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HARTFORD, Conn. – Fueled by four touchdown throws by Jack Plummer, three scoring catches by David Bell, and a stout performance from the defense, the Purdue football team improved to 2-0 on the year with a 49-0 win on the road at Connecticut. It was Purdue's first shutout since a 59-0 win against Southeast Missouri in 2011.
In just one half of play, Plummer went 17-of-21 for 245 yards and four touchdowns, as Purdue put up 563 yards of total offense. Bell tallied his 12th game of more than 100 receiving yards with six catches for 121 yards.
The Boilermakers extended their streak of games with at least 20 points to 12, after pouring on 35 points in the first half. While the defense held UConn to just 168 yards in the first half, Purdue's offense struck on five straight possessions. Plummer connected with Bell three times on strikes of 30, 59 and eight yards, and added a 17-yard toss to Payne Durham. King Doerue scored his first rushing touchdown since 2019 on a one-yard power up the middle in the second quarter.
Aidan O'Connell stepped under center for the first two drives of the second half to toss scores of 15 and 5 yards to Mershawn Rice and TJ Sheffield, respectively.
The Boilermaker defense held the Huskies to just 223 total yards and 99 through the air. Purdue finished with six tackles-for-loss and never allowed UConn into the redzone until late in the fourth quarter. Sixteen different Boilermakers recorded multiple tackles, as the Huskies went just 6-of-16 on third downs and 0-of-2 on fourth.
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In just one half of action, Bell made some significant moves up Purdue's all-time lists. The Indianapolis native moved up to second in program history with 100-yard receiving games, his 12th time over the century mark in 20 career games and ninth out of his last 11. He now has 18 career touchdowns, good for eighth by a Boilermaker, moving up from 12th at the start of the day. His three scoring catches are tied for second in program history. He tied Rondale Moore with 153 career receptions for 14th all-time.
DOMINANT DEFENSE
The defense was in UConn's face all afternoon with eight quarterback hurries and a pair of forced fumbles. George Karlaftis finished with four solo tackles, two pass breakups and his second career forced fumble. Zane Greene closed the game out with his first career interception with a minute to play in the fourth quarter.
NOTES
• Durham pulled down a touchdown in his second straight game.
• Purdue used four different quarterbacks in the win – Plummer, O'Connell, Austin Burton and Michael Alaimo.
• Plummer's four touchdown tosses were the most by a Purdue quarterback since Elijah Sindelar's five against Vanderbilt in 2019.
• Purdue is now 2-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2006-07.
• Branson Deen picked up his first career forced fumble.
• Purdue's 49 points were the most since the win against No. 2 Ohio State in 2018.
UP NEXT
After a six-year hiatus, the Purdue-Notre Dame rivalry will be renewed for its 87th game next Saturday. The Battle for the Shillelagh Trophy kicks off at 2:30 p.m. on NBC.
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