L   14 - 36 

Purdue used a strong passing attack and a defense that forced five Iowa turnovers to take a 36-14 win in West Lafayette. Boilermaker QB Drew Brees completed 31 of 44 passes for 362 yards and four touchdowns. Purdue built a 19-0 halftime advantage and increased the margin to 29 before Iowa got on the board. The Boilermakers intercepted two passes and recovered three of Iowa's four fumbles. Hawkeye senior DB Eric Thigpen had an interception and returned a fumble 29 yards for Iowa's first score. RB Robbie Crockett took his first carry as a Hawkeye 30 yards for a touchdown. Sophomore QB Scott Mullen, in his second career start, completed 16 of 29 passes for 158 yards, while Bashir Yamini had the best receiving day of his career with six catches for 59 yards. DE Jeff Kramer also had a pass interception for the Iowa defense. Thigpen led the defenders with nine tackles while DT Anthony Herron had eight and LB Travis Senters seven.

	1	2	3	4	F
Iowa	0	0	0	14	14
Purdue	7	12	10	7	36