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| Final - 9.3.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Purdue Boilermakers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tenn. St. | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Purdue | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 8:19 left: Middle Tennessee Touchdown - 26-yard pass from Logan Kilgore to Malcolm Beyah. (Alan Gendreau kick). |
| 8:19 left: |
| 5:52 left: Purdue Field Goal - 50-yarder by Carson Wiggs. |
| Quarter 2 |
| 7:32 left: Purdue Touchdown - 2-yard pass from Caleb TerBush to Jared Crank. (Carson Wiggs kick). |
| 7:32 left: |
| 2:10 left: Middle Tennessee Touchdown - 21-yard pass from Logan Kilgore to Sancho McDonald. (Alan Gendreau kick). |
| 2:10 left: |
| Quarter 4 |
| 13:58 left: Middle Tennessee Field Goal - 42-yarder by Alan Gendreau |
| 11:44 left: Purdue Touchdown - 30-yard run by Akeem Shavers. (Carson Wiggs kick). |
| 11:44 left: |
| 9:26 left: Middle Tennessee Touchdown - 2-yard run by Benjamin Cunningham. (Alan Gendreau kick). |
| 9:26 left: |
| 5:57 left: Purdue Field Goal - 47-yarder by Carson Wiggs. |
| 0:49 left: Purdue Touchdown - 35-yard pass from Caleb TerBush to Antavian Edison. (Carson Wiggs kick). |
| 0:49 left: |
| Team statistics | Middle Tenn. St. | Purdue |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 28:48 | 31:12 |
| First Downs | 24 | 24 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 27-47 1 | 19-35 1 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 130 33 | 200 46 |
| Punt Return Yards | 42 | 28 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 1 0-0 1 | 2 2-1 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-65 | 11-95 |
| Punts-Average | 7-40.6 | 7-46.7 |
