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Rutgers rallies to knock off Purdue 37-30 behind Langan
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Backup quarterback Johnny Langan proved to be just the spark Rutgers needed.
Langan completed all four passing attempts for 95 yards and ran for 95 yards on 21 carries as the Scarlet Knights rallied for a 37-30 victory over Purdue Saturday in Big Ten Conference action. Langan was used extensively in the second half for Artur Sitkowski. Sitkowski started in place of Noah Vedral, who was injured in the last game. Rutgers coach Greg Schiano said it was game time decision if Vedral could play.
''I thought both Artur and Johnny did a good job,'' said Schiano, whose team improved to 2-4. ''Johnny did a great job running the four-minute offense. We love how he competes. Artur ran the offense well and had a calming effect.''
Sitkowski threw two touchdown passes in the first half.
''We played our brand of football, fast and physical,'' Langan said. ''I think all three of us (quarterbacks) have different skills so it makes it tough on other teams.''
The Scarlet Knights narrowed their 10-point halftime deficit to 23-20 on a 62-yard touchdown pass from Langan to Kay'Ron Adams with 12:29 left in the third quarter.
Purdue (2-3) answered with an 18-yard TD pass from Jack Plummer to David Bell for a 10-point advantage, but then the momentum shifted heavily in Rutgers' favor when Aron Cruickshank responded with a 100-yard kickoff return for a TD.
''We've got to become a more mentally tough football team that learns to overcome things like that,'' said Purdue coach Jeff Brohm, whose team has lost three straight. ''We have to learn to fight and escape.''
Rutgers linebacker Mohamed Toure set up the next score by intercepting Plummer's pass and returned it 13 yards to Purdue 49.
''Jack forced some things and that interception was big for them,'' Brohm said.
The Scarlet Knights took a 34-30 lead on a 1-yard touchdown run by Aaron Young with 3:42 left in the third quarter.
Rutgers boosted the advantage to 37-30 on a 28-yard field goal by Valentino Ambrosio.
''They're an explosive team, so we knew we had to shut them down defensively,'' Schiano said.
Purdue took a 7-0 lead on an impressive opening drive, capped by a 1-yard TD pass from Plummer to Payne Durham.
Rutgers took a 13-7 lead when Sitkowski twice connected with Shameen Jones on a pair of 14-yard TD passes.
The second quarter was all Purdue with 16 unanswered points. After the Boilermakers failed on a fourth-and-2 pass play from the Rutgers 3, Purdue picked up a safety when defensive lineman Branson Deen tackled Sitkowski in the end zone.
The Boilermakers added touchdowns on 1-yard runs by Zander Horvath and Plummer to take a 23-13 halftime lead.
Horvath led Purdue with 101 yards on 19 attempts.
''He's a big man and we didn't tackle him well in the first half,'' Schiano said. ''I thought Tre Avery did a good job sticking on Rondale Moore.''
Moore had seven catches for 76 yards. Plummer was 20 of 35 for 237 yards.
THE TAKEAWAY
Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights got a huge second-half lift from backup quarterback Johnny Langan, who was able to put the Boilermakers defense off balance with some big runs and a big TD pass.
Purdue: The Boilermakers faded in the second half as their offense sputtered and had trouble keeping the Scarlet Knights offense off the field. A big special teams error didn't help as Purdue allowed its first kickoff return for a TD since 2013.
BIG LOSS
Purdue's linebacker Derrick Barnes was called for a personal foul and disqualified for targeting on the touchdown drive that put Rutgers ahead 34-30.
Schiano said that was obviously a huge loss for the Purdue defense.
UP NEXT
Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights will host Penn State Saturday.
Purdue: The Boilermakers will host Nebraska Saturday.
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S. Jones
7 WR 88 ReYds, 2 ReTDs, 8 RECs |
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J. Plummer
13 QB 237 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, INT, 22 RuYds, RuTD |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 26 | 25 |
Rushing | 13 | 11 |
Passing | 10 | 13 |
Penalty | 3 | 1 |
3rd Down Conv | 10-17 | 4-11 |
4th Down Conv | 1-3 | 1-2 |
Total Net Yards | 412 | 412 |
Total Plays | 83 | 68 |
Avg Gain | 5.0 | 6.1 |
Net Yards Rushing | 176 | 175 |
Rush Attempts | 52 | 33 |
Avg Rush Yards | 3.4 | 5.3 |
Yards Passing | 236 | 237 |
Comp. - Att. | 22-31 | 20-35 |
Yards Per Pass | 7.0 | 6.8 |
Penalties - Yards | 7-56 | 7-47 |
Touchdowns | 4 | 4 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 2 |
Passing TDs | 3 | 2 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 1-45.0 | 4-34.3 |
Return Yards | 13 | 0 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 1-13 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 1 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
A. Sitkowski
8 QB
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A. Sitkowski | 18/27 | 141 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Langan
21 QB
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J. Langan | 4/4 | 95 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Langan
21 QB
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J. Langan | 21 | 95 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Pacheco
1 RB
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I. Pacheco | 15 | 63 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Young
4 RB
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A. Young | 7 | 25 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Cruickshank
2 WR
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A. Cruickshank | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Sitkowski
8 QB
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A. Sitkowski | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Adams
22 RB
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K. Adams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Young
2 DB
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A. Young | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
S. Jones
15 WR
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S. Jones | 8 | 8 | 88 | 2 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Adams
22 RB
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K. Adams | 2 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Melton
18 WR
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B. Melton | 5 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Dremel
82 WR
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C. Dremel | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Pacheco
1 RB
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I. Pacheco | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Cruickshank
2 WR
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A. Cruickshank | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Haskins
13 TE
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J. Haskins | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Alaimo
10 TE
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M. Alaimo | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Young
4 RB
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A. Young | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
O. Fatukasi
3 LB
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O. Fatukasi | 7-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Fogg
8 LB
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T. Fogg | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Izien
0 DB
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C. Izien | 5-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Young
2 DB
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A. Young | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Avery
21 DB
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T. Avery | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Turner
50 DL
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J. Turner | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Onyechi
26 DL
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C. Onyechi | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Maddox-Williams
9 LB
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T. Maddox-Williams | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. White
7 DB
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B. White | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Melton
16 DB
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M. Melton | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Tverdov
97 DL
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M. Tverdov | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Lewis
71 DL
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A. Lewis | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Dwumfour
99 DL
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M. Dwumfour | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Singleton
11 LB
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D. Singleton | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Toure
58 LB
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M. Toure | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Lumor
23 DL
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E. Lumor | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
V. Ambrosio
1 K
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V. Ambrosio | 1/1 | 28 | 4/5 | 7 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
A. Korsak
94 P
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A. Korsak | 1 | 45.0 | 0 | 45 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
A. Cruickshank
2 WR
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A. Cruickshank | 2 | 59.0 | 100 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Plummer
13 QB
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J. Plummer | 20/35 | 237 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
Z. Horvath
40 RB
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Z. Horvath | 19 | 101 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Doerue
22 RB
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K. Doerue | 6 | 47 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Plummer
13 QB
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J. Plummer | 6 | 22 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Moore
4 WR
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R. Moore | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
R. Moore
4 WR
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R. Moore | 10 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Bell
3 WR
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D. Bell | 5 | 4 | 68 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Horvath
40 RB
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Z. Horvath | 5 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Wright
0 WR
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M. Wright | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Durham
87 TE
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P. Durham | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Miller
88 TE
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G. Miller | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Doerue
22 RB
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K. Doerue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Anderson Jr.
10 WR
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A. Anderson Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Anthrop
33 WR
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J. Anthrop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
D. Barnes
55 LB
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D. Barnes | 9-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Thieneman
38 S
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B. Thieneman | 7-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Alexander
36 LB
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J. Alexander | 7-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Trice
23 S
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C. Trice | 6-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Allen
18 CB
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C. Allen | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Mitchell
15 LB
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D. Mitchell | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Deen
58 DL
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