| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER | PUR | MINN |
 | TD | 14:46 | Desmond Tardy 95 Yd Kickoff Return (Chris Summers Kick) | 7 | 0 |
| TD | 04:46 | Kory Sheets 16 Yd Pass From Curtis Painter (Chris Summers Kick)
Drive: 13 plays, 87 yds, 5:54 | 14 | 0 |
| FG | 02:25 | Chris Summers 24 Yd
Drive: 4 plays, 3 yds, 1:27 | 17 | 0 |
 | FG | 01:14 | Joel Monroe 34 Yd
Drive: 8 plays, 41 yds, 1:06 | 17 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | PUR | MINN |
| TD | 14:51 | Cliff Avril 43 Yd Interception Return (Chris Summers Kick) | 24 | 3 |
| THIRD QUARTER | PUR | MINN |
| TD | 13:18 | Duane Bennett 4 Yd Run (Joel Monroe Kick)
Drive: 5 plays, 66 yds, 1:42 | 24 | 10 |
| TD | 09:37 | Dorien Bryant 4 Yd Pass From Curtis Painter (Chris Summers Kick)
Drive: 9 plays, 80 yds, 3:41 | 31 | 10 |
| TD | 07:10 | Jay Thomas 1 Yd Run (Joel Monroe Kick)
Drive: 7 plays, 60 yds, 2:27 | 31 | 17 |
| TD | 03:27 | Kory Sheets 3 Yd Run (Chris Summers Kick)
Drive: 10 plays, 90 yds, 3:38 | 38 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | PUR | MINN |
| TD | 14:09 | Eric Decker 15 Yd Pass From Adam Weber (Joel Monroe Kick)
Drive: 12 plays, 88 yds, 4:08 | 38 | 24 |
| TD | 12:53 | Dorien Bryant 16 Yd Pass From Curtis Painter (Chris Summers Kick)
Drive: 6 plays, 64 yds, 1:09 | 45 | 24 |
| TD | 08:50 | Adam Weber 2 Yd Run (Joel Monroe Kick)
Drive: 10 plays, 65 yds, 4:03 | 45 | 31 |
Purdue 45, 
Minnesota 31