WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. – P.J. Fleck saw the final stat sheet and couldn't help but notice two glaring numbers as if they were highlighted in neon orange.
"Six-hundred yards. Three-hundred yards rushing," he said Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium. "It's just unacceptable."
The statistics, however, were reality after Purdue sliced and diced the Gophers defense on a bevy of explosive plays that resulted in a 49-30 win for the Boilermakers over a Minnesota team that's suddenly seeing its season pointed in the wrong direction.
Behind quarterback Hudson Card and running backs Devin Mockobee and Tyrone Tracy Jr., the Boilermakers rolled up 604 yards of offense, including 353 on the ground.
The crowd of 59,049 saw a Purdue team that entered the game with a 2-7 overall record and a 1-5 Big Ten mark run roughshod over the Gophers, whose record dropped to 5-5 and whose Big Ten West Division title hopes are in tatters with a 3-4 mark.
"What were the issues?" Fleck asked. "Everything."
A big three on offense for Purdue is a place to start.
Card, a transfer from Texas, completed 17 of 25 passes for 251 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 44 yards and a TD. Mockobee rushed 17 times for 153 yards, including a 65-yard burst, and a TD. Tracy had 174 all-purpose yards and two TDs.