Sept 21, 2002
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By DAN GELSTON
Associated Press Writer
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Chris Barclay ran for three touchdowns and Wake Forest capitalized on five Purdue turnovers to beat the Boilermakers 24-21 Saturday.
The Demon Deacons (2-2) became only the second unranked team to win at Ross-Ade Stadium since Purdue coach Joe Tiller took over in 1997. The Boilermakers are now 21-2 at home against unranked opponents during that span.
The Boilermakers (2-2) lost four fumbles and an interception. The Demon Deacons scored 10 points off those turnovers.
Still, Purdue had its chances with three drives into Wake Forest territory in the fourth. But Berin Lacevic missed field-goal attempts of 46, 40 and 44 yards in the fourth quarter.
The 44-yard miss came with 21 seconds left in the game. All three attempts were wide left.
Twice in the first half, the Boilermakers turned the ball over inside Wake Forest's 10-yard line.
Wake Forest didn't score off those turnovers but converted two others into scores. The first one came when wide receiver Taylor Stubblefield fumbled late in the second quarter. Barclay scored his second TD of the quarter for a 14-7 lead.
In third, Wake Forest got a 41-yard field goal from Matt Wisnosky after running back Montrell Lowe's fumble and led 24-21 entering the fourth.
Kyle Orton threw TD passes of 51 and 74 yards to John Standeford and a 13-yarder to Anthony Chambers. Standeford had six catches for a career-high 191 yards - the third straight game he's topped 100 yards.
Orton went 24-for-43 for 331 yards and an interception and Joey Harris ran for 119 yards.
Wake Forest entered with a plus-8 turnover margin and five different players came up with turnovers.
While that wasn't a surprise, Barclay's performance was. He was used sporadically in the first three games, carrying the ball only 18 times with no touchdowns. But he got the carries inside Purdue's 20 and had TD runs of 18, 11 and 5 yards. He finished with 70 yards on 19 carries.
Wake Forest's James MacPherson was 9-for-12 for 120 yards
The Demon Deacons are now 1-3 against Purdue, though this was their first meeting since 1978.