Link: Full Game Notes (Huskers.com)
WHEN: Saturday, October 15 | 6:30 PM (CT)
WHERE: Ross-Ade Stadium | West Lafayette, Indiana
TV: Big Ten Network (Cory Provus, Matt Millen, Elise Menaker)
RADIO: Huskers Radio Network (Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody)
NEBRASKA
Record: 3-3 (2-1)
Last Game: at Rutgers (W 14-13)
Streak: Won 2
Ranking: NR
Interim Coach: Mickey Joseph (2-1, 1st year NU | 15-8, 3rd year overall)
vs. Purdue: First Meeting
PURDUE
Record: 4-2 (2-1)
Last Game: at Maryland (W 31-29)
Streak: Won 3
Ranking: Receiving Votes
Coach: Jeff Brohm (32-31, 6th year at Purdue | 62-41, 9th year overall)
vs. Nebraska: 3-2
THIS WEEK'S NUMBERS
0 - Nebraska's defense has allowed zero points in the second half of victories over Indiana and Rutgers. The Husker defense lats allowed a second-half point in the third quarter against Oklahoma
1 - Nebraska posted a one-point victory at Rutgers last Friday, coming from 13 points behind to win 14-13. The one-point victory was Nebraska's first win in a game decided by three or fewer points since a 13-10 win over Northwestern on Oct. 5, 2019
5 - Nebraska is one of only five teams in the nation with a 500-yard rusher (Anthony Grant) and a 500-yard receiver (Trey Palmer). The other teams in that category are Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Kent State and Mississippi.
THE MATCHUP
Nebraska leaves Lincoln for a second consecutive weekend as the Huskers are set to take on Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind. Game time from Purdue's Ross-Ade Stadium is set for 6:30 p.m. CT (7:30 local time), with television coverage provided by BTN.
Nebraska is making its third trip to Purdue in the past four seasons, including back-to-back trips to West Lafayette in 2019 and 2020. The road team has found success in the Husker-Boilermaker series with the visitor winning four of the past five meetings. The contest is a key matchup in a tight Big Ten West Division race. Nebraska enters the game at 2-1 in Big Ten play to sit in a three-way tie for first place in the division, along with Purdue and Illinois. All seven teams in the Big Ten West are separated by just one game.
Nebraska kept pace in the West Division race with a hard-fought 14-13 victory at Rutgers last Friday night. The Huskers trailed 13-0 at halftime before holding the Scarlet Knights scoreless in the second half to key the victory. The defense produced three takeaways and allowed just 85 total yards and five first downs in the second half.
Coach Jeff Brohm's Purdue team heads into the contest with a 4-2 overall mark, including the 2-1 conference record. The Boilermakers have posted impressive back-to-back Big Ten road wins at Minnesota and Maryland the past two games, including a 31-29 victory at Maryland last Saturday. The Boilermakers have one of the nation's top passing offenses, averaging better than 300 yards per game through the air. Defensively, Purdue is very stout against the run, allowing just 96.7 yards per game and 2.9 yards per rushing attempt.
SERIES HISTORY
Nebraska and Purdue will meet for the 11th time on Saturday, including each of the past 10 seasons. The all-time series between the schools is tied with five wins apiece, with the matchup also tied at three wins in games played in West Lafayette.
In games since Nebraska joined the Big Ten Conference in 2011, the Huskers hold a 5-4 edge, including winning three of five matchups at Ross-Ade Stadium.
The road team has won four of the past five matchups in this series, including Purdue's five-point win in Lincoln last season.
Nebraska vs. Purdue Series History
1958 - Purdue 28, Nebraska 0 (West Lafayette)
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2013 - Nebraska 44, Purdue 7 (West Lafayette)
2014 - #17 Nebraska 35, Purdue 14 (Lincoln)
2015 - Purdue 55, Nebraska 45 (West Lafayette)
2016 - #8 Nebraska 27, Purdue 14 (Lincoln)
2017 - Nebraska 25, Purdue 24 (West Lafayette)
2018 - Purdue 42, Nebraska 28 (Lincoln)
2019 - Purdue 31, Nebraska 27 (West Lafayette)
2020 - Nebraska 37, Purdue 27 (West Lafayette)
2021 - Purdue 28, Nebraska 23 (Lincoln)
ABOUT PURDUE
Purdue has fielded a football team since 1887 and the Boilermakers have tallied nearly 630 wins as a program. The Boilermakers have not claimed a national title, but have earned eight conference championships. Most recently, Purdue claimed the Big Ten Championship in 2000.
The Boilermakers have made 19 bowl appearances, claiming 10 wins. Purdue's last bowl appearance came in 2021 when the Boilermakers took on Tennessee in the Music City Bowl, a 48-45 Purdue victory.
First Year: 1887
All-Time Record: 622-581-48
Bowl Record: 10-9
Conference Titles: 8
National Titles: 0
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 57,236
Surface: Natural Grass
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
Enrollment: 37,949
Colors: Old Gold & Black
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2022 Purdue Schedule/Results
Penn State (L 31-35)
Indiana State (W 56-0)
at Syracuse (L 29-32)
Florida Atlantic (W 28-26)
at Minnesota (W 20-10)
at Maryland (W 31-29)
Nebraska
at Wisconsin
Cockeye
at Illinois
Northwestern
at Indiana
After a close Big Ten loss to Penn State in its season opener, Purdue posted a 2-1 non-conference record. The Boilermakers have resumed conference play with a pair of road wins at Minnesota and Maryland.
The Boilermakers are averaging 419.7 yards per game, with 300.5 yards per game through the air and 119.2 yards per game on the ground. Aidan O'Connell has completed 143-of-215 passes for 1,559 yards, 10 touchdowns and four interceptions. Charlie Jones has 50 receptions for 603 yards and seven touchdowns, followed by tight end Payne Durham with 28 catches for 280 yards and three scores. Devin Mockobee has 275 yards on the ground with four touchdowns, while Dylan Downing has rushed for 249 yards and four touchdowns to pace the Purdue rushing attack.
Defensively, Sanoussi Kane leads the Boilermakers with 30 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss. Cam Allen has 24 tackles and a team-high three interceptions, followed by Jacob Wahlberg and Kieren Douglas with 22 and 17 tackles, respectively. The Purdue defense has totaled 12 sacks on the season, led by three sacks by Khordae Sydnor.
ABOUT JEFF BROHM
Jeff Brohm is in his sixth season as the head football coach at Purdue with a 32-31 record at the school. He his in his ninth season overall with a career record of 62-41. A program with a combined nine wins in the four seasons prior to Brohm's arrival, Purdue matched that output in one season (2021).
Brohm came to Purdue from Western Kentucky, where he compiled a 30-10 overall record and earned back-to-back Conference USA championships in 2015 and 2016.
Prior to serving as head coach for the Hilltoppers, Brohm served as an assistant coach at Louisville (2003-08), Florida Atlantic (2009), Illinois (2010-11), Alabama-Birmingham (2012) and Western Kentucky (2013).
Brohm vs. Nebraska
Brohm will face Nebraska for the sixth time as a head coach on Saturday, and he holds a 3-2 record against the Huskers. Brohm last faced NU in 2021 when the Boilermakers traveled to Lincoln and claimed a 28-23 victory. Brohm also faced NU once as an assistant coach with Florida Atlantic in 2009. The Huskers claimed victory in that contest, 49-3.
LAST GAME - OCTOBER 30, 2021
Purdue 28, Nebraska 23
Lincoln - Nebraska held a three-point halftime lead, but Purdue won a defensive slugfest in the second half to leave Memorial Stadium with a 28-23 victory on Saturday afternoon.
Purdue improved to 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the Big Ten by recording four interceptions of Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez on the day, including two in the fourth quarter. Martinez entered the game with just three interceptions thrown on the season.
The Huskers, who slipped to 3-6 and 1-5 in the Big Ten, got another strong defensive performance from the Blackshirts, who kept them in the fight for 60 minutes, only allowing Purdue seven points off the four turnovers, which came on a 45-yard pick-six by Jalen Graham in the second quarter to tie the game at 7-7.
In the first 26 minutes of the second half, the Boilermaker defense surrendered just 68 yards to the Huskers. Leading 28-17 and possessing the ball after securing its fourth interception, Purdue appeared to have the game salted away, but the Blackshirts held on three downs and Nebraska used its timeouts to force a punt.
Martinez and the Huskers were pinned at their own 6, but covered 94 yards in just 1:30, capped by a Martinez 12-yard touchdown pass to Rahmir Johnson with 1:44 left. Nebraska attempted a two-point conversion to cut the margin to a field goal but the attempt failed.
Trailing 28-23, Connor Culp then attempted an on-side kick that provided Nebraska a golden opportunity, but the ball skipped over the outstretched hands of Cam Taylor-Britt and was recovered by Purdue tight end Payne Durham to seal the 28-23 win.
All six of Nebraska's losses this season have been by one score. The Huskers put up more total yards (399) than Purdue (349) despite the Boilermakers running 28 more offensive plays and possessing the ball for more than 38 minutes in the game.
Nebraska out-gained Purdue on the ground 130-116, and put up more yards through the air (269) than the Boilermakers (233) despite Purdue's Aidan O'Connell completing 34-of-45 passes compared to Martinez going just 14-of-29 through the air. Nebraska also won the punting battle (41.5-34.0) and did not miss a kick on the afternoon, while Purdue went 0-for-2 on field goals. Penalties were also nearly even, as Nebraska was flagged for four penalties for 38 yards, while Purdue committed for penalties for 30 yards.
Luke Reimer led the Blackshirts with a career-high 19 tackles, the seventh-most in a game in school history and the most ever by a Husker in a Big Ten Conference game. Nick Henrich added 14 stops, while JoJo Domann contributed a career-high 13 tackles on the day for Nebraska.
Nebraska took a 17-14 lead to the locker room at halftime after an evenly played opening 30 minutes. The Huskers led 7-0 after one quarter on the strength of a 12-play, 82-yard drive that was capped by Martinez's 16-yard touchdown pass to Omar Manning with 6:16 left in the period. Manning finished the day with a career-high-tying four receptions for a career-high 75 yards.
The Blackshirts continued to play strong defense, but Purdue's defense produced points for the Boilermakers early in the second quarter on Graham's interception and return for touchdown.
Martinez and the Husker offense responded quickly with a five-play, 75-yard drive in just 1:52, capped by Martinez's four-yard touchdown run with 10:45 left in the half to give the Big Red a 14-7 lead. Jaquez Yant did most of the damage for the Huskers on the drive taking the opening carry 33 yards before adding an 18-yard run two plays later.
Purdue provided an answer of its own with a 14-play, 75-yard march that lasted 6:57 and culminated with a Zander Horvath one-yard touchdown blast to tie the score at 14 with 3:48 left in the second.
But the Huskers put up the final response of the half with the first field goal of Chase Contreraz's career, a 33-yard boot with 1:20 left to give Nebraska the 17-14 lead. NU's final scoring drive of the half featured a 43-yard strike from Martinez to Levi Falck on the opening play.
Purdue took the lead for the first time on O'Connell's three-yard touchdown pass to Milton Wright with 2:47 left in the third, then extended the margin to 28-17 O'Connell's nine-yard scoring strike to Jackson Anthrop with 10:05 left.
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS (3-3, 2-1) | at | PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (4-2, 2-1) |
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WHEN: Saturday, October 15 | 6:30 PM (CT)
WHERE: Ross-Ade Stadium | West Lafayette, Indiana
TV: Big Ten Network (Cory Provus, Matt Millen, Elise Menaker)
RADIO: Huskers Radio Network (Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody)
NEBRASKA
Record: 3-3 (2-1)
Last Game: at Rutgers (W 14-13)
Streak: Won 2
Ranking: NR
Interim Coach: Mickey Joseph (2-1, 1st year NU | 15-8, 3rd year overall)
vs. Purdue: First Meeting
PURDUE
Record: 4-2 (2-1)
Last Game: at Maryland (W 31-29)
Streak: Won 3
Ranking: Receiving Votes
Coach: Jeff Brohm (32-31, 6th year at Purdue | 62-41, 9th year overall)
vs. Nebraska: 3-2
THIS WEEK'S NUMBERS
0 - Nebraska's defense has allowed zero points in the second half of victories over Indiana and Rutgers. The Husker defense lats allowed a second-half point in the third quarter against Oklahoma
1 - Nebraska posted a one-point victory at Rutgers last Friday, coming from 13 points behind to win 14-13. The one-point victory was Nebraska's first win in a game decided by three or fewer points since a 13-10 win over Northwestern on Oct. 5, 2019
5 - Nebraska is one of only five teams in the nation with a 500-yard rusher (Anthony Grant) and a 500-yard receiver (Trey Palmer). The other teams in that category are Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Kent State and Mississippi.
THE MATCHUP
Nebraska leaves Lincoln for a second consecutive weekend as the Huskers are set to take on Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind. Game time from Purdue's Ross-Ade Stadium is set for 6:30 p.m. CT (7:30 local time), with television coverage provided by BTN.
Nebraska is making its third trip to Purdue in the past four seasons, including back-to-back trips to West Lafayette in 2019 and 2020. The road team has found success in the Husker-Boilermaker series with the visitor winning four of the past five meetings. The contest is a key matchup in a tight Big Ten West Division race. Nebraska enters the game at 2-1 in Big Ten play to sit in a three-way tie for first place in the division, along with Purdue and Illinois. All seven teams in the Big Ten West are separated by just one game.
Nebraska kept pace in the West Division race with a hard-fought 14-13 victory at Rutgers last Friday night. The Huskers trailed 13-0 at halftime before holding the Scarlet Knights scoreless in the second half to key the victory. The defense produced three takeaways and allowed just 85 total yards and five first downs in the second half.
Coach Jeff Brohm's Purdue team heads into the contest with a 4-2 overall mark, including the 2-1 conference record. The Boilermakers have posted impressive back-to-back Big Ten road wins at Minnesota and Maryland the past two games, including a 31-29 victory at Maryland last Saturday. The Boilermakers have one of the nation's top passing offenses, averaging better than 300 yards per game through the air. Defensively, Purdue is very stout against the run, allowing just 96.7 yards per game and 2.9 yards per rushing attempt.
SERIES HISTORY
Nebraska and Purdue will meet for the 11th time on Saturday, including each of the past 10 seasons. The all-time series between the schools is tied with five wins apiece, with the matchup also tied at three wins in games played in West Lafayette.
In games since Nebraska joined the Big Ten Conference in 2011, the Huskers hold a 5-4 edge, including winning three of five matchups at Ross-Ade Stadium.
The road team has won four of the past five matchups in this series, including Purdue's five-point win in Lincoln last season.
Nebraska vs. Purdue Series History
1958 - Purdue 28, Nebraska 0 (West Lafayette)
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2013 - Nebraska 44, Purdue 7 (West Lafayette)
2014 - #17 Nebraska 35, Purdue 14 (Lincoln)
2015 - Purdue 55, Nebraska 45 (West Lafayette)
2016 - #8 Nebraska 27, Purdue 14 (Lincoln)
2017 - Nebraska 25, Purdue 24 (West Lafayette)
2018 - Purdue 42, Nebraska 28 (Lincoln)
2019 - Purdue 31, Nebraska 27 (West Lafayette)
2020 - Nebraska 37, Purdue 27 (West Lafayette)
2021 - Purdue 28, Nebraska 23 (Lincoln)
ABOUT PURDUE
Purdue has fielded a football team since 1887 and the Boilermakers have tallied nearly 630 wins as a program. The Boilermakers have not claimed a national title, but have earned eight conference championships. Most recently, Purdue claimed the Big Ten Championship in 2000.
The Boilermakers have made 19 bowl appearances, claiming 10 wins. Purdue's last bowl appearance came in 2021 when the Boilermakers took on Tennessee in the Music City Bowl, a 48-45 Purdue victory.
First Year: 1887
All-Time Record: 622-581-48
Bowl Record: 10-9
Conference Titles: 8
National Titles: 0
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 57,236
Surface: Natural Grass
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
Enrollment: 37,949
Colors: Old Gold & Black
ABOUT 2022 PURDUE
2022 Purdue Schedule/Results
Penn State (L 31-35)
Indiana State (W 56-0)
at Syracuse (L 29-32)
Florida Atlantic (W 28-26)
at Minnesota (W 20-10)
at Maryland (W 31-29)
Nebraska
at Wisconsin
Cockeye
at Illinois
Northwestern
at Indiana
After a close Big Ten loss to Penn State in its season opener, Purdue posted a 2-1 non-conference record. The Boilermakers have resumed conference play with a pair of road wins at Minnesota and Maryland.
The Boilermakers are averaging 419.7 yards per game, with 300.5 yards per game through the air and 119.2 yards per game on the ground. Aidan O'Connell has completed 143-of-215 passes for 1,559 yards, 10 touchdowns and four interceptions. Charlie Jones has 50 receptions for 603 yards and seven touchdowns, followed by tight end Payne Durham with 28 catches for 280 yards and three scores. Devin Mockobee has 275 yards on the ground with four touchdowns, while Dylan Downing has rushed for 249 yards and four touchdowns to pace the Purdue rushing attack.
Defensively, Sanoussi Kane leads the Boilermakers with 30 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss. Cam Allen has 24 tackles and a team-high three interceptions, followed by Jacob Wahlberg and Kieren Douglas with 22 and 17 tackles, respectively. The Purdue defense has totaled 12 sacks on the season, led by three sacks by Khordae Sydnor.
ABOUT JEFF BROHM
Jeff Brohm is in his sixth season as the head football coach at Purdue with a 32-31 record at the school. He his in his ninth season overall with a career record of 62-41. A program with a combined nine wins in the four seasons prior to Brohm's arrival, Purdue matched that output in one season (2021).
Brohm came to Purdue from Western Kentucky, where he compiled a 30-10 overall record and earned back-to-back Conference USA championships in 2015 and 2016.
Prior to serving as head coach for the Hilltoppers, Brohm served as an assistant coach at Louisville (2003-08), Florida Atlantic (2009), Illinois (2010-11), Alabama-Birmingham (2012) and Western Kentucky (2013).
Brohm vs. Nebraska
Brohm will face Nebraska for the sixth time as a head coach on Saturday, and he holds a 3-2 record against the Huskers. Brohm last faced NU in 2021 when the Boilermakers traveled to Lincoln and claimed a 28-23 victory. Brohm also faced NU once as an assistant coach with Florida Atlantic in 2009. The Huskers claimed victory in that contest, 49-3.
LAST GAME - OCTOBER 30, 2021
Purdue 28, Nebraska 23
Lincoln - Nebraska held a three-point halftime lead, but Purdue won a defensive slugfest in the second half to leave Memorial Stadium with a 28-23 victory on Saturday afternoon.
Purdue improved to 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the Big Ten by recording four interceptions of Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez on the day, including two in the fourth quarter. Martinez entered the game with just three interceptions thrown on the season.
The Huskers, who slipped to 3-6 and 1-5 in the Big Ten, got another strong defensive performance from the Blackshirts, who kept them in the fight for 60 minutes, only allowing Purdue seven points off the four turnovers, which came on a 45-yard pick-six by Jalen Graham in the second quarter to tie the game at 7-7.
In the first 26 minutes of the second half, the Boilermaker defense surrendered just 68 yards to the Huskers. Leading 28-17 and possessing the ball after securing its fourth interception, Purdue appeared to have the game salted away, but the Blackshirts held on three downs and Nebraska used its timeouts to force a punt.
Martinez and the Huskers were pinned at their own 6, but covered 94 yards in just 1:30, capped by a Martinez 12-yard touchdown pass to Rahmir Johnson with 1:44 left. Nebraska attempted a two-point conversion to cut the margin to a field goal but the attempt failed.
Trailing 28-23, Connor Culp then attempted an on-side kick that provided Nebraska a golden opportunity, but the ball skipped over the outstretched hands of Cam Taylor-Britt and was recovered by Purdue tight end Payne Durham to seal the 28-23 win.
All six of Nebraska's losses this season have been by one score. The Huskers put up more total yards (399) than Purdue (349) despite the Boilermakers running 28 more offensive plays and possessing the ball for more than 38 minutes in the game.
Nebraska out-gained Purdue on the ground 130-116, and put up more yards through the air (269) than the Boilermakers (233) despite Purdue's Aidan O'Connell completing 34-of-45 passes compared to Martinez going just 14-of-29 through the air. Nebraska also won the punting battle (41.5-34.0) and did not miss a kick on the afternoon, while Purdue went 0-for-2 on field goals. Penalties were also nearly even, as Nebraska was flagged for four penalties for 38 yards, while Purdue committed for penalties for 30 yards.
Luke Reimer led the Blackshirts with a career-high 19 tackles, the seventh-most in a game in school history and the most ever by a Husker in a Big Ten Conference game. Nick Henrich added 14 stops, while JoJo Domann contributed a career-high 13 tackles on the day for Nebraska.
Nebraska took a 17-14 lead to the locker room at halftime after an evenly played opening 30 minutes. The Huskers led 7-0 after one quarter on the strength of a 12-play, 82-yard drive that was capped by Martinez's 16-yard touchdown pass to Omar Manning with 6:16 left in the period. Manning finished the day with a career-high-tying four receptions for a career-high 75 yards.
The Blackshirts continued to play strong defense, but Purdue's defense produced points for the Boilermakers early in the second quarter on Graham's interception and return for touchdown.
Martinez and the Husker offense responded quickly with a five-play, 75-yard drive in just 1:52, capped by Martinez's four-yard touchdown run with 10:45 left in the half to give the Big Red a 14-7 lead. Jaquez Yant did most of the damage for the Huskers on the drive taking the opening carry 33 yards before adding an 18-yard run two plays later.
Purdue provided an answer of its own with a 14-play, 75-yard march that lasted 6:57 and culminated with a Zander Horvath one-yard touchdown blast to tie the score at 14 with 3:48 left in the second.
But the Huskers put up the final response of the half with the first field goal of Chase Contreraz's career, a 33-yard boot with 1:20 left to give Nebraska the 17-14 lead. NU's final scoring drive of the half featured a 43-yard strike from Martinez to Levi Falck on the opening play.
Purdue took the lead for the first time on O'Connell's three-yard touchdown pass to Milton Wright with 2:47 left in the third, then extended the margin to 28-17 O'Connell's nine-yard scoring strike to Jackson Anthrop with 10:05 left.
