WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Jonathan Taylor rushed for a career-high 321 yards and scored three times, including the decisive 17-yard run in triple overtime, to give Wisconsin a 47-44 come-from-behind victory at Purdue on Saturday.
Taylor's 33 carries matched his career high from earlier this season and helped the Badgers (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten) avoid back-to-back losses for the first time this season.
Wisconsin has won 13 straight in the series, dating to 2004.
Purdue senior David Blough threw for 386 yards and four touchdowns in his final game at Ross-Ade Stadium but came up short of leading the Boilermakers (5-6, 4-4) to a bowl-clinching victory. Freshman Rondale Moore had nine catches for 114 yards and two scores - wiggling his way through four Badgers defenders on a 15-yard TD catch in the first overtime.
Purdue appeared to be headed toward its crucial sixth win after Markell Jones bounced off a defender and scored on a 12-yard run and Moore caught a pass on the move, made a nifty move at full speed and scored on the 46-yard play to make it 24-13 with less than a minute to go in the third quarter.
Spencer Evans' 20-yard field goal gave Purdue a 27-13 lead early in the fourth.
But the Badgers charged back.
Danny Davis made a spectacular one-handed, 5-yard grab near the sideline to cut the deficit to 27-20. He tied it with an 18-yard TD catch with 2:51 left in regulation.
Taylor then matched Moore's score with a 12-yard touchdown run. And after the teams traded scores in the second overtime, Evans made a 41-yard field goal in the third overtime to take a 44-41 lead.
Taylor scored two plays later to win it.
Blough had has seventh 300-yard game of the season and tied Curtis Painter (12) for the second-most in school history. He also moved into third in school history in passing attempts and passing touchdowns.
The Boilermakers close out the regular season at Indiana next Saturday in the annual Old Oaken Bucket Game.
Taylor's 33 carries matched his career high from earlier this season and helped the Badgers (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten) avoid back-to-back losses for the first time this season.
Wisconsin has won 13 straight in the series, dating to 2004.
Purdue senior David Blough threw for 386 yards and four touchdowns in his final game at Ross-Ade Stadium but came up short of leading the Boilermakers (5-6, 4-4) to a bowl-clinching victory. Freshman Rondale Moore had nine catches for 114 yards and two scores - wiggling his way through four Badgers defenders on a 15-yard TD catch in the first overtime.
Purdue appeared to be headed toward its crucial sixth win after Markell Jones bounced off a defender and scored on a 12-yard run and Moore caught a pass on the move, made a nifty move at full speed and scored on the 46-yard play to make it 24-13 with less than a minute to go in the third quarter.
Spencer Evans' 20-yard field goal gave Purdue a 27-13 lead early in the fourth.
But the Badgers charged back.
Danny Davis made a spectacular one-handed, 5-yard grab near the sideline to cut the deficit to 27-20. He tied it with an 18-yard TD catch with 2:51 left in regulation.
Taylor then matched Moore's score with a 12-yard touchdown run. And after the teams traded scores in the second overtime, Evans made a 41-yard field goal in the third overtime to take a 44-41 lead.
Taylor scored two plays later to win it.
Blough had has seventh 300-yard game of the season and tied Curtis Painter (12) for the second-most in school history. He also moved into third in school history in passing attempts and passing touchdowns.
The Boilermakers close out the regular season at Indiana next Saturday in the annual Old Oaken Bucket Game.