| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Purdue Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Caleb TerBush to Gary Bush. (Paul Griggs extra point is good.). 9:26 Time Remaining. |
| Marshall Touchdown - 4-yard pass from Rakeem Cato to Antavious Wilson. (Justin Haig extra point is good.). 6:27 Time Remaining. |
| Purdue Touchdown - 41-yard pass from Caleb TerBush to Antavian Edison. ( Paul Griggs extra point is good.). 5:45 Time Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Marshall Touchdown - 12-yard pass from Rakeem Cato to Gator Hoskins. (Justin Haig extra point is good.). 14:13 Time Remaining. |
| Purdue Touchdown - 2-yard run by Akeem Shavers. (Paul Griggs extra point is good.). 9:30 Time Remaining. |
| Purdue Touchdown - 35-yard pass from Caleb TerBush to Gary Bush. (Paul Griggs extra point is good.). 7:26 Time Remaining. |
| Purdue Touchdown - 39-yard interception return by Ricardo Allen. (Paul Griggs extra point is good.). 6:16 Time Remaining. |
| Purdue Touchdown - 74-yard interception return by Josh Johnson. (Paul Griggs extra point is good.). 4:34 Time Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Marshall Touchdown - 28-yard pass from Rakeem Cato to Gator Hoskins. (Justin Haig extra point is good.). 10:03 Time Remaining. |
| Marshall Touchdown - 35-yard blocked punt return by Derek Mitchell. (Justin Haig extra point is good.). 6:09 Time Remaining. |
| Purdue Field Goal - 34-yarder by Paul Griggs. 0:29 Time Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Marshall Touchdown - 1-yard pass from Rakeem Cato to Gator Hoskins. (Justin Haig extra point is good.). 12:53 Time Remaining. |
| Purdue Touchdown - 7-yard pass from Caleb TerBush to Gary Bush. (Paul Griggs extra point blocked by Jeremiah Taylor). 6:38 Time Remaining. |
| Marshall Touchdown - 15-yard pass from Rakeem Cato to Craig Wilkins. (Tommy Shuler rushed, two-point conversion failed.). 3:46 Time Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Marshall | Purdue |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 31 | 25 |
| By Rushing | 6 | 8 |
| By Passing | 23 | 13 |
| By Penalty | 2 | 4 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 9-18-50.0 | 10-18-56.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 1-2-50 | 1-2-50 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 534 | 443 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 91 | 90 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 95 | 149 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 23 | 53 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 4.1 | 2.8 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 439 | 294 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 2-12 | 1-14 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 68-45-3 | 37-27-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 6.5 | 7.9 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 3-43.0 | 4-30.2 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 46 | 144 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 2-46 | 2-12 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 5-100 | 4-95 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-0 | 3-115 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 8-82 | 9-80 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 6 | 7 |
| Rushing | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | 5 | 4 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 5-5 | 6-7 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 41 | 51 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 24:53 | 35:07 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Marshall | Purdue |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| R.Cato | 68 | 45 | 439 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 3 | | Total | 68 | 45 | 439 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 3 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| C.TerBush | 37 | 27 | 294 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 1 | | Total | 37 | 27 | 294 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 1 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| T.Williams | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 1 | 51 | | | | | | | | | Total | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 1 | 51 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| C.Webster | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 0 | 48 | | TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 0 | 48 |
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| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| J.Johnson | 2 | 12 | 16 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 2 | 12 | 16 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| J.Haig | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 | | Total | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| P.Griggs | 1/1 | 100.0 | 34 | 6/7 | 9 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 34 | 6/7 | 9 |
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