Penn State Beat Purdue 31-17: 269 Rushing Yards Power First Big Ten Win of the Season
Penn State beat Purdue 31-17 on October 31 at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania, earning their first Big Ten win of the season behind 269 rushing yards that controlled the game from start to finish.
Running back Cam Wallace had a career night with 135 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Carson Hansen added 96 yards and a score. Penn State outgained Purdue 272-143 in the first half and held the ball for 22:05 to Purdue's 7:55, taking a 21-14 lead into the locker room.
Purdue's offense reached the end zone only once; its other touchdown came on special teams, when Bisi Owens blocked a punt and Jalil Hall returned it for a score to tie the game 14-14 in the second quarter. Quarterback Ryan Browne threw for 142 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted twice, the second by Jeremiah Cooper at the Purdue 48 with 1:50 left to seal the result.
Penn State won without injured top receivers Koby Howard and Chase Sowell. The Nittany Lions improved to 4-4 overall and 1-4 in the Big Ten, a first league win under head coach Campbell; Purdue fell to 3-5 and 2-3 in the league and must win three of its last four to stay bowl-eligible. Penn State visit Washington next week. (Reporting from Nittany Lions Wire, IndyStar and the York Daily Record)
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：位于 University Park 的 Beaver Stadium 在2018年一场夜赛前的全景，满场球迷身穿白色组成「White Out」（资料图）。StateLionPro 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Beaver Stadium in University Park before a 2018 night game, a full-house White Out (file photo). Photo by StateLionPro, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
