Northwestern at Purdue

Saturday, October 25, 1969

No. 15 Purdue beat Northwestern 45–⁠20. It was their 39th meeting; after it, Purdue led the series 21–⁠17–⁠1.

AwayNorthwestern3–⁠7 in 1969
20
Home15Purdue8–⁠2 in 1969
45

FinalHigh 62°F, low 32°FAttendance 66,103

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Purdue 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Purdue leads 53–⁠36–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 51 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Northwestern 19, Purdue 0
2024Northwestern 26, Purdue 20
2023Northwestern 23, Purdue 15
2022Purdue 17, Northwestern 9
2021Purdue 32, Northwestern 14
2020Northwestern 27, Purdue 20

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