Sept. 29, 2008
Penn State (5-0, 1-0) at Purdue (2-2, 0-0)
When: Saturday, October 4, 2008
Where: Ross-Ade Stadium (62,500)
Kickoff: 12:00 p.m. ET
Attendance: 58,000+
Series Record: Penn State leads, 9-3-1
Penn State Captains:
No. 47 Josh Gaines, Sr., DE
No. 45 Sean Lee, Sr., LB
No. 7 Anthony Scirrotto, Sr., Saf
No. 57 A.Q. Shipley, Sr., C
No. 2 Derrick Williams, Sr., WR
TELEVISION: The contest will be televised by ESPN to a national audience with Dave Pasch and Andre Ware calling the action. The Nittany Lions are appearing on television for the 170th time in their last 172 games.
RADIO: Penn State Sports Network (60 stations)
Radio Team (9th year)
Play-by-Play: Steve Jones; Analysis: Jack Ham
Web stream: www.GoPSUsports.com
Purdue Sports Network (Joe McConnell, playby- play; Pete Quinn, analysis; Rob Blackman). XM Radio 198.
COACHES:
Joe Paterno
Penn State Record . .377-125-3 (74.9), 43rd Year
Overall Record . . . Same
vs. Purdue . . . . . 9-2
59th year on Penn State staff...all-time leader in career wins among 1-A coaches...300 wins faster than any coach in NCAA history...College Football Hall of Fame inductee in 2007.
Joe Tiller
Purdue Record . . . . 85-56, 12th Year
Overall Record . . . .124-86-1, 18th year
vs. Penn State . . . .2-7
THE SERIES: The Nittany Lions and Boilermakers are meeting for the 14th time. Penn State leads the series, 9-3-1, including a 9-2 mark since the Lions began Big Ten play in 1993. The Nittany Lions won 26-19 last year in State College and 12-0 at Ross-Ade Stadium in 2006. After this week's game, the teams are not scheduled to meet again until 2011.