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Purdue outlasts Tennessee 48-45 in OT in Music City Bowl | |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Purdue came into the Music City Bowl short-handed and banged-up, particularly at wide receiver. The Boilermakers are going home winners after a game that had people clicking over to catch an amazing finish. Mitchell Fineran kicked a 39-yard field goal in overtime and Purdue finished off its best season since 2003 by overcoming a 14-point deficit and beating Tennessee 48-45 on Thursday in a record-setting Music City Bowl. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | A. O'Connell | 3711 | |||
| Passing TDs: | A. O'Connell | 28 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | K. Doerue | 533 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | Z. Horvath | 3 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | D. Bell | 1286 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | M. Wright | 7 | |||
| Interceptions: | C. Allen | 4 | |||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/4 | vs. Oregon State | W 30 - 21 | ||
| 9/11 | at Connecticut | W 49 - 0 | ||
| 9/18 | at 12 Notre Dame | L 13 - 27 | ||
| 9/25 | vs. Illinois | W 13 - 9 | ||
| 10/2 | vs. Minnesota | L 13 - 20 | ||
| 10/16 | at 2 Iowa | W 24 - 7 | ||
| 10/23 | vs. Wisconsin | L 13 - 30 | ||
| 10/30 | at Nebraska | W 28 - 23 | ||
| 11/6 | vs. 3 Michigan State | W 40 - 29 | ||
| 11/13 | at 4 Ohio State | L 31 - 59 | ||
| 11/20 | at Northwestern | W 32 - 14 | ||
| 11/27 | vs. Indiana | W 44 - 7 | ||
| 12/30 | vs. Tennessee | W 48 - 45 | ||
| Big Ten | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 2 Michigan | 8-1 | 12-2 | ||||||||||
| 6 Ohio State | 8-1 | 11-2 | ||||||||||
| 10 Michigan State | 7-2 | 11-2 | ||||||||||
| Penn State | 4-5 | 7-6 | ||||||||||
| Maryland | 3-6 | 7-6 | ||||||||||
| Rutgers | 2-7 | 5-8 | ||||||||||
| Indiana | 0-9 | 2-10 | ||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 15 Iowa | 7-2 | 10-4 | ||||||||||
| Minnesota | 6-3 | 9-4 | ||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 6-3 | 9-4 | ||||||||||
| Purdue | 6-3 | 9-4 | ||||||||||
| Illinois | 4-5 | 5-7 | ||||||||||
| Nebraska | 1-8 | 3-9 | ||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 3-9 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 5714 (38) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 4619 (7) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1095 (131) | ||||
| Points per game: | 29.1 (63) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 439.5 (34) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 42 (66) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 24 (7) | ||||
| Defense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4764 (58) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2713 (45) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2051 (88) | ||||
| Points per game: | 22.4 (37) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 366.5 (50) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 36 (48) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 13 (47) | ||||
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