Purdue at Minnesota

Saturday, September 24, 1983

Purdue beat Minnesota 32–⁠20. It was their 42nd meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 22–⁠17–⁠3.

AwayPurdue3–⁠7–⁠1 in 1983
32
HomeMinnesota1–⁠10 in 1983
20

FinalHigh 70°F, low 43°FAttendance 41,839

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Minnesota 59% to win. Purdue won as Elo’s underdog.

Minnesota leads 42–⁠36–⁠3 in 81 meetings, counting the 39 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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