Purdue at Indiana

Saturday, November 20, 1915

Purdue beat Indiana 7–⁠0. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Purdue led the series 11–⁠6–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayPurdue3–⁠3–⁠1 in 1915
7
HomeIndiana3–⁠3–⁠1 in 1915
0

FinalHigh 59°F, low 30°F, 0.18 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The New-York tribune's story: PURDUE DEFEATS INDIANA Scores Touchdown in First Half and Wins on That Tally.

    New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 21, 1915, page 15

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    PURDUE DEFEATS INDIANA Scores Touchdown in First Half and Wins on That Tally. Bloomington, Ind, Nov. 20.-Purdue defeated Indiana University by score of 7 to 0 to-day when Pulls received a short forward pass in the second period and sprinted over the line for the only touchdown of the game. He kicked goal. Indiana carried the ball from the kickoff TO Purdue’s six-yard line in the first minutes of the game and then lost il on downs. Purdue’s line was broken through time after time, but the boilermakers’ defence always stiff ened when their goal was in danger. The lineup and summary follow:

  • The Evening star's story: PURDUE DOWNS INDIANA ON FORWARD PASS, 10 Halfback Pults Sprints Over Line for Only Touchdown Of Game.

    Evening star, November 21, 1915, page 60

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    PURDUE DOWNS INDIANA ON FORWARD PASS, 10 Halfback Pults Sprints Over Line for Only Touchdown Of Game. BLOOMINGTON. Ind. November 2e.- Purdue won from Indiana University, TO 0. today when Halfback Pults received short forward pass In the Sec ono period and sprinted over the line Tor the only touchdown of the game he, kicked goal. Indiana carried tho Dali from the kickoff to Purdue’s g. yard line in the first minutes of the game and then lost the ball on downs Purdue’s line was broken through time after time. but the boilermakers’ defense always stfffened when their goal was in danger.

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)

Indiana 50% to win. Purdue won as Elo’s underdog.

Officially, Purdue leads 77–⁠44–⁠6; as played, 75–⁠44–⁠6 in the 125 games on file; the official count covers all 127 meetings, counting the 107 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Indiana 56, Purdue 3
2024Indiana 66, Purdue 0
2023Purdue 35, Indiana 31
2022Purdue 30, Indiana 16
2021Purdue 44, Indiana 7
2019Indiana 44, Purdue 41

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