 Miami answered the Wildcats first score with a 22-yard field goal midway through the third quarter by Nathan Parseghian, The Wildcats offense then scored again when redshirt quarterback Mike Kafka threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Tyrell Sutton.Terrell Jordan finished off the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter make it 21–3.Purdue beat Miami by a score of 38–31 when the RedHawks failed score a touchdown in overtime after the Boilermaker's Kory Sheets scored the game-winning touchdowns in their overtime possession.