Iowa at Purdue

Saturday, November 16, 1985

No. 5 Iowa beat Purdue 27–⁠24. It was their 62nd meeting; after it, Purdue led the series 40–⁠20–⁠2.

Away5Iowa10–⁠2 in 1985
27
HomePurdue5–⁠6 in 1985
24

FinalAttendance 57,762

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Purdue leads 50–⁠41–⁠3 in 94 meetings, counting the 32 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Iowa 20, Purdue 14
2022Iowa 24, Purdue 3
2021Purdue 24, Iowa 7
2020Purdue 24, Iowa 20
2019Iowa 26, Purdue 20
2018Purdue 38, Iowa 36

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