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Article: PURDUE 37, KANSAS STATE 34 After snubbing, Wildcats take another fall at Alamo Bowl
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- December 30, 1998
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Maybe Kansas State was right. It didn't belong in the Alamo Bowl
after all.
The unranked Purdue Boilermakers shocked the No. 4 Wildcats,
37-34, Tuesday night, using an incredible last-minute scoring drive
to embarrass a team that was once close to a shot at the national
championship.
After losing a 14-point lead in the final quarter and letting
Kansas State jump ahead, 34-30, Purdue (9-4) drove 80 yards in 54
seconds to win it on Drew Brees' 19-yard pass to Isaac Jones with 30
seconds left.
It was a bitter ending for Kansas State (11-2), which felt snubbed
at not getting an invitation to a top-tier bowl after being knocked
out of the national title picture with a 36-33 double-overtime ...