College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Penn State 34, Purdue 9
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 3, 2012
Where: Ross Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Temperature: 38°
Head Official: Dennis Lipski
Attendance: 40098


Penn State 34, Purdue 9: Matt McGloin passed for 321 yards and two touchdowns and the visiting Nittany Lions turned in a strong defensive effort to send the Boilermakers to their fifth consecutive loss.

Michael Zordich ran for a pair of first-half touchdowns for Penn State (6-3, 4-1 Big Ten), Zach Zwinak rushed for 134 yards and Brandon Moseby-Felder had six catches for 129 yards and a touchdown as Penn State rolled up 506 total yards.

Purdue (3-6, 0-5) came in averaging 30.9 points per game, but the Boilermakers were able to score only twice, getting a 21-yard field goal from Sam McCartney on their opening possession and a 2-yard touchdown pass from Caleb TerBush to Antavian Edison on the final play of the game.

The Boilermakers finished with 375 total yards. Sixth-year senior quarterback Robert Marve was lifted after going 22-for-39 for 138 yards; TerBush went 10-for-20 for 155 yards and a touchdown in relief.

McGloin's fifth career 300-yard passing game makes him the school's all-time leader in the category, breaking a tie with Kerry Collins. He also has 40 career touchdown passes, moving ahead of Collins (39) for the fifth-most in Penn State history.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Nittany Lions have won six consecutive meetings with the Boilermakers dating to 2004. … Penn State has scored 34 or more points in six of its past seven games, all wins. … Edison caught nine passes for 93 yards, giving him 30 consecutive games with at least one reception.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Penn State   Purdue
Zach Zwinak Player Akeem Shavers
21 Attempts 7
134 Yards 57
6.4 Avg Yards 8.1
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Penn State   Purdue
Brandon Moseby-Felder Player Antavian Edison
6 Receptions 9
129 Yards 93
21.5 Avg Yards 10.3
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Penn State 506 185 321 4 2 0 1.0 2
Purdue 375 87 288 1 1 0 1.0 0