Indiana at Purdue

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  Evening star, November 23, 1952, page 62

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  LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. o. Rex Block. 160-pound sophomore halfback from Stafford, Kan, splashed through the mud for two touchdowns today and Purdue won a half-share of the Big Ten foot ball championship by defeating Indiana, 21–⁠16. The final gun saved Purdue. In diana had the ball on the Purdue one-yard line with II seconds to play. Indiana was set back five yards on an offside penalty, and Purdue linemen swarmed on little Petey Fisher at the Purdue S on the last play. Purdue piled up a two-touchdown advantage in the first quarter on a two-yard plunge by Max Schmaling and a Vineyard pass from Dale Samuels to Brock. Then the Boilermakers went scoreless the two middle periods while Indiana, fired up for the traditional Old Oaken Bucket struggle, exploded for two touch downs in the second quarter and forced a Purdue safety in the third to take a 1914 lead. Bur1y Gene Goldman dived one foot into a puddle for the first Indiana touchdown after Lou

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Officially, Purdue leads 77–⁠44–⁠6; as played, 75–⁠44–⁠6 in the 125 games on file; the official count covers all 127 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.