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Virginia Tech at Purdue

Sep 19, 2015 • Completed

Season 2015RegularWeek 3

Away

Virginia Tech

ACC

Final Score

51 - 24

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Purdue

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Total Yards

Purdue265
Virginia Tech471

Passing Yards

Purdue121
Virginia Tech233

Rushing Yards

Purdue144
Virginia Tech238

Turnovers

Purdue3
Virginia Tech1

Game Conditions

Temperature68°F
Wind15 mph NW

Humidity

61%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Brenden Motley

Virginia Tech

YDS: 220

Rushing

Markell Jones

Purdue

YDS: 90

Receiving

Isaiah Ford

Virginia Tech

YDS: 128

Tackles

No tackles data.

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Purdue21:49
Virginia Tech38:11

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Virginia Tech pulls away from Purdue 51-24

Standard

Virginia Tech defeated Purdue 51-24 in Week 3 of the 2015 regular slate, finishing with a 471-265 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Virginia Tech set the terms early in a game that finished 51-24. Austin Appleby 2 Yd Run (Paul Griggs Kick) came with {'seconds': 56, 'minutes': 6} left in the first quarter, giving Purdue the first major swing.

Virginia Tech's box score carried the story: 471 total yards, 238 rushing yards, and 233 passing yards. Purdue finished with 265 total yards, including 144 on the ground and 121 through the air.

Virginia Tech converted 7-16 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-3, Virginia Tech led 24-17 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Danny Ezechukwu 90 Yd Fumble Return (Paul Griggs Kick).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Austin Appleby 2 Yd Run (Paul Griggs Kick) (Purdue led 7-10 over Virginia Tech).

  • Field Goal Good

    Joey Slye 35 Yd Field Goal (Virginia Tech led 3-0 over Purdue).

  • Fumble Return Touchdown

    Chuck Clark 20 Yd Fumble Return (Joey Slye Kick) (Purdue led 0-10 over Virginia Tech).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Brenden Motley 5 Yd Run (Joey Slye Kick) (Virginia Tech led 24-17 over Purdue).

  • Fumble Return Touchdown

    Danny Ezechukwu 90 Yd Fumble Return (Paul Griggs Kick) (Virginia Tech led 10-14 over Purdue).

  • Field Goal Good

    Paul Griggs 34 Yd Field Goal (Purdue led 17-17 over Virginia Tech).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    51-24

    Virginia Tech defeated Purdue.

  • Total yards

    471-265

    Virginia Tech held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    238

    Virginia Tech averaged 4.3 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    233

    Virginia Tech averaged 9 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-16

    Virginia Tech's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    2-15

    Purdue's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-3

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticPurdueVirginia Tech
Total Yards265471
Passing Yards121233
Rushing Yards144238
First Downs920
Third Down Efficiency2-157-16
Fourth Down Efficiency1-40-1
Total Penalties (Yards)10-7911-87
Turnovers31
Completions / Attempts12-3516-26
Rushing Attempts2956
Passing TDs02
Rushing TDs22
Kicking Points615
Possession Time21:4938:11
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2015)