Purdue at Notre Dame
Saturday, October 1, 1960. Purdue kept the Shillelagh Trophy Share
Purdue beat No. 12 Notre Dame 51–19. It was their 32nd meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 20–10–2 as played.
FinalHigh 64°F, low 37°FAttendance 59,235
In the newspapers

Evening star, October 7, 1960, page 37 (results column)
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GEORGIA ON COAST TONIGHT Midwest Action Tops Weekend Grid Cord eastern Conference tilt. Vandy also has lost its two starts. Elsewhere among the Nations top ranked teams, Iowa (No. 81, on the move after last weeks convincing 42-O blasting of Northwestern, tries its speed and versatility against Michigan State in another Big Ten game. The seasons first bowl game between major schools takes place in Norfolk, Va, where Sixth-ranked Navy plays WIN less (0–2) Southern Methodist, which has never lost to the Midshipmen, in the Oyster Bowl. Purdue meets Wisconsin, with the BoilermakerS seeking to safeguard their No. 7 ranking after last weeks 51–19 drubbing of Notre Dame. Clemson (No. 81 plays Virginia, losers of 20 straight over three seasons. Arkansas and Baylor meet in the Southwest’s top game. The ninth-ranked Razorbacks pit their speed against Baylor’s sturdy defense and it’s powerful fullback Ron Bull. The winner takes a big step ahead in the Southwest Conference title race. Game on TeIevisiOn TeleviSion viewers can watch Stanford and Washington, beginning at 4:45 pm. Washing ton time over WMAL-7. It could be a battle of passers when the HuskieS’ Bob Schlor- | edit goes against Stanford’s Dick Norman, tops in the Ma. ClOn a year ago. In. the East tomorrow, Mi ami (FlaO meets winless (0-2- - Pitt at 10 am. The game was shifted from the afternoon so as not to clash with the televising of the World Series game back to Pittsburgh, from New York. Unbeaten Army, 80, takes on Penn State in another top attraction. Louisiana State and Georgia Tech top the remainder of the SEC card while Notre Dame plays winlesS North Carolina, See FOOTBALL, Page ca
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)
Notre Dame 53% to win. Purdue pulled the upset.
The series
Every Purdue–Notre Dame gameOfficially, Notre Dame leads 60–26–2; as played, 62–26–2 in 90 meetings, counting the 58 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
Purdue
- Next gameat WisconsinOct. 8, 1960
- SeasonPurdue in 1960
- ProgramPurdue history and records
Notre Dame
- Next gameat North CarolinaOct. 8, 1960
- SeasonNotre Dame in 1960
- ProgramNotre Dame history and records

