← Back to Game Stats Explorer

Game Center

Purdue at Michigan State

Oct 27, 2018 • Completed

Season 2018RegularWeek 9

Away

Purdue

Big Ten

Final Score

13 - 23

PMS

Home

Michigan State

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Michigan State426
Purdue339

Passing Yards

Michigan State318
Purdue277

Rushing Yards

Michigan State108
Purdue62

Turnovers

Michigan State1
Purdue3

Game Conditions

ConditionLight Rain
Temperature44°F
Wind8 mph N

Humidity

83%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Rocky Lombardi

Michigan State

YDS: 318

Rushing

D.J. Knox

Purdue

YDS: 51

Receiving

Brycen Hopkins

Purdue

YDS: 80

Tackles

Markus Bailey

Purdue

TOT: 11

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Michigan State39:00
Purdue21:47

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Michigan State beats Purdue 23-13

Standard

Michigan State defeated Purdue 23-13 in Week 9 of the 2018 regular slate, finishing with a 426-339 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 0 rushing touchdowns.

Michigan State set the terms early in a game that finished 23-13. Matt Coghlin 43 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 7, 'minutes': 11} left in the first quarter, giving Michigan State the first major swing.

Michigan State's box score carried the story: 426 total yards, 108 rushing yards, and 318 passing yards. Purdue finished with 339 total yards, including 62 on the ground and 277 through the air.

Michigan State converted 6-16 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-3, Michigan State led 13-6 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Matt Coghlin 48 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Matt Coghlin 43 yd FG GOOD (Michigan State led 3-0 over Purdue).

  • Field Goal Good

    Matt Coghlin 48 yd FG GOOD (Michigan State led 6-3 over Purdue).

  • Field Goal Good

    Spencer Evans 28 yd FG GOOD (Purdue led 3-3 over Michigan State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 11 yds for a TD (Matt Coghlin KICK) (Michigan State led 13-6 over Purdue).

  • Field Goal Good

    Spencer Evans 35 yd FG GOOD (Purdue led 6-6 over Michigan State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Matt Coghlin 34 yd FG GOOD (Michigan State led 16-6 over Purdue).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    23-13

    Michigan State defeated Purdue.

  • Total yards

    426-339

    Michigan State held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    108

    Michigan State averaged 2.7 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    318

    Michigan State averaged 6.9 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-16

    Michigan State's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-13

    Purdue's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-3

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticMichigan StatePurdue
Total Yards426339
Passing Yards318277
Rushing Yards10862
First Downs2616
Third Down Efficiency6-163-13
Fourth Down Efficiency0-11-2
Total Penalties (Yards)6-614-31
Turnovers13
Completions / Attempts26-4629-49
Rushing Attempts4013
Passing TDs20
Rushing TDs01
Kicking Points117
Possession Time39:0021:47
View Michigan State Team PageView Purdue Team Page
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)