Vance Leads Buckeyes to intercepted Purdue Brandon Childress returned Purdue's 35-9 Win Over Purdue Brandon Hance on the Boilermakers' free kick 37 yards after the safety to the next possession. Nickey returned the OSU 48. Six plays later, Wells ran 15- ohiostatebuckeyes.com 42 yards to the Purdue 32- yards untouched to the left corner of the yard line. endzone, giving the Buckeyes a 12-0 November 10, 2001 advantage with 5:11 to play in the The Boilermakers got the ball right opening quarter. The six-play drive was back when Purdue defensive end Akin COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State (6-3 helped along by an 18-yard pass play Ayodele sacked Bellisari, forcing a overall, 4-2 Big Ten) used a pair of from Bellisari to Hartsock. safeties and the acrobatic heroics of . Defensive end Shaun Phillips junior receiver Chris Vance to beat recovered, giving the Boilermakers Purdue burned the next five minutes of Purdue (5-3, 3-3) 35-9 in front of a possession on their own 36. the first quarter on an 11-play scoring drive that resulted in a 41-yard field record 104,189 at Ohio Stadium Purdue's offense stalled, forcing a punt. Saturday. goal by Travis Dorsch, cutting the The Buckeyes then drove to Purdue 5- Buckeye lead to 12-3 with two seconds Vance finished the day with seven yard line before the Boilermakers to play in the first quarter. catches for 138 yards-both career highs- recovered a Wells fumble. and one . His final catch in Both teams were forced to punt on their the fourth quarter ended the scoring for The OSU drive was highlighted by a next two possessions. pair of circus catches by Vance, the first the Buckeyes. Ohio State quarterback Bellisari then fumbled following a sack a 31-yard one-handed grab down the Steve Bellisari lofted a 7-yard pass to on the OSU 18-yard line with 4:47 left right sideline and the second, a 14- the right corner of the end zone that in the opening half. The ball was yarder over the middle to the Purdue 9. Vance caught one-handed over his right recovered by Purdue defensive tackle shoulder while still getting one foot in On the first Purdue play after the Wells Matt Mitrione. bounds for the score. fumble, the Buckeyes recorded their Purdue scored five plays later when second safety of the game when Hance The final score was set up by a 56-yard Hance found the end zone on a 1-yard was sacked in the end zone by Ohio interception return by Buckeye run cutting the Buckeye lead to 12-9 State's , giving the Derek Ross. He has seven with 2:04 remaining in the first half. Buckeyes a 21-9 lead. on the year for 194 yards Dorsch's kick failed. and one touchdown. The OSU record Ohio State, aided by a 15-yard personal Ohio State will honor its seniors before for interceptions in a season is nine. foul penalty called against the the final home game of the season next Boilermakers, scored following the Bellisari connected on 14-of-20 passes Saturday against Illinois. Game time is Purdue free kick on a 13-yard for a season high 263 yards and three 12:10 p.m. . Senior tailback Jonathan touchdown pass from Bellisari to tight Wells reached the century mark on the end with 13:53 remaining ground for the third consecutive game in the fourth quarter. The Ohio State and fifth of the season, rushing for 101 lead grew to 28-9. yards and a touchdown as the Buckeyes Ohio State's kicked a 36- piled up 429 yards of total offense. yard with 9:08 remaining in Ohio State led 12-9 at the half and the first quarter to put the Buckeyes up proceeded to reel off 23-unanswered 3-0. Bellisari guided the Buckeyes 61 points over the final two quarters. yards on 11 plays for the game's first score. Bellisari connected with sophomore receiver Michael Jenkins on a 53-yard The big play of the 11-play drive was a touchdown pass with 12 minutes, 34 39-yard pass over the middle to Vance seconds left in the third quarter to give on the first play from scrimmage for the the Buckeyes a 19-9 lead. The Buckeyes Buckeyes scored on their first Purdue started its first offensive series possession of the second half after on its own 10-yard line after being Purdue was forced to punt on the called for a holding penalty on the opening drive of the third quarter. kickoff return. On the second play from The Ohio State scoring drive covered scrimmage, a bad snap was recovered 72 yards on three plays. Wells started and flipped out of the end zone by the drive with an 18-yard run, his Hance for an Ohio State safety. The longest of the day. Buckeyes led 5-0 with 8:18 to play in the first quarter. Ohio State free safety