Iowa at Purdue

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  Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, October 26, 1941, page 20

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  Purdue Defeats .Hawkeyes,, 7 to 6 LAFAYETTE, Ind. Oct. Dc QNS Purdue roared from behind here this afternoon. bringing JOY TO 25.000 homecoming fans, as the Boilermakers won over Iowa z TO 6. 1t was Purdue’s first homecoming victory in three years. Iowa scored first early in the second half of the game when Parker blocked Chester’s kick and Walker big Hawkeye Negro. picked up the ball and raced for touchdown. In the fourth quarter Purdue started its touchdown drive with Johnny Andretich making long gains. Bob Chester, a sophomore, was trapped then trying a pass but fought and ran to the 20 where he fumbled but finally recovered the ball. Chester then passed to Combs on the 5-yard line. Carter gained 4 more and Andretich went over for the touchdown. John Petty was called into the game and converted. Purdue made Is first downs against three for Iowa and the Boilermakers gained 260 yards against 90 for Iowa.

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  Henderson daily dispatch, North Carolina, October 27, 1941, page 1 (results column)

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  Football Results Duke q. Pittsburgh 7. wake Forest l3. Carolina o. n. G. State A, NcWbcrry O.. Furman 81, Davidson l3. Mississippi 90, Tulane 10. Vanderbilt as, Princeton 7. Texas 40, Rice O.. Alabama 81, Georgia IA. Minnesota 7, Michigan 0. Navy O., Harvard 0. Fordham 90, Texas–Christian ii. Army 13. Columbia 0. Cornell 81, Colgate 2. Dartmouth 7, Yale 0. Pennsylvania SIS, Maryland I. Virginia Tech 10, w. & L. 3. Georgia Tech 26, Auburn IA. Kentucky 18. w. Virginia 6. V. M. |. 25, Richmond Z. Purdue 7. Iowa 6. Missouri 6, Nebraska 0. Notre Dame 40. Illinois IA. Northwestern IA. Ohio State 7. California IA, Southern Gallo, MIA 0. Stanford 10, Washington 7. Washington State 7, Oregon State 0. U. G.. L. A. IA, Oregon 7. The world can use les speed and more sense.

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  Imperial Valley press, California, October 26, 1941, page 1 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS Notre Dame 40; Illinois IA. Kansas l3: Iowa State 0. Wisconsin 27; Indiana 25. Purdue 7; Iowa 6. Mich State 80; Wayne 6. Alabama 27; Georgia IA. Northeastern IA; UpSala 7. Mich State 80. Wayne 0. Pitt 7: Duke 27 Yale o. Dartmouth T. Hobart 0; Wash jeff 7. Bowdoin 6; Colby Ia. Penn So; Maryland 6. Holy Cross l3: NYU 0, Cornell 2l: Colgate 3 Michigan 0; Minnesota :. Harvard 0; Navy 0. Army l3; Columbia 0. California Freshman 26; use Freshmen. 0. Wake Forest 13; No. Caro-. 0. Fordham 28, TCU a. Penn State 40; Lehigh 6. Boston College IA; Georgetown s Syracuse 40 Rutgers 7. Bates l3; Maine g. Johns Hopkins 0; HaVerford 38.

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Purdue leads 50–⁠41–⁠3 in 94 meetings, counting the 74 since this game.