Receiver, Purdue, 2009–13
Gary Bush
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
Gary Bush played receiver at Purdue (2009–13).
Career highs
9catches, career highvs. Penn State, 201290receiving yards, career highvs. Western Michigan, 20113receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Marshall, 2012Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Purdue | 8 | 0.61 | – | – | 4.9 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2013 Purdue 6 games, 10 catches, 57 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 7–42 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | L 10–41 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 0–56 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 16 | at | L 21–45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 16–20 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 30 | at | L 36–56 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
2012 Purdue 11 games, 41 catches, 360 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 48–6 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Sep 8 | at | L 17–20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 54–16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 51–41 | 7 | 83 | 3 | 35 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 13–44 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | L 14–38 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Oct 20 | at | L 22–29 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 31 | – |
| Oct 27 | at | L 28–44 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 9–34 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 10 | at | W 27–24 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 56–35 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 25 | – |
2011 Purdue 12 games, 29 catches, 310 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 27–24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 22–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 59–0 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 12 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 10–38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 45–17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 21–14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 14–36 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 48 | – |
| Nov 5 | at | L 17–62 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 26–23 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 21–31 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 33–25 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 37–32 | 6 | 90 | 1 | 33 | – |
2010 Purdue 9 games, 11 catches, 95 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs. | L 20–31 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Oct 9 | at | W 20–17 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 28–17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 23 | at | L 0–49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Oct 30 | at | L 10–44 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 13–34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 16–27 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 39 | – |
| Nov 20 | at | L 31–35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 31–34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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