WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue football team fell to No. 3 Notre Dame, 49-10, in the 90th meeting between the two programs on Saturday afternoon at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Purdue quarterbacks Ryan Browne and Evans Chuba completed a combined 25-of-37 passes for 178 yards and one touchdown. Running back Fame Ijeboi led the way on the ground with 12 carries for 41 yards.
On Purdue’s final drive of the game, Chuba connected with senior receiver Bisi Owens for a 14-yard touchdown. It was the first career passing and receiving touchdown for both Chuba and Owens. Receiver Xavier Townsend led Purdue with five catches while Tra’Mar Harris paced the team with 36 receiving yards. Eleven different players made at least one catch for the Boilermakers (1-3, 0-1 B1G).
Justin Denson Jr. led the Purdue defense with eight tackles, matching his season-high tally against Wake Forest.
The Fighting Irish (4-0) held a 35-0 lead at halftime and received the second-half kick. The Boilers forced an errant throw from Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr on the opening drive of the third quarter, securing Purdue’s second takeaway of the year. Linebacker Charles Correa picked off a pass across the middle on 3rd-and-10 and returned it six yards to the Irish 31-yard line. It was the first career interception for the junior from Kuli'ou'ou, Hawaii, and the first pick thrown by Carr this season.
Freshman kicker Jacobo Echeverria Lozano got Purdue on the board with the longest field goal of his young career, a 47-yarder in the third quarter. It was the longest kick made by a Purdue freshman since Carson Wiggs hit a then-school-record 53-yarder at Ohio State on Oct. 11, 2008.
Dylan Drennan punted six times for 313 yards including a career-long 78-yarder in the fourth quarter. At 52.2 yards per punt, it was the second-best punting average in a single game in school history (Cody Webster averaged 56.0 against Indiana on Nov. 27, 2010).
A crowd of 52,723 was on hand for the in-state rivalry game. Notre Dame retained the Shillelagh Trophy behind 444 yards of offense (267 passing, 177 rushing).
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers will head west to Champaign, Illinois, next Saturday, Oct. 3, to face the Fighting Illini in the annual battle for the Cannon Trophy. Kickoff from Gies Memorial Stadium is set for 4:15 p.m. ET with the broadcast on Big Ten Network.