Purdue at Fordham
Saturday, November 9, 1940 Share
No. 17 Fordham beat Purdue 13–7. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Fordham led the series 3–2–1.
FinalAttendance 28,576
On the newsreel
- FORDHAM GRIDDERS TOP PURDUE29,000 football fans see thru hard-hitting Fordham "Rams" batter the "Boilermakers" in a thrilling game, at the Polo Grounds. Final score—13 to 7—and it’s a bang-up thriller from start to finish!
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 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Purdue–Fordham gameFordham leads 5–2–1 in eight meetings, counting the two 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
Purdue
- Next gameat MinnesotaNov. 16, 1940
- SeasonPurdue in 1940
- ProgramPurdue history and records
Fordham
- Next gamevs. ArkansasNov. 21, 1940
- SeasonFordham in 1940
- ProgramFordham history and records