Minnesota at Purdue

Saturday, November 13, 1965

Purdue beat Minnesota 35–⁠0. It was their 30th meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 16–⁠11–⁠3.

AwayMinnesota5–⁠4–⁠1 in 1965
0
HomePurdue7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1965
35

FinalHigh 45°F, low 32°FAttendance 45,587

On the newsreel

  • DON'T STAND THERE, BRING THE IODINEAt Lafayette, Indiana, Purdue goes on a rampage against hapless Minnesota. After a scoreless first quarter, the Boilermakers turn on the steam and the Gophers can do nothing but head for their hole.Universal Newsreel, November 18, 1965. Catalog record at the National Archives

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 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Minnesota leads 42–⁠36–⁠3 in 81 meetings, counting the 51 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Purdue 41, Minnesota 13
2025Minnesota 27, Purdue 20
2023Purdue 49, Minnesota 30
2022Purdue 20, Minnesota 10
2021Minnesota 20, Purdue 13
2020Minnesota 34, Purdue 31

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