Purdue's senior-laden defense battered freshman QB Brady Quinn in his first college start with many QB ppressures, knockdowns, and forcing 4 interceptions (FS Stuart Schweigert had 2 picks).
At the end of the first half, Notre Dame finally scored on a Brady Quinn quarterback draw.
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Notre Dame got on the board with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Brady Quinn to Anthony Fasano, making the halftime score 21–7 Oregon State.