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Gophers Pound Purdue 44-28
The Gopher football team earned their first Big Ten win of the season with a 44-28 victory at TCF Bank Stadium over Purdue Saturday afternoon. Minnesota jumped on the Boilermakers early and led 34-7 at halftime. Freshman quarterback Philip Nelson made his 2nd college start and threw for 246 yards and 3 touchdowns with no interceptions. He also ran for 37 yards.
A.J. Barker was Nelson's top target with 5 catches for 135 yards and 2 touchdowns. Derek Engel had a 34-yard TD reception and Donnell Kirkwood ran for 134 yards for Minnesota.
The Gophers improve to 5-3 overall and 1-3 in the Big Ten. Minnesota will host Michigan next Saturday at 11am, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 10am.
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