Purdue at Iowa

Saturday, October 22, 1960

No. 1 Iowa beat No. 10 Purdue 21–⁠14. It was their 37th meeting; after it, Purdue led the series 19–⁠16–⁠2.

Away10Purdue4–⁠4–⁠1 in 1960
14
Home1Iowa8–⁠1 in 1960
21

FinalAttendance 59,200

On the newsreel

  • IOWA DOWNS PURDUE 21-14Iowa’s high-riding Hawkeyes score their fifth straight victory, over Purdue’s Boilermakers, on the strength of a fumble recovery and an 84-yard touchdown run by a third string center Dayton PerryUniversal Newsreel, October 24, 1960. Catalog record at the National Archives

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Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Purdue leads 50–⁠41–⁠3 in 94 meetings, counting the 57 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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