Purdue Wins Motor City Bowl as Time Expires
Headlines
Feldman: Making the bowl picks (Part I) 
Bruce Feldman | ESPN The Magazine (2 days ago)
Will the postseason be as crazy as the regular season? Bruce Feldman makes his picks for the games through Dec. 31.
Big Ten team-by-team wrap-up
Bruce Hooley | Special to ESPN.com (17 days ago)
Will Ohio State put up a better showing in this year's national championship? Is Iowa's Kirk Ferentz jumping ship for Michigan? Will the Wolverines' seniors finally win a bowl game? Our Big Ten notebook addresses those questions and more.
Big Ten season filled with surprises
Bruce Hooley | Special to ESPN.com (17 days ago)
From Ohio State's rise to No. 1 to Illinois' rise from the dead to Michigan's injury woes, the Big Ten's regular season had plenty of surprises.
- Scouts Inc: Purdue vs. Central Michigan (19 days ago)
- Purdue kicks WR off team after another DUI arrest (40 days ago)
- Purdue's Lymon charged with DUI, resisting arrest (41 days ago)
- Kiper: Michigan's Long to face OSU's DE duo (46 days ago)
- Hooley: Big Ten notebook (46 days ago)
- Hooley: Big Ten notebook (53 days ago)
- Feldman picks: ASU, Wisconsin will have hard time on road (59 days ago)
See all local Boilermakers stories
Final
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
| 21 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 51 | » Recap » Box Score » Drive Chart » Play-By-Play | |
| 6 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 48 | ||
| PASSING » Painter (PU) 546 yds RUSHING » LeFevour (CMU) 114 yds RECEIVING » Keller (PU) 150 yds | ||||||
| Full Scoreboard | ||||||
Purdue 51, Central Michigan 48
| It was over when... Purdue's Chris Summers nailed a 40-yard field goal in the final seconds of regulation to give the Boilermakers the win. Gameball goes to... Curtis Painter. It wasn't always pretty, but Painter got the job done: 546 yards, three TDs (two INTs), on 35-of-54 passing. Stat of the game... 0. CMU didn't turn the ball over in the loss, while Purdue committed three turnovers and doubled CMU's penalty yards. | ||
| Complete Bowl Overview | ||
Need tickets to this weekend's big game? Or are you planning a road trip to watch your team play? Chances are good you'll find it in our Ticket Center. Purdue Boilermakers Football Tickets
Fan Favorites
Award Winners
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
| 2001 | Travis Dorsch | Ray Guy Award |
| 2000 | Tim Stratton | John Mackey Award |
| 2000 | Drew Brees | Maxwell Award |
| Sport: | |
| Team: |
2007 Big Ten Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 11-1 |
| Illinois | 6-2 | 9-3 |
| Michigan | 6-2 | 8-4 |
| Wisconsin | 5-3 | 9-3 |
| Penn State | 4-4 | 9-4 |
| Iowa | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Purdue | 3-5 | 8-5 |
| Indiana | 3-5 | 7-5 |
| Michigan State | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| Northwestern | 3-5 | 6-6 |
| Minnesota | 0-8 | 1-11 |
| Complete Standings | ||
2007 Team Leaders
| PASSING | ATT | COMP | YDS | TD |
| C. Painter | 569 | 356 | 3846 | 29 |
| RUSHING | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
| K. Sheets | 168 | 859 | 5.1 | 11 |
| J. Taylor | 107 | 560 | 5.2 | 4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
| D. Bryant | 87 | 936 | 10.8 | 8 |
| D. Keller | 68 | 881 | 13.0 | 7 |
| TEAM | RUSH | PASS | TOTAL |
| Offense | 136.1 | 287.3 | 423.3 |
| TEAM | PF | PA | MARGIN |
| Scoring | 32.9 | 24.8 | 8.2 |
| Team Statistics | Conference Statistics | |||
2008 Commitments
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
| R. Bolden | RB | Verbal | 79 |
| C. Wiggs | K | Verbal | 78 |
| R. Roundtree | WR | Verbal | 76 |
| K. Green | CB | Verbal | 76 |
| K. Plue | OT | Verbal | 76 |
| Complete Conference List | |||