Purdue at Northwestern

Saturday, November 12, 1988

Northwestern beat Purdue 28–⁠7. It was their 58th meeting; after it, Purdue led the series 37–⁠20–⁠1.

AwayPurdue4–⁠7 in 1988
7
HomeNorthwestern2–⁠8–⁠1 in 1988
28

FinalHigh 43°F, low 28°FAttendance 24,542

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Purdue 52% to win. Northwestern won as Elo’s underdog.

Purdue leads 53–⁠36–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 32 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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