Iowa at Purdue

Saturday, October 27, 1956

No. 12 Iowa beat Purdue 21–⁠20. It was their 35th meeting; after it, Purdue led the series 18–⁠15–⁠2.

Away12Iowa9–⁠1 in 1956
21
HomePurdue3–⁠4–⁠2 in 1956
20

FinalAttendance 41,415

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Purdue 56% to win. Iowa won as Elo’s underdog.

Purdue leads 50–⁠41–⁠3 in 94 meetings, counting the 59 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Iowa 20, Purdue 14
2022Iowa 24, Purdue 3
2021Purdue 24, Iowa 7
2020Purdue 24, Iowa 20
2019Iowa 26, Purdue 20
2018Purdue 38, Iowa 36

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