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Fame Ijeboi powers Purdue past Minnesota, 41-13

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Ambrogi, M. (2026, October 11). Fame Ijeboi powers Purdue past Minnesota, 41-13. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/fame-ijeboi-powers-purdue-past-minnesota-41-13/article_a436b71c-a9c3-584c-a3a7-4e0c4c8f9b0c.html

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Fame Ijeboi, a former Minnesota player, led Purdue to a dominant 41-13 victory over the Gophers with a career-high 195 rushing yards and three touchdowns. In the first half alone, Purdue established a commanding lead of 20-3, scoring on all six red zone possessions. Ijeboi's strong performance included averaging more than 6 yards per carry, while Ryan Browne contributed with both passing (14-of-24 for 159 yards) and rushing (81 yards).
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Fame Ijeboi ran for a career-high 195 yards and three touchdowns, helping Purdue to a dominant 41-13 victory over Minnesota on Saturday night. Purdue led 20-3 at halftime after scoring early in the second quarter with a 45-yard field goal by Jacobo Echeverria Lozano and a 15-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Browne to George Burhenn, followed by a 28-yard field goal and a 3-yard TD run by Ijeboi. Minnesota's Drake Lindsey passed for 248 yards but couldn't keep pace as Purdue continued their strong play in the second half with Ijeboi’s crucial fourth-down score from one yard out late in the game.

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Boilermakers Ind. Minnesota Purdue WEST LAFAYETTE

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Minnesota GPE · 8× Purdue ORG · 7× Boilermakers ORG · 4× Ijeboi PERSON · 4× Browne PERSON · 2× Big Ten ORG · 1× Fame Ijeboi PERSON · 1× Ind. GPE · 1× Ryan Browne PERSON · 1× WEST LAFAYETTE GPE · 1×

Narrative

Drake Lindsey, who had 248 yards passing for Minnesota (4-2, 2-1), connected with Jalen Smith for a 42-yard TD to trim Purdue’s lead to 27-13 in the third quarter, but the Boilermakers answered when Browne rushed for a 12-yard TD early in the fourth quarter and after a muffed punt gave Purdue the ball on the Minnesota 10, Ijeboi’s 1-yard TD run on fourth down capped the scoring with 7:35 left. The Boilermakers dominated in the first half, leading 20-3 at halftime.
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Fame Ijeboi powers Purdue past Minnesota, 41-13 · assertive framing

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Fame Ijeboi ran for a career-high 195 yards and three touchdowns to lead Purdue to a 41-13 win over Minnesota on Saturday night. asserted
Ijeboi → run → night
Ijeboi, a Minnesota transfer who had 441 yards rushing last season as a redshirt freshman, averaged more than 6 yards per carry. asserted
who → have → carry
Ryan Browne was 14-of-24 passing for 159 yards and a touchdown for the Boilermakers (3-3, 2-1 Big Ten) and added 81 yards rushing and a TD on seven carries. asserted
Browne → pass → carries
Drake Lindsey, who had 248 yards passing for Minnesota (4-2, 2-1), connected with Jalen Smith for a 42-yard TD to trim Purdue’s lead to 27-13 in the third quarter, but the Boilermakers answered when Browne rushed for a 12-yard TD early in the fourth quarter and after a muffed punt gave Purdue the ball on the Minnesota 10, Ijeboi’s 1-yard TD run on fourth down capped the scoring with 7:35 left. The Boilermakers dominated in the first half, leading 20-3 at halftime. asserted
Boilermakers → have → halftime
Jacobo Echeverria Lozano kicked a 45-yard field goal and a 15-yard TD pass from Browne to George Burhenn made it 10-0 going into the second quarter. asserted
it → kick → quarter
After a 49-yard field goal by Minnesota’s Luke Drzewiecki, Purdue answered with a 28-yard field goal and a 3-yard TD run by Ijeboi. asserted
Purdue → answer → Ijeboi
Ijeboi’s 1-yard TD run pushed the lead to 27-3 early in the third quarter. asserted
run → push → quarter
It was a flat performance from the Gophers coming off a 20-14 win over visiting Michigan. asserted
It → come → Michigan
Minnesota managed just 16 rushing yards in the first half and 25 on 12 carries overall. asserted
Minnesota → manage → carries
The Boilermakers captured their second consecutive victory with their most complete game this season. asserted
Boilermakers → capture → game
Purdue scored on all six red zone possessions and did commit a turnover. asserted
Purdue → score → turnover
Up next Minnesota: Hosts No. 20 Iowa on Oct. 24. asserted
Minnesota → host → Oct.
Purdue: Hosts Washington on Friday. asserted
Purdue → host → Friday
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