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Penn State Beat Purdue 31-17 as Cam Wallace Runs for a Career High 135 Yards

Penn State rushed for 269 yards, Cam Wallace ran for a career high 135, and the Nittany Lions beat Purdue 31-17 at Beaver Stadium for their first Big Ten win of the season, ending a four game losing streak.

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Penn State Beat Purdue 31-17 as Cam Wallace Runs for a Career High 135 Yards

Key points

  • Penn State beat Purdue 31-17 on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
  • Penn State led 14-7 after the first quarter and 21-14 at halftime.
  • Redshirt junior running back Cam Wallace ran for a career high 135 yards on 22 carries.

Penn State beat Purdue 31-17 on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. The win was Penn State's first Big Ten victory of the season, it snapped a four game losing streak, and it was head coach Matt Campbell's first Big Ten win at Penn State.

Penn State led 14-7 after the first quarter and 21-14 at halftime. Purdue scored once in the second quarter to tie the game, Penn State added a field goal in the third quarter, and each team scored once in the fourth. The quarter by quarter scoring was Purdue 7, 7, 0 and 3, and Penn State 14, 7, 3 and 7. The announced crowd was 102,041.

Wallace and the ground game

Redshirt junior running back Cam Wallace ran for a career high 135 yards on 22 carries. His two yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter made the score 31-14 and gave Penn State the cushion it needed to close the game out.

Carson Hansen added 96 rushing yards on 17 carries and a touchdown. Penn State rushed for 269 yards as a team, the clear strength of the offense on a day when it finished with 457 total yards.

Quarterback Rocco Becht went 16 of 24 for 175 yards and one touchdown through the air. Penn State played without injured receivers Koby Howard and Chase Sowell, described in the reports as its top two playmakers on offense, and still moved the ball through the run game first.

Purdue ties it on a blocked punt

Purdue's best moment came in the second quarter. Bisi Owens blocked a punt and Jalil Hall returned it for a touchdown, and the return tied the game 14-14.

That play put the pressure back on Penn State. The Nittany Lions answered, retook the lead before halftime, and never trailed again. Purdue scored only three points in the second half, a fourth quarter field goal that followed Wallace's touchdown.

Purdue quarterback Ryan Browne finished with 142 passing yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.

Cooper seals it late

Safety Jeremiah Cooper intercepted Browne with 1:52 left in the fourth quarter. The interception sealed the win and stopped Purdue's last chance to cut into the lead.

Penn State improved to 4-4 overall. Purdue fell to 3-5 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten. Penn State goes on the road to play the Washington Huskies next week.

Timeline

  1. Oct 31, 2026Penn State leads Purdue 14-7 after the first quarter and 21-14 at halftime at Beaver Stadium, after Purdue ties the game 14-14 on a blocked punt returned for a touchdown by Jalil Hall.
  2. Oct 31, 2026Penn State adds a field goal in the third quarter, and Cam Wallace scores on a two yard run in the fourth quarter to make it 31-14.
  3. Oct 31, 2026Jeremiah Cooper intercepts Ryan Browne with 1:52 left, and Penn State beats Purdue 31-17 for its first Big Ten win of the season.

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