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2007 Purdue

8–⁠5 (3–⁠5 Big Ten), coached by Joe Tiller.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 2007, game by game: won at Toledo 52–24; won vs. Eastern Illinois 52–6; won vs. Central Michigan 45–22; won at Minnesota 45–31; won vs. Notre Dame 33–19; lost vs. No. 4 Ohio State 7–23; lost at Michigan 21–48; won vs. Iowa 31–6; won vs. Northwestern 35–17; lost at Penn State 19–26; lost vs. Michigan State 31–48; lost at Indiana 24–27; won vs. Central Michigan 51–48+46−27Won 52–24 at Toledo+28ToledoWon 52–6 vs. Eastern Illinois+46Eastern IllinoisWon 45–22 vs. Central Michigan+23Central MichiganWon 45–31 at Minnesota+14MinnesotaWon 33–19 vs. Notre Dame+14Notre DameLost 7–23 vs. No. 4 Ohio State-16No. 4 Ohio StateLost 21–48 at Michigan-27MichiganWon 31–6 vs. Iowa+25IowaWon 35–17 vs. Northwestern+18NorthwesternLost 19–26 at Penn State-7Penn StateLost 31–48 vs. Michigan State-17Michigan StateLost 24–27 at Indiana-3IndianaWon 51–48 vs. Central Michigan+3Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atToledoW 52–⁠2446%
Sep 8vsEastern IllinoisW 52–⁠679%
Sep 15vsCentral MichiganW 45–⁠2260%
Sep 22atMinnesotaW 45–⁠3151%
Sep 29vsNotre DameW 33–⁠1974%
Oct 6vs4Ohio StateL 7–⁠2339%
Oct 13atMichiganL 21–⁠4835%
Oct 20vsIowaW 31–⁠669%
Oct 27vsNorthwesternW 35–⁠1771%
Nov 3atPenn StateL 19–⁠2639%
Nov 10vsMichigan StateL 31–⁠4871%
Nov 17atIndianaL 24–⁠2752%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsCentral MichiganMotor City BowlW 51–⁠4849%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Central Michigan 51–⁠48 in the Motor City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The tied 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 23
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 23
Points
446–⁠345
Coach
Joe Tiller
Elo
1556 +47 this season
SP+ rating
12.4 No. 34 of 120; offense No. 30, defense No. 45, special teams No. 16
SRS
5.9 No. 42 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 61
Offensive coordinators
Bill Legg and Ed Zaunbrecher
Defensive coordinator
Brock Spack
Captains
Cliff Avril, Dan Bick, Stanford Keglar and Curtis Painter
Most valuable player
Dustin Keller
Offense
One-back shotgun spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense33rd of 119
  • Defense47th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0742%0.9033rd of 119
Defense0.0239%0.9847th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 302% allowed
Defense-0.1own 322% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

James Shepherd OT★★★No. 755
Joe Holland ATH★★★No. 879
Nick Mondek ATH★★★No. 1027
Waynelle Gravesande WR★★★No. 1056
Colton McKey TE★★★No. 1056

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers23.00.827
Offensive line13.00.844
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers22.50.805
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists42.80.813
Whole class122.60.805

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 1Dustin Keller TENew York Jets
Rd 3Cliff Avril DEDetroit Lions
Rd 4Stanford Keglar OLBTennessee Titans

All-Big Ten

2 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State7–⁠111–⁠25
Michigan6–⁠29–⁠418
Illinois6–⁠29–⁠420
Wisconsin5–⁠39–⁠424
Penn State4–⁠49–⁠4
Iowa4–⁠46–⁠6
Purdue3–⁠58–⁠5
Michigan State3–⁠57–⁠6
Indiana3–⁠57–⁠6
Northwestern3–⁠56–⁠6
Minnesota0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.