New Coaches Trying To Snap Losing Streaks As Ball State And Purdue
Ball State at Purdue, Saturday, 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 seeks to toss during 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 video game (120th)
Scoring: 25.3 points per game (88th)
Overall defense: 454.9 backyards permitted per video game (124th)
Passing: 279.6 lawns allowed per game (129th)
Rushing: 175.3 lawns allowed per game (100th)
Scoring: 40.1 points per video game (131st)
Purdue (2024 )
Overall offense: 299.2 backyards per game (127th in FBS)
Passing: 183.9 lawns per video game (113th)
Rushing: 115.3 lawns per video game (T110th)
Scoring: 15.8 points per game (129th)
Overall defense: 452.3 yards enabled per game (123rd)
Passing: 252.7 yards enabled per video game (116th)
Rushing: 200.0 lawns enabled per game (119th)
Scoring: 39.9 points enabled per game (130th)
Ball State (2024 )
Passing: Kiael Kelly, 8 lawns, 0 TDs, 0 INTs, 50.0 completion portion
Rushing: TJ Horton, 107 yards on 17 carries, 2 TDs
Receiving: Qian Magwood, 207 yards on 23 catches, 4 TDs
Purdue
Passing: Ryan Browne, 532 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs, 56.6 completion portion
Rushing: Devin Mockobee, 687 yards 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 country's second-longest active losing streak to 11.
Ball State gos to 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 throughout the very first half of an NCAA college basketball video game in between Purdue and Indiana in West Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)