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Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan State Spartans

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1-10, 0-5 Away
Final
17 - 24

Michigan State tops Purdue 24-17, win away from being bowl eligible in Jonathan Smith's 1st season

The Spartans (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) are a win away from being eligible for a bowl with first-year coach Jonathan Smith and they play Rutgers at home in the final regular-season game.

“It means a lot,” Chiles said. “We should’ve been in this place a long time ago.”

The Boilermakers (1-10, 0-8) have dropped 10 straight games and will have to pull off a stunning upset against rival and fifth-ranked Indiana on the road to avoid matching a school record with an 11th loss under second-year coach Ryan Walters.

Pressure to perform is expected, Walter acknowledged.

“It comes with the territory and sitting in the chair I’m sitting in,” he said.

Michigan State scored three touchdowns and a field goal on its four drives in the first half to take a 24-3 lead, then struggled to move the ball in the second half and Purdue almost took advantage.

“It’s kind of disappointing to come out hot and the next half look like we never played football before,” Chiles said.

With a chance to drive for a game-tying touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, Hudson Card threw a pass toward Max Klare that caromed around and was picked off by linebacker Jordan Turner at the Michigan State 31.

Card gave the Boilermakers a chance to tie the game on their next drive, but Jahmal Edrine dropped a long pass while running all alone behind the secondary and they ended up turning it over on downs at midfield with 3:05 left.

Chiles missed his first chance to seal the victory on a third-down run when he went out of bounds instead of cutting back to likely get a first down and keep the clock running.

“I was supposed to get a first down and I thought I did,” he said.

On fourth-and-1, Chiles' sneak was spotted just past the stick and he was able to kneel to run off the remaining time.

Chiles finished 15 of 31 for 159 yards yards and threw multiple touchdown passes for the third time this season.

He threw a go-ahead, 7-yard touchdown pass to Montorie Foster midway through the first quarter and a 20-yard touchdown pass to Nate Carter with 41 seconds left in the first half. Carter also had a 2-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.

Card was 26 of 47 for a career-high 342 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Klare had seven receptions for 83 yards and a 7-yard touchdown reception early in the fourth quarter to bring the Boilermakers within a touchdown.

The takeaway Purdue: Walters was expected to struggle, coming off a four-win debut season that included a victory over the Hoosiers, but the Boilermakers were competitive in just two of the 10 games they lost.

“My focus right now is on Indiana and that is what I can control,” Walters said. “I don’t feel any pressure other than trying to win a ballgame.”

Michigan State: Smith's team has slightly surpassed low expectations and the program would get a much-needed boost by earning a spot in the postseason with another win.

Up next Purdue: The season mercifully ends Saturday as heavy underdogs against Indiana on the road.

Michigan State: Hosts the Scarlet Knights, needing a win to end Smith's first season at a bowl game.

How To Watch

How can I watch Purdue Boilermakers vs. Michigan State Spartans?
  • TV Channel: Boilermakers at Spartans 2021 College Football, week 13, is broadcasted on FOX.
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Matchup Prediction

Spartans: 80.8%
Boilermakers: 19.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

PUR FG 1st Period 9:17 Ben Freehill 40 Yd Field Goal
MSU TD 1st Period 4:24 Montorie Foster Jr. 7 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim Kick)
MSU FG 2nd Period 12:07 Jonathan Kim 43 Yd Field Goal
MSU TD 2nd Period 7:45 Nate Carter 2 Yd Run (Jonathan Kim Kick)
MSU TD 2nd Period 0:41 Nate Carter 20 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jonathan Kim Kick)
PUR TD 3rd Period 5:49 Devin Mockobee 2 Yd Run (Ben Freehill Kick)
PUR TD 4th Period 13:54 Max Klare 7 Yd pass from Hudson Card (Ben Freehill Kick)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2509.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPUR https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/127.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMSU
19 1st Downs 22
5-13 3rd down efficiency 6-14
2-3 4th down efficiency 2-2
338 Total Yards 293
342 Passing 159
26/47 Comp/Att 15/31
7.3 Yards per pass 5.1
-4 Rushing 134
19 Rushing Attempts 38
-0.2 Yards per rush 3.5
4-29 Penalties 6-75
2 Turnovers 0
1 Fumbles lost 0
1 Interceptions thrown 0
27:41 Possession 32:19

Game Information

Spartan Stadium

Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 57,558 · Capacity:
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