Rondale Moore 32-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (Spencer Evans kick)
NW 14–7
1
1:02
PUR
Rondale Moore 76-yardrun (Spencer Evans kick)
Tied 14–14
2
13:37
NW
Charlie Kuhbander 34-yard field goal
NW 17–14
2
7:06
NW
T. J. Green 1-yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick)
NW 24–14
2
3:44
PUR
Spencer Evans 38-yard field goal
NW 24–17
2
:37
NW
Jeremy Larkin 4-yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick)
NW 31–17
3
11:37
PUR
D. J. Knox 2-yard run (Spencer Evans kick)
NW 31–24
4
14:56
PUR
Spencer Evans 27-yard field goal
NW 31–27
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
50–31–2
November 11, 2017
Northwestern, 23–13
To begin the season, Purdue hosted Northwestern, the first time the two schools opened the season against each over to open the season since 1976.[10]
Purdue lost to Northwestern, 31–27.[11] Northwestern scored 14 points in the first quarter via a 1-yard touchdown run from Jeremy Larkin and a 2-yard touchdown run by John Moten IV. Purdue responded with 14 points in the first quarter via a 32-yard touchdown pass from Elijah Sindelar to Rondale Moore and a 76-yard touchdown run by Moore. Northwestern regained its lead in the second quarter via a 34-yard field goal by Charlie Kuhbander and a one-yard touchdown run by T. J. Green. Purdue responded with a 38-yard Spencer Evans field and the final score of the first half came on a 4-yard run by Larkin, which made the score 31–17 in favor of Northwestern at half-time. Purdue added a 2-yard touchdown run by D. J. Knox in the third quarter. Purdue reduced Northwestern's lead to four points following a 27-yard field goal from Evans in the fourth quarter.[12]
Moore's 313-yard all-purpose yards was the record for most in program history, and first since Otis Armstrong, who had 312 in 1972.[13]
Mathew Sexton 75-yard pass from Tyler Weigers (Chad Ryland kick)
EMU 7–3
1
:26
PUR
Spencer Evans 34-yard field goal
EMU 7–6
2
:59
PUR
Markell Jones 7-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (Spencer Evans kick failed)
PUR 12–7
2
:03
EMU
Chad Ryland 27-yard field goal
PUR 12–10
4
7:56
EMU
Breck Turner 9-yard run (Chad Ryland kick)
EMU 17–12
4
6:41
PUR
D. J. Knox 45-yard run (Spencer Evans kick)
PUR 19–17
4
:00
EMU
Chad Ryland 24-yard field goal
EMU 20–19
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–0
September 15, 2012
Purdue, 54–16
Following its opening game against Northwestern, Purdue hosted the Eastern Michigan Eagles. This was the first meeting between the schools since 2012, a game Purdue won in a blowout.
Purdue lost in a close game, 20–19.[15] Purdue scored 6 points in the first quarter via a 29-yard and 34-yard field goals by Spencer Evans. Eastern Michigan added 7 points in the first quarter via a 75-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Weigers to Mathew Sexton. In the second quarter, the teams exchanged scores with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Elijah Sindelar to Markell Jones and a 27-yard field goal by Chad Ryland, which made the score 12–10 in favor of Purdue at half-time. Eastern Michigan regained the lead in the fourth quarter via a nine-yard touchdown run by Breck Turner. Purdue added seven points in the fourth quarter via an 45-yard touchdown run by D. J. Knox. Eastern Michigan finally won the game late in the fourth quarter with a 24-yard field goal by Ryland as time expired.[16]
Terry Wright 12-yard pass from David Blough (Spencer Evans kick)
PUR 7–3
1
5:26
MO
Johnat Johnson 21-yard pass from Drew Lock (Tucker McCann kick)
MO 10–7
1
1:42
MO
Tucker McCann 29-yard field goal
MO 13–7
2
14:52
PUR
Spencer Evans 33-yard field goal
MO 13–10
2
12:33
MO
Jalen Knox 59-yard pass from Drew Lock (Tucker McCann kick)
MO 20–10
2
7:10
MO
Albert Okwuegbunam 2-yard pass from Drew Lock (Tucker McCann kick)
MO 27–10
2
2:42
PUR
David Blough 1-yard run (Spencer Evans kick)
MO 27–17
2
:09
PUR
Brycen Hopkins 3-yard pass from David Blough (Spencer Evans kick)
MO 27–24
3
8:27
PUR
Spencer Evans 29-yard field goal
Tied 27–27
3
6:48
MO
Drew Lock 8-yard run (Tucker McCann kick)
MO 34–27
3
2:30
MO
Tucker McCann 31-yard field goal
MO 37–27
4
12:16
PUR
Rondale Moore 7-yard pass from David Blough (Spencer Evans kick)
MO 37–34
4
3:28
PUR
Spencer Evans 26-yard field goal
Tied 37–37
4
:00
MO
Tucker McCann 25-yard field goal
MO 40–37
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
7–2
September 16, 2017
Purdue, 35–3
After playing Eastern Michigan, Purdue hosted the Missouri Tigers.[18]
Missouri defeated Purdue 40–37.[19] Missouri scored three times in the first quarter on a 40-yard Tucker McCann field goal, a 21-yard Drew Lock touchdown pass to Johnat Johnson and another field goal by McCann from 29-yards. Purdue scored just once in the first quarter on a 12-yard touchdown pass from David Blough to Terry Wright. Purdue scored on three of its four possessions during the second quarter with a 33-yard Spencer Evans field goal, 1-yard touchdown run by Blough and a 3-yard touchdown pass to Brycen Hopkins from Blough. Missouri scored twice during the second, with a 59-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Knox and a 2-yard Albert Okwuegbunam touchdown pass from Lock. Missouri took a 27–24 lead into halftime. Purdue tied the game midway through the third quarter with a 29-yard field goal by Evans, but Missouri scored twice after the field goal with a 8-yard touchdown run by Lock and a 31-yard McCann field goal. Blough then found Rondale Moore from 7-yards out for a Purdue touchdown and a 26-yard field goal by Evans. Missouri took the lead via a 25-yard field goal from McCann as the time expired.[20]
Tommy Sweeney 15-yard pass from Anthony Brown (John Tessitore kick)
Tied 7–7
2
14:40
PUR
Rondale Moore 70-yard pass from David Blough (Spencer Evans kick failed)
PUR 13–7
2
6:52
PUR
Rondale Moore 9-yard pass from David Blough (J. D. Dellinger kick)
PUR 20–7
2
:05
PUR
J. D. Dellinger 21-yard field goal
PUR 23–7
3
5:57
PUR
Terry Wright 36-yard pass from David Blough (J. D. Dellinger kick)
PUR 30–7
4
0:18
BC
E. J. Perry 1-yard run (John Tessitore kick failed)
PUR 30–13
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Following its game against Missouri, Purdue hosted it's final non-conference game on the schedule when they hosted the No. 23 Boston College Eagles.[23]
Purdue won in a blowout, 30–13.[24] Purdue and Boston College each scored 7 points in the first quarter via a one-yard touchdown run by D. J. Knox, and Anthony Brown finding Tommy Sweeney on a 15-yard pass. Purdue added 16 points in the second quarter, via two touchdown passes from David Blough to Rondale Moore, the first a 70-yard and the later a nine-yard touchdown pass, and a 21-yard field goal for J. D. Dellinger, which made the score 23–7 in favor of Purdue at half-time. Purdue added 7 points in the third quarter via a 36-yard Blough pass to Terry Wright. Boston College scored a late touchdown in the fourth quarter via a 1-yard touchdown run from E. J. Perry.[25]
Purdue ended streaks of six straight Homecoming losses and 18 straight losses to ranked opponents with its win over No. 23 Boston College. Purdue's last win against a ranked opponent came on October 22, 2011, (a homecoming game) to then-No. 23 Illinois. Purdue's 17-point margin of victory was its largest over a ranked opponent since beating then-No. 5 Michigan State by 24 points (52-28) on October 16, 1999.[23]
Brycen Hopkins 12-yard pass from David Blough (Spencer Evans kick)
PUR 27–7
3
6:18
NE
J. D. Spielman 21-yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Barret Pickering kick)
PUR 27–14
3
3:24
PUR
D. J. Knox 6-yard run (David Blough pass to D. J. Knox conversion)
PUR 35–14
3
2:32
NE
J. D. Spielman 21-yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Barret Pickering kick)
PUR 35–21
4
2:56
PUR
Markell Jones 6-yard run (Spencer Evans kick)
PUR 42–21
4
1:04
NE
Devine Ozigbo 23-yard run (Barret Pickering kick)
PUR 42–28
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–4
October 28, 2017
Nebraska, 25–24
After facing Boston College, Purdue traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[27]
Purdue defeated Nebraska 42–28.[28] Nebraska scored seven points in the first quarter while Purdue scored ten, via a eighteen-yard touchdown run from Devine Ozigbo and a 42-yard D. J. Knox run and 31-yard Spencer Evans field goal respectively. Purdue extended their lead in the second quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from David Blough and a 25-yard Evans field goal, which made the score 20–7 in favor of Purdue at half-time. In the third quarter, Purdue and Nebraska traded touchdowns in the third quarter. Purdue struck first with a twelve-yard touchdown reception by Brycen Hopkins from Blough. Nebraska answered back with a 21-yard J. D. Spielman from Adrian Martinez. Purdue responded with a 6-yard Knox run followed by a two-point conversion. Nebraska capped the third quarter scoring with another 21-yard Spielman touchdown reception from Martinez. Purdue and Nebraska both scored a fourth quarter touchdown, on a six-yard touchdown by Markell Jones and a 23-yard Ozigbo touchdown run respectively.[29]
Purdue won for the first time in three trips in Lincoln. Nebraska was held scoreless for 36:01 between the first and third quarters as Purdue scored 27 unanswered points Purdue played its most efficient game of the season going six-for-six on its redzone trips.[27]
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