Purdue at Wisconsin

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 7, 1945, page 24

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  Purdue Hard Pressed To Down Wisconsin MADISON, Wis, Oct. GA sharp passing young halfback, Bob De Moss, pitched Purdue into position to gain an early 13-to-0 lead over Wisconsin today, and the Boiler makers fought off a determined Badger counterattack to win the opening Big Ten game for both schools, 13 to 7. De Moss got off tosses for consistent gains in the first two periods to place his team deep in Wisconsin territory, from where 1t smashed through for scores. In the final half, however, the Badgers dominated the play, and in the closing minutes they went to be checked on the 3-yard line with less than two minutes to play. The Badgers drove 81 yards for a touchdown in the third period on line smashes by Ben Bendrick and Jerry Thompson and scored on a 52-yard pass from Thompson to End Jack Mead. D

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Wisconsin leads 54–⁠29–⁠8 in 91 meetings, counting the 61 since this game.