West Lafayette, Ind. - In a hard-fought football game between two hungry teams, 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 at Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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 Brendan Cropsey punt, which was blocked by Levi Falck, was recovered by Simon Otte at the Purdue 1-yard-line, 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.