PU's Orton, Iowa's Babineaux and OSU's Ginn Nab Football Weekly Laurels

Ginn establishes NCAA record for punt return scores while Orton sets school records in passing

	Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton equaled school records with 522 passing yards and six touchdowns against Indiana.

Nov. 22, 2004

OFFENSE:
Kyle Orton, Purdue
SR, QB, Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk
Orton set a school record with 530 yards of total offense and also equaled program bests with 522 passing yards and six touchdowns despite sitting out most of the fourth quarter against Indiana. The senior quarterback completed 33 of 54 passes (.611) in the game, as his 530 total yards of offense ranks third in Big Ten annals, breaking the former school record of 524 yards held by Drew Brees. Orton also equaled Brees' school marks in passing yardage, which rates third in League history, and scoring strikes, which ranks second among all Conference signal callers. The Purdue attack established a Big Ten record with 763 yards of total offense, shattering the single-game mark of 742 yards set by Minnesota in 1982, while setting a school record with 63 points, the largest scoring output since a 62-0 victory over Rose Poly in 1913. Fourteen of Orton's passes were hauled in by wide receiver Taylor Stubblefield, who shattered the NCAA record with 309 career receptions.

DEFENSE:
Jonathan Babineaux, Iowa
SR, DT, Port Arthur, Texas/Lincoln
Babineaux recorded seven tackles, three tackles for loss, including a pair of sacks, and returned a fumble 39 yards to set up a score as Iowa knocked off Wisconsin to earn a share of its second Big Ten title in three seasons. The senior defensive tackle anchored a Hawkeyes defense that limited the Badgers to 41 yards on the ground and just one touchdown, as Iowa ended the year ranked first in Conference games only in total and rushing defense.

SPECIAL TEAMS:
Ted Ginn, Jr., Ohio State
FR, PR, Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville
Ginn equaled an NCAA record with his fourth punt return touchdown this season, as he broke loose for a career-long 82-yard scoring sprint to give the Buckeyes a commanding 27-14 lead in the third quarter against Michigan. The freshman standout returned four punts for 123 yards on the day and joined Kansas State's David Allen (1998) and BYU's Golden Richards (1971) as the only players to produce four punt return scores in a single season. Ginn also set the Big Ten single-season mark and now ranks second in career punt return tallies behind Iowa's Tim Dwight, who returned five punts for touchdowns from 1994-97.