WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. -- 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).
Floyd caught just four passes for 27 yards the previous week against Pittsburgh, and it took him less than a minute Saturday to surpass that yardage total. Rees found Floyd beyond Purdue's defense on the Irish's second play for a 35-yard touchdown pass 24 seconds into the game.
"What the defense gives us, we take advantage of," said Floyd, who played in high school at Cretin-Derham Hall.
Notre Dame outgained Purdue 551 yards to 276. It was a season-high yardage total for the Irish and their third game with at least 500 yards of offense.
Notre Dame, which committed 15 turnovers in its first four games, made none Saturday.
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