Northwestern at Purdue
Saturday, October 9, 1909 Share
Northwestern beat Purdue 14–5. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Northwestern led the series 4–2.
FinalHigh 79°F, low 54°F
In the newspapers
Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 10, 1909, page 1
Read the text
Northwestern Defeats Purdue. ! LAFAYETTE. Ind. october 9.-Pnrdue was defeated by Northwestern on Stuart Field today. Il to s.. Northwestern made two teuchdowns and q drop kick. . Purdue’s only touchdown was made in the second half. ‘Urwitz went over from the 1-yard line. Goebel failed to make goal.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Purdue 51% to win. Northwestern won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Northwestern–Purdue gamePurdue leads 53–36–1 in 90 meetings, counting the 84 since this game.
| 2025 | Northwestern 19, Purdue 0 | |
| 2024 | Northwestern 26, Purdue 20 | |
| 2023 | Northwestern 23, Purdue 15 | |
| 2022 | Purdue 17, Northwestern 9 | |
| 2021 | Purdue 32, Northwestern 14 | |
| 2020 | Northwestern 27, Purdue 20 |
Around this game
Northwestern
- Next gamevs. WisconsinOct. 30, 1909
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1909
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records
Purdue
- Next gamevs. DePauwOct. 16, 1909
- SeasonPurdue in 1909
- ProgramPurdue history and records