Nebraska, Purdue Tied at Halftime of Ugly Affair in West Lafayette

Nebraska and Purdue combined to miss four field goals and score no points over the first 30 minutes.

Kaleb Henry | Sep 28, 2024

Sep 28, 2024; West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Heinrich Haarberg (10) and Purdue Boilermakers defensive end Will Heldt (15) battle for a pass during the first quarter at Ross-Ade Stadium. / Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images

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What an ugly half of football for one of the college game's best conferences.

Nebraska crossed the 50 yard line on all six of its offensive possessions but could not muster a single point. Purdue crossed the 50 once and was just as successful.

With a shaky kicking game, the Huskers had a number of fourth down decisions to make in Boilermaker territory. NU punted twice inside the Purdue 40 and missed three field goals, two of which were blocked.

Neither team converted a third down until Purdue did with just over four minutes to go in the half. That still resulted in a punt, one of four for the home team in the first half.

Purdue did manage to get into field goal range once, but missed the attempt.

The teams combined for 12 penalties for 129 yards.

Purdue will have the ball to begin the second half.

React to the first half with I-80 Club below.

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Published Sep 28, 2024|Modified Sep 28, 2024

KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.