| Final - 10.18.2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue Boilermakers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 26 |
| Northwestern Wildcats | 0 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 26 |
| Northwestern | 0 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 4:42 left: Purdue Field Goal - 20-yarder by Carson Wiggs. |
| 0:28 left: Purdue Field Goal - 37-yarder by Carson Wiggs. |
| Quarter 2 |
| 13:56 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 45-yarder by C.J. Bacher to Eric Peterman. (Amado Villarreal kick). |
| 10:57 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 30-yard pass from Eric Peterman to Sidney Stewart. (Amado Villarreal kick). |
| 9:54 left: Northwestern Field Goal - 26-yarder by Amado Villarreal. |
| 1:09 left: Purdue Touchdown - 2-yard run by Kory Sheets. (kick failed). |
| 0:15 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 9-yard pass from C.J. Bacher to Tyrell Sutton. (Amado Villarreal kick). |
| Quarter 3 |
| 9:57 left: Northwestern Field Goal - 29-yarder by Amado Villarreal. |
| 1:44 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 1-yard pass from C.J. Bacher to Brendan Mitchell. (Amado Villarreal kick). |
| Quarter 4 |
| 14:52 left: Purdue Touchdown - 32-yard pass from Curtis Painter to Greg Orton. (Carson Wiggs kick). |
| 7:23 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 1-yard run by C.J. Bacher. (Amado Villarreal kick). |
| 6:21 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 14-yard run by Omar Conteh. (Kyle Daley kick). |
| 6:00 left: Purdue Touchdown - 76-yard run by Kory Sheets. (Carson Wiggs kick). |
| Team statistics | Purdue | Northwestern |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 27:48 | 32:12 |
| First Downs | 23 | 23 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 308 31-51 3 | 260 21-34 1 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 158 25 | 191 43 |
| Punt Return Yards | 4 | 95 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 5 2-2 3 | 3 2-2 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 9-69 | 8-47 |
| Punts-Average | 4-38.2 | 4-45.8 |