Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Purdue Boilermakers - Box Score - September 26, 2009 - ESPN

Scores

Final

Notre Dame 24

(3-1)

Purdue 21

(1-3, 1-2 home)

Alerts

8:00 PM ET, September 26, 2009

Ross-Ade Stadium, WEST LAFAYETTE, IN

	1	2	3	4	T
ND	3	14	0	7	24
PUR	7	0	0	14	21

Top Performers

Passing: J. Elliott (PUR) - 289 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: R. Hughes (ND) - 15 CAR, 68 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: K. Smith (PUR) - 11 REC, 136 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				ND	PUR
	TD	11:53	Aaron Valentin 36 Yd Pass From Joey Elliott (Carson Wiggs Kick)	0	7
	FG	02:23	Nick Tausch 34 Yd	3	7
SECOND QUARTER				ND	PUR
	TD	10:43	Robert Hughes 2 Yd Run (Nick Tausch Kick)	10	7
	TD	04:43	Golden Tate 14 Yd Run (Nick Tausch Kick)	17	7
FOURTH QUARTER				ND	PUR
	TD	13:41	Keith Smith 3 Yd Pass From Joey Elliott (Carson Wiggs Kick)	17	14
	TD	03:41	Jaycen Taylor 38 Yd Pass From Joey Elliott (Carson Wiggs Kick)	17	21
	TD	00:25	Kyle Rudolph 2 Yd Pass From Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch Kick)	24	21

Team Stat Comparison

	ND	PUR
1st Downs	23	16
3rd down efficiency	6-15	7-15
4th down efficiency	1-3	0-2
Total Yards	383	363
Passing	216	289
Comp-Att	20-36	22-38
Yards per pass	6.0	7.6
Rushing	167	74
Rushing Attempts	43	26
Yards per rush	3.9	2.8
Penalties	6-41	13-103
Turnovers	1	2
Fumbles lost	0	1
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Possession	34:25	25:35

Notre Dame Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
J. Clausen	15/26	171	6.6	1	1
D. Crist	5/10	45	4.5	0	0
Team	20/36	216	6.0	1	1

Purdue Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
J. Elliott	22/38	289	7.6	3	1
Team	22/38	289	7.6	3	1

Notre Dame Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
R. Hughes	15	68	4.5	1	20
G. Tate	9	55	6.1	1	15
T. Riddick	1	24	24.0	0	24
J. Gray	9	18	2.0	0	8
D. Crist	4	16	4.0	0	16
-. Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
J. Clausen	4	-13	-3.3	0	1
Team	43	167	3.9	2	24

Purdue Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
R. Bolden	17	67	3.9	0	26
J. Taylor	2	6	3.0	0	9
K. Smith	1	6	6.0	0	6
A. Valentin	1	1	1.0	0	1
J. Elliott	5	-6	-1.2	0	7
Team	26	74	2.8	0	26

Notre Dame Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
G. Tate	5	57	11.4	0	17
K. Rudolph	4	52	13.0	1	22
J. Gray	2	42	21.0	0	23
D. Kamara	3	20	6.7	0	15
R. Parris	1	15	15.0	0	15
S. Evans	1	12	12.0	0	12
R. Hughes	3	9	3.0	0	5
B. Burger	1	9	9.0	0	9
Team	20	216	10.8	1	23

Purdue Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
K. Smith	11	136	12.4	1	28
J. Taylor	1	38	38.0	1	38
A. Valentin	1	36	36.0	1	36
K. Carlos	2	27	13.5	0	20
K. Adams	4	26	6.5	0	12
R. Adams	1	11	11.0	0	11
C. Smith	1	9	9.0	0	9
R. Bolden	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team	22	289	13.1	3	38

Notre Dame Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
D. Walls	1	2	0
Team	1	2	0

Purdue Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
D. Pender	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Notre Dame Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
T. Riddick	4	96	24.0	35
Team	4	96	24.0	35

Purdue Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Valentin	3	46	15.3	19
R. Adams	2	40	20.0	20
Team	5	86	17.2	20

Notre Dame Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
G. Tate	1	16	16.0	16
Team	1	16	16.0	16

Purdue Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Valentin	2	49	24.5	31
Team	2	49	24.5	31

Notre Dame Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
N. Tausch	1/1	100.0	34	3/3	6
Team	1/1	100.0	34	3/3	6

Purdue Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
C. Wiggs	0/0	0.0	--	3/3	3
Team	0/0	0.0	--	3/3	3

Notre Dame Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
E. Maust	4	151	37.8	0	0	46
Team	4	151	37.8	0	0	46

Purdue Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
C. Summers	5	187	37.4	0	2	53
Team	5	187	37.4	0	2	53

ATTENDANCE: 59,082