Wabash at Purdue
Saturday, October 1, 1921 Share
Wabash beat Purdue 9–0. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Purdue led the series 13–6–1.
FinalHigh 71°F, low 46°F
In the newspapers

Bisbee daily review, Bisbee, Ariz., October 2, 1921, page 6
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Wabash 9. Purdue o LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct. Taking advantage of fumbles. Wabash defeated Purdue at football today, 9 to 0. Quarterback Goldsberry, of Wa bash, scored touchdown in the first period after his team gained the ball on Purdue’s 20 yard line, where it rolled when Jones, Purdue center, threw pass over the back filed. A tumble in the fourth period left Wa bash with the ball on Purdue’s Is yard line and Singleton drop-kicked sue cessfully.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Purdue 84% to win. Wabash pulled the upset.
The series
Every Wabash–Purdue gamePurdue leads 16–8–2 in 26 meetings, counting the six since this game.
| 1928 | Purdue 14, Wabash 0 | |
| 1926 | Purdue 21, Wabash 14 | |
| 1925 | Wabash 13, Purdue 7 | |
| 1924 | Purdue 21, Wabash 7 | |
| 1923 | Wabash 7, Purdue 7 | |
| 1922 | Wabash 7, Purdue 6 |
Around this game
Wabash
- Next gameat PurdueNov. 4, 1922
- SeasonWabash in 1921
- ProgramWabash history and records
Purdue
- Next gameat ChicagoOct. 8, 1921
- SeasonPurdue in 1921
- ProgramPurdue history and records
