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2014 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 2014 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers played in the new West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The team was led by head coach Darrell Hazell, who was in his second season at Purdue. Purdue finished the season with a record of 3–9, 1–7 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in the West Division. This marked the first time since 1993 that Purdue finished with the worst record in the Big Ten in back-to-back seasons.

Preseason

The 2013 team compiled a 1–11 record under first-year head coach Darrell Hazell.

Hazell announced that the quarterback position was an open battle prior to spring practice, notably including sophomore Danny Etling, red-shirt sophomore Austin Appleby and true freshman David Blough.[1] On August 18, 2014, Hazell named Etling the starting quarterback.[2]

Transfers in

Ian MacDougall transferred from Wabash College to pursue his master's degree and placekick.[3]

Parker Flynn, a former Arizona State walk-on kicker, transferred to Purdue.[4]

Transfers out

In January, linebacker Armstead Williams transferred to Duquesne.[5]

Tight End, Ryan Morris transferred to Villanova.[6]

In May, running back Dalyn Dawkins transferred from Purdue to Colorado State.[7]

In July, linebacker Ruben Ibarra transferred to Arizona State.[8]

Quarterback Erich Berzinskas and wide receiver Aloyis Gray transferred to Arizona Western College.[9]

Recruiting

Position key

Recruits

Purdue's recruiting class was ranked No. 68 by Scout No. 72 by Rivals and No. 69 by ESPN.[10][11][12] The program received 18 letters of intent on National Signing Day, February 5, 2013.[13] Almost 3 weeks after NSD, Purdue signed David Hedelin, a junior college transfer, who had to sit out the first 3 games of the season due to playing professionally in Sweden for 2 seasons.[14] Kicker Austin McGehee enrolled at Purdue, but transferred in late July to Arkansas State.[15] Also in late July, Darrell Hazell announced that Juan Jenkins would not likely make it to campus due to academic issues.[16]

Schedule

Schedule Source: [17]

Game summaries

Vs. Western Michigan

Vs. Central Michigan

Depth chart

Starters and backups against for the final game of the season.[20]

Roster

References

  1. ^ Semmler, Rick (April 2, 2014). "Etling in Three-Way Battle for Starting QB Job at Purdue". WTHI. Terre Haute. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Carmin, Mike (August 18, 2014). "Danny Etling Named Purdue Starting Quarterback". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  3. ^ Cordes, Logan (August 21, 2014). "Purdue Football: Kicking Scrimmage Ends, Competition Heightened". Purdue Exponent. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  4. ^ Miller, Travis (August 25, 2014). "Purdue Depth Chart For Western Michigan Released". SB Nation. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  5. ^ Gardner, Eric (January 8, 2014). "REPORT: Williams To Transfer Out". 247Sports. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  6. ^ Russo, John (July 29, 2014). "Ryan Morris Looking for Fresh Start After Transfering [sic] from Purdue to Villanova". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  7. ^ Stephens, Matt L. (May 8, 2014). "Purdue's Passing Game Causes RB Dawkins to Transfer to CSU". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  8. ^ Haller, Doug (July 27, 2014). "Arizona State Adds Linebacker from Purdue". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  9. ^ Garrett, Grady (August 15, 2014). "Two Vying for Matadors' Starting QB Spot". Yuma Sun. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  10. ^ "2014 Team Rankings". Scout. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  11. ^ "2014 Team Rankings". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  12. ^ "2014 Team Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  13. ^ Miller, Travis (February 5, 2014). "2014 Purdue National Signing Day: Boilers Sign 18". SB Nation. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  14. ^ Carmin, Mike (August 7, 2014). "Purdue Football: Suspended Swede Expects Great Things". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  15. ^ "PB's McGehee Switches to ASU". The Pine Bluff Commercial. July 30, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  16. ^ Carmin, Mike (July 24, 2014). "Purdue Safety Taylor Richards Suspended Two Games". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  17. ^ "2014 Purdue Boilermakers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  18. ^ "W Michigan 34, Purdue 43". ESPN. August 30, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  19. ^ "C Michigan 38 Purdue 17". ESPN. September 6, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  20. ^ "Depth Chart (Indiana)" (PDF). Purdue University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  21. ^ "2013 Purdue Football Coaching Staff". Purdue University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  22. ^ "Purdue Boilermakers 2013 roster". Purdue University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2013.