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