Purdue at Ohio State

Saturday, November 9, 1957

No. 6 Ohio State beat Purdue 20–⁠7. It was their 18th meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 12–⁠5–⁠1 as played.

AwayPurdue5–⁠4 in 1957
7
Home6Ohio State9–⁠1 in 1957
20

FinalAttendance 79,177

On the newsreel

  • OHIO STATE v. PURDUEThe Buckeyes strike fast against Purdue, for an early lead they build to a 20-7 victory that moves them closer to a Rose Bowl bidUniversal Newsreel, November 11, 1957. Catalog record at the National Archives

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 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Ohio State leads 43–⁠15–⁠2; as played, 44–⁠15–⁠2 in 61 meetings, counting the 43 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Ohio State 34, Purdue 10
2024Ohio State 45, Purdue 0
2023Ohio State 41, Purdue 7
2021Ohio State 59, Purdue 31
2018Purdue 49, Ohio State 20
2013Ohio State 56, Purdue 0

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