Purdue at Great Lakes Navy
Saturday, September 23, 1944 Share
Great Lakes Navy beat Purdue 27–18. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Great Lakes Navy led the series 3–1.
27
FinalAttendance 25,000
On the newsreel
- GREAT LAKES 27, PURDUE 18In a nip and tuck grid battle the Bluejackets outscore the Boilermakers, with spectacular passes and quick opening line plunges
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)
Great Lakes Navy 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Purdue–Great Lakes Navy gameGreat Lakes Navy leads 3–2 in five meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1945 | Purdue 20, Great Lakes Navy 6 | |
| 1944 | Great Lakes Navy 27, Purdue 18 | |
| 1943 | Purdue 23, Great Lakes Navy 13 | |
| 1942 | Great Lakes Navy 42, Purdue 0 | |
| 1918 | Great Lakes Navy 27, Purdue 0 |
Around this game
Purdue
- Next gamevs. MarquetteSept. 30, 1944
- SeasonPurdue in 1944
- ProgramPurdue history and records
Great Lakes Navy
- Next gamevs. IllinoisSept. 30, 1944
- SeasonGreat Lakes Navy in 1944
- ProgramGreat Lakes Navy history and records