Marquette at Purdue
Saturday, September 22, 1945 Share
Purdue beat Marquette 14–13. It was their third meeting; after it, Purdue led the series 3–0.
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FinalHigh 71°F, low 57°F, 0.58 in. of rainAttendance 11,000
On the newsreel
- PURDUE 14, MARQUETTE 13Despite a continuous rainfall, Purdue's Boilermakers turn on some spirited running (which is all but matched by the Marquette eleven), that provides a thrilling curtain raiser for the pigskin season in Indiana
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)
Purdue 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Marquette–Purdue gamePurdue leads 5–0 in five meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1949 | Purdue 41, Marquette 7 | |
| 1948 | Purdue 14, Marquette 9 | |
| 1945 | Purdue 14, Marquette 13 | |
| 1944 | Purdue 40, Marquette 7 | |
| 1943 | Purdue 21, Marquette 0 |
Around this game
Marquette
- Next gameat WisconsinSept. 29, 1945
- SeasonMarquette in 1945
- ProgramMarquette history and records
Purdue
- Next gameat Great Lakes NavySept. 29, 1945
- SeasonPurdue in 1945
- ProgramPurdue history and records