Michigan State at Purdue
Saturday, November 5, 1960 Share
No. 17 Michigan State beat Purdue 17–13. It was their 15th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 7–7–1 as played.
Final0.08 in. of rainAttendance 38,481
In the newspapers
Evening star, District of Columbia, November 6, 1960, page 81
Read the text
Spartarls Edge Purdue, 1913, On Late Rally LAFAYETTE. Ind, Nov. s tAP).- Michigan State Guar terback Tom Wilson scored a touchdown, passed for one. and tossed q conversion pass for q 17–13 victory over Purdue today. Art Brandstatter caught the 13-yard touchdown pass and kicked a 28-yard field goal. Fred Arbanas rounded out the
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)
Purdue 58% to win. Michigan State won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Michigan State–Purdue gameOfficially, Michigan State leads 36–29–3; as played, 38–28–3 in 69 meetings, counting the 54 since this game.
Around this game
Michigan State
- Next gameat NorthwesternNov. 12, 1960
- SeasonMichigan State in 1960
- ProgramMichigan State history and records
Purdue
- Next gameat MinnesotaNov. 12, 1960
- SeasonPurdue in 1960
- ProgramPurdue history and records