Huskers start fast, hold off Boilers’ rally
Nebraska got off to a great start on the road, then made enough plays down the stretch to earn a 37-27 win over Purdue.
Nebraska got contributions in all three phases of the game to improve to 2-4 on the season while dropping Purdue to 2-4. The Huskers jumped out to a quick 17-0 lead less than 10 minutes into the game, sparked by an opening defensive stop followed by a blocked punt.
The punt, blocked by Levi Falck, was recovered by Simon Otte at the Purdue 1, setting up a one-yard Dedrick Mills touchdown on Nebraska’s first offensive play of the game to give the Big Red a 7-0 lead.
The Blackshirts came through with a quick three-and-out on Purdue’s second offensive possession, and Cam Taylor-Britt’s 27-yard punt return combined with a 15-yard Purdue penalty set the offense up with 1st-and-10 at the Boilermaker 17. Three plays later, Adrian Martinez battled to the end zone from 13 yards out to give Nebraska a 14-0 lead less than five minutes into the game.