MADISON, Wis. – The Purdue football team fell in a 52-6 loss to Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Both defenses started strong with the Boilermaker defense forcing two punts to open the game. Wisconsin (3-2, 1-1 B1G) scored the contest's first points after a muffed punt by the Purdue return team, a costly turnover that allowed the Badgers to get the ball at Purdue's 12-yard line.
After another Wisconsin touchdown drive that made the score 14-0, defensive back Kyndrich Breedlove picked off two passes on back-to-back drives in the second quarter. In his breakout performance, it was the junior transfer's first two career interceptions and Purdue's first takeaways of the season. It also marked the first time a Boilermaker intercepted two passes in a game since Dillon Thieneman against Indiana on Nov. 25, 2023.
The Purdue offense took advantage of the field position from the interceptions and drove to the red zone on both ensuing drives, but was ultimately held to field goals, making the score 14-6, Badgers.
Freshman kicker Spencer Porath converted each of his two field goal attempts, from 21 and 23 yards, improving his season percentage to 75% (3-of-4).
The two field goals were the Boilermakers' only scores of the afternoon, and Purdue dropped to 1-4 (0-2 B1G) on the season.
Will Heldt and Dillon Thieneman tied for the team lead with eight tackles, six solos apiece. Devin Mockobee paced the backfield with 11 carries for 45 yards (4.1 average). Hudson Card was 11-of-21 passing for 111 yards.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers conclude their two-game road trip at Illinois next Saturday. Kickoff in Champaign is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
NOTES
• Hudson Card went 11-for-21 passing for 111 yards.
• Devin Mockobee led the ground attack with 45 yards on 11 carries for a 4.1-yard average.
• Mockobee passed Ralph Bolden (2008-09, 11-12) for 13th in career carries with 427.
• Will Heldt and Dillon Thieneman tied for the team lead with eight tackles, six solos apiece.
• Kyndrich Breedlove intercepted two passes on the afternoon, becoming the first Boilermaker with two picks since Dillon Thieneman against Indiana last year. It was the eighth time Purdue had a player pick off two passes in a game in the last 10 seasons.
• Breedlove tallied the first takeaway of the season for the Boilermakers, intercepting a pass early in the second quarter. It was Breedlove's first career interception.
• Breedlove followed it up with another interception on Wisconsin's next drive.
• Dillon Thieneman notched his second tackle-for-loss of the year.
• Spencer Porath converted on kicks of 21 and 23 yards. He has made three field goals in a row.
• Keelan Crimmins punted eight times for a 43.9 average. He hit a long of 51 and dropped two inside the 20-yard line, including a punt downed at the 2-yard line in the third quarter.
• Crimmins forced his first muffed punt of the year in the third quarter on a 50-yard boot.
Both defenses started strong with the Boilermaker defense forcing two punts to open the game. Wisconsin (3-2, 1-1 B1G) scored the contest's first points after a muffed punt by the Purdue return team, a costly turnover that allowed the Badgers to get the ball at Purdue's 12-yard line.
After another Wisconsin touchdown drive that made the score 14-0, defensive back Kyndrich Breedlove picked off two passes on back-to-back drives in the second quarter. In his breakout performance, it was the junior transfer's first two career interceptions and Purdue's first takeaways of the season. It also marked the first time a Boilermaker intercepted two passes in a game since Dillon Thieneman against Indiana on Nov. 25, 2023.
The Purdue offense took advantage of the field position from the interceptions and drove to the red zone on both ensuing drives, but was ultimately held to field goals, making the score 14-6, Badgers.
Freshman kicker Spencer Porath converted each of his two field goal attempts, from 21 and 23 yards, improving his season percentage to 75% (3-of-4).
The two field goals were the Boilermakers' only scores of the afternoon, and Purdue dropped to 1-4 (0-2 B1G) on the season.
Will Heldt and Dillon Thieneman tied for the team lead with eight tackles, six solos apiece. Devin Mockobee paced the backfield with 11 carries for 45 yards (4.1 average). Hudson Card was 11-of-21 passing for 111 yards.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers conclude their two-game road trip at Illinois next Saturday. Kickoff in Champaign is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
NOTES
• Hudson Card went 11-for-21 passing for 111 yards.
• Devin Mockobee led the ground attack with 45 yards on 11 carries for a 4.1-yard average.
• Mockobee passed Ralph Bolden (2008-09, 11-12) for 13th in career carries with 427.
• Will Heldt and Dillon Thieneman tied for the team lead with eight tackles, six solos apiece.
• Kyndrich Breedlove intercepted two passes on the afternoon, becoming the first Boilermaker with two picks since Dillon Thieneman against Indiana last year. It was the eighth time Purdue had a player pick off two passes in a game in the last 10 seasons.
• Breedlove tallied the first takeaway of the season for the Boilermakers, intercepting a pass early in the second quarter. It was Breedlove's first career interception.
• Breedlove followed it up with another interception on Wisconsin's next drive.
• Dillon Thieneman notched his second tackle-for-loss of the year.
• Spencer Porath converted on kicks of 21 and 23 yards. He has made three field goals in a row.
• Keelan Crimmins punted eight times for a 43.9 average. He hit a long of 51 and dropped two inside the 20-yard line, including a punt downed at the 2-yard line in the third quarter.
• Crimmins forced his first muffed punt of the year in the third quarter on a 50-yard boot.