Northwestern
1-10 , 1-7
Purdue
7-4 , 5-3
'Cats Come Up Short in 17-9 Loss at Purdue
11/19/2022 3:05:00 PM | Football
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Northwestern fell 17-9 to Purdue on the road Saturday afternoon at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Cole Freeman made his first-career start under center for the Wildcats. A walk-on from Summit, New Jersey, Freeman became the first walk-on to start at quarterback since Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald took over in 2006.
Evan Hull led all Northwestern rushers with 105 yards and one touchdown in the contest, picking up 4.8 yards per carry. It marked Hull's fifth game this season with 100+ rushing yards and the 11th such game of his career. Since 2000, only three Wildcats (Justin Jackson, Tyrell Sutton and Jason Wright) have had more 100-yard rushing games than Hull. Cam Porter also added 29 yards on the ground.
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Freeman's top target through the air was Malik Washington, who caught three passes for 22 yards.
Sean McLaughlin led the Northwestern defensive effort, totaling four tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one sack. Defensively, Northwestern held up fairly well against the Purdue offensive attack, holding the Boilermakers to 299 total yards.
How It HappenedAfter Purdue took a 7-0 lead, Northwestern scored with 12:41 left in the second quarter to narrow the margin to 7-3. The 'Cats responded with a touchdown after Purdue extended its lead to 14-3 to make it a 14-9 game. Northwestern didn't score again in the game and Purdue tacked on three more points to finish off the scoring.
Game Notes» Purdue outgained Northwestern 299-240 in the contest.
» Northwestern tallied 6 points in the fourth quarter, accounting for 66.7% of their total score.
» Northwestern converted 6 of 17 third downs while Purdue was successful on 5 of 14.
» The Wildcats had two players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Bryce Gallagher, who had 10.
» Northwestern went 1-for-2 on fourth down, converting on 50 percent of attempts.
» Aidan O'Connell led the Purdue passing attack, completing 16 of his 25 attempts for 159 yards and two touchdowns.
» Dylan Downing led the Purdue rushing attack with 49 yards.
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Team Stats
NOR 0, PUR 7
PUR - Jones,Charlie 15 yd pass from O'Connell,Aidan (Fineran,Mitchell kick) 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 05:06
NOR 3, PUR 7
NOR - Stage,Adam 23 yd field goal 13 plays, 65 yards, TOP 04:01
NOR 3, PUR 14
PUR - Durham,Payne 3 yd pass from O'Connell,Aidan (Fineran,Mitchell kick) 13 plays, 85 yards, TOP 06:08
NOR 9, PUR 14
NOR - Hull,Evan 2 yd run (), 8 plays, 50 yards, TOP 02:39
NOR 9, PUR 17
PUR - Fineran,Mitchell 26 yd field goal 12 plays, 65 yards, TOP 05:36
