Saturday, 10/04/08
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6) Penn State | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 57,215 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penn State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Penn State kicks off. Tardy returns 16 yards to the Purdue25. | |
| Purdue - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, Purdue25 | 14:54 | Painter incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Purdue25 | 14:51 | Painter rush right for 17 yards to the Purdue42. |
| 1-10, Purdue42 | 14:22 | Sheets rush left for -2 yards to the Purdue40. |
| 2-12, Purdue40 | 13:57 | Painter incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-12, Purdue40 | 13:57 | Painter incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-12, Purdue40 | 13:47 | Summers punts. No return. Ball on PSU17. |
| Penn State - 13:31 | ||
| 1-10, PSU17 | 13:31 | Clark pass completion to the left to Williams for 15 yards to the PSU32. |
| 1-10, PSU32 | 13:00 | Royster rush left for 16 yards to the PSU48. |
| 1-10, PSU48 | 12:35 | Clark pass completion to the left to Williams for 9 yards to the Purdue43. |
| 2-1, Purdue43 | 11:50 | Clark incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-1, Purdue43 | 11:50 | Royster rush middle for -1 yards to the Purdue44. |
| 4-2, Purdue44 | 11:50 | Boone punts. Touchback. Ball on Purdue20. |
| Purdue - 10:59 | ||
| 1-10, Purdue20 | 10:59 | Painter rush middle for 3 yards to the Purdue23. |
| 2-7, Purdue23 | 10:26 | Painter pass completion to the middle to Valentin for 6 yards to the Purdue29. |
| 3-1, Purdue29 | 9:49 | Sheets rush middle for 2 yards to the Purdue31. |
| 1-10, Purdue31 | 9:28 | Painter incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Purdue31 | 9:28 | Bolden rush middle for -2 yards to the Purdue29. |
| 3-12, Purdue29 | 8:54 | Penn State penalized 5 yards. |
| 3-7, Purdue34 | 8:24 | Painter pass completion to the middle to Wasikowski for 6 yards to the Purdue40. |
| 4-1, Purdue40 | 8:02 | Painter rush middle for 2 yards to the Purdue42. |
| 1-10, Purdue42 | 7:50 | Painter pass completion to the left to Tardy for 8 yards to the PSU50. |
| 2-2, PSU50 | 7:25 | Sheets rush middle for 0 yards to the PSU50. |
| 3-2, PSU50 | 6:40 | Painter sacked by Gaines and Odrick for a 5 yard loss to the Purdue45. |
| 4-7, Purdue45 | 6:40 | Summers punts. No return. Ball on PSU12. |
| Penn State - 6:06 | ||
| 1-10, PSU12 | 6:06 | Royster rush middle for 9 yards to the PSU21. |
| 2-1, PSU21 | 5:30 | Williams rush right for 0 yards to the PSU21. |
| 3-1, PSU21 | 4:47 | Royster rush middle for 0 yards to the PSU21. |
| 4-1, PSU21 | 4:47 | Boone punts. No return. Ball on PSU50. |
| Purdue - 4:01 | ||
| 1-10, PSU50 | 4:01 | Sheets rush left for 0 yards to the PSU50. |
| 2-10, PSU50 | 3:26 | Painter pass completion to the right to Whittington for 9 yards to the PSU41. |
| 3-1, PSU41 | 2:58 | Sheets rush middle for 0 yards to the PSU41. |
| 4-1, PSU41 | 2:23 | Painter pass completion to the right to McKey for 6 yards to the PSU35. |
| 1-10, PSU35 | 1:39 | Sheets rush right for 1 yard to the PSU34. |
| 2-9, PSU34 | 1:39 | Painter pass completion to the left to Whittington for 8 yards to the PSU26. |
| 3-1, PSU26 | 0:44 | Sheets rush middle for 1 yard to the PSU25. |
| 1-10, PSU25 | 0:13 | Painter incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, PSU25 | 0:05 | Painter rush left for 2 yards to the PSU23. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Purdue - 15:00 | ||
| 3-8, PSU23 | 15:00 | Painter sacked by Maybin for a 5 yard loss to the PSU28. |
| 4-13, PSU28 | 14:25 | 45 yard field goal attempt by Summers is NO GOOD. |
| Penn State - 14:14 | ||
| 1-10, PSU28 | 14:14 | Clark pass completion to the right to Butler for 5 yards to the PSU33. |
| 2-5, PSU33 | 13:53 | Clark pass completion to the right to Williams for 6 yards to the PSU39. |
| 1-10, PSU39 | 13:53 | Royster rush middle for 6 yards to the PSU45. |
| 2-4, PSU45 | 13:53 | Williams rush middle for 5 yards to the Purdue50. |
| 1-10, Purdue50 | 13:10 | Clark rush right for 3 yards to the Purdue47. |
| 2-7, Purdue47 | 12:37 | Royster rush left for 23 yards to the Purdue24. |
| 1-10, Purdue24 | 11:16 | Clark incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Purdue24 | 11:03 | Royster rush right for 3 yards to the Purdue21. |
| 3-7, Purdue21 | 10:24 | Clark pass completion to the middle to Zug for 16 yards to the Purdue5. |
| 1-5, Purdue5 | 9:40 | Williams rush right for -2 yards to the Purdue7. |
| 2-7, Purdue7 | 9:01 | Clark rush middle for 6 yards to the Purdue1. |
| 3-1, Purdue1 | 8:22 | Lawlor rush middle for 0 yards to the Purdue1. |
| 4-1, Purdue1 | 7:41 | Clark rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:41 | Kelly PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:34 | Penn State kicks off. Valentin returns 20 yards to the Purdue30. | |
| Purdue - 7:28 | ||
| 1-10, Purdue30 | 7:28 | Sheets rush middle for 5 yards to the Purdue35. |
| 2-5, Purdue35 | 6:54 | Sheets rush left for 16 yards to the PSU49. |
| 1-10, PSU49 | 6:27 | Painter pass completion to the right to Valentin for 12 yards to the PSU37. |
| 1-10, PSU37 | 5:56 | Painter pass completion to the middle to Smith for 11 yards to the PSU26. |
| 1-10, PSU26 | 5:56 | Bolden rush right for 2 yards to the PSU24. |
| 2-8, PSU24 | 5:07 | Painter pass completion to the left to Orton for 7 yards to the PSU17. |
| 3-1, PSU17 | 4:30 | Painter rush left for -2 yards to the PSU19. |
| 4-3, PSU19 | 4:30 | 36 yard field goal attempt by Summers is NO GOOD. |
| Penn State - 3:41 | ||
| 1-10, PSU20 | 3:41 | Clark pass completion to the left to Brackett for 13 yards to the PSU33. |
| 1-10, PSU33 | 3:14 | Clark pass completion to the right to Williams for 4 yards to the PSU37. |
| 2-6, PSU37 | 2:30 | Clark pass completion to the right to Brackett for 18 yards to the Purdue45. |
| 1-10, Purdue45 | 1:56 | Royster rush left for 8 yards to the Purdue37. |
| 2-2, Purdue37 | 1:27 | Williams rush right for 4 yards to the Purdue33. |
| 2-2, Purdue33 | 1:19 | Penn State time out. |
| 1-10, Purdue33 | 1:19 | Clark pass completion to the left to Quarless for 12 yards to the Purdue21. |
| 1-10, Purdue23 | 1:00 | Clark pass completion to the right to Royster for 17 yards to the Purdue6. |
| 1-6, Purdue6 | 0:42 | Clark incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-6, Purdue6 | 0:37 | Penn State penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-11, Purdue11 | 0:37 | Clark incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-11, Purdue11 | 0:20 | Clark pass completion to the right to Royster for 4 yards to the Purdue7. |
| 3-11, Purdue7 | 0:02 | Penn State time out. |
| 4-7, Purdue7 | 0:02 | Kelly 25 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Purdue - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Purdue kicks off. Powell returns 7 yards to the PSU23. | |
| Penn State - 14:55 | ||
| 1-10, PSU23 | 14:55 | Clark pass completion to the left to Butler for 11 yards to the PSU34. |
| 1-10, PSU34 | 14:33 | Clark pass completion to the right to Zug for 23 yards to the Purdue43. |
| 1-10, Purdue43 | 14:10 | Royster rush middle for 3 yards to the Purdue40. |
| 2-7, Purdue40 | 13:38 | Royster rush middle for 3 yards to the Purdue37. |
| 3-4, Purdue37 | 12:51 | Clark incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-4, Purdue37 | 12:51 | Boone punts. Touchback. Ball on Purdue20. |
| Purdue - 12:39 | ||
| 1-10, Purdue20 | 12:39 | Sheets rush middle for 1 yard to the Purdue21. |
| 2-9, Purdue21 | 12:10 | Painter pass completion to the right to Smith for 6 yards to the Purdue27. |
| 3-3, Purdue27 | 11:44 | Painter incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-3, Purdue27 | 11:40 | Summers punts. No return. Ball on PSU39. |
| Penn State - 11:32 | ||
| 1-10, PSU39 | 11:32 | Clark pass completion to the right to Williams for 19 yards to the Purdue42. |
| 1-10, Purdue42 | 11:03 | Royster rush right for 12 yards to the Purdue30. |
| 1-10, Purdue30 | 10:34 | Royster rush right for 10 yards to the Purdue20. |
| 1-10, Purdue20 | 10:06 | Clark sacked by Kerrigan for a 5 yard loss to the Purdue25. |
| 1-10, Purdue25 | 9:24 | Penn State time out. |
| 2-15, Purdue25 | 9:24 | Clark rush middle for -2 yards to the Purdue27. |
| 2-15, Purdue25 | 9:24 | Clark fumbles, Clark of Penn State recovers and returns 0 yards to the Purdue27. |
| 3-17, Purdue27 | 8:42 | Clark pass completion to the right to Butler for 23 yards to the Purdue4. |
| 1-4, Purdue4 | 8:42 | Royster rush middle for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:42 | Kelly PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:02 | Penn State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Purdue20. | |
| Purdue - 8:02 | ||
| 1-10, Purdue20 | 8:02 | Painter rush middle for -3 yards to the Purdue17. |
| 2-13, Purdue17 | 7:49 | Penn State penalized 8 yards. |
| 1-10, Purdue25 | 7:32 | Sheets rush middle for 19 yards to the Purdue44. |
| 1-10, Purdue44 | 7:13 | Sheets rush left for 1 yard to the Purdue45. |
| 2-9, Purdue45 | 6:26 | Painter pass completion to the right to Orton for 4 yards to the Purdue49. |
| 3-5, Purdue49 | 6:26 | Painter incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-5, Purdue49 | 6:16 | Summers punts. No return. Ball on PSU18. |
| Penn State - 6:08 | ||
| 1-10, PSU18 | 6:08 | Green rush right for 28 yards to the PSU46. |
| 1-10, PSU46 | 5:35 | Clark pass completion to the middle to Quarless for -5 yards to the PSU41. |
| 2-15, PSU41 | 5:11 | Green rush left for 16 yards to the Purdue43. |
| 1-10, Purdue43 | 4:37 | Green rush left for -3 yards to the Purdue46. |
| 2-13, Purdue46 | 3:53 | Clark rush right for 4 yards to the Purdue42. |
| 3-9, Purdue42 | 3:26 | Clark incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, Purdue42 | 3:12 | Boone punts. No return. Ball on Purdue7. |
| Purdue - 3:02 | ||
| 1-10, Purdue7 | 3:02 | Painter incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Purdue7 | 2:58 | Sheets rush middle for 3 yards to the Purdue10. |
| 3-7, Purdue10 | 2:45 | Painter pass completion to the left to Sheets for 24 yards to the Purdue34. |
| 1-10, Purdue34 | 1:38 | Painter rush middle for 2 yards to the Purdue36. |
| 2-8, Purdue36 | 1:28 | Painter pass completion to the middle to Orton for 5 yards to the Purdue41. |
| 3-3, Purdue41 | 0:44 | Painter pass to the middle intercepted by Astorino and returned 30 yards. |
| Penn State - 0:30 | ||
| 1-10, Purdue30 | 0:30 | Clark incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Purdue30 | 0:25 | Green rush middle for 2 yards to the Purdue28. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penn State - 15:00 | ||
| 3-8, Purdue28 | 15:00 | Clark pass completion to the left to Royster for 23 yards to the Purdue5. |
| 1-4, Purdue4 | 14:24 | Clark incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-4, Purdue4 | 14:24 | Royster rush middle for 2 yards to the Purdue2. |
| 3-2, Purdue2 | 13:48 | Green rush right for -1 yards to the Purdue3. |
| 4-3, Purdue3 | 13:24 | Kelly 20 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 13:06 | Penn State kicks off. Tardy returns 12 yards to the Purdue18. | |
| Purdue - 13:00 | ||
| 1-10, Purdue18 | 13:00 | Elliott rush middle for 5 yards to the Purdue23. |
| 2-5, Purdue23 | 12:19 | Bolden rush left for 2 yards to the Purdue25. |
| 3-3, Purdue25 | 11:41 | Penn State penalized 11 yards. |
| 1-10, Purdue36 | 11:24 | Sheets rush right for 4 yards to the Purdue40. |
| 2-6, Purdue40 | 10:52 | Sheets rush middle for 2 yards to the Purdue42. |
| 3-4, Purdue42 | 10:07 | Elliott pass completion to the middle to Orton for 6 yards to the Purdue48. |
| 1-10, Purdue48 | 9:48 | Elliott rush middle for 6 yards to the PSU46. |
| 2-4, PSU46 | 9:16 | Sheets rush middle for 5 yards to the PSU41. |
| 1-10, PSU41 | 8:59 | Elliott rush middle for 0 yards to the PSU41. |
| 2-10, PSU41 | 8:24 | Elliott pass completion to the right to Orton for 21 yards to the PSU20. |
| 1-10, PSU20 | 7:57 | Sheets rush left for 0 yards to the PSU20. |
| 2-10, PSU20 | 7:16 | Elliott incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, PSU20 | 7:10 | Elliott incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-10, PSU20 | 7:10 | Elliott pass completion to the right to Tardy for 19 yards to the PSU1. |
| 1-1, PSU1 | 6:41 | Sheets rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:41 | Summers PAT - FAILED. | |
| 6:28 | Purdue kicks off. Williams returns 9 yards to the PSU14. | |
| Penn State - 6:22 | ||
| 1-10, PSU14 | 6:22 | Royster rush left for 26 yards to the PSU40. |
| 1-10, PSU40 | 5:50 | Royster rush left for 6 yards to the PSU46. |
| 2-4, PSU46 | 5:06 | Royster rush right for 6 yards to the Purdue48. |
| 1-10, Purdue48 | 4:30 | Green rush right for 8 yards to the Purdue40. |
| 2-2, Purdue40 | 4:04 | Clark sacked by Greaves for a 9 yard loss to the Purdue49. |
| 3-11, Purdue49 | 3:10 | Clark pass completion to the right to Royster for 10 yards to the Purdue39. |
| 3-11, Purdue39 | 2:16 | Penn State time out. |
| 4-1, Purdue39 | 2:16 | Clark rush middle for 2 yards to the Purdue37. |
| 1-10, Purdue37 | 2:13 | Green rush middle for 4 yards to the Purdue33. |
| 1-10, Purdue33 | 1:49 | Purdue time out. |
| 2-6, Purdue33 | 1:49 | Royster rush middle for 5 yards to the Purdue28. |
| 2-6, Purdue28 | 1:07 | Purdue time out. |
| 3-1, Purdue28 | 0:57 | Clark rush middle for 2 yards to the Purdue26. |
| 1-10, Purdue26 | 0:47 | Rush middle for -2 yards to the Purdue28. |










