Purdue 28, Minnesota 15

September 28, 2002 - Ross-Ade Stadium - West Lafayette, IN

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NCAAF   FINAL               1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL
                            ---  ---  ---  ---     -----
        MINNESOTA             0    9    0    6      15
        PURDUE                7    0   21    0      28   FINAL


        SCORING SUMMARY

     
        1ST QTR: PURD - TD, JOEY HARRIS 2 YD RUN (BERIN LACEVIC
                            KICK), 9:29
        2ND QTR: MINN - FG, DAN NYSTROM 38 YD, 14:43
                 MINN - FG, DAN NYSTROM 49 YD, 7:17
                 MINN - FG, DAN NYSTROM 28 YD, 1:15
        3RD QTR: PURD - TD, RALPH TURNER 23 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
                            (BERIN LACEVIC KICK), 14:44
                 PURD - TD, JOEY HARRIS 4 YD RUN (BERIN LACEVIC KICK), 2:28
                 PURD - TD, SHAUN PHILLIPS 3 PASS FROM KYLE ORTON
                            (BERIN LACEVIC KICK), :03
        4TH QTR: MINN - TD, BURNS 8 PASS FROM ABDUL-KHALIQ (PASS FAILED), 5:31
                                                                                


Extended Box


NCAAF                 1  2  3  4   F 
                      -  -  -  -  -- 
Minnesota             0  9  0  6  15 
Purdue                7  0 21  0  28  FINAL 


 Purdue-Harris 2 run (Lacevic kick)
 Minnesota-FG Nystrom 38
 Minnesota-FG Nystrom 49
 Minnesota-FG Nystrom 28
 Purdue-Turner 23 interception return (Lacevic kick)
 Purdue-Harris 4 run (Lacevic kick)
 Purdue-Phillips 3 pass from Orton (Lacevic kick)
 Minnesota-Burns 8 pass from Abdul-Khaliq (pass failed)


                      Minnesota      Purdue 
First downs                  17          20 
Rushed-yards              34-83      46-153 
Passing yards               233         190 
Sacked-yards lost          4-19        5-22 
Return yards                 31          71 
Passes                  16-48-1     19-32-0 
Punts                    7-43.6      8-32.8 
Fumbles-lost                3-1         3-3 
Penalties-yards            5-35        5-30 
Time of possession        27:40       32:20 


Individual Statistics 
RUSHING: Minnesota-T Jackson 14-48, Tapeh 10-23, Abdul-khaliq 9-11, Utecht 1-1.
Purdue-Harris 25-106, Jones 14-40, Void 1-6, Orton 5-3, Williams 1-(-2).


PASSING: Minnesota-Abdul-khaliq 16-48-1-233. Purdue-Orton 19-32-0-190.


RECEIVING: Minnesota-Burns 4-69, Hosack 3-64, Utecht 3-64, Patterson 2-24,
Ellerson 2-20, Tapeh 1-17, T Jackson 1-10. Purdue-Stubblefield 8-85,
Rhinehart 4-45, Harris 2-24, Standeford 2-21, Wilson 2-12, Phillips 1-3.


Att: 56,839
                                                                        


Game Story


WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (Ticker) -- Safety Ralph Turner's 
23-yard interception return for a touchdown ignited a 21-point
third quarter as Purdue rallied for a 28-15 victory over
previously unbeaten Minnesota.

Turner's touchdown, the second of his career, gave the
Boilermakers (3-2, 1-0 Big Ten) the lead for good at 14-9 just
16 seconds in the second half.

Joey Harris scored on a four-yard run before Kyle Orton tossed a
three-yard TD pass to Shaun Phillips to give Purdue a 28-9
cushion.

Purdue improved to 6-0 in Big Conference openers under Joe Tiller
and posted its seventh straight win over Minnesota (4-1, 0-1).

Dan Nystrom kicked three field goals in the second period to
give the Golden Gophers a 9-7 lead.

Minnesota's Asad Abdul-Khaliq tossed an eight-yard TD pass to
Antoine Burns in the fourth period to account for the final
score.

Orton completed 19-of-32 passes for 190 yards for Purdue, while
Harris rushed for 106 yards on 25 carries. He also scored on a
two-yard run in the opening quarter to give the Boilermakers a
7-0 lead.

Abdul-Khaliq passed for 233 yards, but completed just 16-of-48
passes with an interception.

Purdue's recent winning streak has cut Minnesota's lead in the
all-time series to 30-28-3. The Golden Gophers were seeking
their first 5-0 start since 1987.