Purdue at Indiana

Saturday, November 22, 1941. Indiana kept the Old Oaken Bucket

Indiana beat Purdue 7–⁠0. It was their 44th meeting; after it, Purdue led the series 22–⁠15–⁠5 in the games on file.

AwayPurdue2–⁠5–⁠1 in 1941
0
HomeIndiana2–⁠6 in 1941
7

FinalHigh 42°F, low 28°FAttendance 23,000

In the newspapers

  • The Detroit evening times's story: Indiana Downs Purdue, 70

    Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 23, 1941, page 1

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    Indiana Downs Purdue, 70 BLOOMINGTON. Ind. Nov. % by a pair of flashy back field men. Billy Hillenbrand and Bob White, Indiana University scored in the final quarter OF their traditional gridiron battle with Purdue here today TO %in, z TO 0, and retain possession OF the Old Oaken Bucket. 1t was Hillenbrand who scored the Hoosier touchdown. going over from the 3-yard line in the fourth quarter.

  • The Evening star's story: Leading Football Scores Yesterday

    Evening star, November 23, 1941, page 1 (results column)

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    Leading Football Scores Yesterday Scores in leading football games . played yesterday follow: Notre Dame, co. Southern Calf, 18 Minnesota, Al; Wisconsin, s. Michigan, 20; Ohio State, 20. Fordham, 35; st. Marys, 7. Harvard, Ia: Yale, O. Penn, 16; Cornell, 0. Navy. %; Princeton, 0. Colgate. 30: Columbia, 81. Army, T. West Virginia, S. Temple, 81; Holy Cross. l3. Auburn, 13; Villanova, 0. Penn State. 81: Pitt. 7. Lafayette, Al; Lehigh. 7. Northwestern, 27; Illinois, 0. Indiana. 7; Purdue, 0. Nebraska. ID: Iowa. Is Vanderbilt. 7: Alabama. 0. Georgia, 35; Dartmouth, o. Mississippi, 18; Arkansas, o.

  • The Imperial Valley press's story: FOOTBALL RESULTS

    Imperial Valley press, November 23, 1941, page 1 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL RESULTS Harvard ID Yale 0. Boston College 10; Boston U. 7. Penn 16; Cornell 0. Lehigh 7; Lafayette A. Holy Cross 13; Temple 81, Pitt I; Penn State 81. Michigan 20; Ohio State 90 ‘tiC Florida IA; Georgia Tech 7. Army 7; West Virginia 6. Luke So. N. Carolina 6 Northwestern Ct, Illinois 0 Indiana 7, Purdue 0 Fordham 35. st. Mary’S 7 Navy % Princeton 0 Minnesota Al, Wisconsin E Columbia 81, Colgate 80 Notre Dame 20, use l8 Nebraska IA, Iowa l3 Morris Harvey 40, Detroit Indiana 7; Purdue 0. Vanderbilt7; Alabama O. TCU 0; Rice 0. Georgia 35; Dartmouth 0.

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)

Indiana 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Purdue leads 77–⁠44–⁠6; as played, 75–⁠44–⁠6 in the 125 games on file; the official count covers all 127 meetings, counting the 83 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Indiana 56, Purdue 3
2024Indiana 66, Purdue 0
2023Purdue 35, Indiana 31
2022Purdue 30, Indiana 16
2021Purdue 44, Indiana 7
2019Indiana 44, Purdue 41

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