New Coaches Trying To Snap Losing Streaks As Ball State And Purdue
Ball State at Purdue, Saturday, twelve noon EDT.
BetMGM College Football Odds: Purdue by 17 1/2.
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Overall offense: 347.8 yards per video game (103rd in FBS)
Passing: 245.0 yards per game (43rd)
FILE - Purdue quarterback Ryan Browne aims to throw during warmups before playing Oregon in an NCAA college football video game in West Lafayette, Ind., Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)
Rushing: 102.8 lawns per game (120th)
Scoring: 25.3 points per game (88th)
Overall defense: 454.9 lawns enabled per game (124th)
Passing: 279.6 lawns enabled per video game (129th)
Rushing: 175.3 lawns enabled per video game (100th)
Scoring: 40.1 points permitted per game (131st)
Purdue (2024 )
Overall offense: 299.2 backyards per game (127th in FBS)
Passing: 183.9 yards per video game (113th)
Rushing: 115.3 lawns per video game (T110th)
Scoring: 15.8 points per video game (129th)
Overall defense: 452.3 backyards enabled per game (123rd)
Passing: 252.7 backyards permitted per game (116th)
Rushing: 200.0 backyards permitted per game (119th)
Scoring: 39.9 points per game (130th)
Ball State (2024 )
Passing: Kiael Kelly, 8 lawns, 0 TDs, 0 INTs, 50.0 completion percentage
Rushing: TJ Horton, 107 backyards on 17 brings, 2 TDs
Receiving: Qian Magwood, 207 yards on 23 catches, 4 TDs
Purdue
Passing: Ryan Browne, 532 lawns, 4 TDs, 2 INTs, 56.6 completion percentage
Rushing: Devin Mockobee, 687 backyards on 138 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Michael Jackson III, 10 yards on 1 catch, 0 TDs (at Georgia)
Ball State lost 42-31 at Ohio, closing the season with 4 straight losses.
Purdue lost 66-0 at Indiana, extending the nation's second-longest active losing streak to 11.
Ball State sees Auburn on Sept. 6.
Purdue hosts Southern Illinois on Sept. 6.
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FILE - Purdue football coach Barry Odom speaks with the crowd during the very first half of an NCAA college basketball game between Purdue and Indiana in West Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)