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Purdue came out sluggish against the Hawkeyes, falling behind 14-7 in the 2nd quarter. When the Boilermakers received the ball back with less than a minute and a half left in the first half, they put on a surge that the Hawkeyes could not contain. The Boilermakers scored on four quick plays, capped off by a 19 yard pass from Robert Marve to Gabe Holmes over the middle. Purdue's defense stuffed Iowa on three straight plays to get the ball back with enough time for a few plays of their own. Marve threw a bomb to WR Raheem Mostert for 33 yards to get the Boilermakers in field goal range. Time was called with 3 seconds left in the half, followed by a Carson Wiggs 46 yard field goal. This put the Boilermakers on top 17-14 going into the half.
Coach Davis railed on his team for their poor play the first quarter and a half. This did not fall on deaf ears. Ralph Bolden received the 2nd half opening kickoff on the 3 yard line, broke several tackles, and took it home for six (24-14).
Iowa would quickly score on a 77 yard run by Jason White to get back to within three points (24-21). From their Purdue held Iowa to only a field goal more and taking the victory 38-24.
Next up at cross state rival Indiana next week. "We are surging late and trying to earn a bid to a BCS bowl" Davis said at the press conference after the game. The 9-2 (6-1) Boilermakers have won 6 straight since falling to undefeated Minnesota 17-2 to open Big Ten play.
Also noted in the game, Heisman candidate Ralph Bolden has broken the single season rushing record at Purdue (now at 1550 yards on the ground).
Top Performers:
QB Robert Marve: 195 yd passing, 2TD, 1INT
HB Ralph Bolden: 134 yd rushing, 1 kick return TD
HB Akeem Shavers: 2 rushing TD
WR Gabe Holmes: 149 yd receiving, 2TD
Coach Davis railed on his team for their poor play the first quarter and a half. This did not fall on deaf ears. Ralph Bolden received the 2nd half opening kickoff on the 3 yard line, broke several tackles, and took it home for six (24-14).
Iowa would quickly score on a 77 yard run by Jason White to get back to within three points (24-21). From their Purdue held Iowa to only a field goal more and taking the victory 38-24.
Next up at cross state rival Indiana next week. "We are surging late and trying to earn a bid to a BCS bowl" Davis said at the press conference after the game. The 9-2 (6-1) Boilermakers have won 6 straight since falling to undefeated Minnesota 17-2 to open Big Ten play.
Also noted in the game, Heisman candidate Ralph Bolden has broken the single season rushing record at Purdue (now at 1550 yards on the ground).
Top Performers:
QB Robert Marve: 195 yd passing, 2TD, 1INT
HB Ralph Bolden: 134 yd rushing, 1 kick return TD
HB Akeem Shavers: 2 rushing TD
WR Gabe Holmes: 149 yd receiving, 2TD