Purdue team stats
2008 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Purdue | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:39:58 | 18:20 | 3:39:41 | 18:18 |
| Offensive plays | 894 | 74.5 | 826 | 68.8 |
| Total yards | 4,493 | 374.4 | 4,297 | 358.1 |
| Penalties–yards | 60–484 | — | 76–603 | — |
| First downs | 254 | 21.2 | 230 | 19.2 |
| Third down | 71–18438.6% | — | 60–16935.5% | — |
| Fourth down | 15–2951.7% | — | 10–2245.5% | — |
Passing
| Purdue | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 295–50258.8% | — | 202–36056.1% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,143 | 261.9 | 2,329 | 194.1 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.3 | — | 6.5 | — |
| Passing TDs | 16 | — | 14 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 13 | — |
Rushing
| Purdue | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 392 | 32.7 | 466 | 38.8 |
| Rushing yards | 1,498 | 124.8 | 2,098 | 174.8 |
| Yards per carry | 3.8 | — | 4.5 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 19 | — | 17 | — |
Turnovers
| Purdue | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 24 | 2.0 | 20 | 1.7 |
| Fumbles lost | 11 | — | 10 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 13 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Purdue | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 13 | — | 10 | — |
| Interception yards | 177 | — | 206 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 10 | — | 11 | — |
Returns
| Purdue | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | — | — | 5 | — |
| Kick return yards | — | — | 84 | — |
| Yards per kick return | — | — | 16.8 | — |
| Kick return TDs | — | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 27 | — | 35 | — |
| Punt return yards | 81 | — | 300 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 3.0 | — | 8.6 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 3 | — |
⚠ An em dash is not a zero. A measure a team has not recorded — a fumble recovery, a punt return — has no row at the source rather than a zero, and these are categories where not happening is ordinary. Where a season total exists, every rate beside it is computed from that season’s own denominator rather than averaged across games.