Purdue at Northwestern

Saturday, October 27, 1984

Purdue beat Northwestern 49–⁠7. It was their 54th meeting; after it, Purdue led the series 34–⁠19–⁠1.

AwayPurdue7–⁠5 in 1984
49
HomeNorthwestern2–⁠9 in 1984
7

FinalHigh 66°F, low 49°F, 0.01 in. of rainAttendance 28,884

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Purdue 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Purdue leads 53–⁠36–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 36 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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