Running back, Purdue, 2008–12
Ralph Bolden
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 5′9″
- Hometown
- Folkston, GA
Ralph Bolden played running back at Purdue (2008–12).
At a glance
Career highs
234rushing yards, career highvs. Toledo, 20092rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. Southeast Missouri State, 2011Honors
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
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.
Game by game
2012 Purdue 7 games, 325 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | vs. Wisconsin | L 14–38 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | at Ohio State | L 22–29 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 27 | at Minnesota | L 28–44 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. Penn State | L 9–34 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 40 |
| Nov 10 | at Iowa | W 27–24 | 14 | 102 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 17 | at Illinois | W 20–17 | 7 | 93 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 13 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma State | L 14–58 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
2011 Purdue 12 games, 674 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 27–24 | 17 | 120 | 0 | 25 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at Rice | L 22–24 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 59–0 | 11 | 57 | 2 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. Notre Dame | L 10–38 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs.Minnesota | W 45–17 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 15 | atPenn State | L 18–23 | 13 | 97 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Illinois | W 21–14 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Michigan | L 14–36 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 5 | atWisconsin | L 17–62 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 37 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Ohio State | W 26–23 | 18 | 80 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 17 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Iowa | L 21–31 | 14 | 71 | 1 | 30 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at Indiana | W 33–25 | 14 | 54 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 63 |
2009 Purdue 12 games, 935 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Toledo | W 52–31 | 21 | 234 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 12 | at Oregon | L 36–38 | 29 | 123 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 52 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 21–28 | 12 | 64 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 62 |
| Sep 26 | vs.Notre Dame | L 21–24 | 17 | 67 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Northwestern | L 21–27 | 18 | 53 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 32 |
| Oct 10 | atMinnesota | L 20–35 | 18 | 58 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Ohio State | W 26–18 | 17 | 43 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Illinois | W 24–14 | 21 | 78 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| Oct 31 | atWisconsin | L 0–37 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 7 | atMichigan | W 38–36 | 16 | 98 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 38 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Michigan State | L 37–40 | 20 | 76 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 7 |
| Nov 21 | atIndiana | W 38–21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
2008 Purdue 7 games, 28 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vs.Penn State | L 6–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | atOhio State | L 3–16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | atNorthwestern | L 26–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 25 | vs.Minnesota | L 6–17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 8 | atMichigan State | L 7–21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | atIowa | L 17–22 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| Nov 22 | vs.Indiana | W 62–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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