WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Kory Sheets broke loose for a 46-yard touchdown run with a minute left in the game to lift Purdue to a 32-25 victory over Central Michigan on Saturday.

Central Michigan (2-2) appeared set to pull off an upset after taking a 25-24 lead with 1:18 to go on a 6-yard touchdown pass by Dan LeFevour followed by a 2-point conversion pass to Antonio Brown.

But the Boilermakers (2-1) got a 39-yard kickoff return from Desmond Tardy and the Chippewas were hit with a 15-yard facemask penalty. On first down, Sheets took a handoff from Curtis Painter, made a cut that faked out several defenders and raced into the end zone. Painter followed with a 2-point conversion pass to Greg Orton.

Purdue’s Dwight Mclean intercepted a pass by LeFevour with 27.7 seconds left to clinch the win for Purdue against a pesky Mid-American Conference opponent.

After LeFevour’s 6-yard TD pass to Ontario Sneed brought Central Michigan within a point at 24-23, Chippewas coach Butch Jones opted to go for two points. The 2-point pass completion to Brown was reviewed before officials ruled it a catch, rather than a trap.

Sheets’ game-winning TD gave him the school record for career touchdowns. His total of 43 surpassed Mike Alstott, who scored 42 from 1992-1995. Sheets finished with 91 yards on 17 carries.

The win also gave Purdue coach Joe Tiller the school record for career wins. His 85 victories tops the previous mark of 84 set by Jack Mollenkopf from 1956-1969.

It was the third meeting between the teams in 13 months. Purdue won 45-22 last September, then won again 51-48 in the Motor City Bowl.

Painter, who threw for a school record 546 yards in the Motor City Bowl win, passed for 261 yards and a touchdown Saturday. LeFevour passed for 291 yards and two touchdowns and ran 24 times for 112 yards and another score.

With the score tied at 10 in the third quarter, Purdue’s Mike Neal hit LeFevour as he threw and forced the ball to pop into the air. Frank Duong intercepted the wobbly pass and raced 58 yards for a touchdown to give the Boilermakers a 17-10 lead.

LeFevour scored on a 13-yard run early in the fourth quarter to tie the score at 17.

Painter came up big on Purdue’s next possession. On a third-and-10, he found Aaron Valentin on a slant pattern, and he broke away for a 57-yard gain. Painter found Tardy for a 2-yard touchdown with 7:34 left, and the Boilermakers took a 24-17 lead.

Purdue could have put the ball away, but on a third-and-1 at the Purdue 49, Painter fumbled the snap, recovered and tried to drive for the first down. Central Michigan’s LaVarus Williams stripped Painter, and Sean Murnane recovered to give the Chippewas another chance. That led to Sneed’s touchdown.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — How will the Boilermakers respond after nearly knocking off No. 16 Oregon last weekend? … Two familiar non-conference foes reunite as Purdue and Central Michigan meet up for a third game in a little over a year’s time and for the fifth time since 1999 … After combining for 2,070 total yards of offense in two meetings last season, is another aerial shootout on tap, or will the familiarity between the two give the defenses a leg up? … Joe Tiller looks to become the winningest coach in Purdue history with his 85th career win with the Boilers … Curtis Painter continues his march towards becoming the all-time Big Ten passer … Kory Sheets needs just one more TD to tie Mike Alstott for the Purdue career record and three more rushing scores to equal Alstott’s ground total record … Don’t miss the special teams play – Purdue is averaging 33 yards per kickoff return to CMU’s 20.2, while the Chippewas are averaging 34.8 yards per punt return to the Boilers’ 10.0.

Kick-off is at 12:00p ET at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, IN and the game can be seen on the Big Ten Network.