Purdue came out flat against the Central Michigan Chippewas on Saturday. Other than Purdue's very first drive that ended with a field goal, it seemed that the Boilermaker offense could not get anything going their way. Receivers kept dropping passes. Running backs were stopped at the line of scrimmage. Painter was sacked for losses. The game looked like it was going in the wrong direction for the Boilers.
Both teams went into half time with the scored tied 10-10. Not only was the Purdue offense struggling to execute, the defense was having a hard time stopping their running game. A big part of this battle came from the Central Michigan quarterback Dan LeFevour. LeFevour was a double threat that the Boilers could not figure out how to contain. He was a great passes as well as an excellent scrambler. Purdue capitalized on one of his first errors in the game when safety Frank Duong intercepted a pass and took in all the back for a touchdown.
Central Michigan scored a touchdown and completed a 2-point conversion to take a 25-24 lead over Purdue with 1:28 left in the game. Purdue needed a great drive to score, and that is exactly what they did. Purdue's kick returner Desmond Tardy had a great return of 39 yards added with a 15 yard face mask penalty. The Boilers were within striking distance of the end zone. With a minute left in the game, Kory Sheets broke loose with a 46 yard rushing touchdown to give Purdue a 32-25 advantage over Central Michigan. Central Michigan did not give up however. They were connecting on several passes during their final drive, but Purdue's Dwight Mclean intercepted the final pass of the game with 27 seconds left in the game. Purdue won the thrilling game against the Chippewas. Not only did Kory Sheets run for an amazing game winning touchdown, but he also broke the Purdue rushing touchdown record previously held by Mike Alstott.
Congratulations to Kory Sheets on his achievement!
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