Game notes: Purdue at Iowa
Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Kinnick Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Purdue (3–4, 2–2 in conference) at Iowa (5–1, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Kinnick Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 95th meeting; Purdue leads the series 50–41–3.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 7, 2023: Iowa 20, Purdue 14.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1910: Iowa 16, Purdue 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Iowa is 23–21–2 at home against Purdue.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2023: Iowa 20–14 (at Iowa); 2022: Iowa 24–3 (at Purdue); 2021: Purdue 24–7 (at Iowa); 2020: Purdue 24–20 (at Purdue); 2019: Iowa 26–20 (at Iowa).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Purdue
- Purdue is 3–4 (2–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 44–19 vs. Indiana State; L 36–38 vs. Wake Forest; L 38–52 at UCLA; L 10–49 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame; W 24–17 at Illinois; W 41–13 vs. Minnesota; L 26–38 vs. Washington.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Purdue is No. 104 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Barry Odom is 5–14 in his second season at Purdue and 49–47 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Barry Odom faces Iowa as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Fame Ijeboi (RB): 568 rushing yards, 9 TD, No. 8 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ryan Browne (QB): 1,822 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jojo Hayden (LB): 43 tackles, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Purdue lost to No. 23 Northwestern 27–20.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Iowa
- Iowa is 5–1 (2–1 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 40–0 vs. Northern Illinois; W 16–13 vs. Iowa State; W 55–0 vs. Northern Iowa; W 20–19 at No. 18 Michigan; L 14–31 vs. No. 5 Ohio State; W 41–24 at Washington.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Iowa is No. 16 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Kirk Ferentz is 218–129 in his 28th season at Iowa.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Kirk Ferentz is 13–8 against Purdue.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Kamari Moulton (RB): 519 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Hank Brown (QB): 832 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cam Buffington (LB): 52 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, Iowa lost to No. 10 Ohio State 27–24.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Barry Odom and Kirk Ferentz as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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