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Purdue Falls on Homecoming to Maryland

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue football team dropped its Homecoming matchup against Maryland on Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium, falling 34-29.

Quarterback Ryan Browne was 24-of-38 for 296 yards. He connected with eight different receivers, led in receptions by Fame Ijboi’s and Xavier Townsend’s five and receiving yards by Tra’Mar Harris’ 76.

The Boilermakers (3-6, 2-4 B1G) put together seven scoring drives throughout the contest (two touchdowns, five field goals).

Kicker Jacobo Echeverria Lozano made history to open the scoring. The freshman drilled a 47-yard kick on Purdue’s opening drive to take sole control of the Purdue freshman record for field goals in a season. Echeverria Lozano connected four times in the first half, the most by a Boilermaker in a half since Mitchell Fineran hit four on Nov. 6, 2021 against Michigan State. He finished the game a perfect 5-for-5, the second most by a Boilermaker in program history and the most since Fineran made five in the 2022 Big Ten Championship game. 

The Boilermaker defense held Maryland (3-6, 1-5 B1G) behind its own 33-yard line for all but one time on the opening five drives. Big stops included a sack from CJ Madden and an interception from Trey Smith, helping Purdue lead 12-7 at the break. 

After Maryland scored 21 straight points between the second and third quarters, Purdue responded with a six-play, 75-yard drive capped by a 30-yard Townsend jet sweep touchdown.

Echeverria Lozano tacked on a 22-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, but Maryland used touchdowns of 75 and 87 yards to open a 34-22 lead.

Purdue responded with a 13-play, 75-yard drive that was capped off by Ijeboi’s two-yard rushing score to cut the lead to five with 3:50 remaining. The Purdue defense forced a Maryland punt that gave Purdue life with the ball on their own five-yard line down 34-29 with 1:01 remaining in the game.

The Boilermakers pushed the ball all the way to the Maryland 11-yard line with five seconds remaining before a sack on the final play ended the game.

Purdue returns to the field next Saturday, Nov. 14 for a primetime matchup at Iowa. Kickoff will be either 7 p.m. ET on FS1 or 7:30 p.m. on NBC.

History for Jacobo

History for Jacobo

Jacobo Echeverria Lozano became the Purdue freshman season record holder with his 47-yard field goal early in the first quarter. The freshman was 5-of-5 on the afternoon with additional makes from 26, 24, 36 and 22 yards, tying for the second most field goals in a game in Purdue history.

Echeverria Lozano is up to 21 field goals on the year, which has him fourth on the Purdue single-season charts. The 21 made kicks are good for 15th on Purdue’s career list.

For the season, Echeverria Lozano is 16-of-16 from inside 40 yards and has a long of 49 yards.