College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Purdue 51, Marshall 41
When: 3:15 PM ET, Saturday, September 29, 2012
Where: Ross Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Temperature: 70°
Head Official: Dave Witvoet
Attendance: 45481

Purdue 51, Marshall 41:
Caleb TerBush threw four touchdown passes - three to Gary Bush - and the host Boilermakers' defense returned two interceptions for scores to stop the high-powered Thundering Herd.

Ricardo Allen (39-yard return) and Josh Johnson (74) picked off passes and scored 1:42 apart in the second quarter to cap a string of 28 unanswered points and give Purdue (3-1) a 42-14 lead at halftime.

Marshall's Rakeem Cato, who recorded his third 400-yard passing game of the season, was 45-of-68 for 439 yards with five touchdowns - three to Gator Hoskins - and three interceptions. Sophomore Tommy Shuler had a school-record 19 receptions for 200 yards for Marshall (2-3).

TerBush finished 27 of 37 passing for 294 yards while Antavian Edison had a touchdown catch and extended his streak of games with a reception to 25. Akeem Shavers added a rushing score as the Boilermakers shredded a Thundering Herd defense which entered the game third-worst among FBS teams in allowing 42.8 points per game.

Hoskins' third touchdown catch of the game - a 1-yarder with 12:53 left - cut Purdue's lead to 45-35. The Boilermakers responded with a 13-play, 78-yard drive, capped by Bush's 7-yard touchdown catch with 6:38 left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Marshall coach John Holliday suffered a cut on his face when he collided with an official and an assistant coach while running down the sideline. Holliday was encouraging Derek Mitchell during his 35-yard return of a blocked punt, which brought the Thundering Herd to within 42-28 with 6:09 left in the third quarter. ... Purdue senior DT Kawann Short tied a school record with his fifth career blocked field goal. ... Allen has four interception returns for a touchdown in his career.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Marshall   Purdue
Kevin Grooms Player Akeem Shavers
8 Attempts 25
53 Yards 73
6.6 Avg Yards 2.9
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Marshall   Purdue
Tommy Shuler Player Antavian Edison
19 Receptions 6
200 Yards 99
10.5 Avg Yards 16.5
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Marshall 534 95 439 5 0 1 1.0 0
Purdue 443 149 294 5 1 3 2.0 1