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Purdue at Illinois

Oct 31, 2020 • Completed

Season 2020RegularWeek 9

Away

Purdue

Big Ten

Final Score

31 - 24

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Illinois

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Illinois472
Purdue455

Passing Yards

Illinois295
Purdue371

Rushing Yards

Illinois177
Purdue84

Turnovers

Illinois4
Purdue2

Game Conditions

Temperature51°F
Wind17 mph S

Humidity

56%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Aidan O'Connell

Purdue

YDS: 371

Rushing

Alexander Horvath

Purdue

YDS: 102

Receiving

David Bell

Purdue

YDS: 122

Tackles

Jake Hansen

Illinois

TOT: 14

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Illinois29:22
Purdue30:07

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Purdue holds off Illinois 31-24

Close

Purdue defeated Illinois 31-24 in Week 9 of the 2020 regular slate, finishing with a 455-472 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Purdue set the terms early in a game that finished 31-24. Zander Horvath run for 1 yd for a TD (J.D. Dellinger KICK) came with {'seconds': 26, 'minutes': 9} left in the first quarter, giving Purdue the first major swing.

Purdue's box score carried the story: 455 total yards, 84 rushing yards, and 371 passing yards. Illinois finished with 472 total yards, including 177 on the ground and 295 through the air.

Purdue converted 5-11 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-4, Purdue led 17-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Aidan O'Connell pass complete to Milton Wright for 45 yds for a TD (J.D. Dellinger KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Zander Horvath run for 1 yd for a TD (J.D. Dellinger KICK) (Purdue led 7-0 over Illinois).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Mike Epstein run for 7 yds for a TD (Caleb Griffin KICK) (Illinois led 7-14 over Purdue).

  • Field Goal Good

    Caleb Griffin 28 yd FG GOOD (Illinois led 10-17 over Purdue).

  • Field Goal Good

    J.D. Dellinger 36 yd FG GOOD (Purdue led 17-7 over Illinois).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Aidan O'Connell pass complete to Milton Wright for 45 yds for a TD (J.D. Dellinger KICK) (Purdue led 14-0 over Illinois).

  • Fumble Recovery (Opponent)

    Coran Taylor run for a loss of 3 yards Coran Taylor fumbled, recovered by Prdue Jalen Graham for a TD (J.D. Dellinger KICK) (Illinois led 10-31 over Purdue).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    31-24

    Purdue defeated Illinois.

  • Total yards

    455-472

    Purdue held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    84

    Purdue averaged 2.7 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    371

    Purdue averaged 10.6 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-11

    Purdue's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    4-14

    Illinois's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-4

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticIllinoisPurdue
Total Yards472455
Passing Yards295371
Rushing Yards17784
First Downs2725
Third Down Efficiency4-145-11
Fourth Down Efficiency2-40-1
Total Penalties (Yards)7-7511-104
Turnovers42
Completions / Attempts20-3329-35
Rushing Attempts4331
Passing TDs22
Rushing TDs11
Kicking Points67
Possession Time29:2230:07
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2020)