3-2: The Recap
Purdue got NU a 27-21 win for our birthday. All gift-wrapped and everything.
| Final - 10.3.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Wildcats | 3 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 27 |
| Purdue Boilermakers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Stories
Contractually mandated post game analysis
Hammer & Rails recaps Purdue's latest kick in the crotch loss
Northwestern, 27, Purdue, 21.
W! This team needed a win to salvage a season that started out strong but was quickly doing its best Hindenberg impression. Somehow, we managed to make it close despite having awesome field...
Racing through a Big Ten preview
Hammer & Rails Previews week 5 in the Big Ten
If we lose this one...
Previewing NU vs. Purdue: the battle of two teams that hate winning.
Coming home. Again?
Why do teams keep picking Northwestern as their homecoming opponent? Because, uh, they keep losing.
Northwestern Preview
Hammer and Rails previews Purdue's Big Ten opener of the 2009 season: the Northwestern Wildcats.
Go Jump in a Lake! Podcast tonight with Lake the Posts
hammer & Rails sits down with Lake the Posts to discuss the Purdue-Northwestern tilt this weekend.
From the Purple Pulpit: Lake the Posts talks Purdue-Northwestern
Hammer and Rails sits down witht he Northwestern blog Lake the Posts to talk about Purdue's homecoming contest.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 3 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 27 |
| Purdue | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 12:28 left: Purdue Touchdown - 5-yard pass from Joey Elliott to Keith Smith (Carson Wiggs kick). |
| 12:28 left: |
| 4:34 left: Northwestern Field Goal - 18-yarder by Stefan Demos. |
| 3:35 left: Purdue Touchdown - 67-yard pass from Joey Elliott to Aaron Valentin (Carson Wiggs kick). |
| 3:35 left: |
| Quarter 2 |
| 11:52 left: Purdue Touchdown - 5-yard pass from Joey Elliott to Aaron Valentin (Carson Wiggs kick). |
| 11:52 left: |
| 1:31 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 5-yard run by Arby Fields (Stefan Demos kick). |
| 1:31 left: |
| 0:52 left: Northwestern Field Goal - 35-yarder by Stefan Demos. |
| 0:09 left: Northwestern Field Goal - 25-yarder by Stefan Demos. |
| Quarter 3 |
| 7:32 left: Northwestern Field Goal - 39-yarder by Stefan Demos. |
| Quarter 4 |
| 2:09 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 2-yard run by Mike Kafka (Mike Kafka pass to Drake Dunsmore). |
| 2:09 left: |
| Team statistics | Northwestern | Purdue |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 35:58 | 24:02 |
| First Downs | 23 | 16 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 28-45 0 | 20-29 1 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 87 43 | 62 28 |
| Punt Return Yards | 0 | 3 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 1 1-1 0 | 6 6-5 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-61 | 7-70 |
| Punts-Average | 4-31.2 | 2-28.0 |
