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Margin Opponent (score), year 40 31 28 28 27 difference-maker. I know it's oversimplification, but you've got to have a special player at quarterback if you're going to have a special season. Is Caleb TerBush a special player? "We'll find out more tomor- row against a Michigan defense that hasn't been great so far, but has a lot of potential. It's a great litmus test for Purdue and that offense in particular. pass, accumulating only 213 yards of offense, and TerBush was 16-of-25 for 105 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Gold and Black LIVE streams The Boiler offense didn't " at 2 p.m. Fridays at WLFI.com and GoldandBlack.com. GOLD & BLACK GAME SATURDAY game, with Purdue encouraging fans to wear either gold or black, depending on where their seats Saturday is the Gold & Black WORST HOME LOSSES SINCE 1990 Ohio State (2-42), 1990 Michigan (13-44), 2012 Notre Dame (10-38), 2011 No. 2 Ohio State (14-42), 1996 Illinois (14-41), 1991 are lo- cated, for the Home- co m - in g game against Wisconsin. Fans with tickets in sections Fund in the John Purdue Club to help endow a Purdue foot- ball scholarship. THIRD-DOWN STRUGGLES urday's game ranking third in the country in third downs, converting on 58 percent of their opportunities. The number took Purdue entered Sat- PURDUE LINEUPS VS. MICHIGAN OFFENSE Quarterbacks: Caleb TerBush, Robert Marve, Rob Henry Running backs: Akeem Shavers, Akeem Hunt Fullback: Brandon Cottom Wide receivers: O.J. Ross, Raheem Mostert Wide receivers: Gary Bush, Antavian Edison Tight ends: Gabe Holmes, Crosby Wright Left tackles: Justin Kitchens, Kevin Pamphile Left guards: Peters Drey, Pamphile Centers: Rick Schmeig Right guard: Devin Smith Right tackle: Trevor Foy 101 through 105, which is one of the primary areas for visi- tor seating, are asked to wear gold, while the Purdue student sections — 106 through 115 — wear black. Sections 116 through 124 will don gold and sections 125 through 134 go with black. Specially designed T-shirts promoting the game are avail- able in gold and black colors. The shirts are available at Follett's and Purdue Pride. A portion of the proceeds is that we had some drops and got out of rhythm some, said. "And down and distance is a huge factor. You don't convert as many third-and-longs as you do third-and-short and third-and- medium." The Boilers remain the No. 1 "What sticks out in my mind " Hope team in the Big Ten on their con- version rate, at 51.3 percent. UNDER 300 USUALLY MEANS L from the sale of the shirts go to the 12th Boiler Scholarship Era, Purdue has been held under 300 yards in total offense a total of 10 times. Saturday's 213-yard In the 64 games of the Hope a hit vs. the Wolver- ines. The Boilers, who had only 24 minutes of possession, made only one of their 11 third- down tries. DEFENSE Defensive ends: Ryan Russell, Greg Latta Defensive tackles: Kawann Short, Ryan Watson Defensive tackles: Bruce Gaston, Brandon Taylor, Michael Rouse Defensive ends: Ryan Isaac, Jalani Phillips Weakside linebackers: Will Lucas, Sean Robinson Middle linebackers: Joe Gilliam, Antwon Higgs Strongside linebackers: Robert Maci, Nnamdi Enezwa Cornerbacks: Ricardo Allen, Anthony Brown, Antoine Lewis Strong safeties: Landon Feichter, Max Charlot Free safeties: Taylor Richards, E.J. Johnson Cornerbacks: Josh Johnson, Frankie Williams SPECIAL TEAMS Place-kicker: Paul Griggs Kickoffs: Thomas Meadows Holder: Cody Webster Long-snapper: Jesse Schmitt Punter: Webster Kick returners: Mostert, Hunt, Danny Anthrop Punt returners: Johnson Others: Cody Davis, Kurt Freytag, Zack Heiniger, Dolapo Macarthy, Shane Mikesky, Justin Sinz, Chris Quinn, Armstead Williams effort against Michigan was the fourth-fewest yards gained un- der Hope and the lowest output in 22 games since Oct. 30, 2010 when the Boilermakers man- aged just 205 yards in a 44-10 loss at Illinois. The under 300-yard games GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • volume 23, express 6 • 32