2000 Purdue Boilermakers football team
American college football season
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The 2000 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Joe Tiller, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the Big Ten title with Michigan and Northwestern. Purdue earned a berth in the Rose Bowl, where the Boilermakers lost to Washington. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana .
| 2000 Purdue Boilermakers football | |
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Big Ten co-champion | |
Rose Bowl, L 24–34 vs. Washington | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 13 |
| AP | No. 13 |
| Record | 8–4 (6–2 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jim Chaney (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Brock Spack (4th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| MVP | Drew Brees |
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| Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Michigan + | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern + | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Purdue $+ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Wisconsin | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Purdue's offense was led by quarterback and Heisman Trophy-finalist Drew Brees. Brees led the Big Ten in completions, attempts, passing yards and passing touchdowns, setting the Big Ten career record for career passing yards with 11,517 passing former Purdue player, Mark Herrmann who had set the mark with 9,946 in 1980. The team had neither a 1,000-yard rusher nor a 1,000-yard receiver. Vinny Sutherland was the leading receiver with 926 receiving yards, and Montrell Lowe led the team in rushing with 919 rushing yards. Brees and offensive tackle Matt Light were the only players on the offensive unit selected as an All-American by Pro Football Weekly.
On defense, the 2000 Purdue team had true freshman safety Stuart Schweigert, who intercepted five passes and also led the team in tackles with 85. Other standouts on defense included defensive end Akin Ayodele with 9.0 quarterback sacks, and linebacker Landon Johnson with 71 tackles and two sacks, and safety Ralph Turner with 65 tackles, four sacks and an interception.
Ten members of the team were honored as All-Big Ten Conference selections, Brees was named the Big Ten Offensive of the Year and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, while Schweigert was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Nineteen members of the 2000 Boilermakers football team went on to play in the National Football League (NFL). Prior to 2000, the Boilermakers had compiled three consecutive winning seasons and but had not won a Big Ten championship since the 1967 Purdue team did so.
The 2000 team, which boasted two future Super Bowl winners, was featured in the 2013 Big Ten Network documentary series Big Ten Elite[1] and is still widely regarded by Purdue fans as one of the greatest Boilermakers football teams of all time.[2] The Boilermakers have yet to win the Big Ten championship or reach the Rose Bowl since then.
The season was Brees's final year with the Boilermakers. He left Purdue with Big Ten Conference records in passing yards (11,792), touchdown passes (90), total offensive yards (12,693), completions (1,026), and attempts (1,678). Brees won the Maxwell Award as the nation's outstanding player of 2000 and won the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Today's Top VIII Award as a member of the class of 2001. Brees was third in balloting for the Heisman Trophy in 2000. The Boilermakers won all eight of their games when they scored 30 points or more in 2000.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | 1:00 pm | Central Michigan* | No. 15 | W 48–0 | 56,197 | [3] | ||
| September 9 | 1:00 pm | Kent State* | No. 14 |
| W 45–10 | 62,181 | ||
| September 16 | 12:00 pm | at No. 21 Notre Dame* | No. 13 | NBC | L 21–23 | 80,232 | ||
| September 23 | 11:00 am | Minnesota | No. 21 |
| ESPN | W 38–24 | 67,425 | |
| September 30 | 2:30 pm | at Penn State | No. 22 | ABC | L 20–22 | 96,023 | ||
| October 7 | 11:00 am | No. 6 Michigan |
| ABC | W 32–31 | 68,340 | ||
| October 14 | 11:00 am | at No. 17 Northwestern | No. 21 | ESPN | W 41–28 | 41,053 | ||
| October 21 | 11:00 am | at Wisconsin | No. 17 | ESPN | W 30–24 OT | 79,048 | ||
| October 28 | 2:30 pm | No. 12 Ohio State | No. 16 |
| ABC | W 31–27 | 68,666 | |
| November 11 | 1:00 pm | at Michigan State | No. 9 | ABC | L 10–30 | 74,624 | ||
| November 18 | 3:30 pm | Indiana | No. 17 |
| ABC | W 41–13 | 69,104 | |
| January 1 | 5:00 pm | vs. No. 4 Washington | No. 14 | ABC | L 24–34 | 94,392 | ||
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Rankings
Game summaries
Central Michigan
Kent State
At Notre Dame
Minnesota
At Penn State
Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Michigan | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| • Purdue | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
- Date: October 7
- Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
- Game start: 11:10 a.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3:30
- Game attendance: 68,340
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 41 °F (5 °C), wind 12 mph (19 km/h) NW
- Referee: James Lapetina
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)
- References: Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
| 1 | 9:17 | MICH | Marquise Walker 7 yard pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Del Verne kick) | MICH 7–0 |
| 1 | 3:03 | PUR | Travis Dorsch 24 yard field goal | MICH 7–3 |
| 2 | 11:02 | MICH | B.J. Askew 4 yard pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Del Verne kick) | MICH 14–3 |
| 2 | 6:25 | MICH | Anthony Thomas 61 yard run (Jeff Del Verne kick) | MICH 21–3 |
| 2 | 1:50 | PUR | Vinny Sutherland 25 yard pass from Drew Brees (Travis Dorsch kick) | MICH 21–10 |
| 2 | 0:13 | MICH | David Terrell 15 yard pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Del Verne kick) | MICH 28–10 |
| 3 | 11:03 | PUR | Steve Ennis 1 yard run (pass failed) | MICH 28–16 |
| 3 | 4:12 | PUR | Montrell Lowe 16 yard run (Travis Dorsch kick) | MICH 28–23 |
| 4 | 11:55 | MICH | Jeff Del Verne 34 yard field goal | MICH 31–23 |
| 4 | 6:45 | PUR | John Standeford 10 yard pass from Drew Brees (pass failed) | MICH 31–29 |
| 4 | 0:04 | PUR | Travis Dorsch 33 yard field goal | PUR 32–31 |
At Northwestern
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Purdue | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 41 |
| Northwestern | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
- Date: October 14
- Location: Ryan Field, Evanston, IL
- Game attendance: 41,053
- TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (Play-by-play), Todd Christensen (Color) & Dave Ryan (Sideline)
| Q1 | 12:06 | NW | Anderson 1 yard run (Long kick) | NW 7–0 |
| Q1 | 10:26 | PUR | Sutherland 10 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | Tie 7–7 |
| Q1 | 7:27 | NW | Johnson 7 yard pass from Kustok (Long kick) | NW 14–7 |
| Q2 | 3:51 | PUR | Standeford 7 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | Tie 14–14 |
| Q3 | 11:20 | PUR | Standeford 5 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | PUR 21–14 |
| Q3 | 7:53 | PUR | Sutherland 26 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | PUR 28–14 |
| Q3 | 4:51 | PUR | Ennis 1 yard run (kick failed) | PUR 34–14 |
| Q4 | 6:45 | NW | Johnson 41 yard pass from Kustok (Long kick) | PUR 34–21 |
| Q4 | 4:48 | PUR | Standeford 43 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | PUR 41–21 |
| Q4 | 1:16 | NW | Ayeni 35 yard pass from Danielson (Long kick) | PUR 41–28 |
- Montrell Lowe 26 Rush, 174 Yds[4]
At Wisconsin
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| • Purdue | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
- Date: October 21
- Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
- Game start: 12:10 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 3:25
- Game attendance: 79,048
- Game weather: Sunny; 55 °F (13 °C); wind 9 mph (14 km/h) E
- Referee: Lipski
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)
| Q2 | 14:34 | WIS | Chambers 28 yard pass from Sorgi (Pisetsky kick) | WIS 7–0 |
| Q2 | 9:37 | PUR | Simpson 30 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | Tie 7–7 |
| Q2 | 8:29 | WIS | Bennett 33 yard run (Pisetsky kick) | WIS 14–7 |
| Q3 | 12:33 | PUR | Brees 6 yard run (Dorsch kick) | Tie 14–14 |
| Q3 | 6:37 | WIS | Pisetsky 35 yard field goal | WIS 17–14 |
| Q3 | 5:40 | PUR | Morales 78 yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | PUR 21–17 |
| Q4 | 7:56 | PUR | Dorsch 44 yard field goal | PUR 24–17 |
| Q4 | 3:50 | WIS | Sigmund 5 yard pass from Sorgi (Pisetsky kick) | Tie 24–24 |
| OT | PUR | Woodyard 36 yard blocked field goal return | PUR 30–24 | |
Drew Brees becomes the career passing yardage leader in Big Ten history.[5][6]
Ohio State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Ohio State | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 27 |
| • Purdue | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
- Date: October 28
- Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
- Game start: 2:34 p.m. EDT
- Elapsed time: 3:34
- Game attendance: 68,666
- Game weather: Fair / Mostly sunny, 57 °F (14 °C), wind 15 mph (24 km/h) E
- Referee: Steve Newman
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)
| 2 | 9:02 | OSU | Dan Stultz 35-yard field goal | OSU 3–0 |
| 2 | 3:41 | PUR | Steve Ennis 2-yard run (Travis Dorsch kick) | PUR 7–3 |
| 3 | 12:40 | PUR | Travis Dorsch 34-yard field goal | PUR 10–3 |
| 3 | 8:52 | OSU | Dan Stultz 45-yard field goal | PUR 10–6 |
| 3 | 3:41 | OSU | Jamar Martin 1-yard run (Stultz kick) | OSU 13–10 |
| 3 | 1:53 | OSU | Nate Clements 83-yard punt return (Stultz kick) | OSU 20–10 |
| 4 | 12:46 | PUR | John Standeford 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Dorsch kick) | OSU 20–17 |
| 4 | 5:59 | PUR | Vinny Sutherland 19-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | PUR 24–20 |
| 4 | 2:16 | OSU | Westbrooks 2-yard run (Stultz kick) | OSU 27–24 |
| 4 | 1:55 | PUR | Seth Morales 64-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | PUR 31–27 |
At Michigan State
Indiana
Vs. Washington (Rose Bowl)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Purdue | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| • Washington | 14 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 34 |
- Date: January 1
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
- Game attendance: 94,392
- Referee: Jack Childress
- TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson (Play-by-play), Tim Brant (Color) & Todd Harris (Sideline)
| 1 | 8:33 | WASH | Cleman 1-yard run (Anderson kick) | WASH 7–0 |
| 1 | 4:42 | WASH | Tuiasosopo 5-yard run (Anderson kick) | WASH 14–0 |
| 2 | 11:32 | PUR | Sutherland 5-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | WASH 14–7 |
| 2 | 0:26 | PUR | Travis Dorsch 26-yard field goal | WASH 14–10 |
| 3 | 13:12 | WASH | Anderson 47-yard field goal | WASH 17–10 |
| 3 | 11:58 | PUR | Sutherland 24-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) | Tied 17–17 |
| 3 | 6:55 | WASH | Anderson 42-yard field goal | WASH 20–17 |
| 4 | 12:00 | WASH | Elstrom 8-yard pass from Tuiasosopo (Anderson kick) | WASH 27–17 |
| 4 | 7:25 | WASH | Hurst 8-yard run (Anderson kick) | WASH 34–17 |
| 4 | 6:37 | PUR | Brown 42-yard run (Dorsch kick) | WASH 34–24 |
Personnel
Roster
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Awards and honors
Seniors drafted by the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
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| Drew Brees | Quarterback | 2 | 32 | San Diego Chargers |
| Matt Light | Tackle | 2 | 48 | New England Patriots |
| Vinny Sutherland | Wide Receiver | 5 | 136 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Chukky Okobi | Center | 5 | 146 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Brandon Gorin | Tackle | 7 | 201 | San Diego Chargers |