FINAL SCORE
Purdue Boilermakers at Northwestern Wildcats game details
Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 12:00 PM ET
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Put the final score in perspective.
Purdue finished 2 points ahead. The teams combined for 46 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Purdue 7, Northwestern 16. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Northwestern outscored its opponent in 2 and Purdue in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Purdue | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
 Northwestern | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 22 | 24 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-15 | 6-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 345 | 435 |
| Passing | 271 | 184 |
| Comp/Att | 34/51 | 19/31 |
| Yards per pass | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| Rushing | 74 | 251 |
| Rushing Attempts | 21 | 45 |
| Yards per rush | 3.5 | 5.6 |
| Penalties | 5-39 | 9-86 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 1 |
| Possession | 27:06 | 32:54 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Purdue Boilermakers
passing
| Aidan O'Connell | 34/50 | 271 | 5.4 | 2 | 2 | 78.0 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| King Doerue | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 1 | 18 |
| Zander Horvath | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 18 |
| Aidan O'Connell | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Tario Fuller | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| David Bell | 14 | 115 | 8.2 | 1 | 18 |
| Amad Anderson Jr. | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 1 | 17 |
| Jackson Anthrop | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Brycen Hopkins | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Zander Horvath | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Milton Wright | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
| King Doerue | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
interceptions
| Cam Allen | 1 | 16 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Zander Horvath | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
kicking
| J.D. Dellinger | 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Zac Collins | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Brooks Cormier | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Northwestern Wildcats
passing
| Aidan Smith | 19/31 | 184 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 41.6 |
rushing
| Kyric McGowan | 17 | 146 | 8.6 | 1 | 79 |
| Drake Anderson | 16 | 51 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 |
| Aidan Smith | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Andrew David | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Evan Hull | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Riley Lees | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Riley Lees | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 1 | 13 |
| Berkeley Holman | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 33 |
| Jace James | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 16 |
| Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Kyric McGowan | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Trey Pugh | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malik Washington | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
interceptions
kickReturns
| Riley Lees | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Riley Lees | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
kicking
| Charlie Kuhbander | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Andrew David | 5 | 166 | 33.2 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 10:34 | Kyric McGowan 79 Yd Run (Charlie Kuhbander Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 3:47 | Jace James 16 Yd pass from Aidan Smith (Charlie Kuhbander Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 9:57 | King Doerue 12 Yd Run (J.D. Dellinger Kick) | 7 – 14 |
| 2 | 0:59 | Team Safety | 7 – 16 |
| 3 | 9:26 | David Bell 13 Yd pass from Aidan O'Connell (J.D. Dellinger Kick) | 14 – 16 |
| 3 | 6:28 | Amad Anderson Jr. 11 Yd pass from Aidan O'Connell (J.D. Dellinger Kick) | 21 – 16 |
| 4 | 11:10 | Riley Lees 8 Yd pass from Aidan Smith (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 21 – 22 |
| 4 | 0:03 | J.D. Dellinger 39 Yd Field Goal | 24 – 22 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 8:12 AM UTCData methodology