Nebraska 28, Purdue 10
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 28, 2024
Where: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Temperature:
70°
Head Official:
Bryan Banks
Attendance:
61441
By Field Level Media
Dylan Raiola went 17-of-27 passing for 257 yards and a touchdown to lead Nebraska to a 28-10 win at Purdue in a Big Ten contest on Saturday at West Lafayette, Ind.
Nebraska (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) limited Purdue (1-3, 0-1) to 224 yards of total offense.
Hudson Card went 18-of-25 passing with a touchdown and an interception in defeat for Purdue, which had 13 penalties for 165 yards.
Trailing 3-0 in the third quarter, Nebraska scored four consecutive touchdowns to pull away.
Nebraska drove 70 yards in nine plays and grabbed a 7-3 lead on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Raiola to Jahmal Banks with 2:49 left in the third quarter.
Early in the fourth quarter, the Cornhuskers gambled on fourth down and it paid off, as Dante Dowdell scored from the 1-yard line with 10:34 left in the game to give Nebraska a 14-3 lead.
With 6:13 remaining, Nebraska took a 21-3 lead on a 25-yard touchdown run by Jacory Barney Jr.
John Bullock then picked off a pass from Card and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown to put Nebraska ahead 28-3 with 5:38 left.
Purdue's only touchdown came when Card hit Leland Smith for a 15-yard score with 1:29 remaining.
After a scoreless first half, Purdue drove the field on the first possession of the second half and took a 3-0 lead on a 45-yard field goal by Spencer Porath. The kick finished a 13-play, 55-yard drive that took 8:08 off the clock.
Each team had opportunities to score in the first half, but couldn't cash in. Nebraska kicker Josh Hohl missed a 42-yard field goal, and on the ensuing possession, Porath missed a 39-yard field goal for the Boilermakers.
Purdue thought it had scored a touchdown in the second quarter when Card hit Jaron Tibbs for a 51-yard touchdown pass, but the play was called back when officials ruled Card was across the line of scrimmage when he threw the pass.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Nebraska |
|
Purdue |
|
Jahmal Banks
|
Player |
Jaron Tibbs
|
|
5 |
Receptions |
5 |
|
82 |
Yards |
46 |
|
16.4 |
Avg Yards |
9.2 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Nebraska
|
405 |
161 |
244 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Purdue
|
226 |
52 |
174 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |