Miami (OH) at Purdue

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  Detroit evening times, Michigan, November 11, 1945, page 15

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  Purdue Pushed To Beat Miami LAFAYETTE, Nov. 10 tUP6$ Purdue put together three StIStanned ground attacks 10 defeat 4 stubborn Miami University team. All. The little Ohio school. with II victories in their last l9 games, all but stopped the famed Purdue running attack, topping the Boiler makers. IL 10 IL. in first downs and granting Purdue only d 27-yard margin in rushing. I’d Cody. Purdue’s fullback, cl axed two SeCond-Quarter drives ny scoring once from the l. yard line and again from the Ia. Garfield made Purdues third touchdown in the last quarter when he SlaShed off tackle and raced Is yards 10 score.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 12, 1945, page 15 (results column)

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  Indiana Hunting First Big Ten Grid Crown In Purdue Game CHICAGO, Nov. I2.-Only Their traditionally bitter old oaken bucket finale with Purdue stands between Alvin Nugent (Bo) McMillin’s “Pore Lii” Indiana Hoosiers and their first football championship in Western Conference history. The current Big Ten title situation is crammed with “ifs,” with nc fewer than four teams having nathematical championship chances. The unbeaten Hoosiers, however, are in the drivers seat. Here’s the picture as the confer ence tears into the home stretch a Indiana-With four victories and a tie, the Hoosiers tackle much thrumped Pittsburgh Saturday in a nonconference scrap at Pittsburgh which should be little more than a warmup for their showdown with Purdue on November “a. Ohio State–The Buckeyes, scared by Pittsburgh, 14–⁠0, Saturday, have Al league record and still can fin ish with the best percentage if they bump off Illinois and Michigan the next two Saturdays and Indiana loses to Purdue. Purdue-The Boilermakers with a 81 record must get by both Michigan and Indiana to stake a title claim and even then would be an also run If Ohio State, playing one more league game, wins its last two Michigan–The Wolverines (3–⁠1) are in the same spot as Purdue If Fritz Crisler’s eleven bowls ovel Purdue and Ohio State, Indiana can walk off with the title by trim ming Purdue. The Purdue-Michigan scrap al Ann Arbor Saturday will be the conference game of the week. VOL. VERNE stock tumbled somewhat last Saturday when Navy belted Mich igan, 1871, but the Boilermakers hao little to crow about in their 21–⁠7 victory over Little Miami (Ohio). Ohio State will be favored over Illinois at Columbus, although the Illini came to life against Iowa Saturday for 48–⁠7 victory. The Buckeyes earlier trimmed the Hawk eyes, 42–⁠0. The only other conference tilt sends Minnesota to Iowa.

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Purdue leads 9–⁠3–⁠1 in 13 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.