Northwestern at Purdue

Saturday, November 11, 1989

Purdue beat Northwestern 46–⁠15. It was their 59th meeting; after it, Purdue led the series 38–⁠20–⁠1.

AwayNorthwestern0–⁠11 in 1989
15
HomePurdue3–⁠8 in 1989
46

FinalAttendance 31,470

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Purdue 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Purdue leads 53–⁠36–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 31 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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