Hudson Card went 21-of-34 passing for 275 yards and three touchdowns to lead Purdue to a 35-31 home win over Indiana on Saturday.
Card also rushed for 85 yards on 12 carries with another TD to help Purdue (4-8, 3-6) win the Old Oaken Bucket for the fifth time in the last six years.
Brendan Sorsby went 17 of 31 for 226 yards, three TDs and three interceptions for Indiana (3-9, 1-8).
Trailing for all but a 12-second stretch in the game, Purdue went on top for good with 2:39 remaining when Card scored on a 10-yard touchdown run to give the Boilermakers a 35-31 advantage.
Indiana drove to the Purdue 35-yard line but was stopped on downs with 1:17 remaining and the Boilermakers were able to run out the clock.
Trailing 28-18 going into the fourth quarter, Purdue cut the deficit to 28-25 with 14:53 remaining on a 38-yard touchdown pass from Card to Devin Mockobee.
On the first drive of the third quarter, Purdue took a 15-14 lead with 13:14 to go in the third after a 33-yard field goal by Ben Freehill.
But Indiana had an immediate answer when Jaylin Lucas returned the ensuing kickoff 100 yards to give the Hoosiers a 21-15 lead.
Following a 44-yard field goal by Freehill that cut Indiana’s lead to 21-18 with 10:37 left in the third. Indiana then took a 28-18 lead on a 9-yard touchdown pass from Sorsby to Josh Henderson with 1:43 left in the third quarter.
Indiana took a 7-0 lead with 34 seconds remaining in the first quarter on a 33-yard touchdown pass from Brendan Sorsby to DeQuece Carter.
Purdue cut the Indiana lead to 7-6 with 12:07 left in the second quarter on a 33-yard touchdown pass from Card to George Burhenn. The extra point failed.
With 8:59 left in the second quarter, the Hoosiers took a 14-6 lead on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Sorsby to Donaven McCulley.
Purdue then made it 14-12 with 12 seconds to go in the first half after a 16-yard touchdown pass from Card to Drew Biber. The 2-point conversion failed.
–Field Level Media