In a game with the Old Oaken Bucket on the line, Purdue leads IU 21-7 at halftime.
IU junior quarterback Ben Chappell was 10-15 with 91 yards and an interception. The leading rusher for the Hoosiers is freshman running back Darius Willis with 108 yards on 11 attempts.
Purdue quarterback Joey Elliot has totaled 68 yards in the air with three touchdowns. Boilermaker running back Jaycen Taylor has controlled the ground attack with 78 yards rushing.
The first drive did not start well for the Hoosiers.
On the third play of the game, Chappell rolled to his right to pass but was hit hard from behind by Boilermaker defensive tackle Mike Neal. The ball came out of Chappell's hands and was recovered by Purdue defensive tackle Kawann Short at the IU 16 yard line.
On Purdue's fifth play from scrimmage, Elliot found Taylor on the flat and proceeded to run for the touchdown and a 7-0 advantage.
A blocked field goal attempt by IU kicker Nick Freeland with 7:41 remaining in the first quarter gave Purdue the ball again.
Elliot led an efficient drive that culminated in a touchdown pass to running back Dan Dierking and a 14-0 lead.
The Boilermakers got on the board again with just over two minutes left before half.
Elliot rolled right and found fullback Jared Crank open in the end zone for the 13-yard score.
But IU responded right before halftime.
After a nice kick return by sophomore wide receiver Tandon Doss, Chappell led a carefully executed final drive. With 22 seconds remaining, Chappell ran the ball in from one-yard out to bring the score to 21-7.
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