Purdue 24, Ball State 13
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 18, 2010
Where: Ross Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Temperature:
75°
Head Official:
John O'Neill
Attendance:
54124
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Robert Marve threw two touchdown passes to lead Purdue past visiting Ball State, 24-13 Saturday.
Both of Marve's touchdown passes came in the first quarter. He connected with O.J. Ross for a 36-yard touchdown just five minutes into the game. Later in the first quarter, Marvre connected with Corez Smith give the Boilermakers (2-1) an early 14-0 lead.
Ball State (1-2) got back into the game early in the second half on a 1-yard touchdown run by MiQuale Lewis.
Quarterback Rob Henry replaced Marve in the fourth quarter and connected with Smith on a 76-yard touchdown to open the fourth. Carson Wiggins tacked on a 23-yard field with 6:56 to play to seal the game for the Boilermakers.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Ball State |
|
Purdue |
|
Eric Williams
|
Player |
Rob Henry
|
|
10 |
Attempts |
10 |
|
62 |
Yards |
65 |
|
6.2 |
Avg Yards |
6.5 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sacks |
FF |
| Ball State
|
256 |
150 |
106 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Purdue
|
403 |
203 |
200 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3.0 |
1 |