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, 2012

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2010Purdue11958.6139
2011Purdue2931010.7348
2012Purdue413608.8735
2013Purdue10575.7019
Career918229.01148

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Purdue6WR
2010Purdue6WR
2011Purdue6WR
2012Purdue6WR
2013Purdue6WR6′0″

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Purdue80.61––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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atCincinnatiL 7–⁠4241409–
Sep 21atWisconsinL 10–⁠41119019–
Nov 2vs.Ohio StateL 0–⁠56218012–
Nov 16atPenn StateL 21–⁠451202–
Nov 23vs.IllinoisL 16–⁠201−100–
Nov 30atIndianaL 36–⁠561505–
2012 Purdue 11 games, 41 catches, 360 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Eastern KentuckyW 48–⁠6643111–
Sep 8atNotre DameL 17–⁠201202–
Sep 15vs.Eastern MichiganW 54–⁠162906–
Sep 29vs.MarshallW 51–⁠41783335–
Oct 6vs.MichiganL 13–⁠4431701011
Oct 13vs.WisconsinL 14–⁠38232026–
Oct 20atOhio StateL 22–⁠29239131–
Oct 27atMinnesotaL 28–⁠44110010–
Nov 3vs.Penn StateL 9–⁠34947019–
Nov 10atIowaW 27–⁠244171107
Nov 24vs.IndianaW 56–⁠35461125–
2011 Purdue 12 games, 29 catches, 310 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Middle TennesseeW 27–⁠2432109–
Sep 10atRiceL 22–⁠242002–
Sep 17vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 59–⁠0320112–
Oct 1vs.Notre DameL 10–⁠3816062
Oct 8vs.MinnesotaW 45–⁠171303–
Oct 22vs.IllinoisW 21–⁠1421006–
Oct 29atMichiganL 14–⁠36148148–
Nov 5atWisconsinL 17–⁠621909–
Nov 12vs.Ohio StateW 26–⁠23446014–
Nov 19vs.IowaL 21–⁠31334014–
Nov 26atIndianaW 33–⁠25223012–
Dec 27 ✦vs.Western MichiganW 37–⁠32690133–
2010 Purdue 9 games, 11 catches, 95 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 25vs.ToledoL 20–⁠31111011–
Oct 9atNorthwesternW 20–⁠171909–
Oct 16vs.MinnesotaW 28–⁠171606–
Oct 23atOhio StateL 0–⁠492303–
Oct 30atIllinoisL 10–⁠4421017–
Nov 6vs.WisconsinL 13–⁠34170716
Nov 13vs.MichiganL 16–⁠27139039–
Nov 20atMichigan StateL 31–⁠351404–
Nov 27vs.IndianaL 31–⁠341606–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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