purdue's recruiting class was ranked No. 68 by Scout No. 72 by Rivals and No. 69 by ESPN.^[10][11][12] The program received 18 letters of intent on National Signing Day, February 5, 2013.^[13] Almost 3 weeks after NSD, Purdue signed David Hedelin, a junior college transfer, who had to sit out the first 3 games of the season due to playing professionally in Sweden for 2 seasons.^[14] Kicker Austin McGehee enrolled at Purdue, but transferred in late July to Arkansas State.^[15] Also in late July, Darrell Hazell announced that Juan Jenkins would not likely make it to campus due to academic issues.^[16]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Kirk Barron C	Mishawaka, Indiana	Marian H.S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	294 lb (133 kg)	5.1	Jun 15, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ja'Whaun Bentley LB	Glenarden, Maryland	DeMatha H.S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.7	Dec 7, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
David Blough QB	Carrollton, Texas	Creekview H.S.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	4.6	Jun 15, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tim Cason DB	Clarkston, Michigan	Clarkston H.S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	-	Oct 7, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Corey Clements OT	Birmingham, Alabama	Mesa C.C.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	-	Feb 1, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Will Colmery DE	Western Spring, Illinois	Nazareth Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	-	Nov 1, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Cedric Dale CB/RB	Dallas, Texas	Hebron H.S.	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	4.4	Mar 10, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Trae Hart WR	Mesquite, Texas	First Baptist Academy of Dallas	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	4.4	May 4, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
David Heledin OT	Stockholm, Sweden	City College of San Francisco	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	4.9	Feb 27, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Cole Herdman TE	Leesburg, Virginia	Flint Hill H.S.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	-	Dec 16, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Juan Jenkins S	Gainesville, Florida	Gainesville H.S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	-	Dec 15, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Keiwan Jones DT	Ocala, Florida	Dunnellon H.S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	-	Dec 9, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Dexter Knox RB	Fairburn, Georgia	Creekside H.S.	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Dec 17, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Austin McGehee K	Pine Bluff, Arkansas	Pine Bluff H.S.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.7	Jun 28, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Martesse Patterson OL	Columbus, Ohio	Marion-Franklin H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	-	Dec 15, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Gregory Phillips WR	Lithonia, Georgia	Arabia Mountain H.S.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-	May 31, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Brandon Roberts CB	Naylor, Georgia	Lowndes H.S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Dec 10, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Gelen Robinson DE	Schererville, Indiana	Lake Central H.S.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	-	Jul 8, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Bearooz Yacoobi OT	Dearborn, Michigan	Dearborn H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	-	Jan 19, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 68   Rivals: 72  247Sports: 69  ESPN: 69
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Purdue Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014. "2014 Purdue Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014. "2014 Purdue Boilermakers football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 pm	Western Michigan*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNU	W 43–34	37,031
September 6	12:00 pm	Central Michigan*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNews	L 17–38	36,410
September 13	7:30 pm	vs. No. 11 Notre Dame*	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Battle for the Shillelagh Trophy)	NBC	L 14–30	56,832
September 20	12:00 pm	No. 16 (FCS) Southern Illinois*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 35–13	31,434
September 27	12:00 pm	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 10–24	36,603
October 4	12:00 pm	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Battle for the Purdue Cannon)	ESPN2	W 38–27	45,046
October 11	3:30 pm	No. 8 Michigan State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ABC/ESPN2	L 31–45	40,217
October 18	12:00 pm	at Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 38–39	51,241
November 1	3:30 pm	at No. 17 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC/ESPN2	L 14–35	91,107
November 8	12:00 pm	No. 25 Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNU	L 16–34	35,068
November 22	12:00 pm	Northwestern	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNU	L 14–38	30,117
November 29	12:00 pm	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket Game)	BTN	L 16–23	40,079
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source: ^[17]

Game summaries

Vs. Western Michigan

See also: 2014 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Western Michigan at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 7 7 14 6 34 • Boilermakers 7 16 14 6 43 Date: August 30 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:01 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:44 Game attendance: 37,031 Game weather: 77, Partly Cloudy, SSW 12 MPH Referee: Don Willard Television network: ESPNU Sources:[18]

Scoring summary 1 7:45 Purdue Justin Sinz 1-yard pass from Danny Etling (Paul Griggs kick) PUR 7–0 1 3:03 Western Michigan Jarvion Franklin 5-yard run (Andrew Haldeman kick) Tie 7–7 2 12:53 Purdue Paul Griggs 35-yard field goal PUR 10–7 2 11:16 Western Michigan Jarvion Franklin 31-yard run (Andrew Haldeman kick) WM 14–10 2 8:58 Purdue Paul Griggs 51-yard field goal WM 14–13 2 5:16 Purdue Danny Etling 4-yard run (Paul Griggs kick) PUR 20–14 2 :16 Purdue Paul Griggs 44-yard field goal PUR 23–14 3 4:27 Western Michigan Jarvion Franklin 26-yard run (Andrew Haldeman kick) PUR 23–21 3 8:01 Purdue Raheem Mostert 11-yard run (Paul Griggs kick) PUR 30-21 3 3:16 Purdue Gabe Holmes 8-yard pass from Danny Etling PUR 37-21 3 :41 Western Michigan Kendrick Roberts 7-yard pass from Zach Terrell (Andrew Haldeman kick) PUR 37–28 4 8:11 Western Michigan Corey Davis 14-yard pass from Zach Terrell (Andrew Haldeman kick failed) PUR 37-34 4 3:42 Purdue Akeem Hunt 38-yard run (Pgaul Griggs kick) PUR 43-34

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
3–0	December 27, 2011	Purdue, 37–32

Vs. Central Michigan

See also: 2014 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Central Michigan at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total • Chippewas 14 7 7 10 38 Boilermakers 7 7 3 7 24 Date: September 6 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:01 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 36,410 Game weather: 65, Mostly Cloudy, NW 6 MPH Referee: Greg Blun Television network: ESPNews Sources:[19]

Scoring summary 1 10:30 Central Michigan Brandon Greer 57-yard interception return (Brian Eavey kick) CM 7–0 1 7:29 Central Michigan Anthony Rice 65-yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick) CM 14–0 2 9:51 Purdue Danny Etling 4-yard run CM 14–7 2 7:48 Central Michigan Thomas Rawls 2-yard run (Brian Eavey kick) CM 21–7 3 10:38 Purdue Paul Griggs 42-yard field goal CM 21–10 3 7:03 Central Michigan Ben McCord 11-yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick) CM 28–10 4 13:34 Central Michigan Brian Eavey 23-yard field goal CM 31–10 4 8:13 Purdue Danny Anthrop 23-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Paul Griggs kick) CM 31–17 4 3:44 Central Michigan Thomas Rawls 16-yard run (Brian Eavey kick) CM 38–17

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
5–0	September 20, 2008	Purdue, 32–25

Depth chart

Starters and backups against for the final game of the season.^[20]

Defense FS Landon Feichter Robert Gregory WLB ILB ILB SLB Jalani Phillips Ja'Whan Bentley Danny Ezechukwu Jimmy Herman Gelen Robinson Garrett Hudson Andy James Garcia Andy James Garcia SS Frankie Williams Taylor Richards CB Anthony Brown Antoine Lewis DE NT DE Ryan Russell Ra'Zahn Howard Jake Replogle Evan Panfil Ryan Watson Ryan Watson CB Leroy Clark Antoine Lewis Offense WR DeAngelo Yancey Gregory Phillips WR Cameron Posey Shane Mikesky LT LG C RG RT David Hedelin Jason King Robert Kugler Jordan Roos J. J. Prince Cameron Cermin Jason Tretter Cameron Cermin Corey Clements Cameron Cermin TE Gabe Holmes Justin Sinz WR Trae Hart Miles Norwood QB Austin Appleby Danny Etling Special teams PK Paul Griggs PK Ian MacDougall P Thomas Meadows KR Raheem Mostert / Trae Hart PR Miles Norwood LS Jesse Schmitt H Thomas Meadows RB Raheem Mostert Akeem Hunt

Roster

2014 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 Akeem Hunt Sr TE 3 Carlos Carvajal  So RB 4 Keith Byers II  Fr QB 5 Danny Etling So WR 6 Myles Norwood  Fr WR 7 DeAngelo Yancey So RB 8 Raheem Mostert Sr WR 9 Dan Monteroso So TE 10 Matt Burke  Fr QB 11 David Blough Fr QB 12 Austin Appleby  So WR 13 Gregory Phillips Fr WR 14 Bilal Marshall  So WR 15 Trae Hart Fr TE 17 Charles Torwudzo  Sr WR 18 Camerson Posey  So QB 19 Mathew Monserez Fr TE 21 Dolapo McCarthy  Sr WR 21 Cedric Dale Fr TE 22 Jonathan Curry  So RB 23 Keyante Green  Fr RB 25 Brandon Cottom Sr RB 27 D. J. Knox Fr RB 28 David Yancey  Fr WR 33 Danny Anthrop Jr TE 43 Jacob Anderson  Fr RB 45 Lane Beeler Fr OL 51 Bearooz Yacoobi Fr OG/C 53 Kirk Barron Fr OT 54 Jack DeBoef  Sr C 57 Robert Kugler (C)  Jr OL 62 Wade Fisher Fr OL 64 Dakota Jelinek Fr OL 66 Cameron Cermin  So OL 67 Eric Swingler Fr OL 70 Jordan Roos  So OL 71 Corey Clements Jr OL 72 Jason King  So OL 73 J. J. Prince  So OL 74 Martesse Patterson Fr OT 75 David Heledin Jr OL 76 Jason Tretter  Fr OL 77 Joey Warburg  So OL 78 Colton Bahamonde Fr WR 80 Alex Egurbide Fr WR 81 Keenan Schon  Fr WR 82 Alex Hilger Fr WR 83 B. J. Knauf  So TE 84 Justin Sinz (C)  Sr TE 85 Jordan Jurasevich  Fr TE 86 Gabe Holmes  Sr WR 87 Shane Mikesky  Jr TE 88 Cole Herdman Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Brandon Roberts Fr CB 2 Da'Wan Hunte  Fr DB 3 Leroy Clark So DB 4 Taylor Richards Sr S 5 Austin Logan So S 7 Robert Gregory  So CB 8 Tim Cason Fr DB 9 Anthony Brown Jr LB 10 Sean Robinson (C)  Sr DE 11 Antoine Miles  Fr LB 13 Gelen Robinson Fr DT 14 Ra'Zahn Howard So LB 16 Garret Hudson  Fr S 17 Kyle Marzec Jr LB 19 Dezwan Polk-Campbell  Fr LB 20 Johnny Thompson  Fr CB 23 Antoine Lewis  Sr DB 24 Frankie Williams  Jr DB 25 Phil Taylor Jr SO 27 Evan Feichter  So LB 29 Jimmy Herman  So LB 32 Evan Pulliam  So S 34 Sean Lydster Fr LB 35 Ja'Whaun Bentley Fr LB 36 Danny Ezechukwu  Fr LB 39 Joe Gilliam  Sr LB 40 Collin Link  Sr S 41 Jacob Theineman Fr LB 42 Andy James Garcia  So S 44 Landon Feichter  Sr DB 46 Race Johnson  Fr DT 50 Keiwan Jones Fr DE 51 John Strauser  Fr DT 52 Johnny Daniels  Fr DE 54 Jake Replogle So DE 55 Ryan DeBusk So DE 59 Langston Newton So DE 89 Jalani Phillips Sr DE 90 Will Colmery Fr DE 91 Conor Sweeney Fr DT 92 Ryan Watson Jr DE 95 Evan Panfil So DT 97 Michael Rouse III  Jr DE 98 Will Schott  So DE 99 Ryan Russell (C)  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 26 Ian MacDougall Sr K 30 Thomas Meadows Jr P 31 Parker Flynn Sr K 37 Paul Griggs Jr LS 50 Jesse Schmitt  Sr LS 69 John Bednar  So LS 94 Grant Ellington Jr	Head coach Darrell Hazell Coordinators/assistant coaches Greg Hudson (defensive coordinator) John Shoop (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks) Jim Bridge (offensive line) Rubin Carter (defensive line) Marcus Freeman (linebackers) Taver Johnson (defensive backs) Gerad Parker (Tight Ends / recruiting coordinator) Kevin Sherman (wide receivers) Jafar Williams (running backs) Logan Link (defensive graduate assistant) Brian Mason (defensive graduate assistant) John Nussman (offensive graduate assistant) Camden Wentz (offensive graduate assistant) Doug Boersma (Director of Sports Medicine) Duane Carlisle (Director of Sports Performance) Doug Davis (Senior Associate Director of Sports Performance) Casey Nuss (High School Relations Director) Mike Waugh (Director of player personnel)[21][22] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: December 5, 2014

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