Purdue at Northwestern

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  The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., October 28, 1945, page 10

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  No rthwestern Upsets Wanted Purdue, 26–⁠14 EVANSTON, ILL.,, Oct. 27.-U.P) Northwestern, striking with bruising ground attack, rose from the role of an underdog today to knock Purdue’s Wanted Boilermakers out of footballs undefeated class, rs to IA, before $4,000 rabid homecoming fans. Coach Lyn Waldor’s young, I’M dermanned team, with only one victory in four previous games, sprung the surprise of the big season to date. It’s hard-hitting backs ran Purdue into the ground to cool off the once-boiling Boilermakers with their first defeat in six games, dropping them out of first place in the big ten. The upset was nodded by a vi cious, Northwestern line that repeatedly slammed the door on Purdues famed running backs, Bill Garfield and Ed Cody. The Wildcat forward wall, led by Jim Lecture, 216-pound guard, and Charley Hagmann, 178-pound tack lie, opened big holes for trio of fleet Northwestern backs, who took a 10 to IA halftime lead, added another touch down in the third pc Rod and then fought off repeated Purdue rallies 10 set the stage for a wild alumni celebration tonight Northwestern outrushed Purdue 294 to 1874 yards. Purdue opened with touch down in the first seven minutes, when Cody smashed over from the half yard line only to tumble and have teammate Tom Hughes recover for the score Hughes also converted Bob Mckinley. a 170-pound half back starting his first game for Northwestern, evened the count when ne scored on a three-yard pass and quarterback Jim Farrar converted in the closing minutes of the period. The outcome of the game could be seen in the second period when Northwestern drove SIS yards in eight plays with substitute Bruce Bairstow going over from the three. Purdue couldn’t stop that power although the Boilermakers went ahead by one point a few minutes later when Cody smashed over or half-yard plunge to tumble again. Quarterback Bob De Moss recover ed this one and Hughes converted to give Purdue its last lead of the game. Northwestern struck for touch. down in the last II seconds of the half and powered its final one across in the third period. Then Waldorf spread-eagled his second airy defense to fight off De Moss deadly passes.

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Purdue leads 53–⁠36–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 62 since this game.