Preston Stone passed for two touchdowns, Jack Olsen kicked a pair of field goals and Northwestern cruised past sliding Purdue 19-0 on Saturday in Evanston for its fourth straight win.

Joseph Himon II rushed for 87 yards on 22 carries and Caleb Komolafe ran for 67 yards before leaving with an upper-body injury in the third quarter for Northwestern (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten). The Wildcats piled up 232 rushing yards to Purdue’s 87.

Northwestern raced out to a 13-0 lead at halftime, then kept the Boilermakers offense in check to send them to a fifth consecutive loss overall and 13th straight in conference play. The Wildcats have their best record through seven games since coming out 6-1 in the COVID-shortened 2020 season.

Northwestern limited Purdue to 11 first-down conversions while consistently a

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