Indiana State Sycamores vs Purdue Boilermakers Match Player Stats On Sep 07, 2013

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 7, 2013

Purdue 20, Indiana State 14: Akeem Hunt ran for a game-high 82 yards and returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown as the host Boilermakers gave coach Darrell Hazell his first victory with the program.

Rob Henry completed 15-of-24 passes for 150 yards for Purdue (1-1), which scored the first 17 points and held Indiana State (0-2) to 39 rushing yards. B.J. Knauf added a touchdown run while Paul Griggs went 2-for-3 on field goals for the Boilermakers.

Sycamores quarterback Mike Perish completed 29-of-45 passes for 256 yards and two scores, but threw an interception with 46 seconds left in the game as Indiana State was unable to complete the comeback.

Hunt took a handoff from Knauf on the opening kickoff en route to his touchdown before Griggs hit an 18-yard field goal with 9:03 left in the second quarter to give Purdue a 10-0 halftime lead. Knauf scored on a 16-yard rush with 5:08 left in the third quarter to make it 17-0.

Perish threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to running back George Cheeseborough with 2:44 left in the third quarter and a 17-yard scoring strike to Demory Lawshe with 9:22 remaining in the fourth as Indiana State pulled within six. But the Purdue defense held tough on two potential game-tying drives in the fourth quarter, forcing the Sycamores to punt once before picking off Perish to end the game.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Purdue held Indiana State to 10 rushing yards on 14 carries in the first half and 0-for-7 on third-down conversions. ... The Boilermakers outgained the Sycamores 134-39 on the ground, but were outgained 256-150 through the air. ... Indiana State WR Tanner Riley finished with four catches for a game-high 63 yards.