Illinois 20, Purdue 16
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 23, 2013
Where: Ross Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Temperature:
27°
Head Official:
John O'Neill
Attendance:
37459
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Illinois 20, Purdue 16: Steve Hull had a career-high 10 catches for 169 yards and two touchdowns as the visiting Fighting Illini snapped a 20-game Big Ten Conference losing streak.
Nathan Scheelhaase completed 24-of-30 passes for 257 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Illinois (4-7, 1-6), whose previous Big Ten victory was a 41-20 victory at Indiana on Oct. 8, 2011. Josh Ferguson led the Illini with 115 yards on 20 carries.
Akeem Hunt had a team-high 102 yards on 18 carries for Purdue (1-10, 0-7), whose last conference victory was a 56-35 decision over Indiana on Nov. 24, 2012. Danny Etling was 20-of-29 for 163 yards with one touchdown and one interception for the Boilermakers, who have dropped nine straight.
Hunt rushed 62 yards for a touchdown to give Purdue a 7-0 lead 1:25 into the game and Illinois responded with Scheelhaase's 3-yard TD pass to Hull to tie the game at 7 with 10:21 left in the first quarter. Purdue retook the lead with Etling's 8-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Posey with 3:19 left in the first.
Scheelhaase and Hull connected for another scoring strike - this one for 30 yards - to even the game at 14 six seconds into the second quarter. Taylor Zalewski kicked the second of two fourth-quarter field goals to give Illinois a 20-14 lead with 7:08 left but took a safety with no time left to cap the scoring.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Hull had 100 or more receiving yards for the third game in a row and the fourth time this season. ... Purdue has won seven of the last nine meetings - and 10 of the last 14 dating to 1994. ... The Boilermakers forced four turnovers but failed to score after each one.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Illinois |
|
Purdue |
Josh Ferguson
|
Player |
Akeem Hunt
|
20 |
Attempts |
18 |
115 |
Yards |
102 |
5.8 |
Avg Yards |
5.7 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Illinois |
|
Purdue |
Steve Hull
| Player |
Cameron Posey
|
10 |
Receptions |
4 |
169 |
Yards |
52 |
16.9 |
Avg Yards |
13.0 |
2 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Illinois
|
380 |
123 |
257 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2.0 |
0 |
Purdue
|
283 |
120 |
163 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2.0 |
1 |