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Purdue vs. Opponents


Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue University
 West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 67,332
Colors: Old Gold & Black
Coach:
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

  
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 Date   Opponent   Score    
 11/2/2024 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * L 20-26  (OT)   
 11/18/2023 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 15-23     
 11/19/2022 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 17-9     
 11/20/2021 (Sat)    Northwestern   * W 32-14     
 11/14/2020 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * L 20-27     
 11/9/2019 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 24-22     
 8/30/2018 (Thu)  vs.  Northwestern   * L 27-31     
 11/11/2017 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 13-23     
 11/12/2016 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * L 17-45     
 11/14/2015 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 14-21     
 11/22/2014 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * L 14-38     
 10/9/2010 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 20-17     
 10/3/2009 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * L 21-27     
 10/18/2008 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 26-48     
 10/27/2007 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 35-17     
 10/14/2006 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 31-10     
 10/15/2005 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * L 29-34     
 10/30/2004 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 10-13     
 11/1/2003 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 34-14     
 10/26/2002 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 42-13     
 10/27/2001 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 32-27     
 10/14/2000 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 41-28     
 9/25/1999 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 31-23     
 11/7/1998 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 56-21     
 9/27/1997 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 21-9     
 11/16/1996 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 24-27     
 11/18/1995 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * L 8-23     
 10/3/1992 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * L 14-28     
 10/5/1991 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 17-14     
 11/10/1990 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 33-13     
 11/11/1989 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 46-15     
 11/12/1988 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 7-28     
 11/14/1987 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 20-15     
 11/1/1986 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 17-16     
 11/2/1985 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 31-7     
 10/27/1984 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 49-7     
 10/29/1983 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 48-17     
 10/16/1982 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 34-21     
 10/17/1981 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 35-0     
 11/1/1980 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 52-31     
 10/27/1979 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 20-16     
 11/4/1978 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 31-0     
 10/29/1977 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 28-16     
 9/11/1976 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 31-19     
 9/13/1975 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 25-31     
 10/19/1974 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 31-26     
 10/20/1973 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 21-10     
 10/21/1972 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 37-0     
 10/16/1971 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 21-20     
 10/24/1970 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 14-38     
 10/25/1969 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 45-20     
 10/5/1968 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 43-6     
 10/7/1967 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 25-16     
 11/15/1958 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 23-6     
 11/16/1957 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 27-0     
 11/17/1956 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 0-14     
 11/12/1955 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 46-8     
 11/10/1951 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 35-14     
 11/11/1950 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * L 14-19     
 9/24/1949 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 6-20     
 10/2/1948 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 0-21     
 10/27/1945 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 14-26     
 11/11/1944 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 27-7     
 10/10/1942 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 7-6     
 11/11/1939 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 3-0     
 10/16/1937 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 7-14     
 10/5/1935 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 7-0     
 10/22/1932 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * T 7-7     
 11/28/1931 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 7-0     @ Chicago, IL
 11/10/1928 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 6-7     
 11/5/1927 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 18-6     
 11/6/1926 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 0-22     
 11/14/1925 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * L 9-13     
 10/18/1924 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * W 7-3     
 11/17/1923 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 6-3     
 11/11/1922 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 13-24     
 11/5/1921 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   * W 3-0     
 11/13/1920 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   * L 0-14     
 11/3/1917 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   L 6-12     
 11/18/1916 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   L 6-38     
 11/14/1914 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   W 34-6     
 10/11/1913 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   W 34-0     
 11/2/1912 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   W 21-6     
 10/9/1909 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   L 5-14     
 11/7/1908 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   W 16-10     
 11/1/1902 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   W 5-0     
 11/28/1901 (Thu)  vs.  Northwestern   L 5-10     
 11/25/1899 (Sat)  @  Northwestern   L 0-29     
 11/2/1895 (Sat)  vs.  Northwestern   L 6-24     


Purdue has won 53  and scored 1879 points
Northwestern has won 35  and scored 1463 points
with 1  being tied





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