Purdue 27, Iowa 24
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 10, 2012
Where: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Temperature:
63°
Head Official:
Dave Witvoet
Attendance:
70585
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Purdue 27, Iowa 24: Paul Griggs hit a 46-yard field goal as time expired to propel the visiting Boilermakers past the Hawkeyes in a back-and-forth Big Ten battle.
Taking over with 21 seconds left and the score tied 24-24, Robert Marve, who finished with 266 yards and two touchdowns, drove Purdue 37 yards on three plays to set up Griggs’ game-winner.
Ralph Bolden rushed for a game-high 102 yards as Purdue (4-6, 1-5) spoiled a 10-point comeback by the Hawkeyes (4-6, 2-4).
After Marve pushed the score to 24-14, finding Gary Bush on a 10-yard scoring strike with 1:38 left in the third quarter, Iowa cornerback Micah Hyde returned a Marve fumble 9 yards for a score with 10 seconds left in the third quarter. Mike Meyer hit a 24-yard field goal to tie the score at 24-24 with 3:32 left.
Marve rushed up the middle for 17 yards before finding Antavian Edison for a 20-yard gain to put Griggs in position.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Purdue’s Akeem Shavers and Iowa’s Damon Bullock traded short rushing touchdowns early in the first half. Marve's 9-yard touchdown toss to Gabe Holmes game the Boilermakers a 14-7 halftime lead. … Purdue committed 10 penalties for 100 yards. … Iowa was held to 74 rushing yards.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Purdue
|
490 |
211 |
279 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3.0 |
0 |
Iowa
|
264 |
74 |
190 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
2 |