A scoring drive ends in trickery

Bacher completed two 3rd and 10s over the course of a long drive, one to Kim Thompson and one to Ross Lane. Then, Peterman took a reverse from Omar Conteh and took it 15 yards down to the Purdue 11, landing on a felled Kurt Mattes, who softened the blow considerably. Then Conteh took a pitch from Bacher on the option and waltzed into the end zone. Purdue 14, NU 7. 13:14 left in half. Beepbeep ... Beepbeep ...