Indiana State vs. Purdue

Indiana State and Purdue have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1926; Purdue leads the series 8–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Purdue 8–⁠0, and Purdue has won the last 8.

Scheduled 2029 at Purdue. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Indiana State wins
0
Purdue wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1926
Longest streak
8 Purdue
Current streak
8 Purdue
Last 10 meetings
Purdue 8–⁠0
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠1
1990s0–⁠1
2000s0–⁠1
2010s0–⁠2
2020s0–⁠3
Average margin
31.4 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Purdue
8–⁠0 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. Purdue’s biggest win2022: Purdue 56, Indiana State 0by 56 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Indiana State and Purdue, 1926 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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Dorien Bryant Purdue6 catches, 154 yards, 2 TD2006 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

On television

2026BTN0.3 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Sep 4, 2026Purdue 44, Indiana State 19at Purdue
Aug 31, 2024Purdue 49, Indiana State 0at Purdue
Sep 10, 2022Purdue 56, Indiana State 0at Purdue
Sep 12, 2015Purdue 38, Indiana State 14at Purdue
Sep 7, 2013Purdue 20, Indiana State 14at Purdue
Sep 2, 2006Purdue 60, Indiana State 35at Purdue
Sep 22, 1990Purdue 41, Indiana State 13at Purdue
Oct 30, 1926Purdue 38, Indiana State 0at Purdue

Every game is listed as played on the field.