Purdue at Wisconsin
Saturday, October 17, 1914 Share
Wisconsin beat Purdue 14–7. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 5–2–1.
FinalHigh 57°F, low 52°F, 0.12 in. of rain
In the newspapers
Bismarck daily tribune, Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.], October 18, 1914, page 1
Read the text
WISCONSIN DEFEATS PURDUE IN FAST GAME Hoosier University Eliminated From Championship Race by Badgers Fierce Fight. Madison, Oct. 17.-Purdue was eliminated today from the race for the Conference football title, when Juneau’s Wisconsin bunch triumphed over them ID to Z. The game was terrificly hard and fast and was filled with sensations.
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.
Photos from the game
UW vs. Purdue football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Purdue football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Wisconsin 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Purdue–Wisconsin gameWisconsin leads 54–29–8 in 91 meetings, counting the 83 since this game.
| 2024 | Wisconsin 52, Purdue 6 | |
| 2023 | Wisconsin 38, Purdue 17 | |
| 2022 | Wisconsin 35, Purdue 24 | |
| 2021 | Wisconsin 30, Purdue 13 | |
| 2019 | Wisconsin 45, Purdue 24 | |
| 2018 | Wisconsin 47, Purdue 44 |
Around this game
Purdue
- Next gameat ChicagoOct. 24, 1914
- SeasonPurdue in 1914
- ProgramPurdue history and records
Wisconsin
- Next gameat Ohio StateOct. 24, 1914
- SeasonWisconsin in 1914
- ProgramWisconsin history and records