Purdue Falls to Notre Dame, 38-10
Antavian Edison hauled in seven catches for 105 yards and a touchdown. 

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Michael Floyd had 12 catches for 137 yards and a touchdown to help Notre Dame defeat Purdue 38-10 on Saturday night.

Cierre Wood ran for a career-high 191 yards, Jonas Gray rushed for 94 yards and Tommy Rees passed for 254 yards and three touchdowns for the Fighting Irish (3-2).

Caleb TerBush completed 10 of 15 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown for Purdue (2-2). But the Boilermakers also committed 13 penalties for 118 yards.

Notre Dame outgained Purdue 551 yards to 276 in its most dominant performance of the season. It was a season-high yardage total for the Irish and their third game with at least 500 yards of offense.

Notre Dame also cut out its mistakes. The Fighting Irish committed 15 turnovers in their first four games, but went without one against the Boilermakers.

Floyd caught just four passes for 27 yards the previous week against Pittsburgh, and he talked during the week about his willingness to be a decoy for Notre Dame's other talented receivers.

That wasn't necessary on Saturday - it took him less than a minute to surpass his yardage total against Pitt. Purdue's TerBush threw an interception right to Notre Dame's Gary Gray on the first play from scrimmage and two plays later, Rees found Floyd beyond Purdue's defense for a 35-yard touchdown pass 24 seconds into the game.

"What the defense gives us, we take advantage of," Floyd said.

After Purdue was forced to punt, Notre Dame drove 81 yards before stalling. Purdue's Kawann Short blocked David Ruffer's 28-yard field-goal try, and the Boilermakers escaped the threat.

Later in the first quarter, Purdue had Notre Dame stopped on a third-and-goal, but an unsportmanlike conduct penalty on Albert Evans gave the Irish a first down. Notre Dame then scored on a 2-yard run by Jonas Gray to take a 14-0 lead.

Ruffer missed a 49-yard field goal early in the second quarter, and Marve entered the game for Purdue's next possession.

Purdue went three-and-out, and Notre Dame quickly took advantage. Catching Purdue in a blitz, Wood broke into the secondary and ran 55 yards to give the Irish a 21-0 lead with 9:06 left in the second quarter.

Purdue finally got on the board when Carson Wiggs made a 27-yard field goal with 3:39 left in the second quarter to trim Notre Dame's lead to 21-3.

Purdue quarterback Robert Marve replaced TerBush late in the first half. He didn't fare as well statistically, but he moved the team more effectively and earned the start in the second half.

Before he even got on the field, though, Notre Dame scored again. Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame's improving tight end who had just one catch in the first half, caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Rees to make it 28-3. Later in the quarter, TJ Jones caught an 11-yard pass from Rees to push the lead to 35-3.

Purdue finally got into the end zone late in the game. TerBush finished a 95-yard drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Antavian Edison with 21 seconds remaining.

Notre Dame's defense was as impressive as its offense. Purdue entered the game ranked 11th nationally in rushing, but finished with 84 yards on 27 carries.