Notre Dame at Purdue
Saturday, October 3, 1959. Purdue kept the Shillelagh Trophy Share
Purdue beat No. 8 Notre Dame 28–7. It was their 31st meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 20–9–2 as played.
FinalAttendance 50,362
On the newsreel
- BOILER-MAKERS HAMMER NOTRE DAMEAt Lafayette, Indiana, Purdue's Boiler-makers hammer Notre Dame with a hard-driving, powerhouse game that even the Irish' gallant second half rally can't match. The final score in the gridiron thriller – 28-7
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)
Purdue 59% to win. Purdue pulled the upset. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Notre Dame–Purdue gameOfficially, Notre Dame leads 60–26–2; as played, 62–26–2 in 90 meetings, counting the 59 since this game.
| 2026 | Notre Dame 49, Purdue 10 | |
| 2025 | Notre Dame 56, Purdue 30 | |
| 2024 | Notre Dame 66, Purdue 7 | |
| 2021 | Notre Dame 27, Purdue 13 | |
| 2014 | Notre Dame 30, Purdue 14 | |
| 2013 | Notre Dame 31, Purdue 24 |
Around this game
Notre Dame
- Next gameat CaliforniaOct. 10, 1959
- SeasonNotre Dame in 1959
- ProgramNotre Dame history and records
Purdue
- Next gamevs. WisconsinOct. 10, 1959
- SeasonPurdue in 1959
- ProgramPurdue history and records