Purdue Boilermakers

2-4

Ugh, no.

Purdue Boilermakers lost to the Minnesota Golden Gophers

2-4 20 – 27

4-2

Final · Sat, Oct 11

Game Details

Huntington Bank Stadium (Minneapolis) · 49,254 fans · BTN

Highlights

Koi Perich's interception return lifts Minnesota over Purdue 27-20

Koi Perich returned an interception for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter and Minnesota held on to defeat Purdue 27-20 on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:42 Malachi Singleton runs for 40-yard rushing touchdown

0:15 Kerry Brown had an interception vs. Purdue

0:11 Spencer Porath kicks 33-yard field goal

0:15 Drake Lindsey connects for 24-yard TD pass

Clips play on ESPN

Huntington Bank Stadium · Minneapolis

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PUR	7	10	3	0	20
MINN	0	13	0	14	27

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Game Leaders

Purdue Boilermakers

Ryan Browne · 21/40, 203 YDS, 2 INTPassing Yards
Devin Mockobee · 21 CAR, 98 YDSRushing Yards
Nitro Tuggle · 3 REC, 58 YDSReceiving Yards
CJ Nunnally IV · 1Sacks
Mani Powell · 8Tackles

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Drake Lindsey · 21/45, 232 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Darius Taylor · 14 CAR, 32 YDSRushing Yards
Darius Taylor · 6 REC, 67 YDSReceiving Yards
Devon Williams · 11Tackles

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Scoring

Q4 7:40

TD Koi Perich 27 Yd Interception Return (Brady Denaburg Kick)20–27

Q4 7:47

TD Jameson Geers 4 Yd pass from Drake Lindsey (Brady Denaburg Kick)20–20

Q3 8:20

FG Spencer Porath 20 Yd Field Goal 20–13

Q2 0:00

FG Brady Denaburg 29 Yd Field Goal 17–13

Q2 1:52

TD Ryan Browne 12 Yd Run (Spencer Porath Kick)17–10

Q2 8:44

FG Brady Denaburg 46 Yd Field Goal 10–10

Q2 9:46

TD Le'Meke Brockington 24 Yd pass from Drake Lindsey (Brady Denaburg Kick)10–7

Q2 11:09

FG Spencer Porath 33 Yd Field Goal 10–0

Q1 12:12

TD Malachi Singleton 40 Yd Run (Spencer Porath Kick)7–0

Team Stats

Purdue BoilermakersMinnesota Golden Gophers

Offense

456 Total Yards 262

203 Passing Yards 232

253 Rushing Yards 30

25 First Downs 17

Efficiency

6-15 3rd Down 5-15

2-3 4th Down 1-1

21/42 Completions 21/45

Turnovers & Clock

4 Turnovers 1

9-71 Penalties 3-20

34:30 Possession 25:30

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
Ryan Browne	21/40	203	5.1	2	49.5
Devin Mockobee	0/1	0	0.0	1	0.0
Malachi Singleton	0/1	0	0.0	0	100.0
Team	21/42	203	4.8	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Devin Mockobee	21	98	4.7	0	15
Malachi Singleton	5	73	14.6	1	40
Ryan Browne	8	61	7.6	1	12
Malachi Thomas	4	21	5.3	0	14
Antonio Harris	2	0	0.0	0	1
Team	40	253	6.3	2	40

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Nitro Tuggle	3	58	19.3	27
Corey Smith	6	57	9.5	13
Michael Jackson III	4	49	12.3	15
Rico Walker	3	16	5.3	8
Arhmad Branch	1	10	10.0	10
Antonio Harris	1	6	6.0	6
Malachi Thomas	1	5	5.0	5
Chauncey Magwood	1	2	2.0	2
EJ Horton Jr.	1	0	0.0	0
Team	21	203	9.7	27

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Corey Smith	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Mani Powell	8	4	0	1	0	0
Alex Sanford Jr.	7	4	0	1	0	1
Tahj Ra-El	7	3	0	0.5	1	0
Myles Slusher	6	2	0	0	2	0
Charles Correa	6	0	0	0	1	1
CJ Nunnally IV	4	4	1	2	0	0
Tony Grimes	4	3	0	0	3	0
Smiley Bradford	2	2	0	0	2	0
Hudauri Hines	2	1	0	0.5	1	0
Demeco Kennedy	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ian Jeffries	1	1	1	1	0	0
Christian Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Needam	1	1	0	0	0	0
Breylon Charles	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chalil Cummings	1	0	0	0	2	0
Miles Mitchell	1	0	0	0	0	0
D'mon Marable	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sterling Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jamarrion Harkless	0	0	0	0	0	1
Trey Smith	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	56	26	2	6	12	5

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Myles Slusher	1	18	0
Team	1	18	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Michael Jackson III	1	4	4.0	4	0
Team	1	4	4.0	4	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Spencer Porath	2/3	66.7	33	2/2	8
Team	2/3	66.7	33	2/2	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack McCallister	3	146	48.7	0	0	52
Team	3	146	48.7	0	0	52

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Drake Lindsey	21/45	232	5.2	2	1	36.0
Team	21/45	232	5.2	2	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Darius Taylor	14	32	2.3	9
Drake Lindsey	4	-2	-0.5	3
Team	18	30	1.7	9

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Darius Taylor	6	67	11.2	0	40
Le'Meke Brockington	4	61	15.3	1	24
Javon Tracy	4	49	12.3	0	19
Jalen Smith	1	14	14.0	0	14
Fame Ijeboi	1	12	12.0	0	12
Jameson Geers	2	11	5.5	1	7
Drew Biber	1	9	9.0	0	9
Pierce Walsh	1	7	7.0	0	7
Cam Davis	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	21	232	11.0	2	40

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Emmanuel Karmo	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Devon Williams	11	4	1	1	1	0
Maverick Baranowski	10	5	0	0	1	0
John Nestor	7	6	0	1	0	0
Deven Eastern	5	3	0	0	1	0
Kerry Brown	5	3	0	0	0	0
Koi Perich	5	2	0	0	0	1
Jai'Onte' McMillan	4	3	0	1	0	0
Karter Menz	4	2	0	0	1	0
Za'Quan Bryan	4	1	0	0	0	0
Matt Kingsbury	3	2	0	0	1	0
Jaxon Howard	3	0	0.5	0	0	0
Darius Green	2	2	0	0	0	0
Emmanuel Karmo	2	2	0	0	0	0
Rushawn Lawrence	2	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony Smith	2	0	0.5	0	3	0
Lucas Finnessy	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jalen Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0
Joey Gerlach	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	72	38	2	3	8	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Koi Perich	1	27	1
John Nestor	1	8	0
Kerry Brown	1	0	0
Team	3	35	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Koi Perich	2	33	16.5	21	0
Team	2	33	16.5	21	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Koi Perich	3	16	5.3	14	0
Team	3	16	5.3	14	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brady Denaburg	2/2	100.0	46	3/3	9
Team	2/2	100.0	46	3/3	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tom Weston	7	325	46.4	1	1	52
Team	7	325	46.4	1	1	52

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