Pizza Pizza! Purdue Earns Ninth Bowl Victory With 37-32 Win Over Western Michigan
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Broncos (32) @ Boilermakers (37)
Tuesday, Dec 27, 2011, 4:30 PM EST
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl - Ford Field, Detroit, MI
| Final - 12.27.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan Broncos | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| Purdue Boilermakers | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| Purdue | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 9:14 left: Western Mich Touchdown - 49-yard pass from Alex Carder to Jordan White. (John Potter rushed for the two-point conversion). |
| 9:14 left: |
| 0:17 left: Purdue Touchdown - 1-yard pass from Robert Marve to Reggie Pegram. (Carson Wiggs extra point is good). |
| 0:17 left: |
| Quarter 2 |
| 10:34 left: Purdue Field Goal - 49-yarder by Carson Wiggs. |
| 7:00 left: Western Mich Touchdown - 1-yard pass from Alex Carder to Josh Schaffer. (John Potter extra point is good). |
| 7:00 left: |
| 6:48 left: Purdue Touchdown - 99-yard kickoff return by Raheem Mostert. (Carson Wiggs extra point is good). |
| 6:48 left: |
| 4:57 left: Purdue Touchdown - 1-yard run by Reggie Pegram. (Carson Wiggs extra point is good). |
| 4:57 left: |
| 0:00 left: Purdue Field Goal - 19-yarder by Carson Wiggs. |
| Quarter 3 |
| 10:55 left: Western Mich Field Goal - 21-yarder by John Potter. |
| 6:49 left: Purdue Touchdown - 33-yard pass from Caleb TerBush to Gary Bush. (Carson Wiggs extra point is good). |
| 6:49 left: |
| 1:55 left: Western Mich Touchdown - 1-yard run by Tevin Drake. (John Potter extra point is good). |
| 1:55 left: |
| Quarter 4 |
| 11:41 left: Purdue Field Goal - 26-yarder by Carson Wiggs. |
| 4:28 left: Western Mich Touchdown - 5-yard pass from Alex Carder to Chleb Ravenell. (John Potter extra point is good). |
| 4:28 left: |
| Team statistics | Western Michigan | Purdue |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 24:04 | 35:56 |
| First Downs | 30 | 23 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 31-58 4 | 15-21 0 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 46 23 | 265 56 |
| Punt Return Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 7 3-3 4 | 4 7-4 0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 3-29 | 9-54 |
| Punts-Average | 1-24.0 | 3-45.3 |
