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Published Oct 29, 2020
History Lesson: Comeback QBs
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Aidan O'Connell's fourth-quarter magic in his first five game appearances has been something for Purdue fans to behold. He has rallied he Boilermakers to victory in the fourth quarter in three of those games and already ranks in the top-5 of Purdue quarterbacks in this "category" dating back to 1970.

A comeback victory is defined as leading Purdue to victory after trailing at any point in the fourth quarter. Here's the list of Purdue quarterback in the last 50 years that have done it more than once. :

Purdue's Comeback Quarterbacks
QuarterbackYearsStartsComebacksPercentage

Drew Brees

1997-2000

37

6

16.21

Mark Vitali

1974-76

27

4

14.81

Aidan O'Connell

2019-20

4

3

.75

Eric Hunter

1989-92

30

3

.10

Scott Campbell

1980-83

32

3

.09

Brandon Hance

2000-01

9

2

.22

Elijah Sindelar

2016-19

12

2

.17

Kyle Orton

2001-04

35

2

.06

David Blough

2015-18

37

2

.05

Curtis Painter

2005-08

41

2

.05

Mark Herrmann

1977-80

45

2

.04

Thanks to senior intern Jordan Jones for his help in this research.

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