Football team defeats Purdue, gets to 7 wins on Starr's 49-yard game-winning goal

IU refused to let another bowl chance slip away Saturday, and certainly not against its archrival Purdue for the second straight year.\nKellen Lewis ran for two touchdowns, and IU held off a frantic rally when Austin Starr made a 49-yard field goal with 30 seconds left to give the Hoosiers a 27-24 victory.\nThe win sends Indiana (7-5, 3-5 Big Ten) to its first bowl game in 14 years, fulfilling the promise late coach Terry Hoeppner made to fans when he was hired three years ago.\nIndiana delivered this one almost the way Hoeppner drew it up, too. Playing in front of the first home sellout of the season, Marcus Thigpen ran for a career-high 140 yards, Lewis kept Purdue off balance with a nifty mix of run and pass and Starr made a career-long field goal for the winner.\nIt set off a wild celebration that kept players and fans on the field long after the game ended. In fact, Hoeppner's wife, Jane, hugged Starr on the field, and Starr led students who had poured out of the stands in cheers.