Flood gates open in West Lafayette

WEST LAFAYETTE -- The Hoosiers came into the final game of the season against Purdue seeking revenge and the Old Oaken Bucket. Instead, what they got was an old-fashioned beat down and a long ride back to Bloomington following a 63-24 loss to the Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium in front of 65,137 fans.\nOn a cool, rainy day, Purdue dominated early and often throughout the game, gaining a Big Ten-record 763 yards of total offense.\nIt started on the first drive for the Boilermakers, as senior quarterback Kyle Orton hooked up with sophomore wide receiver Kyle Ingraham for a 52-yard touchdown. \nOrton and Ingraham both made a living against the IU defense, both achieving career days.\nIngraham had 11 receptions for 209 yards and two touchdowns. Orton had 522 yards, tying the school mark while breaking the total yardage in a single game mark with 530 yards.\nHaving a great day wasn't a big surprise for the senior signal caller, he said.\n"I actually went to bed last night thinking it would be nice to get our offense going again like we had earlier in the year," Orton said. "We had a great week of practice and everyone was focused, so I was not surprised by the outcome."\nOrton didn't just look to Ingraham for offense; he also went to senior wide receiver Taylor Stubblefield. Stubblefield caught 14 balls on the day, in the process breaking the NCAA all-time receptions mark with 309 career catches.\nDefending the Boilermakers and all their weapons was a problem all afternoon. Despite Purdue throwing the ball most of the afternoon, the Boilermakers out-rushed the Hoosiers 173-119.\nEven though IU rushed the quarterback numerous times -- causing five sacks -- Orton still had enough time to throw the ball, said IU coach Gerry DiNardo. \n"The pressure was a little bit of a problem early, but the match-ups were as much a problem as anything," DiNardo said. "They found every place we were soft and went to it."\nThe Boilermakers not only gained yards, they gained them in big chunks. Purdue had 11 plays of 20 yards or more, including four plays of 50-plus yards. IU only mustered four such plays.\nThis wasn't the first time that IU has had trouble against an offense, as the Hoosiers gave up 400 yards or more for the seventh time. On the season, the Hoosiers finished with the worst defense statistically in the Big Ten, giving up more than 450 yards per contest, ranking them No. 110 out of 117 teams in Division I.\nThe Boilermakers ended their day the same way they started it -- with big plays. Freshman wide receiver Dorien Bryant took an end around 62 yards for a score, and junior tight end Charles Davis caught a 61-yard touchdown pass to cap off the big day for Purdue.\n"We just wanted to set the tempo early," Bryant said. "We came out sharp, firing on all cylinders, and I don't think that they were ready. We knocked them off early, and I don't think they recovered."\n-- Contact staff writer Dan Click at daaclick@indiana.edu.