Purdue at Northwestern

Saturday, October 14, 2000

No. 21 Purdue beat No. 17 Northwestern 41–⁠28. It was their 68th meeting; after it, Purdue led the series 44–⁠23–⁠1.

Away21Purdue8–⁠4 in 2000
41
Home17Northwestern8–⁠4 in 2000
28

FinalHigh 78°F, low 55°F, 0.02 in. of rainAttendance 41,503

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Purdue 53% to win. Purdue pulled the upset. Elo’s favorite won.

Purdue leads 53–⁠36–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 22 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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