Purdue at Minnesota

Saturday, October 11, 1997

Purdue beat Minnesota 59–⁠43. It was their 56th meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 30–⁠23–⁠3.

AwayPurdue9–⁠3 in 1997
59
HomeMinnesota3–⁠9 in 1997
43

FinalHigh 82°F, low 62°FAttendance 37,821

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Purdue 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Minnesota leads 42–⁠36–⁠3 in 81 meetings, counting the 25 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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