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Indiana State at Purdue

Sep 12, 2015 • Completed

Season 2015RegularWeek 2

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Indiana State

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Final Score

14 - 38

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Total Yards

Purdue540
Indiana State362

Passing Yards

Purdue289
Indiana State194

Rushing Yards

Purdue251
Indiana State168

Turnovers

Purdue2
Indiana State3

Game Conditions

Temperature62°F
Wind11 mph N

Humidity

60%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Austin Appleby

Purdue

YDS: 289

Rushing

D.J. Knox

Purdue

YDS: 91

Receiving

Robert Tonyan Jr.

Unknown Team

YDS: 74

Tackles

No tackles data.

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Purdue27:25
Indiana State30:32

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Purdue pulls away from Indiana State 38-14

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Purdue defeated Indiana State 38-14 in Week 2 of the 2015 regular slate, finishing with a 540-362 edge in total yards, and scoring 4 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Purdue set the terms early in a game that finished 38-14. Austin Appleby pass complete to DeAngelo Yancey for 50 yds for a TD, (Paul Griggs KICK) came with {'seconds': 26, 'minutes': 0} left in the first quarter, giving Purdue the first major swing.

Purdue's box score carried the story: 540 total yards, 251 rushing yards, and 289 passing yards. Indiana State finished with 362 total yards, including 168 on the ground and 194 through the air.

Purdue converted 5-15 on third down, went 1-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-3, Purdue led 24-7 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Austin Appleby pass complete to Cameron Posey for 57 yds for a TD, (Paul Griggs KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Austin Appleby pass complete to DeAngelo Yancey for 50 yds for a TD, (Paul Griggs KICK) (Purdue led 14-0 over Indiana State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Austin Appleby pass complete to Cameron Posey for 57 yds for a TD, (Paul Griggs KICK) (Purdue led 7-0 over Indiana State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Paul Griggs 19 yd FG GOOD (Purdue led 17-7 over Indiana State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Matt Adam pass complete to Gary Owens for 17 yds for a TD, (Eric Heidorn KICK) (Indiana State led 7-14 over Purdue).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Austin Appleby pass complete to Dan Monteroso for 51 yds for a TD, (Paul Griggs KICK) (Purdue led 24-7 over Indiana State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Matt Adam pass complete to Robert Tonyan Jr. for 27 yds for a TD, (Eric Heidorn KICK) (Indiana State led 14-24 over Purdue).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    38-14

    Purdue defeated Indiana State.

  • Total yards

    540-362

    Purdue held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    251

    Purdue averaged 5.6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    289

    Purdue averaged 8 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-15

    Purdue's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-16

    Indiana State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-3

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticPurdueIndiana State
Total Yards540362
Passing Yards289194
Rushing Yards251168
First Downs2419
Third Down Efficiency5-153-16
Fourth Down Efficiency1-22-4
Total Penalties (Yards)5-428-63
Turnovers23
Completions / Attempts20-3618-37
Rushing Attempts4541
Passing TDs42
Rushing TDs10
Kicking Points82
Possession Time27:2530:32
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2015)