Preston Stone handed for 2 touchdowns, Jack Olsen kicked a pair of discipline objectives and Northwestern cruised previous sliding Purdue 19-0 on Saturday in Evanston for its fourth straight win.
Joseph Himon II rushed for 87 yards on 22 carries and Caleb Komolafe ran for 67 yards earlier than leaving with an upper-body harm within the third quarter for Northwestern (5-2, 3-1 Large Ten). The Wildcats piled up 232 dashing yards to Purdue’s 87.
Northwestern raced out to a 13-0 lead at halftime, then stored the Boilermakers offense in verify to ship them to a fifth consecutive loss general and thirteenth straight in convention play. The Wildcats have their greatest document by means of seven video games since popping out 6-1 within the COVID-shortened 2020 season.
Northwestern restricted Purdue to 11 first-down conversions whereas constantly advancing to 25 of their very own.
Stone threw for 132 yards on 11-for-26 passing. Olsen has eight discipline objectives on the season, all within the final 4 weeks. Griffin Wilde has landing receptions in 4 straight video games.
The Boilermakers (2-5, 0-4) sputtered offensively after operating up 456 complete yards in a mistake-filled 27-20 loss at Minnesota final week.
Purdue quarterback Ryan Browne was restricted to 31 yards on 5-for-10 passing earlier than exiting with an obvious upper-body harm early within the second half. Backup Malachi Singleton threw for 187 yards with a key interception.
Malachi Thomas led Purdue in dashing with 34 yards. Corey Smith made a 48-yard reception early within the third quarter, then fumbled it as Purdue was shut out for the primary time this season after being blanked 3 times final 12 months.
The Wildcats scored on their first three possessions.
The takeaway
As soon as once more, errors damage. Purdue was assessed eight penalties for 85 yards and dedicated two fumbles.
Northwestern delivered a strong start-to-finish effort after a 22-21 win at Penn State final week when Komolafe rushed for a landing late within the fourth quarter to win it. If Komolafe’s harm is severe, it could be an enormous blow because the dynamic redshirt sophomore operating again has helped crammed a niche for Cam Porter, who’s out for the season.
Up subsequent
- Purdue: Performs host to Rutgers on Saturday.
- Northwestern: Performs at Nebraska on Saturday.
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