Fordham at Purdue
Saturday, October 15, 1938 Share
Fordham and Purdue tied 6–6. It was their fifth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–2–1.
FinalHigh 87°F, low 56°FAttendance 32,000
On the newsreel
- GRIDIRON THRILLS OF THE WEEKThe Fordham “Rams” display a strong running attack against Purdue, but Brock’s score for the visitors ties the game in the 4th, 6-6
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Fordham 52% to win.
The series
Every Fordham–Purdue gameFordham leads 5–2–1 in eight meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 1942 | Fordham 14, Purdue 7 | |
| 1941 | Fordham 17, Purdue 0 | |
| 1940 | Fordham 13, Purdue 7 | |
| 1938 | Fordham 6, Purdue 6 | |
| 1937 | Fordham 21, Purdue 3 | |
| 1936 | Fordham 15, Purdue 0 |
Around this game
Fordham
- Next gamevs. OregonOct. 22, 1938
- SeasonFordham in 1938
- ProgramFordham history and records
Purdue
- Next gamevs. WisconsinOct. 22, 1938
- SeasonPurdue in 1938
- ProgramPurdue history and records