Big Ten roundup: Iowa puts up 520 yards of offense on Purdue

Iowa piled up a season-high 520 yards of total offense in a 49-35 victory over Purdue on Saturday afternoon at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind. It was the Hawkeyes' highest-scoring Big Ten game since 2005.

Iowa (5-2, 3-1) rushed for 365 yards — tying for the most in a Big Ten game (and the second-most all-time) under coach Kirk Ferentz. They had two 100-yard rushers in the same game for the first time since 2008. Akrum Wadley ran for 170 yards on 14 carries with a touchdown, and senior LeShun Daniels Jr. had 156 yards on 24 attempts and two scores.

Iowa dominated the first half when it ran 41 plays for 397 yards, converted seven of eight third-down opportunities and scored on five of six possessions.

"We wanted to get off to a fast start offensively," quarterback C.J. Beathard said. "Going back to last week's game against Minnesota, we didn't play well offensively. We came out and scored on our first couple of drives and then did all right today."

Wadley said the Hawkeyes were eager to improve their overall rushing attack and do so at Purdue's expense.

"We had some big runs out of the shotgun, which we worked on in practice this week and then had the right calls at the right time in the game today," Wadley said. "At the beginning of the season, Daniels and I talked about having a game when we both rushed for over 100 yards."

Wadley averaged 12.1 yards per carry with a long run of 75, and Daniels added a 67-yard run.

"When you can get both of those guys touches, and with the offensive line working the way they were working today opening up holes, they turn 8-yard runs into the long ones you saw today," Beathard said.

Quarterback David Blough set career highs in attempts (60), passing yards (458) and touchdowns (five) for Purdue (3-3, 1-2). He had 30 completions. He is one of just seven quarterbacks in school history to have a five-touchdown game passing.

The Boilermakers are now 9-33 in coach Darrell Hazell's tenure — including 3-24 in Big Ten play.

Purdue is 0-4 in homecoming games under Hazell and has been outscored 176-83 in those games.