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With Belton striking first, Penn State
rushed for 182 yards in the first half
and scored three touchdowns.
THE
GAME
AT A GLANCE
GOOD NEWS Early in
the week, Purdue
head coach Darrell
Hazell said he didn't
think PSU's rushing
attack was as good as
Wisconsin's or
Iowa's. We think Bill
O'Brien took offense.
His team responded
with a 289-yard outburst on the ground.
BAD NEWS Purdue had
only scored 21 points
in the four games
leading up to Saturday's visit to PSU.
The Boilermakers
Bill Anderson
Steam powered
Nittany Lions run through the Boilermakers in 45-21 rout
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The goal was to run for 400 yards, and no, that's
not a misprint. It's not a joke.
"We were serious about it, Penn State offensive
"
tackle Garry Gilliam said. "We were dead serious.
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The Nittany Lions didn't hit that number Saturday against visiting Purdue, but they came reasonably close. After running the ball well in their
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two previous games against Illinois and Minnesota, the Lions punished the Boilermakers,
finishing with 289 rushing yards in a 45-21 victory. It was their highest rushing total of the season, and it lifted them to 6-4 and 3-3 in the Big
Ten.
"To be able to rush for almost 300 yards against
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matched that total in
three quarters at
Beaver Stadium.
THE TAKEAWAY Against
the worst team in the
Big Ten, this was a
win Penn State had
to have. The Lions
were in control from
the opening kickoff,
but their performance
wasn't without its
miscues.
