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 lawns per game (103rd in FBS)
Passing: 245.0 yards per game (43rd)
FILE - Purdue quarterback Ryan Browne aims to throw throughout warmups before playing Oregon in an NCAA college football in West Lafayette, Ind., Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)
Rushing: 102.8 yards per game (120th)
Scoring: 25.3 points per game (88th)
Overall defense: 454.9 lawns allowed per video game (124th)
Passing: 279.6 lawns allowed per game (129th)
Rushing: 175.3 yards enabled per video game (100th)
Scoring: 40.1 points permitted per game (131st)
Purdue (2024 )
Overall offense: 299.2 lawns per video game (127th in FBS)
Passing: 183.9 lawns per video game (113th)
Rushing: 115.3 backyards per game (T110th)
Scoring: 15.8 points per game (129th)
Overall defense: 452.3 yards enabled per video game (123rd)
Passing: 252.7 yards allowed per game (116th)
Rushing: 200.0 backyards allowed per game (119th)
Scoring: 39.9 points permitted per video game (130th)
Ball State (2024 )
Passing: Kiael Kelly, 8 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs, 50.0 completion percentage
Rushing: TJ Horton, 107 yards on 17 carries, 2 TDs
Receiving: Qian Magwood, 207 backyards on 23 catches, 4 TDs
Purdue
Passing: Ryan Browne, 532 backyards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs, 56.6 conclusion 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 four straight losses.
Purdue lost 66-0 at Indiana, extending the nation's second-longest active losing streak to 11.
Ball State visits 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 throughout 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)