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Minnesota at Purdue

Sep 28, 2019 • Completed

Season 2019RegularWeek 5

Away

Minnesota

Big Ten

Final Score

38 - 31

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Purdue

Big Ten

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Total Yards

Purdue414
Minnesota488

Passing Yards

Purdue291
Minnesota396

Rushing Yards

Purdue123
Minnesota92

Turnovers

Purdue2
Minnesota0

Game Conditions

Temperature80°F
Wind7 mph N

Humidity

60%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Tanner Morgan

Minnesota

YDS: 396

Rushing

Rodney Smith

Minnesota

YDS: 115

Receiving

Rashod Bateman

Minnesota

YDS: 177

Tackles

Austin Winfield

Minnesota

TOT: 9

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Purdue30:59
Minnesota29:01

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Minnesota holds off Purdue 38-31

Close

Minnesota defeated Purdue 38-31 in Week 5 of the 2019 regular slate, finishing with a 488-414 edge in total yards, and scoring 4 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Minnesota set the terms early in a game that finished 38-31. Rodney Smith run for 2 yds for a TD PURDUE Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined, (Michael Lantz KICK) came with {'seconds': 35, 'minutes': 9} left in the first quarter, giving Minnesota the first major swing.

Minnesota's box score carried the story: 488 total yards, 92 rushing yards, and 396 passing yards. Purdue finished with 414 total yards, including 123 on the ground and 291 through the air.

Minnesota converted 3-8 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, Minnesota led 28-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Tanner Morgan pass complete to Chris Autman-Bell for 70 yds for a TD, (Michael Lantz KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Rodney Smith run for 2 yds for a TD PURDUE Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined, (Michael Lantz KICK) (Minnesota led 7-0 over Purdue).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Tanner Morgan pass complete to Chris Autman-Bell for 70 yds for a TD, (Michael Lantz KICK) (Minnesota led 14-3 over Purdue).

  • Field Goal Good

    J.D. Dellinger 21 yd FG GOOD (Purdue led 3-7 over Minnesota).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jack Plummer pass complete to Zander Horvath for 7 yds for a TD, (J.D. Dellinger KICK) (Purdue led 10-14 over Minnesota).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Tanner Morgan pass complete to Tyler Johnson for 3 yds for a TD, (Michael Lantz KICK) (Minnesota led 28-10 over Purdue).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Tanner Morgan pass complete to Rashod Bateman for 45 yds for a TD, (Michael Lantz KICK) (Minnesota led 21-10 over Purdue).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    38-31

    Minnesota defeated Purdue.

  • Total yards

    488-414

    Minnesota held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    92

    Minnesota averaged 2.7 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    396

    Minnesota averaged 18 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    3-8

    Minnesota's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    7-16

    Purdue's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticPurdueMinnesota
Total Yards414488
Passing Yards291396
Rushing Yards12392
First Downs2821
Third Down Efficiency7-163-8
Fourth Down Efficiency2-20-0
Total Penalties (Yards)3-295-37
Turnovers20
Completions / Attempts27-4921-22
Rushing Attempts3334
Passing TDs24
Rushing TDs21
Kicking Points78
Possession Time30:5929:01
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2019)