Referee Jerry McGinn; umpire Mike Pilarski; head linesman Steve Matarante; line judge Dan Gallagher; side judge John Hayes; field judge Tim Maquire; back judge Mike Brown; center judge Mike CarrGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Purdue
Nebraska
333
Total yards
409
309
Passing yards
252
24
Rushing yards
157
6.9
Yards per pass
8.1
1.1
Yards per rush
4.2
13
First downs
22
6–16
Third downs
7–15
2–5
Fourth downs
0–0
2
Turnovers
1
4–32
Penalties
7–67
26:41
Possession
33:19
1
Sacks (by defense)
3
Efficiency
Purdue
Nebraska
38%
Success rate
38%
−0.09
EPA per play
0.14
1.21
Explosiveness
1.64
0.04
Rushing EPA
−0.10
−0.14
Passing EPA
0.43
29%
Passing-down success
36%
−0.71
First-down EPA
0.02
0.08
Second-down EPA
0.02
0.79
Third-down EPA
0.59
18%
Havoc by its defense
20%
From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.
Before kickoff
Our ratings and the line, going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Nebraska 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Nebraska −23.5, over/under 59.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Before kickoff, the win chances were Nebraska 95%, Purdue 5%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Nebraska drives left to right, Purdue right to left.
Q1 PurdueInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
Q1 NebraskaTouchdown, 1 play, 22 yards
Q1 PurdueTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
Q1 NebraskaField goal, 12 plays, 52 yards
Q1 PurduePunt, 6 plays, 22 yards
Q1 NebraskaPunt, 5 plays, 33 yards
Q2 PurdueTouchdown, 4 plays, 98 yards
Q2 NebraskaPunt, 4 plays, 23 yards
Q2 PurduePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q2 NebraskaPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
Q2 PurduePunt, 12 plays, 36 yards
Q2 NebraskaInterception, 6 plays, 30 yards
Q2 PurdueEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
Q3 NebraskaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
Q3 PurduePunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
Q3 NebraskaTouchdown, 5 plays, 68 yards
Q3 PurduePunt, 5 plays, 15 yards
Q3 NebraskaTouchdown, 11 plays, 82 yards
Q4 PurdueTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 5 yards
Q4 NebraskaField goal, 5 plays, −5 yards
Q4 PurdueInterception, 4 plays, 11 yards
Q4 NebraskaMissed FG, 11 plays, 51 yards
Q4 PurdueTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 35 yards
Q4 NebraskaPunt, 4 plays, 14 yards
Q4 PurdueTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 8 yards
Q4 NebraskaEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard
Play by play
1st quarter6 drives, then Nebraska 10, Purdue 7
Purdue Interception, 1 play
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:52
1st & 10 at own 25
Markell Jones pass intercepted Kieron Williams return for 1 yd to the Prdue 22
Nebraska Touchdown, 1 play
14:44
1st & 10 at opp 22
Tommy Armstrong Jr. 22 Yd Run (Drew Brown Kick)Nebraska 7, Purdue 0
Purdue Touchdown, 9 plays
14:44
1st & 10 at own 35
Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:31
1st & 10 at own 25
Markell Jones run for 5 yds to the Prdue 30
14:06
2nd & 5 at own 30
David Blough pass incomplete
13:58
3rd & 5 at own 30
David Blough pass complete to Cameron Posey for 15 yds to the Prdue 45 for a 1ST down
13:29
1st & 10 at own 45
David Blough pass complete to Malik Kimbrough for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
12:50
2nd & 5 at the 50
David Blough pass complete to Bilal Marshall for 44 yds to the Neb 6 for a 1ST down
12:24
1st & goal at opp 6
Markell Jones run for 3 yds to the Neb 3
11:42
2nd & goal at opp 3
Markell Jones run for 1 yd to the Neb 2
11:01
3rd & goal at opp 2
Richie Worship run for 1 yd to the Neb 1
10:20
4th & goal at opp 1
DeAngelo Yancey 1 Yd pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger Kick)Tied at 7
Nebraska Field goal, 12 plays
10:20
4th & 5 at own 35
J.D. Dellinger kickoff for 60 yds, out of bounds
10:04
1st & 10 at own 35
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Brandon Reilly for 11 yds to the Neb 46 for a 1ST down
9:43
1st & 10 at own 46
Terrell Newby run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 45
8:49
2nd & 11 at own 45
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Sam Cotton for 10 yds to the Prdue 45
8:23
3rd & 1 at opp 45
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 2 yds to the Prdue 43 for a 1ST down
7:47
1st & 10 at opp 43
Terrell Newby run for 11 yds to the Prdue 32 for a 1ST down
7:12
1st & 10 at opp 32
Terrell Newby run for 3 yds to the Prdue 29
6:35
2nd & 7 at opp 29
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Mikale Wilbon for 4 yds to the Prdue 25
5:55
3rd & 3 at opp 25
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Brandon Reilly for 10 yds to the Prdue 15 for a 1ST down
5:13
1st & 10 at opp 15
Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Prdue 13
4:38
2nd & 8 at opp 13
De’Mornay Pierson-El run for no gain to the Prdue 13
4:08
3rd & 8 at opp 13
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly
4:03
4th & 8 at opp 13
Drew Brown 30 Yd Field GoalNebraska 10, Purdue 7
Purdue Punt, 6 plays
3:58
4th & 8 at own 35
Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds , Brian Lankford-Johnson return for 22 yds to the Prdue 22
3:50
1st & 10 at own 22
Markell Jones run for 4 yds to the Prdue 26
3:10
2nd & 6 at own 26
David Blough pass complete to Gregory Phillips for 5 yds to the Prdue 31
2:56
3rd & 1 at own 31
Markell Jones run for 8 yds to the Prdue 39 for a 1ST down
2:12
1st & 10 at own 39
David Blough sacked by Carlos Davis for a loss of 17 yards to the Prdue 22 PURDUE Penalty, Intentional Grounding, loss of down
1:44
2nd & 27 at own 22
David Blough pass complete to Bilal Marshall for 10 yds to the Prdue 32
1:12
3rd & 17 at own 32
David Blough pass complete to Markell Jones for 12 yds to the Prdue 44
0:38
4th & 5 at own 44
Joe Schopper punt for 47 yds, downed at the Neb 9
Nebraska Punt, 5 plays
0:00
1st & 10 at own 9
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Alonzo Moore for 14 yds to the Neb 23 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:54
1st & 10 at own 23
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 20 yds to the Neb 43 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:15
1st & 10 at own 43
Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Neb 45
Q2 13:38
2nd & 8 at own 45
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the Neb 42
Q2 13:05
3rd & 11 at own 42
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to De’Mornay Pierson-El
Q2 12:53
4th & 11 at own 42
Caleb Lightbourn punt for 56 yds, downed at the Prdue 2
2nd quarter7 drives, then Purdue 14, Nebraska 10
Purdue Touchdown, 4 plays
12:47
1st & 10 at own 2
David Blough pass complete to Brycen Hopkins for 11 yds to the Prdue 13 for a 1ST down
12:08
1st & 10 at own 13
Richie Worship run for 4 yds to the Prdue 17
11:34
2nd & 6 at own 17
David Blough pass incomplete to DeAngelo Yancey
11:12
3rd & 6 at own 17
Blough, David pass complete to Marshall, Bilal for 14 yards to the PURDUE31, PENALTY PURDUE illegal motion (King, Jason) 5 yards to the PURDUE12, NO PLAY.
10:52
3rd & 11 at own 12
DeAngelo Yancey 88 Yd pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger Kick)Purdue 14, Nebraska 10
Nebraska Punt, 4 plays
10:52
3rd & 11 at own 35
J.D. Dellinger kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:43
1st & 10 at own 25
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to De’Mornay Pierson-El for 23 yds to the Neb 48 for a 1ST down
10:06
1st & 10 at own 48
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly
10:01
2nd & 10 at own 48
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Mikale Wilbon
9:55
3rd & 10 at own 48
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to De’Mornay Pierson-El
9:46
4th & 10 at own 48
Caleb Lightbourn punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Prdue 10
Purdue Punt, 3 plays
9:38
1st & 10 at own 10
Malik Kimbrough run for 3 yds to the Prdue 13
9:03
2nd & 7 at own 13
Brian Lankford-Johnson run for 2 yds to the Prdue 15
8:28
3rd & 5 at own 15
David Blough pass incomplete
8:20
4th & 5 at own 15
Joe Schopper punt for 51 yds, fair catch by De’Mornay Pierson-El at the Neb 34
Nebraska Punt, 3 plays
8:13
1st & 10 at own 34
Mikale Wilbon run for 1 yd to the Neb 35
7:39
2nd & 9 at own 35
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Terrell Newby for 6 yds to the Neb 41
6:50
3rd & 3 at own 41
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Tre Bryant for 1 yd to the Neb 42
6:16
4th & 2 at own 42
Caleb Lightbourn punt for 38 yds , Malik Kimbrough returns for 4 yds to the Prdue 24
Purdue Punt, 12 plays
6:05
1st & 10 at own 24
David Blough pass complete to Markell Jones for 8 yds to the Prdue 32
5:39
2nd & 2 at own 32
David Blough pass complete to Markell Jones for 2 yds to the Prdue 34 for a 1ST down
5:01
1st & 10 at own 34
David Blough pass complete to Cole Herdman for 6 yds to the Prdue 40
4:18
2nd & 4 at own 40
Richie Worship run for 3 yds to the Prdue 43
4:00
3rd & 1 at own 43
Markell Jones run for 3 yds to the Prdue 46 for a 1ST down
3:11
1st & 10 at own 46
David Blough sacked by Kevin Maurice for a loss of 8 yards to the Prdue 38
2:57
2nd & 18 at own 38
Timeout PURDUE, clock 02:57
2:46
2nd & 18 at own 38
David Blough pass complete to Cole Herdman for 3 yds to the Prdue 41
2:02
3rd & 15 at own 41
David Blough pass complete to Bilal Marshall for 14 yds to the Neb 45
1:55
4th & 1 at opp 45
David Blough pass complete to Cole Herdman for 7 yds to the Neb 38 for a 1ST down
1:20
1st & 10 at opp 38
Malik Kimbrough run for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 40
1:11
2nd & 12 at opp 40
David Blough pass complete to Cole Herdman for no gain to the Neb 40
1:08
3rd & 12 at opp 40
David Blough pass incomplete to Bilal Marshall
1:00
4th & 12 at opp 40
Joe Schopper punt for 40 yds for a touchback
Nebraska Interception, 6 plays
0:54
1st & 10 at own 20
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Bryan Reimers
0:45
2nd & 10 at own 20
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 15 yds to the Neb 35 for a 1ST down
0:32
1st & 10 at own 35
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Sam Cotton, broken up by Da’Wan Hunte
0:24
2nd & 10 at own 35
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Terrell Newby for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
0:24
1st & 10 at the 50
Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 00:24
0:17
1st & 10 at the 50
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to De’Mornay Pierson-El
Purdue End of half, 1 play
0:00
1st & 10 at own 46
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Prdue 44
3rd quarter5 drives, then Nebraska 17, Purdue 14
Nebraska Punt, 3 plays
14:52
1st & 10 at own 35
J.D. Dellinger kickoff for 65 yds , Tre Bryant return for 59 yds to the Prdue 41
14:23
1st & 10 at opp 41
Terrell Newby run for no gain to the Prdue 41
14:02
2nd & 10 at opp 41
Terrell Newby run for no gain to the Prdue 41
13:35
3rd & 10 at opp 41
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly
13:26
4th & 10 at opp 41
Caleb Lightbourn punt for 36 yds, downed at the Prdue 5
Purdue Punt, 5 plays
13:18
1st & 10 at own 5
David Blough pass complete to Bilal Marshall for 8 yds to the Prdue 13
12:44
2nd & 2 at own 13
David Blough pass complete to Cameron Posey for 5 yds to the Prdue 18 for a 1ST down
12:09
1st & 10 at own 18
Markell Jones run for 3 yds to the Prdue 21
11:34
2nd & 7 at own 21
Markell Jones run for 2 yds to the Prdue 23
10:49
3rd & 5 at own 23
David Blough pass complete to DeAngelo Yancey for 2 yds to the Prdue 25
10:13
4th & 3 at own 25
Joe Schopper punt for 43 yds , De’Mornay Pierson-El returns for no gain to the Neb 32
Nebraska Touchdown, 5 plays
10:08
1st & 10 at own 32
Terrell Newby run for 3 yds to the Neb 35
9:25
2nd & 7 at own 35
Terrell Newby run for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 33
8:43
3rd & 9 at own 33
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Brandon Reilly for 28 yds to the Prdue 39 for a 1ST down
8:22
1st & 10 at opp 39
Terrell Newby run for a loss of 1 yard to the Prdue 40
7:45
2nd & 11 at opp 40
De’Mornay Pierson-El 40 Yd pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Drew Brown Kick)Nebraska 17, Purdue 14
Purdue Punt, 5 plays
7:45
2nd & 11 at own 35
Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:40
1st & 10 at own 25
Blough, David pass complete to Yancey, DeAngelo for 5 yards to the PURDUE30, PENALTY PURDUE pass interference (Marshall, Bilal) 12 yards to the PURDUE13, NO PLAY.
7:00
1st & 22 at own 13
David Blough pass complete to Brycen Hopkins for 9 yds to the Prdue 22
6:28
2nd & 13 at own 22
NEBRASKA Penalty, Offside Defense (Kevin Maurice) to the Prdue 27
6:12
2nd & 8 at own 27
David Blough pass complete to Cameron Posey for 9 yds to the Prdue 36 for a 1ST down
5:45
1st & 10 at own 36
David Blough pass incomplete to Bilal Marshall
5:36
2nd & 10 at own 36
Markell Jones run for 4 yds to the Prdue 40
4:58
3rd & 6 at own 40
David Blough pass incomplete to Brycen Hopkins
4:52
4th & 6 at own 40
Joe Schopper punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Neb 18
Nebraska Touchdown, 11 plays
4:40
1st & 10 at own 18
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Alonzo Moore
4:39
2nd & 10 at own 18
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to De’Mornay Pierson-El for 6 yds to the Neb 24
4:06
3rd & 4 at own 24
Armstrong Jr., Tommy pass complete to Reilly, Brandon for 11 yards to the NEBRASKA35, PENALTY NEBRASKA pass interference (Cotton, Sam) 12 yards to the NEBRASKA12, NO PLAY.
3:50
3rd & 16 at own 12
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Brandon Reilly for 24 yds to the Neb 36 for a 1ST down
3:11
1st & 10 at own 36
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 6 yds to the Neb 42
2:32
2nd & 4 at own 42
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 3 yds to the Prdue 45 for a 1ST down PURDUE Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Eddy Wilson) to the Prdue 40 for a 1ST down
2:05
1st & 10 at opp 40
Terrell Newby run for a loss of 4 yards to the Prdue 44
1:27
2nd & 14 at opp 44
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 15 yds to the Prdue 29 for a 1ST down
0:44
1st & 10 at opp 29
Terrell Newby run for 4 yds to the Prdue 25
0:19
2nd & 6 at opp 25
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Sam Cotton for 5 yds to the Prdue 20
Q4 14:55
3rd & 1 at opp 20
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 1 yd to the Prdue 19 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:29
1st & 10 at opp 19
NEBRASKA Penalty, False Start (Alonzo Moore) to the Prdue 24
Q4 14:05
1st & 15 at opp 24
Alonzo Moore 24 Yd Run (Drew Brown Kick)Nebraska 24, Purdue 14
4th quarter8 drives, then Nebraska 27, Purdue 14
Purdue Turnover on downs, 4 plays
14:05
1st & 15 at own 35
Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:00
1st & 10 at own 25
David Blough pass incomplete to Cole Herdman
13:54
2nd & 10 at own 25
David Blough pass complete to Markell Jones for 5 yds to the Prdue 30
13:19
3rd & 5 at own 30
David Blough pass incomplete to Bilal Marshall
Nebraska Field goal, 5 plays
13:05
1st & 10 at opp 29
Terrell Newby run for 19 yds to the Prdue 10 for a 1ST down
12:46
1st & goal at opp 10
Newby, Terrell rush for 3 yards to the PURDUE7, PENALTY NEBRASKA holding (Hahn, Sam) 10 yards to the PURDUE20, NO PLAY.
12:10
1st & goal at opp 20
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Stanley Morgan Jr.
11:33
2nd & goal at opp 20
Tommy Armstrong Jr. sacked by Lorenzo Neal for a loss of 14 yards to the Prdue 34
11:15
3rd & goal at opp 34
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Stanley Morgan Jr.
11:10
4th & 0 at opp 34
Drew Brown 51 Yd Field GoalNebraska 27, Purdue 14
11:10
4th & 34 at own 35
NEBRASKA Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (-15 Yards) to the Neb 20
Purdue Interception, 4 plays
11:04
4th & 49 at own 20
Drew Brown kickoff for 70 yds , Jack Wegher return for 19 yds to the Prdue 29
10:50
1st & 10 at own 29
David Blough pass complete to DeAngelo Yancey for 9 yds to the Prdue 38
10:42
2nd & 1 at own 38
David Blough pass incomplete to Markell Jones
10:29
3rd & 1 at own 38
David Blough run for 2 yds to the Prdue 40 for a 1ST down
10:05
1st & 10 at own 40
David Blough pass intercepted Kieron Williams return for no gain to the Neb 21
Nebraska Missed FG, 11 plays
9:48
1st & 10 at own 21
Terrell Newby run for 13 yds to the Neb 34 for a 1ST down
9:20
1st & 10 at own 34
Terrell Newby run for 1 yd to the Neb 35
8:51
2nd & 9 at own 35
Terrell Newby run for 1 yd to the Neb 36
8:08
3rd & 8 at own 36
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 28 yds to the Prdue 36 for a 1ST down
7:52
1st & 10 at opp 36
Terrell Newby run for a loss of 1 yard to the Prdue 37
7:12
2nd & 11 at opp 37
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the Prdue 38
6:07
3rd & 12 at opp 38
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Sam Cotton for 12 yds to the Prdue 26 for a 1ST down
5:40
1st & 10 at opp 26
Terrell Newby run for a loss of 2 yards to the Prdue 28
5:24
2nd & 12 at opp 28
Alonzo Moore run for no gain to the Prdue 28
4:36
3rd & 12 at opp 28
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly
4:10
4th & 12 at opp 28
Drew Brown 45 yd FG MISSED
Purdue Turnover on downs, 9 plays
4:06
1st & 10 at own 28
David Blough pass incomplete to Brian Lankford-Johnson
3:55
2nd & 10 at own 28
David Blough run for 9 yds to the Prdue 37
3:34
3rd & 1 at own 37
Markell Jones run for 3 yds to the Prdue 40 for a 1ST down
3:14
1st & 10 at own 40
David Blough pass incomplete to Markell Jones
3:07
2nd & 10 at own 40
David Blough pass complete to Cole Herdman for 23 yds to the Neb 37 for a 1ST down
2:55
1st & 10 at opp 37
David Blough pass incomplete to Bilal Marshall
2:50
2nd & 10 at opp 37
David Blough pass incomplete to Cole Herdman
2:44
3rd & 10 at opp 37
David Blough pass incomplete to Brycen Hopkins
2:37
4th & 10 at opp 37
David Blough pass incomplete to DeAngelo Yancey
Nebraska Punt, 4 plays
2:37
1st & 10 at own 37
NEBRASKA Penalty, False Start (Sam Hahn) to the Neb 32
2:15
1st & 15 at own 32
Terrell Newby run for 25 yds to the Prdue 43 for a 1ST down
2:03
1st & 10 at opp 43
Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Prdue 41
1:54
2nd & 8 at opp 41
Timeout PURDUE, clock 01:54
1:47
2nd & 8 at opp 41
Timeout PURDUE, clock 01:47
1:39
2nd & 8 at opp 41
Terrell Newby run for 5 yds to the Neb 36 NEBRASKA Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Nick Gates) to the Neb 49
1:00
3rd & 18 at own 49
Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Prdue 49
0:52
4th & 16 at opp 49
Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 00:52
0:42
4th & 16 at opp 49
TEAM punt for 28 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Prdue 21
Purdue Turnover on downs, 4 plays
0:39
1st & 10 at own 21
David Blough pass incomplete to Brycen Hopkins
0:33
2nd & 10 at own 21
David Blough pass complete to Bilal Marshall for 8 yds to the Prdue 29
0:29
3rd & 2 at own 29
David Blough pass incomplete to DeAngelo Yancey
0:25
4th & 2 at own 29
David Blough sacked by Ross Dzuris for a loss of 7 yards to the Prdue 22
Nebraska End of game, 1 play
0:00
1st & 10 at opp 22
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Prdue 23
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