EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Purdue football team scored 14 straight points in the second half, but a 21-point deficit at halftime proved too much to overcome in a 24-17 loss on the road Friday night to Michigan State.
The Boilermakers' big second half was spearheaded by senior quarterback Hudson Card, who had the most productive game of his career through the air.
The Austin, Texas, native completed a season-high 26 passes on 47 attempts (55.3%) for a career-best 342 yards and a touchdown. Card spread the ball around to eight different receivers.
Max Klare matched his season high in receptions which he set last week, hauling in seven passes for 83 yards and a touchdown to pace the Purdue offense yet again.
Devin Mockobee continued his climb up the career charts, passing Corey Rogers for ninth in all-time rushing yards (2,445) at Purdue. The junior star from Boonville, Ind., also joined the top 10 for career rushing touchdowns (19) and carries (496) as he punched in his fourth rushing score of the season.
After Michigan State scored on its first four possessions, the Boilermaker defense found its footing and stepped up big at the turn of the second half, forcing five consecutive punts.
Dillon Thieneman led the Boilers on the defensive end with 11 tackles, seven solos, a tackle-for-loss and a pass breakup. It was his fourth double-digit tackle game of the year and eighth of his career.
Hudson Miller also had a career game, totaling 10 tackles, five solos, a half-sack, a tackle-for-loss and a pass breakup. Kydran Jenkins added nine tackles and a sack, pushing his season sack total to 6.5.
The Boilermakers (1-10, 0-8 B1G) got on the board early with a 40-yard field goal from Ben Freehill into the wind on the opening drive of the game. The Spartans (5-6, 3-5 B1G) proceeded to close the first half with 24 straight points.
Purdue dominated after the break, outgaining Michigan State (4-6, 3-5 B1G) 204 to 73 in the third and fourth quarters.
Card and the offense took the ball and marched 73 yards on 10 plays, capitalizing with Mockobee's two-yard rushing score to cut the deficit to 24-10 midway through the third quarter.
Klare brought in a seven-yard touchdown pass at the beginning of the fourth quarter to bring Purdue within one score. After a couple more defensive stands, the Boilermakers had one more shot to tie the game late but were stuffed on 4th-and-6 with just over three minutes to play.
The Spartans ultimately held on and converted a fourth down to clinch the game despite another valiant second half effort from the Boilermakers.
UP NEXT
Purdue will head south to Bloomington, Ind., with hopes of hoisting the Old Oaken Bucket for a fourth consecutive year over rival Indiana in the season finale. Kickoff against the No. 5 Hoosiers is set for Saturday and the time and network will be announced in the coming days.
The Boilermakers' big second half was spearheaded by senior quarterback Hudson Card, who had the most productive game of his career through the air.
The Austin, Texas, native completed a season-high 26 passes on 47 attempts (55.3%) for a career-best 342 yards and a touchdown. Card spread the ball around to eight different receivers.
Max Klare matched his season high in receptions which he set last week, hauling in seven passes for 83 yards and a touchdown to pace the Purdue offense yet again.
Devin Mockobee continued his climb up the career charts, passing Corey Rogers for ninth in all-time rushing yards (2,445) at Purdue. The junior star from Boonville, Ind., also joined the top 10 for career rushing touchdowns (19) and carries (496) as he punched in his fourth rushing score of the season.
After Michigan State scored on its first four possessions, the Boilermaker defense found its footing and stepped up big at the turn of the second half, forcing five consecutive punts.
Dillon Thieneman led the Boilers on the defensive end with 11 tackles, seven solos, a tackle-for-loss and a pass breakup. It was his fourth double-digit tackle game of the year and eighth of his career.
Hudson Miller also had a career game, totaling 10 tackles, five solos, a half-sack, a tackle-for-loss and a pass breakup. Kydran Jenkins added nine tackles and a sack, pushing his season sack total to 6.5.
The Boilermakers (1-10, 0-8 B1G) got on the board early with a 40-yard field goal from Ben Freehill into the wind on the opening drive of the game. The Spartans (5-6, 3-5 B1G) proceeded to close the first half with 24 straight points.
Purdue dominated after the break, outgaining Michigan State (4-6, 3-5 B1G) 204 to 73 in the third and fourth quarters.
Card and the offense took the ball and marched 73 yards on 10 plays, capitalizing with Mockobee's two-yard rushing score to cut the deficit to 24-10 midway through the third quarter.
Klare brought in a seven-yard touchdown pass at the beginning of the fourth quarter to bring Purdue within one score. After a couple more defensive stands, the Boilermakers had one more shot to tie the game late but were stuffed on 4th-and-6 with just over three minutes to play.
The Spartans ultimately held on and converted a fourth down to clinch the game despite another valiant second half effort from the Boilermakers.
UP NEXT
Purdue will head south to Bloomington, Ind., with hopes of hoisting the Old Oaken Bucket for a fourth consecutive year over rival Indiana in the season finale. Kickoff against the No. 5 Hoosiers is set for Saturday and the time and network will be announced in the coming days.