West Lafayette, Ind. - In the most heated rivalry and on the opposition's home turf, the Hoosiers lost the Old Oaken Bucket by a score of 34-10 to the Purdue Boilermakers.
IU seniors led the way in their final campaign donning cream and crimson, passing on the storied tradition of all-out rivalry games against Purdue to a young Hoosier roster. While the 2002 season has been a struggle against injury for IU, every down was played with determination and pride.
Despite a great day by senior defensive lineman Kris Dielman with seven tackles and wide receiver Courtney Roby surpassing the 1,000-yard receiving mark, the Hoosiers could not put together enough total offense to subdue the Boilermakers Saturday evening.
But Saturday was, undeniably, a day for the seniors. Antonio Watson ended his Hoosier career with 59 tackles while Stephen Anthony got IU's lone touchdown from quarterback Tommy Jones. Dielman, a co-captain, stared down a tough Boilermaker offense all day long while offensive lineman and co-captain Enoch Demar led the offensive effort. Gibran Hamdan split time with Jones at quarterback for IU while A.C. Carter came up with a prolific kick return late in the game to give Indiana a renewed sense of Hoosier pride.
Indiana got on the board early with a field goal by Bryan Robertson and did not score again until midway through the fourth quarter when Carter returned a Purdue kickoff 85 yards, setting up a Jones to Anthony touchdown and ensuing point-after kick, making the score 27-10.
Indiana vs. Purdue Game Notes
The Hoosiers have been held scoreless on opening drives all but once this season. The lone touchdown on an opening drive came against Northwestern. IU has only held the opposition scoreless only three times this year on opening drives - against Ohio State, Northwestern and Michigan State).
Fifth year senior quarterbacks Tommy Jones and Gibran Hamdan have both been in and out of the lineup this year. For the final game of the 2002 season, the two leaders split time at the forefront of the Hoosier offense.
Chris Taylor's 30-yard reception in the second quarter is the longest reception by a running back this season.
Glenn Johnson's 50th reception on the season in the first quarter against Purdue marks the first time in school history that two Hoosier receivers have amassed 50 receptions each. Johnson ends the season with 53 receptions while wide out Courtney Roby finishes with 59.
Bryan Robertson's 50-yard field goal at 10:34 in the second half is the longest of 2002. The field goal also marks the 17th time in school history IU has had a 50+ field goal. He is the eighth Hoosier kicker to accomplish the feat.
Glenn Johnson's 837 reception yards on the year ranks him fifth in single season reception yards.
Indiana's 3,020 passing yards in 2002 is a new school record. The former best was 2,755 yards in 1991.
Courtney Roby's 35-yard reception at the 4:43 mark in the second quarter pushed his season total beyond the 1,000-yard milestone. He is only the third player in Indiana history to surpass the single season 1,000 yard reception mark.
IU has had continued struggles in the first half. The Hoosiers have been outscored in the first half 253-108, including a 118-51 deficit in the first quarter of games.
An 85-yard kickoff return by A.C. Carter with 7:57 remaining in the game was the longest return of the year for the Hoosiers and placed Carter second in single season kick return yards behind Derin Graham's mark in 2000 of 897 yards.
A.C. Carter's total of 732 kickoff return yards puts him second in single season kickoff return yards behind Derin Graham's 897-yard total in 2000. 
