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Published Sep 24, 2016
Top 10 Gallery: Nevada
Tom Campbell/Alan Karpick
Photographer/Publisher

Here's a look at our picks for photographer Tom Campbell's top-10 images from the Boilermakers 24-14 win over Nevada.

No. 10

Former athletic trainer Denny Miller (right) visits with Purdue's all-time leading rusher Mike Alstott before the game. Alstott was in town with his son Griffin, the dual-threat quarterback who was the first commitment to the Boilermakers' 2017 recruiting class.

No. 9

The Boilermakers take the field, reaching out to kids involved in the Coach to Cure MD (muscular dystrophy) program. It was also Hammer Down Cancer Day in support of the Purdue Center for Cancer Research. 

No. 8

Markell Jones fumbles the ball for the second time. Purdue was minus-4 in turnover margin, yet won the game. It has been at least since 1997, and likely longer, since the Boilermakers won a game with such a turnover disparity. Purdue's miscues led directly to all 14 of Nevada's points. Jones picked up 124 yards rushing, the third time he has surpassed the century mark on the ground in his 15-game college career. 

No. 7

Cole Herdman was wide-eyed as he approached the goal line on this 20-yard reception late in the third quarter. Purdue committed its fourth and final turnover two plays later on a Brian Lankford-Johnson fumble, thwarting a chance to build a 10-point lead at the of the period.

No. 6

Senior defensive end Evan Panfil moves in on his second sack of the game. The Boilermakers posted five sacks, tying for most in a contest since it had seven against Indiana in 2005. It was the first multiple-sack effort by a Purdue player since Jake Replogle had two in Week 11 in 2015 at Iowa. 

No. 5

Senior Jordan Roos celebrates with fans after Brycen Hopkins' 51-yard scoring reception from David Blough. The play gave Purdue its final 10-point margin of victory with 1:17 left in the game. 

No. 4

In on of the game's fateful plays, Nevada kicker Brent Zuzo hooks a 27-yard field goal attempt that would have tied the score at 17 with 4:16 left in the fourth quarter. The Wolf Pack had first-and-goal at the Purdue 3-yard line three plays earlier. It was a rare miss from that distance for Zuzo, who had a streak of 19 straight made field goals from inside 50 yards snapped earlier in the season. 

No. 3

Co-defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman celebrates with Replogle after the missed field goal. The Boilermakers had their first defensive shutout in the second half against an FBS team since Oct. 14, 2006, when they blanked Northwestern in the final 30 minutes of a 31-10 win in Evanston, Ill. That is a span of 113 games against FBS opponents.  

No. 2

Coach Darrell Hazell was as animated as he has ever been on the sidelines following Hopkins' game-clinching touchdown. It was the Boilermakers' 600th win in program history, and allowed Purdue to start the season with a 2-1 record for the first time since 2012. 

No. 1

If Purdue ends up having a successful season in 2016, its fortunes may have turned on this play. Bilal Marshall makes his first career touchdown reception on this 48-yard pass from Blough just 80 seconds before halftime. The play cut the Wolf Pack lead to 14-10 and gave the hosts momentum heading into intermission. It was Marshall's first career touchdown reception, and Blough's longest completion of the season at the time. 

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