Purdue at Northwestern

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 15, 1914, page 66

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  NORTHWESTERN GETS SCORE. Purdue Allows Rival to Gain Points First Time in 1914. EVANSTON. ILL.,, November 14.-Purdue University defeated Northwestern University, “a to s. here today in the only conference foot ball game in which Northwestern has scored this season. Wilbur Hightower. Northwestern’s captain. and for several years the only player of the first rank at the uni versity, wearing the purple for the last time, scored the solitary touchdown for his team in the second quarter. For the rest of the game Purdue overwhelmed the Methodists. OBrien. Van AIKEN and Pultz using versatile attack and gaining almost at will.

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Purdue leads 53–⁠36–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 81 since this game.