Northwestern at Purdue

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 17, 1957, page 67

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  MICH. STATE AZ MINNESOTA Is Purdue Cages Wildcats, 27-O LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 16 R.-An all around perform ance by Dick Brooks, Purdue’s sophomore end, was more than Northwestern could handle and Purdue walloped the Wildcats today, 27–⁠0. Brooks scored one touchdown on a 15-yard pass from Bob Spoo, got an assist on another and set up a third. He rounded out his days work by recover ing a Northwestern tumble. Northwestern - 9 Q o Purdue 6 o l4–⁠27 Purdue scoring-Touchdown Brooks t15, pass from Spool; Dwyer (25, run back intercepted pass): Mikes Is, pass from Fichtnerl; billiard Il, plunge Conversions: Fletcher, 3.

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Purdue leads 53–⁠36–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 55 since this game.