Ohio State at Purdue
Saturday, November 13, 1954 Share
No. 2 Ohio State beat Purdue 28–6. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 11–5–1 as played.
FinalAttendance 51,000
In the newspapers
Evening star, District of Columbia, November 14, 1954, page 62
Read the text
Ohio State Whips Purdue, 28–6, to CIinch Big Ten Tie LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 49, Ohio States Buckeyes today nailed down at least a tie for the Big Ten football champion ship and probably a Rose Bowl trip by winning. 1876. in q triunnph of brilliant running over the Boilermakers’ passing game. The Buckeyes cut up Purdue with long touchdown runs by. Halfbacks Bob Watkins and Howard (Hopalong) Cassidy and a short plunge by Quarterback Dave Leggett before scoring once through the air for variety. They stopped Purdue three times inside their 15-yard line before allowing the Boilermakers to show on the scoreboard. Once-beaten Michigan. which plays Ohio State next week, re- NAMED in contention for Big Ten honors and the Pasadena trip by beating Michigan State, 1877. Watkins scampered 80 yards for Ohio States first-quarter touchdown Cassidy sped 68 yards in the second, leaving Purdue tacklers behind. Thur
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
On the newsreel
- FOOTBALL — OHIO STATE vs. PURDUEPurdue's Boilermakers put up a stiff fight to make an exciting game, but Ohio emerges still undefeated, and looking more and more like Rose Bowl material with a resounding 28-6 victory
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Ohio State 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Ohio State–Purdue gameOfficially, Ohio State leads 43–15–2; as played, 44–15–2 in 61 meetings, counting the 44 since this game.
| 2025 | Ohio State 34, Purdue 10 | |
| 2024 | Ohio State 45, Purdue 0 | |
| 2023 | Ohio State 41, Purdue 7 | |
| 2021 | Ohio State 59, Purdue 31 | |
| 2018 | Purdue 49, Ohio State 20 | |
| 2013 | Ohio State 56, Purdue 0 |
Around this game
Ohio State
- Next gamevs. MichiganNov. 20, 1954
- SeasonOhio State in 1954
- ProgramOhio State history and records
Purdue
- Next gamevs. IndianaNov. 20, 1954
- SeasonPurdue in 1954
- ProgramPurdue history and records