Carnegie Mellon vs. Purdue

Carnegie Mellon and Purdue first met in 1931 and have played 6 times; Purdue leads the series 5–⁠1. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Purdue 5–⁠1, and Purdue has won the last 2.

Carnegie Mellon wins
1
Purdue wins
5
Ties
0
First meeting
1931
Longest streak
3 Purdue
Current streak
2 Purdue
Last 10 meetings
Purdue 5–⁠1
Most recent
1937

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s1–⁠5
Average margin
8.7 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Carnegie Mellon
0–⁠3 Carnegie Mellon’s record at home
At Purdue
2–⁠1 Purdue’s record at home
Shutouts
3

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Carnegie Mellon’s biggest win1935: Carnegie Mellon 7, Purdue 0by 7 points
  2. Purdue’s biggest win1934: Purdue 20, Carnegie Mellon 0by 20 points
  3. Upset1935: Carnegie Mellon 7, Purdue 0Carnegie Mellon had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Carnegie Mellon and Purdue, 1931 on13001500170019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 9, 1937Purdue 7, Carnegie Mellon 0at Purdue
Oct 31, 193617Purdue 7, Carnegie Mellon 6at Carnegie Mellon
Oct 26, 1935Carnegie Mellon 7, Purdue 0at Purdue
Oct 27, 1934Purdue 20, Carnegie Mellon 0at Carnegie Mellon
Nov 4, 1933Purdue 17, Carnegie Mellon 7at Purdue
Oct 24, 1931Purdue 13, Carnegie Mellon 6at Carnegie Mellon

Every game is listed as played on the field.