Indiana at Purdue

Saturday, November 20, 1954. Purdue kept the Old Oaken Bucket

Purdue beat Indiana 13–⁠7. It was their 57th meeting; after it, Purdue led the series 30–⁠20–⁠5 in the games on file.

AwayIndiana3–⁠6 in 1954
7
HomePurdue5–⁠3–⁠1 in 1954
13

FinalAttendance 39,424

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Wisconsin Routs Minnesota Purdue Edges Hoosies Rough Game Decided On Pass; Indiana PenaIized f31 Yards

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 21, 1954, page 68

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    Wisconsin Routs Minnesota Purdue Edges Hoosies Rough Game Decided On Pass; Indiana PenaIized f31 Yards LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 90 Purdue kept the Old Oaken Bucket today by beating it’s intrastate rival from Indiana. 1877, in one of the toughest games of the series that started in 1891. Len Dawson’s 18th touchdown pass this year was the victory

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.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Purdue 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

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 70 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Indiana 56, Purdue 3
2024Indiana 66, Purdue 0
2023Purdue 35, Indiana 31
2022Purdue 30, Indiana 16
2021Purdue 44, Indiana 7
2019Indiana 44, Purdue 41

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