Regular Season Week 7: Blue Devils at Boilermakers
October 17, 1937 56° Ross–Ade Stadium
Attendance: 50,715 (83%)
Blue Devils 7 0 0 7 - 14
Boilermakers 0 9 7 3 - 19
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Blue Devils: 2-3-PUR 5 (5:16) 4-Stephen Nichols pass complete to 17-Floyd Mullet for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Marlin Lancaster. PUR 0 DUK 7
(Qtr 2) Boilermakers: 4-2-DUK 36 (12:43) 8-David Waid 54 yard field goal is GOOD. PUR 3 DUK 7
(Qtr 2) Boilermakers: 4-2-DUK 22 (5:51) 8-David Waid 39 yard field goal is GOOD. PUR 6 DUK 7
(Qtr 2) Boilermakers: 4-6-DUK 22 (1:12) 8-David Waid 40 yard field goal is GOOD. PUR 9 DUK 7
(Qtr 3) Boilermakers: 3-4-DUK 4 (5:39) 3-Roderick Willis pass complete to 16-Heath Higham for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-David Waid. PUR 16 DUK 7
(Qtr 4) Boilermakers: 4-10-DUK 33 (10:12) 8-David Waid 50 yard field goal is GOOD. PUR 19 DUK 7
(Qtr 4) Blue Devils: 1-10-PUR 26 (5:19) 4-Stephen Nichols pass complete to 88-Harry Nichols for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Marlin Lancaster. PUR 55-David Vandeusen was injured on the play. PUR 19 DUK 14
Team Statistics
Boilermakers Blue Devils
First Downs 16 11
- Rushing 4 2
- Passing 11 8
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 315 179
- Offensive Plays 63 50
- Yards Per Play 5.00 3.58
Net Rushing Yards 111 72
- Rushing Attempts 32 18
- Yards Per Rush 3.47 4.00
Net Passing Yards 204 107
- Att/Comp/Int 28 / 23 / 0 26 / 15 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 151
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 27 6 / 44
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.58 3.34
- Yards Per Completion 10.04 10.07
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 15 4 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.9 12.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 9 / 55 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 34
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 37:14 22:45
Drive Charts
Boilermakers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:12 2:06 OWN 26 3 -10 Punt
1 5:13 7:34 OWN 25 13 39 Field Goal
2 11:17 5:29 OWN 19 8 59 Field Goal
2 4:19 3:10 OWN 16 6 61 Field Goal
3 15:00 1:33 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 11:29 5:53 OWN 43 10 57 Touchdown
3 4:04 2:44 OWN 32 5 25 Missed FG
3 0:16 5:08 OWN 27 9 41 Field Goal
4 5:14 2:04 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
4 1:33 1:33 OWN 32 3 0 Game
Blue Devils
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:48 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
1 12:06 6:53 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
2 12:39 1:22 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 5:47 1:29 OWN 25 3 13 Punt
2 1:09 1:09 OWN 25 2 0 Half
3 13:27 1:58 OWN 30 3 -16 Punt
3 5:36 1:32 OWN 24 3 -1 Punt
3 1:19 1:03 OWN 49 3 -22 Punt
4 10:08 4:54 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
4 3:10 1:37 OWN 31 10 50 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Boilermakers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#28 John Fryer 13 83 6.38 12 5 0
#38 James Lozano 14 22 1.57 8 0 0
#3 Roderick Willis 4 5 1.25 5 0 0
#23 Christopher Ball 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Blue Devils
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Gregory Ellis 12 52 4.33 17 3 0
#34 Andrew Walker 6 20 3.33 7 0 0
Passing Stats
Boilermakers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Roderick Willis 28 23 231 3 / 27 1 35 0 112.95
Blue Devils
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Stephen Nichols 26 15 151 6 / 44 2 26 0 100.00
Receiving Stats
Boilermakers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#38 James Lozano 7 71 10.14 29 0
#16 Heath Higham 5 68 13.60 35 1
#11 Michael Pearson 6 38 6.33 16 0
#88 Paul Valdez 3 30 10.00 16 0
#35 Weldon Searcy 1 12 12.00 12 0
#81 Eddie Rizzo 1 12 12.00 12 0
Blue Devils
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 Harry Nichols 4 63 15.75 26 1
#26 Gregory Ellis 4 36 9.00 14 0
#19 David Rondeau 2 17 8.50 11 0
#17 Floyd Mullet 2 11 5.50 6 1
#34 Andrew Walker 1 10 10.00 10 0
#10 Edward Garcia 1 9 9.00 9 0
#37 William Boyce 1 5 5.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Boilermakers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Jeffrey Burris 41 36 2 4
#88 Paul Valdez 11 31 0 0
#11 Michael Pearson 0 22 0 0
#62 Randall Pasko 41 45 0 6
#35 Weldon Searcy 21 20 0 0
#57 Hugh Santos 31 32 0 2
#73 Jeffrey Fouts 41 32 0 1
#59 Harry Campbell 39 31 0 2
#28 John Fryer 2 4 0 1
#38 James Lozano 9 3 0 0
#16 Heath Higham 0 15 0 2
#65 Rudolph Pearce 2 0 0 0
#81 Eddie Rizzo 0 11 0 0
#54 Michael Epling 3 2 0 0
#81 Pasquale Baier 9 3 0 0
#75 Troy Green 9 0 0 0
#66 George Robinson 7 2 0 0
#20 Dean Limon 1 2 0 0
#82 Ronald Brown 0 3 0 1
Blue Devils
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#66 Neal Pereira 40 21 2 4
#50 Wayne Schubert 40 27 1 1
#70 Sean Hartwell 29 25 1 1
#43 Gary Brownlee 3 5 1 1
#63 Milton Klein 25 17 1 1
#51 Raymond Young 39 19 0 1
#26 Gregory Ellis 8 1 0 0
#37 William Boyce 18 13 0 2
#65 Ryan Phillips 7 6 0 0
#53 David Rao 8 3 0 0
#54 Peter Tews 11 5 0 0
#74 Scott Gillison 8 1 0 0
#17 Floyd Mullet 0 11 0 0
#19 David Rondeau 0 5 0 0
#88 Harry Nichols 9 14 0 2
#10 Edward Garcia 0 11 0 0
#34 Andrew Walker 3 0 0 0
#89 Brian Bruno 0 6 0 0
#39 Travis Haney 0 1 0 1
#59 Richard Hughes 2 1 0 1
#99 Gary Havens 4 1 0 0
#64 Walter Jones 1 2 0 0
#24 Kasey Bentz 0 1 0 0
#28 William Dawson 0 1 0 0
#90 Brian Nickelson 0 1 0 0
#37 Jason Cauley 0 1 0 0
#45 Larry Wieczorek 0 1 0 0
#55 Harvey Burkett 0 1 0 0
#85 Daniel Ogletree 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Boilermakers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Blue Devils
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Boilermakers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#38 James Lozano 1 0 0 0
#73 Jeffrey Fouts 0 1 0 0
Blue Devils
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#64 Walter Jones 0 0 1 0
Punting
Boilermakers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Jon Bradley 3 150 50.00 50.00 59 0
Blue Devils
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Vernon Fuller 6 274 45.67 45.67 48 2
Kicking
Boilermakers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 David Waid 4 / 5 2 / 3 1 / 2 54 1 / 1
Blue Devils
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Marlin Lancaster 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 2 / 2
Punt Return
Boilermakers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Blue Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Boilermakers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Blue Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#26 Gregory Ellis 1 34 34.0 0
Defensive Stats
Boilermakers
Name Tackles Sacks
#99 Donnell Mueller 5 0
#55 David Vandeusen 4 2
#31 Raymond Hare 4 0
#59 Richard Hearn 4 0
#47 Raymond Wilson 3 0
#98 Keith Pace 3 0
#91 David Lewis 3 1
#32 Walter Collins 2 0
#92 Richard Triana 2 2
#2 John Shoulders 2 0
#22 Gabriel Christensen 1 0
#96 Ronald Crocker 1 1
#54 John Taylor 1 0
#52 Ryan Martinez 1 0
#4 Andrew Shaw 1 0
#5 Michael Groff 1 0
Blue Devils
Name Tackles Sacks
#45 Larry Wieczorek 9 0
#90 Brian Nickelson 8 1
#24 Kasey Bentz 6 0
#57 Raymond McDevitt 5 2
#96 Pedro Ladner 5 0
#55 Harvey Burkett 4 0
#28 William Dawson 4 0
#37 Jason Cauley 4 0
#59 Richard Hughes 3 0
#64 Walter Jones 3 0
#29 Kenneth Driscoll 1 0
#72 Christopher Conant 1 0
#44 Charles Zamora 1 0