Penn State Snaps Losing Skid With 31-17 Win Over Purdue

Penn State (4-4, 1-4) snapped a four-game losing streak and earned its first Big Ten win of the Matt Campbell era with a 31-17 victory over Purdue (3-5, 2-3) on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. In front of a Halloween crowd that appeared far less than the announced 102,041, the Nittany Lion ground game turned in its best effort since nonconference play. Penn State's 269 rushing yards were more than its last three games combined, its most since Sept. 19 against Buffalo and eclipsed the century mark for the first time since Sept. 26 against Wisconsin. Cam Wallace led the way with a career-best 22 carries for 135 yards and a touchdown, surpassing his entire season rushing total prior to Saturday. Carson Hansen added a season-best 96 yards on 17 carries with a touchdown. With his two top receiving weapons in Chase Sowell and Koby Howard out with injuries and expected to return next week, quarterback Rocco Becht was solid leading the Nittany Lion offense. Becht completed 16 of 24 pa