Notre Dame at Purdue

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 20, 1952, page 21 (results column)

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  Purdue, IIIini Defeats Change Picture Again In Big Ten Title Race CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-The Big Ten structure went through an other reorganization over the week end as football fortunes kicked a couple more blue chip favorites- Purdue and Illinois – off high Iperches. Purdue – along with Minnesota and Michigan-was still atop the conference standings, but the Boilermakers’ stock nosedived after Notre Dame cashed in a 26–⁠14 upset. But that little item didn’t resound half so loud as the virtual destruction of Illinois champion ship hopes by Minnesota. 1877. Meanwhile. Michigan’s Wolverlines were bulling through North western. 48–⁠14, in an upsurge that previously carried them over In diana. Despite two non-conference losses, therefore, the Wolverines NOV are definite contenders for the championship. The same can be said of Mime sofa. The Gophers looked like any thing but. title material in early losses to California and Wash |ington, but in beating Northwest |ern, 27–⁠26, and now Illinois-probably the team most heavily ia vored for the conference crown last week-they have proved they aren’t going to sit this one out. Otherwise, Saturdays games went as expected. Wisconsin beat Iowa, 42–⁠13. Indiana stif1ed Tenn pile, $50, and Ohio State drubbed Washington State, 35–⁠7. The expected, however, has not always happened this season. First Illinois, the preseason favorite, was knocked off by Wisconsin. On the strength Of that victory. the Badgers scared to the top of the national AP poll. Ohio State was right up there. too. Then Purdue beat Ohio State and the miffed Buckeyes followed with an upset of Wisconsin. That seemed to place Illinois in line

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Officially, Notre Dame leads 60–⁠26–⁠2; as played, 62–⁠26–⁠2 in 90 meetings, counting the 66 since this game.