College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Toledo 31, Purdue 20
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 25, 2010
Where: Ross Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Temperature: 61°
Head Official: John Roggeman
Attendance: 42068

Austin Dantin threw for two touchdowns and rushed for two more as visiting Toledo upset Purdue 31-20 on Saturday afternoon.

The Rockets (3-1) won their third consecutive road game and evened the series with the Boilermakers at 3-3. Purdue (2-2) had been dominant against Mid-American Conference teams, going 14-2 since 2000.

Dantin was 24 of 31 for 209 yards and rushed 17 times for 63 yards.

Dantin helped Toledo grab a 24-3 lead with touchdown passes of 5 yards to Eric Page and 7 yards to Danny Noble and a 58-yard run.

The Boilermakers scored two touchdowns late in the third quarter on a 36-yard run by Jared Crank and an 8-yard pass from Rob Henry to Dan Dierking to get to 24-17. A 22-yard field goal by Carson Wiggs with 8:12 remaining made it 24-20.

Toledo recovered an onside kick and Dantin marched them to another score, capping the drive with a 1-yard run with 5:30 remaining.

Archie Donald intercepted Henry at the Toledo 28 and returned it 48 yards, stopping the Boilermakers' best threat late in the fourth.

Henry, substituting for an injured Robert Marve, was 17 of 32 for 140 yards passing.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Toledo   Purdue
Adonis Thomas Player Rob Henry
13 Attempts 13
79 Yards 67
6.1 Avg Yards 5.2
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Toledo   Purdue
Eric Page Player Dan Dierking
10 Receptions 5
94 Yards 50
9.4 Avg Yards 10.0
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sacks FF
Toledo 378 169 209 4 1 1 2.0 1
Purdue 370 220 150 2 2 0 3.0 3