2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, and competed as members of the West Division in the Big Ten Conference. This was head coach Jeff Brohm's fifth season with Purdue.

2021 Purdue Boilermakers football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 48–45 OT vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Record	9–4 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jeff Brohm (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Brian Brohm (5th season) JaMarcus Shephard (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brad Lambert (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Ron English (1st season) Mark Hagen (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–2–5
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 6 Ohio State x		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 9 Michigan State		7	–	2					11	–	2
Penn State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Maryland		3	–	6					7	–	6
Rutgers		2	–	7					5	–	8
Indiana		0	–	9					2	–	10
West Division
No. 23 Iowa xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
Minnesota		6	–	3					9	–	4
Wisconsin		6	–	3					9	–	4
Purdue		6	–	3					9	–	4
Illinois		4	–	5					5	–	7
Nebraska		1	–	8					3	–	9
Northwestern		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Michigan 42, Iowa 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Coaching changes

On December 17, 2020, Purdue announced that defensive coordinator Bob Diaco would not return to the coaching staff.^[1] On January 10, 2021, the school hired Mark Hagen as defensive line coach, replacing Terrance Jamison. Hagen had coached at Purdue from 2000−10 and was most recently at Texas.^[2] Later that month, Brad Lambert from Marshall was hired as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach,^[3] while Ron English from Florida was hired as cornerback coach.^[4] In April, Jamal Adams from Navy was hired as cornerback coach. On June 16, Jeff Brohm announced that Lambert, English, and Hagen would all serve as co-defensive coordinators in addition to their regular coaching duties, with Lambert making the game-day play calls.^[5] Former graduate assistants Justin Sinz and TJ McCollum would move to recruiting positions. In August, David Elson from Marian University was hired as quality control assistant and Mel Mills was hired as director of player development.^[6]

Transfers

Outgoing

Notable departures from the 2020 squad included:^[7]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Maliq Carr	6	Wide receiver	6'4"	230	Sophomore	Oak Park, Michigan	Transferred
Amad Anderson	10	Wide receiver	5'11"	170	Junior (Redshirt)	Staten Island, New York	Transferred
Jared Sparks	12	Wide receiver	6'1"	200	Senior (Redshirt)	Geismar, Louisiana	Graduate transfer
Geovonte Howard	13	Cornerback	5'11"	185	Senior	Missouri City, Texas	Transferred
Steven Faucheux	93	Linebacker	6'5"	272	Sophomore (Redshirt)	West Chester, Ohio	Transferred

Incoming

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes	Prev. School
Octavius Brothers	20	Linebacker	6'2"	210	Sophomore	Brevard County, Florida	Transferred	Auburn
Broc Thompson	29	Wide receiver	6'3"	181	Junior	Indianapolis, Indiana	Transferred	Marshall
Damarjhe Lewis	34	Linebacker / Defensive back	6'3"	301	Freshman (Redshirt)	Griffin, Georgia	Transferred	Indiana
Dylan Downing	38	Running back	5'11"	212	Freshman (Redshirt)	Carmel, Indiana	Transferred	UNLV
Tyler Witt	78	Offensive lineman	6'2"	295	Graduate	Joliet, Illinois	Graduate transfer	Western Kentucky
Joseph Anderson	95	Defensive end	6'4"	268	Sophomore	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Transferred	South Carolina
C. J. McWilliams		Cornerback	5'11"	164	Senior (Redshirt)	Miami, Florida	Graduate transfer	Florida

2021 NFL Draft

See also: 2021 NFL draft

Boilermakers who were picked in the 2021 NFL Draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
2	49	Rondale Moore	Wide receiver	Arizona Cardinals
4	113	Derrick Barnes	Linebacker	Detroit Lions

Preseason

Recruits

The Boilermakers signed a total of 16 recruits.

College recruiting information (2021)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Yanni Karlaftis LB	West Lafayette, IN	West Lafayette High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 17, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Preston Terrell WR	Brownsburg, IN	Brownsburg High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Sep 15, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Deion Burks WR	Belleville, MI	Belleville High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 13, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Jah'von Grigsby DB	Baton Rouge, LA	Scotlandville Magnet High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 5, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Zach Richards OL	Mooresville, IN	Mooresville High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Apr 24, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
J. Alstott-VanDeVanter OL	Mooresville, IN	Mooresville High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jan 9, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Marcus Mbow OL	Wauwatosa, WI	Wauwatosa East High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Dec 16, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Rickey Smith DB	Orlando, FL	Jones High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 28, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Tristan Cox LB	Pulaski County, KY	Pulaski County High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Apr 8, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Brandon Calloway DB	Griffin, GA	Griffin High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Mar 15, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Ja'Quez Cross ATH	Fordyce, AR	Fordyce High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 30, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Khordae Sydnor DE	New Rochelle, NY	Iona Preparatory School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Apr 25, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Mahamane Moussa OL	Indianapolis, IN	Pike High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	268 lb (122 kg)	Aug 11, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Drew Biber TE	Cedarburg, WI	Cedarburg High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 18, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Devin Mockobee RB	Boonville, IN	Boonville High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 16, 2021
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:
Jack Ansell P	Warrnambool, Australia	Brauer College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 76    Rivals: 76    247Sports: 76
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Purdue Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved August 27, 2021. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved August 27, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

Schedule

The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

2021 Purdue Boilermakers season results

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 p.m.	Oregon State*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	FS1	W 30–21	53,656
September 11	3:00 p.m.	at UConn*		Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 49–0	14,817
September 18	2:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 13–27	74,341
September 25	3:30 p.m.	Illinois		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	BTN	W 13–9	52,840
October 2	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 13–20	51,111
October 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 24–7	69,250
October 23	3:00 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 25	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 13–30	61,320
October 30	3:30 p.m.	at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ESPN2	W 28–23	85,902
November 6	3:30 p.m.	No. 3 Michigan State		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ABC	W 40–29	57,748
November 13	3:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Ohio State	No. 19	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 31–59	101,009
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Northwestern		Wrigley Field Chicago, IL (Wildcats Classic)	BTN	W 32–14	31,500
November 27	3:30 p.m.	Indiana		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	FS1	W 44–7	61,320
December 30	3:00 p.m.	vs. Tennessee*		Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	W 48–45 OT	69,489
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP and CFP Rankings after November 2 All times are in Eastern time Source: [8]

Roster

2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Milton Wright Jr QB 1 Michael Alaimo  Fr WR 2 Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen   Fr WR 3 David Bell Jr WR 8 TJ Sheffield RSo WR 9 Mershawn Rice  RSo QB 11 Jack Albers RSo QB 12 Austin Burton RSr QB 13 Jack Plummer RJr QB 16 Aidan O'Connell RSr QB 17 Christian Gelov  Fr WR 18 Deion Burks Fr QB 21 Andrew Hobson  Fr RB 22 King Doerue Jr WR 25 Marcellus Moore  Fr WR 26 Andrew Sowinski  Fr RB 28 Ja'Quez Cross Fr WR 29 Broc Thompson Jr RB 32 Zac Tuinei  Fr WR 33 Jackson Anthrop  Sr WR 34 Ben Van Noord Fr WR 35 Hayden Parise Fr RB 37 Caleb Lahey  Fr RB 38 Dylan Downing  Fr RB 39 Will Chapman RSo RB 40 Zander Horvath RSr RB 45 Devin Mockobee Fr TE 48 Kyle Bilodeau RSo OL 53 Gus Hartwig So OL 54 Josh Kaltenberger  Fr OL 59 Dave Monnot III RSo OL 61 Aaron Roberts Fr OL 62 Ben Kuhns RSo OL 63 Marcus Mbow Fr OL 64 Mahamane Moussa Fr OL 65 Jaelin Alstott-VanDeVanter Fr OL 67 Gus German  Fr OL 68 Cam Craig RSo OL 69 Greg Long  Sr OL 70 Zach Richards Fr OL 71 Nalin Fox  Fr OL 72 Sam Garvin RSr OL 74 Eric Miller RJr OL 75 Spencer Holstege RSo OL/DL 77 DJ Washington  RSr OL 78 Tyler Witt GS OL 79 Jared Bycznski  Fr WR 80 Camdyn Childers RSo WR 81 Collin Sullivan  Fr TE 82 Drew Biber Fr TE 83 Jack Cravaack  RJr WR 84 Preston Terrell Fr WR 85 Alex Maxwell  Fr WR 86 Kory Taylor RJr TE 87 Payne Durham RJr TE 88 Garrett Miller RSo TE 89 Paul Piferi RSo TE 91 Ben Buechel  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Dedrick Mackey RSr S 4 Marvin Grant RSo DE 5 George Karlaftis Jr LB/S 6 Jalen Graham Jr CB 7 Jamari Brown Jr S 10 Cam Allen Jr S 12 Jah’von Grigsby Fr LB 14 Yanni Karlaftis Fr DE 15 DaMarcus Mitchell Sr S 17 Chris Jefferson Sr LB 20 OC Brothers So S 21 Sanoussi Kane So CB 23 Cory Trice  RJr CB 24 Nyles Beverly RSo CB 26 Brandon Calloway Fr CB 27 Anthony Romphf  Fr CB 29 Rickey Smith Fr S 30 Ryan Brandt So S 32 Elijah Ball RJr DT 34 Damarjhe Lewis  Fr S 35 Antonio Stevens So LB 36 Jaylan Alexander Sr LB 37 Jacob Wahlberg RSo CB 40 Hayden Ellinger  Fr LB 41 Khali Saunders RSo LB 42 Clyde Washington So LB 43 Kieren Douglas RSr DE 44 Kydran Jenkins  Fr DE 45 Byron Hubbard II RJr LB 46 Ben Furtney  Fr DT 47 Jeff Marks RJr DE 48 Tristan Cox Fr S 49 Zane Greene RJr DE 50 Sulaiman Kpaka RSo LB 54 Ben Kreul  Fr DE 56 Khordae Sydnor Fr DT 58 Branson Deen RJr DT 90 Lawrence Johnson RJr DE 91 Dontay Hunter II RSo DT 92 Bryce Austin Fr DT 93 PrinceJames Boyd Jr  Fr LB 94 Robert McWilliams III RSr DE 95 Joe Anderson So LB 97 Semisi Fakasiieiki   Sr DT 98 Greg Hudgins III  Fr DE 99 Jack Sullivan RJr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 24 Mitchell Fineran GS P 28 Zac Collins RSr P 30 Jack Ansell Fr LS 31 Nick Zecchino RSr K 39 Ben Freehill So K 41 Caleb Krockover  Fr P 47 Brendan Cropsey  Fr LS 51 Nick Taylor  Fr K 57 Chris Van Eekeren RSo K 84 Edward Dellinger  Fr LS 96 Hunter MacDonald RSo	Head coach Jeff Brohm Coordinators/assistant coaches Marty Biagi (Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Assistant) Brian Brohm (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks) Brad Lambert (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers) Ron English (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Secondary) Mark Hagen (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line) JaMarcus Shephard (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers) James Adams (Cornerbacks) Chris Barclay (Running Backs) Neil Callaway (Assistant Offensive Line) Dale Williams (Offensive Line / Tight Ends) Ryan Wallace (Offense / Special Teams Assistant) Greg Brohm (Executive Director of Football Administration and Operations / Chief of Staff) JMichael Jonard (Quality Control) Domenic Reno (Director of Football Strength & Conditioning) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 1, 2021

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year	Date Awarded	Ref
Chuck Bednarik Award	George Karlaftis	DE	JR	July 19, 2021	[9]
Maxwell Award	David Bell	WR	JR		[10][9]
Fred Biletnikoff Award	David Bell	WR	JR	July 22, 2021	[11][9]
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	George Karlaftis	DE	JR	July 27, 2021	[9]

Weekly Awards

Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
David Bell	Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week	October 18, 2021	[12]
Cam Allen	Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Jeff Brohm	Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week	October 19, 2021	[13]
David Bell	Maxwell Award Player of the Week
Aidan O'Connell	Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week
Jalen Graham	Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week	November 1, 2021	[14]
Aidan O’Connell	Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week	November 8, 2021	[15]

All-Conference Honors

All-Conference Honors^[16]

Player	Position	Coaches	Media	AP
David Bell	WR	1st Team	1st Team
George Karlaftis	DE	1st Team	1st Team
Aidan O'Connell	QB	2nd Team	2nd Team
Payne Durham	TE	HM
Gus Hartwig	OL		HM
Greg Long	OL	HM
Tyler Witt	OL	HM	HM
Milton Wright	WR	HM	HM
Jaylan Alexander	LB	HM	HM
Cam Allen	S	HM	HM
Branson Deen	DT	HM	HM
Jalen Graham	LB	HM	HM
Dedrick Mackey	CB	HM
Mitchell Fineran	K	HM	HM

All-American Honors

NCAA Recognized All-American Honors

Player	Position	AFCA[17]	AP[18]	FWAA[19]	WCFF[20]	TSN[21]
David Bell	WR	1st Team	1st Team	1st Team	1st Team	2nd Team
George Karlaftis	DL	1st Team	3rd Team		2nd Team	2nd Team

Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									—	19	—	—	—	—	Not released

Season summary

Oregon State

See also: 2021 Oregon State Beavers football team

Oregon State Beavers (0–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon St	7	0	0	14	21
Purdue	7	6	3	14	30

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: September 4, 2021
• Game time: 7:15 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 53,656
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV announcers (FS1): Cory Provus and Robert Smith
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter OSU – B. J. Baylor 9-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 10:10. Oregon St 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:05. PUR – Zander Horvath 11-yard run (Mitchell Finneran kick), 3:43. Tie 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:45. Second quarter PUR – Mitchell Finneran 49-yard field goal, 8:19. Purdue 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:24. PUR – Mitchell Finneran 40-yard field goal, 0:06. Purdue 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 2:14. Third quarter PUR – Mitchell Finneran 23-yard field goal, 1:19. Purdue 16–7. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 5:41. Fourth quarter OSU – Tyjon Lindsay 7-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 13:05. Purdue 16–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:14. PUR – Payne Durham 5-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Mitchell Finneran kick), 4:56. Purdue 23–14. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:20. OSU – B.J. Baylor 2-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 3:13. Purdue 23–21. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:43. PUR – Payne Durham 50-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Mitchell Finneran kick), 2:09. Purdue 30–21. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:04. Top passers OSU – Chance Nolan – 10/16, 157 yards PUR – Jack Plummer – 29/41, 313 yards, 2 TD Top rushers OSU – Trey Lowe – 6 rushes, 27 yards PUR – Zander Horvath – 21 rushes, 81 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – Trevon Bradford – 5 receptions, 75 yards PUR – David Bell – 8 receptions, 134 yards

Illinois

See also: 2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Illinois Fighting Illini (1–3) at Purdue Boilermakers (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	0	3	3	3	9
Boilermakers	6	0	0	7	13

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: September 25
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 52,840
• Referee: John O'Neill
• TV: BTN
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter PUR – Mitchell Fineran 23-yard field goal, 8:31. Boilermakers 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 6:29. PUR – Mitchell Fineran 30-yard field goal, 3:34. Boilermakers 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:57. Second quarter ILL – James McCourt 51-yard field goal, 2:24. Boilermakers 6–3. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:40. Third quarter ILL – James McCourt 35-yard field goal, 8:18. Tied 6–6. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 6:42. Fourth quarter ILL – James McCourt 45-yard field goal, 14:51. Fighting Illini 9–6. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:39. PUR – TJ Sheffield 14-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick), 5:44. Boilermakers 13–9. Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 3:42.

Statistics	ILL	PUR
First downs	17	17
Total yards	275	315
Rushes–yards	42–175	26–38
Passing yards	100	277
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–27–0	24–40–2
Time of possession	33:45	26:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois	Passing	Brandon Peters	14/26, 100 yards
	Rushing	Josh McCray	24 rushes, 156 yards
	Receiving	Casey Washington	3 receptions, 31 yards
Purdue	Passing	Aidan O'Connell	12/19, 182 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Dylan Downing	10 rushes, 39 yards
	Receiving	Milton Wright	7 receptions, 88 yards

500th game at Ross-Ade Stadium

Wisconsin

See also: 2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Wisconsin vs Purdue – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	7	6	7	10	30
No. 25 Boilermakers	0	13	0	0	13

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: October 23, 2021
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 61,320
• Referee: Ron Snodgrass
• TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play) and Matt Millen (analyst)

Game information

First quarter WISC – Braelon Allen 4-yard TD run, (Collin Larsh kick), 2:49. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 7:37. Second quarter PUR – Payne Durham 10-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick), 14:16. Tie 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:47. WISC – Collin Larsh 37-yard field goal, 8:54. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:22. PUR – George Karlaftis 56-yard fumble return (Mitchell Fineran kick missed), 6:13. Purdue 13–10. Drive: 3 plays, -8 yards, 1:32. WISC – Collin Larsh 23-yard field goal, 2:06. Tie 13–13. Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 0:56. Third quarter WISC – Chez Mellusi 20-yard TD run, (Collin Larsh kick), 6:06. Wisconsin 20–13. Drive: 3 plays, 94 yards, 1:01. Fourth quarter WISC – Braelon Allen 14-yard TD run, (Collin Larsh kick), 10:13. Wisconsin 27–13. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:55. WISC – Collin Larsh 43-yard field goal, 4:06. Wisconsin 30–13. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 2:32. Top passers PUR – Aidan O'Connell – 24/32, 200 yards, TD, 3 INT WISC – Graham Mertz – 5/8, 52 yards Top rushers PUR – King Doerue – 9 rushes, 20 yards WISC – Chaz Mellusi – 27 rushes, 149 yards, TD Top receivers PUR – Payne Durham – 9 receptions, 112 yards, TD WISC – Jake Ferguson – 2 receptions, 23 yards Top defenders PUR – Jaylan Alexander – 15 tackles, TFL, forced fumble WISC – Leo Chenal – 9 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks

Michigan State

See also: 2021 Michigan State Spartans football team

Week Ten: No. 3 Michigan State at Purdue – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Michigan State	7	7	7	8	29
Purdue	7	14	10	9	40

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN

• Date: November 6, 2021
• Game time: 3:41 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 57,748
• Referee: Larry Smith
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
• Source^[22]

Game information

First Quarter (09:12) PUR TD: David Bell 5-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick) PUR 7–0; 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:37 (06:23) MSU TD: Tre Mosley 26-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Stephen Rusnak kick) TIED 7–7; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:40 Second Quarter (13:23) PUR TD: Broc Thopson 8-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick) PUR 14–7; 8 plays 70 yards, 3:28 (04:50) PUR TD: Jackson Anthrop 39-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick) PUR 21–7; 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:13 (01:04) MSU TD: Kenneth Walker III 14-yard run (Stephen Rusnak kick) PUR 21–14; 11 plays, 69 yards, 3:41 Third Quarter (12:19) MSU TD: Payton Thorne 32-yard run (Stephen Rusnak kick) TIED 21–21; 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:00 (09:31) PUR TD: King Doerue 1-yard run (Mitchell Fineran kick) PUR 28–21; 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:44 (06:31) PUR FG: Mitchell Fineran 29-yard field goal PUR 31–21; 7 plays, 51 yards, 1:32 Fourth Quarter (13:02) PUR FG: Mitchell Fineran 24-yard field goal PUR 34–21; 14 plays, 60 yards, 7:14 (06:48) PUR FG: Mitchell Fineran 23-yard field goal PUR 37–21; 9 plays, 93 yards, 2:24 (05:03) MSU TD: Tre Mosley 11-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Maliq Carr pass) PUR 37–29; 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:45 (00:41) PUR FG: Mitchell Fineran 22-yard field goal PUR 40–29; 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:17 Passing MSU – Payton Thorne: 20/30, 276 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT PUR – Aidan O'Connell: 40/54, 536 yards, 3TD Rushing MSU – Kenneth Walker III: 23 carries, 152 yards, 1 TD PUR – King Doerue: 13 carries, 33 yards, 1 TD Receiving MSU – Jayden Reed: 4 receptions, 73 yards PUR – David Bell: 11 receptions, 217 yards, 1 TD

External videos
Jim Everett pregame speech
Game highlights (Big Ten Network)