Purdue at Notre Dame
Saturday, September 24, 1966. Notre Dame took the Shillelagh Trophy from Purdue Share
No. 8 Notre Dame beat No. 7 Purdue 26–14. It was their 38th meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 23–13–2 as played.
FinalHigh 67°F, low 44°F, 0.03 in. of rainAttendance 59,075
On the newsreel
- NOTRE DAME 26 PURDUE 14At South Bend, the Irish of Notre Dame make a great debut beating their Hoosier rival, Purdue, 26 to 14. Two sophomores, Terry Hanratty and Jim Seymour, team up in a great passing combination for three touchdowns.
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)
Notre Dame 63% to win. Notre Dame pulled the upset. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Purdue–Notre Dame gameOfficially, Notre Dame leads 60–26–2; as played, 62–26–2 in 90 meetings, counting the 52 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 gamevs. SMUOct. 1, 1966
- SeasonPurdue in 1966
- ProgramPurdue history and records
Notre Dame
- Next gameat NorthwesternOct. 1, 1966
- SeasonNotre Dame in 1966
- ProgramNotre Dame history and records