Michigan came away with the 42-17 victory in this game, but it must've been very frustrating for coach Jello, and especially QB Tate Forcier. In the first half, Forcier would go down to injury, but he only missed 1 quarter of play. While he was injured, true FR Ian Heffner took his place until he was knocked out of the game due to injury.
Overall Michigan's running game was working as they rushed for 224 yards and 4 TDs on 42 carries. Michigan's stout defense held the Boilers to only 23 rushing yards, but gave up over 300 passing yards. The true frustration came for Michigan in the 2nd half. Purdue started stopping Michigan's running game on 1st and 2nd down which forced Michigan to have to throw more. During the 1 1/2 quarters that Forcier played in the 2nd half Forcier was sacked 7 muthafuggin times! These also weren't coverage sacks or all out blitzes either. Purdue usually only rushed 4 or maybe 5 and was still smacking Forcier in the mouth within 2 seconds of the snap of the ball. It was beyond frustrating.
Hopefully the offensive line can step up their game when they travel to Iowa (for the 2nd year in a row) in 2 weeks.
| Game Statistics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Purdue | Michigan |
| Score | 17 | 42 |
| First Downs | 14 | 21 |
| Total Offense | 347 | 423 |
| Rushes-YDS-TD | 24-23-1 | 42-224-4 |
| COMP-ATT-TD | 15-28-1 | 16-22-1 |
| Passing YDS | 324 | 199 |
| Sacked | 3 | 7 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 4-11 | 5-11 |
| 4th Down Conv | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| 2pt Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Redzone-TD-FG | 3-1-1 | 5-4-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Intercepted | 1 | 1 |
| PR Yds | 7 | 41 |
| KR Yds | 161 | 75 |
| Total Yards | 515 | 539 |
| Punts-Average | 5-39.6 | 2-51 |
| Penalties-YDS | 2-15 | 4-40 |
| T.O.P. | 10:18 | 17:42 |
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