
Northwestern 27
(3-2, 1-1 Big Ten)

Purdue 21
(1-4, 0-1 Big Ten)
12:00 PM ET, October 3, 2009
Ross-Ade Stadium, WEST LAFAYETTE, IN
Top Performers
Passing: J. Elliott (PUR) - 313 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: A. Fields (NW) - 18 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: A. Valentin (PUR) - 4 REC, 101 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NW | PUR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 12:28 | Keith Smith 5 Yd Pass From Joey Elliott (Carson Wiggs Kick) | 0 | 7 |
![]() | FG | 04:34 | Stefan Demos 18 Yd | 3 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 03:35 | Aaron Valentin 67 Yd Pass From Joey Elliott (Carson Wiggs Kick) | 3 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NW | PUR | |||
![]() | TD | 11:52 | Aaron Valentin 5 Yd Pass From Joey Elliott (Carson Wiggs Kick) | 3 | 21 |
![]() | TD | 01:31 | Arby Fields 5 Yd Run (Stefan Demos Kick) | 10 | 21 |
![]() | FG | 00:52 | Stefan Demos 35 Yd | 13 | 21 |
![]() | FG | 00:09 | Stefan Demos 25 Yd | 16 | 21 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NW | PUR | |||
![]() | FG | 07:32 | Stefan Demos 39 Yd | 19 | 21 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NW | PUR | |||
![]() | TD | 02:09 | Mike Kafka 2 Yd Run (Mike Kafka Pass To Drake Dunsmore For Two-Point Conversion) | 27 | 21 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NW | PUR | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 23 | 16 |
3rd down efficiency | 10-21 | 6-10 |
4th down efficiency | 2-3 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 311 | 375 |
| Passing | 224 | 313 |
Comp-Att | 28-45 | 20-29 |
Yards per pass | 5.0 | 10.8 |
| Rushing | 87 | 62 |
Rushing Attempts | 43 | 28 |
Yards per rush | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Penalties | 8-61 | 7-70 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 6 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 5 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 35:58 | 24:02 |
| Northwestern Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| M. Kafka | 28/44 | 224 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
| -. Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 28/45 | 224 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| J. Elliott | 20/28 | 313 | 11.2 | 3 | 1 |
| -. Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 20/29 | 313 | 10.8 | 3 | 1 |
| Northwestern Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Fields | 18 | 43 | 2.4 | 1 | 8 |
| M. Kafka | 18 | 39 | 2.2 | 1 | 12 |
| D. Persa | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Schmidt | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| -. Team | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 43 | 87 | 2.0 | 2 | 12 |
| Purdue Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Bolden | 18 | 53 | 2.9 | 0 | 13 |
| J. Taylor | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Elliott | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 |
| -. Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 62 | 2.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Northwestern Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Z. Markshausen | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 0 | 15 |
| S. Stewart | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 22 |
| D. Dunsmore | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 18 |
| J. Schmidt | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 17 |
| A. Fields | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Rooks | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| D. Fields | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 28 | 224 | 8.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Purdue Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Smith | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 1 | 23 |
| A. Valentin | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 2 | 67 |
| K. Carlos | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | 26 |
| R. Bolden | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 |
| C. Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Lindsay | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 20 | 313 | 15.7 | 3 | 67 |
| Northwestern Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| S. McManis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Matthews | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 23 |
| Team | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 23 |
| Purdue Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Valentin | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 20 |
| K. Carlos | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 27 |
| R. Adams | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 |
| Team | 7 | 115 | 16.4 | 27 |
| Purdue Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| W. Gravesande | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| A. Valentin | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| C. Smith | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 9 |
| Northwestern Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Demos | 4/4 | 100.0 | 39 | 1/1 | 13 |
| Team | 4/4 | 100.0 | 39 | 1/1 | 13 |
| Purdue Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| C. Wiggs | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Northwestern Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| S. Demos | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Team | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Purdue Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Summers | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Team | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
ATTENDANCE: 47,163




