Iowa at Purdue

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 31, 1937, page 28

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  PURDUE VICTORIOUS WITH GROUND GAME Stress Running Attack First Time This Season to Nail Iowa by 13 to 0. 7 AFAYETTE. Ind, Oct. 3o.-Purdues Boilermakers displayed a running attack for the first time this season and vanquished Iowa. Is to 0, today to pull out of tie for the Big Ten Conference cellar before q dad s day crowd Of 10000. Gaining the ball in the first quarter on the Iowa 81. Purdue marched to q touchdown without the aid of q single forward pass. Cecil Isbell went over from the l6-yard line for the score. In the third period Purdue pushed 80 yards for q second tally with passes playing only 3 minor part. A wide sweep around left end by Lou Brock Of Stafford, Kans, for 16 yards accounted for this score. In the fourth quarter Purdue drove to the Iowa 5, but Fred Lindenmeyer Of Westchester. Iowa, stopped the at tack by intercepting a pass over the goal line.

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Purdue leads 50–⁠41–⁠3 in 94 meetings, counting the 78 since this game.