Game notes: Purdue at Indiana
Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN).The game page.
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The matchup
- Purdue (3–4, 2–2 in conference) at Indiana (6–1, 3–1 in conference), Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN).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’).
- For the Old Oaken Bucket, which Indiana holds.Wikipedia, resultsThe trophy from Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games; who holds it from our results since its first year.
The series
- It will be their 128th meeting; Purdue leads the series 75–44–6 in the games on file. Officially, Purdue leads 77–44–6; as played, 75–44–6.results, WikipediaEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Friday, November 28, 2025: Indiana 56, Purdue 3.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- The first meeting on file is from 1892: Purdue 68, Indiana 0 (the rivalry’s article dates the series to 1891).results, WikipediaThe earliest meeting on file.
- Indiana is 20–35–1 at home against Purdue.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- On this date in 2025, Indiana beat Purdue 56–3.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.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Indiana 56–3 (at Purdue); 2024: Indiana 66–0 (at Indiana); 2023: Purdue 35–31 (at Purdue); 2022: Purdue 30–16 (at Indiana); 2021: Purdue 44–7 (at Purdue).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 is 0–1 against Indiana.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.
Indiana
- Indiana is 6–1 (3–1 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 52–16 vs. North Texas; W 55–0 vs. Howard; W 38–0 vs. Western Kentucky; W 29–23 vs. Northwestern; W 47–15 at Rutgers; W 20–17 at Nebraska; L 15–19 vs. No. 4 Ohio State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Indiana is No. 2 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Curt Cignetti is 33–3 in his third season at Indiana and 52–7 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Curt Cignetti is 2–0 against Purdue.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Josh Hoover (QB): 1,660 passing yards, 18 TD, No. 6 in FBS in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Charlie Becker (WR): 39 catches, 694 yards, 8 TD, No. 5 in FBS in receiving touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Jones (LB): 51 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Amare Ferrell is tied with Eric Allen (10, 1994–96) for seventh on Indiana’s career interceptions list, at 10 so far; one more interception breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
The coaches
- Curt Cignetti is 1–0 against Barry Odom’s teams as a head coach.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).
- 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).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
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