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No. 23 Illinois outlasts Purdue 50-49 in overtime on sack on 2-point conversion
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Luke Altmyer threw a 25-yard touchdown pass in overtime to Pat Bryant, and Dylan Rosiek sacked Purdue's Ryan Browne on a 2-point conversion attempt to give No. 23 Illinois a 50-49 victory Saturday.
Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) had lost four straight and seven of its last eight against Purdue (1-5, 0-3). The Illini hadn’t beaten the Boilermakers at Memorial Stadium since 2010.
Illinois’ David Alano made a 38-yard field goal as time expired to tie it at 43 after Purdue rallied to take the lead for the first time.
Ahrmad Branch, on his only carry of the day, scored on a 3-yard run in OT for the Boilermakers.
Purdue coach Ryan Walters said he went for the 2-point conversion in OT “because we were in control of the game at that point. We clawed back in the game, something we hadn’t done this season, and I wanted to give us a chance to win. I hate losing.”
Altmyer completed 20 of 34 passes for 379 yards and three touchdowns. Josh McCray ran for 78 yards and two TDs and caught a scoring pass. Bryant caught four passes for 104 yards.
“We did enough bad things to give them the game,” Illinois coach Bret Bielema said. “If you let a team stick around like that, that’s what happens. I still think we’re a good team knocking on the door of doing something cool.”
Browne, a redshirt freshman making his first career start with Hudson Card sidelined by a concussion, rushed for 118 yards on 17 carries and completed 18 of 26 passes for 297 yards and three TDs after throwing for just 9 yards in the first half.
Max Klare caught six passes for 133 yards for Purdue. Devin Mockobee ran for 102 yards on 11 carries.
Down 27-3 at halftime, Purdue launched a comeback.
“We executed. We didn't panic,” Walters said.
The Boilermakers scored two TDs in eight seconds on 53-yard pass from Browne to Jahmal Edrine and a sack of Altmyer by Nyland Green that caused a fumble that Will Heldt returned 16 yards for TD.
After Browne threw a 62-yard strike to Klare on a double-reverse flea flicker, a 24-yard field goal by Spencer Porath made it 27-20. Altmyer ended Purdue’s surge with a 13-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter.
The Boilermakers responded with an 8-yard TD pass from Browne to Jaron Tibbs and a 2-point conversion pass from Browne to Klare, but McCray scored on a 3-yard run to make it 40-28.
Purdue cut the lead to 40-35 with 1:35 left on a 2-yard TD run by Mockobee.
After Ben Freehill recovered an onside kick, the Boilermakers scored again on a 13-yard pass from Brown to Mockobee and a 2-point conversion pass from Browne to Edrine with 46 seconds left to move in front for the first time at 43-40.
THE TAKEAWAY
Illinois: Now that the Illini have vanquished the Boilermakers, the biggest thorn in their side over the past several years, they can focus on back-to-back huge Big Ten games to end the month. They’ll host No. 24 Michigan next week in the culmination of a season-long celebration of Memorial Stadium’s 100th anniversary and travel to No. 3 Oregon the following week.
Purdue: The Boilermakers dropped their fifth straight after a season-opening win over Indiana State, and the Boilermakers have to go up against three of the country’s top four teams (Oregon, Oho State and Penn State) in the next four games.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Beating one of the country’s worst teams by just one point in overtime shouldn’t propel Illinois higher in the AP Top 25. But the Illini shouldn’t drop, either, because they did what they needed to do against a foe that was desperate for a win.
TOP RUSHER OUT
Illinois rushing leader Kaden Feagin missed the game because of a hyperextended left leg, suffered in practice during the week. Bielema said Feagan will be out “for a little bit.” Feagin had gained 306 yards on 67 carries and run for three touchdowns in Illinois' first five games.
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R. Browne
15 QB 297 PaYds, 3 PaTDs, 118 RuYds |
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L. Altmyer
9 QB 379 PaYds, 3 PaTDs, 60 RuYds, RuTD |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 21 | 27 |
Rushing | 9 | 10 |
Passing | 11 | 17 |
Penalty | 1 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 5-10 | 8-12 |
4th Down Conv | 0-1 | 0-1 |
Total Net Yards | 536 | 556 |
Total Plays | 58 | 73 |
Avg Gain | 9.2 | 7.6 |
Net Yards Rushing | 239 | 177 |
Rush Attempts | 32 | 39 |
Avg Rush Yards | 7.5 | 4.5 |
Yards Passing | 297 | 379 |
Comp. - Att. | 18-26 | 20-34 |
Yards Per Pass | 10.6 | 9.2 |
Penalties - Yards | 6-38 | 5-45 |
Touchdowns | 5 | 6 |
Rushing TDs | 2 | 3 |
Passing TDs | 3 | 3 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 2-48.5 | 1-43.0 |
Return Yards | -1 | 24 |
Punts - Returns | 1--1 | 1-24 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
R. Browne
15 QB
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R. Browne | 18/26 | 297 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
R. Browne
15 QB
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R. Browne | 17 | 118 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Mockobee
45 RB
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D. Mockobee | 11 | 102 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Love III
23 RB
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R. Love III | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Branch
6 WR
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A. Branch | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
M. Klare
86 TE
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M. Klare | 8 | 6 | 133 | 0 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Tibbs
13 WR
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J. Tibbs | 4 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Edrine
7 WR
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J. Edrine | 4 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Mockobee
45 RB
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D. Mockobee | 3 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Biber
82 TE
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D. Biber | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Love III
23 RB
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R. Love III | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Morrissette
8 WR
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D. Morrissette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Smith
12 WR
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L. Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
D. Thieneman
31 DB
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D. Thieneman | 8-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Jenkins
4 LB
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K. Jenkins | 8-0 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Green
2 DB
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N. Green | 4-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Stevens
11 DB
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A. Stevens | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Y. Karlaftis
14 LB
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Y. Karlaftis | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Sillah
17 DE
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S. Sillah | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Dinkins
55 DL
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J. Dinkins | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Alisandro
19 DB
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B. Alisandro | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Breedlove
10 DB
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K. Breedlove | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Miller
40 LB
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H. Miller | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Harkless
97 DL
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J. Harkless | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. M'Ba
0 DL
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J. M'Ba | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Anderson
95 DL
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J. Anderson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Brevard
91 DL
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C. Brevard | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Hines
16 DB
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H. Hines | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W. Heldt
15 DE
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W. Heldt | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Ojata
99 DE
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J. Ojata | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Omonode
92 DL
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M. Omonode | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
S. Porath
35 K
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S. Porath | 2/2 | 24 | 3/3 | 9 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
K. Crimmins
30 P
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K. Crimmins | 2 | 48.5 | 0 | 58 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
E. Jackson
33 RB
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E. Jackson | 1 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
D. Thieneman 31 DB
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D. Thieneman | 1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
L. Altmyer
9 QB
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L. Altmyer | 20/34 | 379 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. McCray
6 RB
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J. McCray | 16 | 78 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Altmyer
9 QB
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L. Altmyer | 10 | 60 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Laughery
21 RB
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A. Laughery | 8 | 26 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Bryant
13 WR
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P. Bryant | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Valentine
5 RB
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C. Valentine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
P. Bryant
13 WR
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P. Bryant | 7 | 4 | 104 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Dixon
17 WR
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C. Dixon | 2 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Franklin
4 WR
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Z. Franklin | 8 | 4 | 60 | 1 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H. Beatty
80 WR
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H. Beatty | 5 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. McCray
6 RB
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J. McCray | 3 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Arkin
85 TE
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T. Arkin | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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