Minnesota at Purdue

Saturday, October 11, 1980

Purdue beat Minnesota 21–⁠7. It was their 39th meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 20–⁠16–⁠3.

AwayMinnesota5–⁠6 in 1980
7
HomePurdue9–⁠3 in 1980
21

FinalAttendance 69,399

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Purdue 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Minnesota leads 42–⁠36–⁠3 in 81 meetings, counting the 42 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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