GAME THREAD: NCAAF: OHIO ST (5-0) at PURDUE (5-0)

NCAAF: OHIO ST at PURDUE

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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OHIO ST (4) 14 3 3 3 23
PURDUE (23) 0 0 0 7 7 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: OHIO ST - TD, RAY SMALL 26 YD PASS FROM TODD
BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS
KICK), 6:56. OHIO ST 7-0
OHIO ST - TD, BRIAN HARTLINE 6 YD PASS FROM
TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS
KICK), 10:12. OHIO ST 14-0
2ND QUARTER: OHIO ST - FG, RYAN PRETORIUS 44 YD, 4:39.
OHIO ST 17-0
3RD QUARTER: OHIO ST - FG, RYAN PRETORIUS 39 YD, 7:17.
OHIO ST 20-0
4TH QUARTER: OHIO ST - FG, RYAN PRETORIUS 23 YD, 0:04.
OHIO ST 23-0
PURDUE - TD, JEFF LINDSAY 1 YD PASS FROM
CURTIS PAINTER (CHRIS SUMMERS
KICK), 14:50. OHIO ST 23-7</div>

 

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (Ticker) -- With a defense like this,Ohio State might not lose a regular-season game in a long, longtime.


The Ohio State defense nearly pitched a shutout and ToddBoeckman threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter as thefourth-ranked Buckeyes posted a 23-7 Big Ten Conference victoryover No. 23 Purdue on Saturday.


It has been nearly two years since Ohio State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten)and coach Jim Tressel have experienced a regular-season defeat.With Saturday's win over the Boilermakers (5-1, 1-1), theBuckeyes extended their school-record regular-season winningstreak to 24 games.


Ohio State has not lost in the regular season since a 17-10setback at Penn State on October 8, 2005. The team's onlydefeat since was a 41-14 loss to Florida in last year's nationalchampionship.


The way the defense is playing, Ohio State will have a prettygood shot at returning to the national championship game,especially if Boeckman plays like he did in the first quarter.

Boeckman threw a 26-yard TD pass to Ray Small and a six-yardscoring strike to Brian Hartline as Ohio State jumped out to a14-0 lead after the first quarter.


From there, the game was in the Buckeye defense's hands, andthey more than held up their end.


Purdue scored its only points of the game with 10 seconds leftin the fourth quarter when Curtis Painter threw a one-yard TDpass to Jeff Lindsay to deny Ohio State its first shutout of theseason.


Boeckman completed 17-of-29 passes for 200 yards, but he didthrow three interceptions and the Buckeyes did not score atouchdown after the first quarter.


Ryan Pretorius kicked three field goals, and the Buckeyeslimited the Boilermakers to four yards rushing on 17 carries.

Having to shoulder the offensive load for Purdue, Painterstruggled, completing 31-of-60 passes for 268 yards whilegetting sacked three times.


Saturday was the the first meeting between the teams since 2004,when Purdue posted a 24-17 win here.

 

NCAAF: OHIO ST at PURDUE

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OHIO ST (4) 14 3 3 3 23
PURDUE (23) 0 0 0 7 7 FINAL

OHIO ST-TD, R Small 26 YD PASS FROM T Boeckman (R
Pretorius KICK) 6:56 1st Qtr
OHIO ST-TD, B Hartline 6 YD PASS FROM T Boeckman (R
Pretorius KICK) 10:12 1st Qtr
OHIO ST-FG, R Pretorius 44 YD 4:39 2nd Qtr
OHIO ST-FG, R Pretorius 39 YD 7:17 3rd Qtr
OHIO ST-FG, R Pretorius 23 YD 0:04 4th Qtr
PURDUE-TD, J Lindsay 1 YD PASS FROM C Painter (C Summers
KICK) 14:50 4th Qtr


OHIO ST PURDUE
First downs 20 15
Rushed-yards 45-181 17-4
Passing yards 200 268
Sacked-yards lost 1-11 3-26
Return yards 68 -4
Passes 17-29-3 31-60-0
Punts 5-45.8 12-41
Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties-yards 5-30 3-25
Time of possession 33:51 26:09


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: OHIO ST-Chris Wells 18-85, Maurice Wells 15-74, Brandon Saine
6-20, Marcus Williams 1-3, - Team 1-0, Todd Boeckman 4-MINUS 1.
PURDUE-Kory Sheets 7-20, Dan Dierking 4-14, Dorien Bryant 1-MINUS 2,
Curtis Painter 5-MINUS 28.

PASSING: OHIO ST-Todd Boeckman 17-29-200- 3. PURDUE-Curtis Painter
31-60-268- 0.

RECEIVING: OHIO ST-Ray Small 6-70, Brian Robiskie 6-64, Brian Hartline
4-61, Rory Nicol 1-5. PURDUE-Dustin Keller 7-101, Greg Orton 10-91,
Dan Dierking 4-44, Selwyn Lymon 3-21, Kory Sheets 3-8, Jake Standeford
1-6, Jeff Lindsay 1-1, Dorien Bryant 2-MINUS 4.


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WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (Ticker) -- With a defense like this,Ohio State might not lose a regular-season game in a long, longtime.


The Ohio State defense nearly pitched a shutout and ToddBoeckman threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter as thefourth-ranked Buckeyes posted a 23-7 Big Ten Conference victoryover No. 23 Purdue on Saturday.


It has been nearly two years since Ohio State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten)and coach Jim Tressel have experienced a regular-season defeat.With Saturday's win over the Boilermakers (5-1, 1-1), theBuckeyes extended their school-record regular-season winningstreak to 24 games.


Ohio State has not lost in the regular season since a 17-10setback at Penn State on October 8, 2005. The team's onlydefeat since was a 41-14 loss to Florida in last year's nationalchampionship.


The way the defense is playing, Ohio State will have a prettygood shot at returning to the national championship game,especially if Boeckman plays like he did in the first quarter.

Boeckman threw a 26-yard TD pass to Ray Small and a six-yardscoring strike to Brian Hartline as Ohio State jumped out to a14-0 lead after the first quarter.


From there, the game was in the Buckeye defense's hands, andthey more than held up their end.


Purdue scored its only points of the game with 10 seconds leftin the fourth quarter when Curtis Painter threw a one-yard TDpass to Jeff Lindsay to deny Ohio State its first shutout of theseason.


"I asked (Ohio State head coach Jim) Tressel before the game ifthis was the best defense he's ever had, and he said 'It mightbe'," Purdue coach Joe Tiller said. "Obviously (Ohio State) hasgood football players all over the place and they did a good jobdefensively; I really like their linebacking corps."

Boeckman completed 17-of-29 passes for 200 yards, but he didthrow three interceptions and the Buckeyes did not score atouchdown after the first quarter.


"I thought our defense played well and created some turnovers,but it seemed like every turnover was inside the five-yard line,which is the same as a punt," Tiller said. "I'm glad we got theturnovers, but I think the position where they occurred put alot of pressure on the offense."


Ryan Pretorius kicked three field goals, and the Buckeyeslimited the Boilermakers to four yards rushing on 17 carries.

Having to shoulder the offensive load for Purdue, Painterstruggled, completing 31-of-60 passes for 268 yards whilegetting sacked three times.


"They didn't really do much differently than other teams we'veplayed," Painter said. "We knew they were a good defense goinginto the ball game, but when they did give us opportunities wedidn't take advantage of them."


Saturday was the the first meeting between the teams since 2004,when Purdue posted a 24-17 win here.