Purdue at Northwestern

Saturday, November 2, 1912

Purdue beat Northwestern 21–⁠6. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Northwestern led the series 4–⁠3.

AwayPurdue4–⁠2–⁠1 in 1912
21
HomeNorthwestern2–⁠3–⁠1 in 1912
6

FinalHigh 38°F, low 28°F

In the newspapers

  • The Tulsa daily world's story: Purdue Defeated Northwestern.

    Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.], November 3, 1912, page 3

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    Purdue Defeated Northwestern. EVANSTON, H.. Nov 2.-PlayinG a brilliant game of straight football, Purdue University triumphed over Northwestern University here, n to G, Purdue’s scores were the result ~ three touchdowns Northwestern, four minutes after the beginning ~ the game. sent Gruhn plungine through the line for touchdown. Lamke failed to kick the goal.

  • The Rock Island Argus's story: FOOTBALL RESULTS SATURDAY GAMES.

    Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., November 4, 1912, page 1 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL RESULTS SATURDAY GAMES. Wisconsin, 80; Chicago, II. Purdue, 21; Northwestern, 6. Minnesota, 10; Illinois, 0. Michigan, Z; South Dakota, 6. Nebraska, Z; Missouri, 0. Marquette, AZ; Loyola, 0. Lake Forest, 10; Beloit, Z. Oklahoma, 8; Kansas, 8. Cincinnati, SO; Otterbein, Z. Lawrence. SO; n. w. college, 0. Drake, 80; Washington, 10. Ohio State, 81; Case, 6. Harvard, 16; Princeton, 6. Carlisle, “a; Lehigh. IA. Dartmouth, SO; Amherst. 0. Williams, IA; Cornell, TO- Syracuse, %; Dorchester, O. Harvard Fresh, IA; Princeton, 0. Swarthmore, 20; Ursinus, 0. Bucknel, 0; Lafayette, 0. Penn State, IA; Penn, 0. Vanderbilt, 10; Virginia, 0. Brown, II; Vermont, Z. LOCAL GAMES. YESTERDAY. Independents, 50; Kewanee, 0. Moline Illini, 10; Olympics, 0. Maroons, 0; Davenport, 10. Lawndales, 70; Moline Athletics, O. SATURDAY. Rock Island high, no game. Moline, “a; Monmouth, 0. Davenport, 8; Coe Freshmen, 10. st. Ambrose, IS; Iroquois, 0.

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)

Northwestern 63% to win. Purdue won as Elo’s underdog.

Purdue leads 53–⁠36–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 83 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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