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31

27

FinalAug 30, 2018 · Ross-Ade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Northwestern	14	17	0	0	31
Purdue	14	3	7	3	27

Game flow

Northwestern won by 4 · 10 scores

Lead changes

0

1 time tied

PUR biggest lead

—

never led

NW biggest lead

+14

Q1 5:34

Time in front

PUR 0% · NW 84%

tied 16% · 0:00 vs 50:33 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line Purdue is ahead, below it Northwestern. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one.

Scoring summary

1st quarter

7:58

TD Jeremy Larkin 1 Yd Run (Charlie Kuhbander Kick)11 plays, 64 yds, 4:42 · from NU 36

NW 7–0 PUR

5:34

TD John Moten IV 2 Yd Run (Charlie Kuhbander Kick)5 plays, 65 yds, 1:09 · from NU 35

NW 14–0 PUR

4:20

TD Rondale Moore 32 Yd pass from Elijah Sindelar (Spencer Evans Kick)4 plays, 60 yds, 1:14 · from PUR 40

NW 14–7 PUR

1:02

TD Rondale Moore 76 Yd Run (Spencer Evans Kick)3 plays, 85 yds, 1:20 · from PUR 15

NW 14–14 PUR

2nd quarter

13:37

FG Charlie Kuhbander 34 Yd Field Goal 8 plays, 59 yds, 2:25 · from NU 25

NW 17–14 PUR

7:06

TD TJ Green 1 Yd Run (Charlie Kuhbander Kick)3 plays, 55 yds, 0:58 · from NU 45

NW 24–14 PUR

3:44

FG Spencer Evans 38 Yd Field Goal 10 plays, 44 yds, 3:22 · from PUR 35

NW 24–17 PUR

0:37

TD Jeremy Larkin 4 Yd Run (Charlie Kuhbander Kick)5 plays, 30 yds, 2:04 · from PUR 30

NW 31–17 PUR

3rd quarter

11:37

TD D.J. Knox 2 Yd Run (Spencer Evans Kick)6 plays, 71 yds, 1:52 · from PUR 29

NW 31–24 PUR

4th quarter

14:56

FG Spencer Evans 27 Yd Field Goal 14 plays, 76 yds, 6:46 · from PUR 14

NW 31–27 PUR

Drives

PUR 5/14 scoredNW 5/14 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	PUR	PUR 15	8	39	2:20	Interception
Q1	12:40	NW	NU 36	11	64	4:42	Touchdown
Q1	7:58	PUR	PUR 21	3	6	1:15	Punt
Q1	6:43	NW	NU 35	5	65	1:09	Touchdown
Q1	5:34	PUR	PUR 40	4	60	1:14	Touchdown
Q1	4:20	NW	NU 25	3	4	1:58	Punt
Q1	2:22	PUR	PUR 15	3	85	1:20	Touchdown
Q1	1:02	NW	NU 25	8	59	2:25	Field Goal
Q2	13:37	PUR	PUR 26	8	38	2:21	Missed FG
Q2	11:16	NW	NU 36	3	9	1:43	Punt
Q2	9:33	PUR	PUR 38	4	12	1:29	Interception
Q2	8:04	NW	NU 45	3	55	0:58	Touchdown

Win probability

Northwestern 100% · pregame line Purdue −1.0 (closing line)

The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.

Box score

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Clayton Thorson	16/26	172	6.6	0	0	81.8
TJ Green	7/11	63	5.7	0	0	32.8

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeremy Larkin	26	143	5.5	2	46
Kyric McGowan	1	17	17.0	0	17
John Moten IV	5	8	1.6	1	2
Clayton Thorson	3	8	2.7	0	6
TJ Green	4	0	0.0	1	4
Cameron Green	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Team	2	-6	-3.0	0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Flynn Nagel	5	58	11.6	0	22
Cameron Green	5	50	10.0	0	16
Ben Skowronek	3	47	15.7	0	40
John Moten IV	2	25	12.5	0	18
Jeremy Larkin	4	20	5.0	0	8
Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman	1	14	14.0	0	14
Riley Lees	2	14	7.0	0	11
Charlie Fessler	1	7	7.0	0	7

Interceptions	INT	YDS	TD
JR Pace	1	26	0
Montre Hartage	1	17	0
Nate Hall	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Charlie Kuhbander	1/1	100.0	34	4/4	7

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jake Collins	7	265	37.9	0	0	48

Biggest plays

NW +27% Q4 14:56 Spencer Evans kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

PUR +25% Q3 11:37 D.J. Knox run for 2 yds for a TD, (Spencer Evans KICK)

PUR +21% Q1 1:02 Rondale Moore run for 76 yds for a TD, (Spencer Evans KICK)

PUR +21% Q4 9:15 PURDUE Penalty, Ineligible Downfield on Pass (-5 Yards) to the Prdue 29

NW +20% Q3 11:37 Spencer Evans kickoff for 63 yds , John Moten IV return for 18 yds to the Nwest 20

Team stats

Stat	NW	PUR
1st Downs	22	23
3rd down efficiency	6-18	8-15
4th down efficiency	1-2	0-0
Total Yards	401	472
Passing	235	270
Comp/Att	23/37	30/46
Yards per pass	6.4	5.9
Rushing	166	202
Rushing Attempts	42	25
Yards per rush	4.0	8.1
Penalties	6-56	9-95
Turnovers	0	3
Fumbles lost	0	0
Interceptions thrown	0	3
Possession	33:11	26:49

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 0:00 3rd & 21 at PUR 30 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Prdue 32

Q4 1:06 2nd & 17 at PUR 26 TEAM run for a loss of 4 yards to the Prdue 30

Q4 1:20 Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 01:20

Q4 1:20 1st & 10 at PUR 19 TJ Green run for a loss of 7 yards to the Prdue 26

Q4 2:06 Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 02:06

Q4 2:20 3rd & 11 at PUR 34 Jeremy Larkin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Prdue 34 for a 1ST down PURDUE Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the Prdue 19 for a 1ST down

Q4 2:42 Timeout PURDUE, clock 02:42

Q4 2:42 2nd & 17 at PUR 39 Jeremy Larkin run for 6 yds to the Prdue 33

Q4 2:48 Timeout PURDUE, clock 02:48

Q4 2:48 1st & 21 at PUR 43 Jeremy Larkin run for 4 yds to the Prdue 39

Q4 2:59 Timeout PURDUE, clock 02:59

Q4 2:59 1st & 10 at PUR 32 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Offensive Holding (-11 Yards) to the Prdue 43

Q4 3:29 4th & 1 at PUR 34 TJ Green run for 2 yds to the Prdue 32 for a 1ST down

Q4 4:02 3rd & 4 at PUR 37 TJ Green pass complete to Bennett Skowronek for 3 yds to the Prdue 34

Q4 4:36 2nd & 5 at PUR 38 Jeremy Larkin run for 1 yd to the Prdue 37

Q4 5:20 1st & 10 at PUR 43 Jeremy Larkin run for 5 yds to the Prdue 38

Q4 5:45 2nd & 10 at PUR 49 PURDUE Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (6 Yards) to the Prdue 43 for a 1ST down

Q4 6:06 1st & 10 at PUR 49 TJ Green pass incomplete

Q4 6:29 3rd & 1 at NU 31 Jeremy Larkin run for 20 yds to the Prdue 49 for a 1ST down

Q4 6:53 2nd & 5 at NU 27 TJ Green run for 4 yds to the Nwest 31

Q4 7:30 1st & 10 at NU 22 Jeremy Larkin run for 5 yds to the Nwest 27

Q4 7:57 4th & 14 at PUR 30 Joe Schopper punt for 50 yds , Riley Lees returns for 2 yds to the Nwest 22

Q4 8:12 3rd & 11 at PUR 33 David Blough sacked by Jordan Thompson for a loss of 3 yards to the Prdue 30

Q4 8:20 2nd & 11 at PUR 33 David Blough pass incomplete