The Old Oaken Bucket game
Indiana vs. Purdue
125 of their 127 meetings are on file: they first met in 1891, and the earliest on file is 1892; officially, Purdue leads 77–44–6; as played, 75–44–6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5, and Indiana has won the last 2. The winner takes home the Old Oaken Bucket, played for since 1925. Indiana has held it since the 2024 game. The official count covers every meeting. Share
- Official series
- Purdue leads 77–44–6
- Indiana wins on file
- 44
- Purdue wins on file
- 75
- Ties
- 6
- Earliest on file
- 1892 first met 1891
- Longest streak
- 10 Purdue
- Current streak
- 2 Indiana
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Indiana 1, Purdue 0
- Average margin
- 15.5 points; 56 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Indiana
- 20–35–1 Indiana’s record at home
- At Purdue
- 40–24–5 Purdue’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 24
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Old Oaken Bucket
- Played for since
- 1925
- Games for it on file
- 100 Indiana 34, Purdue 63, 3 tied
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting since 1925 (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). The rivalry’s article counts the games for it: Purdue leads, 63–34–3 starting 1925. From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Old Oaken Bucket.
Games that tell the story
- Indiana’s biggest win2024: Indiana 66, Purdue 0by 66 points
- Purdue’s biggest win1892: Purdue 68, Indiana 0by 68 points
- Upset1930: Indiana 7, Purdue 6Indiana had a 10% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1934: Indiana 17, Purdue 6Indiana had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1962: Indiana 12, Purdue 7Indiana had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1945: Indiana 26, Purdue 0No. 18 Purdue at No. 4 Indiana
Coach against coach
| Years | Indiana | Series | Purdue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898–1900 | James Horne | 2–1 | Alpha Jamison |
| 1923–1925 | William Ingram | 1–1–1 | James Phelan |
| 1926–1929 | Pat Page | 0–4 | James Phelan |
| 1931–1933 | Billy Hayes | 0–3 | Noble Kizer |
| 1934–1936 | Bo McMillin | 2–0–1 | Noble Kizer |
| 1937–1941 | Bo McMillin | 2–3 | Mal Elward |
| 1944–1946 | Bo McMillin | 3–0 | Cecil Isbell |
| 1948–1951 | Clyde Smith | 0–4 | Stuart Holcomb |
| 1952–1955 | Bernie Crimmins | 0–4 | Stuart Holcomb |
| 1958–1964 | Phil Dickens | 1–5–1 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1965–1969 | John Pont | 1–4 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1970–1972 | John Pont | 1–2 | Bob DeMoss |
| 1973–1976 | Lee Corso | 1–3 | Alex Agase |
| 1977–1981 | Lee Corso | 2–3 | Jim Young |
| 1984–1986 | Bill Mallory | 0–3 | Leon Burtnett |
| 1987–1990 | Bill Mallory | 3–1 | Fred Akers |
| 1991–1996 | Bill Mallory | 4–2 | Jim Colletto |
| 1997–2001 | Cam Cameron | 1–4 | Joe Tiller |
| 2002–2004 | Gerry DiNardo | 0–3 | Joe Tiller |
| 2013–2015 | Kevin Wilson | 3–0 | Darrell Hazell |
| 2017–2022 | Tom Allen | 1–4 | Jeff Brohm |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Indiana’s side (Horne 2–1 against Jamison). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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
| Kyle Orton Purdue | 33 of 54, 522 yards, 6 TD | 2004 Passing | |
| Curtis Painter Purdue | 38 of 54, 448 yards, 5 TD | 2008 Passing | |
| Aidan O’Connell Purdue | 28 of 49, 408 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT | 2019 Passing | |
| Kyle Ingraham Purdue | 11 catches, 209 yards, 2 TD | 2004 Receiving | |
| Elijah Sarratt Indiana | 8 catches, 165 yards, 2 TD | 2024 Receiving | |
| James Hardy Indiana | 9 catches, 151 yards, 1 TD | 2006 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
From the newspapers
1893 · The Indiana State sentinel, Indianapolis, Oct 18, 1893
1897 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Oct 31, 1897
1898 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 13, 1898
1905 · The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., Oct 29, 1905
1908 · Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, Nov 23, 1908
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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
On television
| 2025 | NBC | 2.7 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Nov 28, 2026 | Purdue at Indiana upcoming | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 28, 2025 | 2Indiana 56, Purdue 3 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 30, 2024 | 10Indiana 66, Purdue 0 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 25, 2023 | Purdue 35, Indiana 31 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 26, 2022 | Purdue 30, Indiana 16 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 27, 2021 | Purdue 44, Indiana 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 30, 2019 | Indiana 44, Purdue 41 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 24, 2018 | Purdue 28, Indiana 21 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 25, 2017 | Purdue 31, Indiana 24 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 26, 2016 | Indiana 26, Purdue 24 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 28, 2015 | Indiana 54, Purdue 36 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 29, 2014 | Indiana 23, Purdue 16 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 30, 2013 | Indiana 56, Purdue 36 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 24, 2012 | Purdue 56, Indiana 35 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 26, 2011 | Purdue 33, Indiana 25 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 27, 2010 | Indiana 34, Purdue 31 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 21, 2009 | Purdue 38, Indiana 21 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 22, 2008 | Purdue 62, Indiana 10 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 17, 2007 | Indiana 27, Purdue 24 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 18, 2006 | Purdue 28, Indiana 19 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 19, 2005 | Purdue 41, Indiana 14 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 20, 2004 | Purdue 63, Indiana 24 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 22, 2003 | 16Purdue 24, Indiana 16 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 23, 2002 | Purdue 34, Indiana 10 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 24, 2001 | Indiana 13, Purdue 7 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 18, 2000 | 17Purdue 41, Indiana 13 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 20, 1999 | 19Purdue 30, Indiana 24 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 21, 1998 | Purdue 52, Indiana 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 22, 1997 | 23Purdue 56, Indiana 7 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 23, 1996 | Indiana 33, Purdue 16 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 24, 1995 | Purdue 51, Indiana 14 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 19, 1994 | Indiana 33, Purdue 29 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 20, 1993 | 21Indiana 24, Purdue 17 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 21, 1992 | Purdue 13, Indiana 10 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 23, 1991 | Indiana 24, Purdue 22 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 24, 1990 | Indiana 28, Purdue 14 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 25, 1989 | Purdue 15, Indiana 14 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 19, 1988 | Indiana 52, Purdue 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 21, 1987 | 20Indiana 35, Purdue 14 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 22, 1986 | Purdue 17, Indiana 15 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 23, 1985 | Purdue 34, Indiana 21 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 17, 1984 | Purdue 31, Indiana 24 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 19, 1983 | Purdue 31, Indiana 30 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 20, 1982 | Indiana 13, Purdue 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 21, 1981 | Indiana 20, Purdue 17 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 22, 1980 | Purdue 24, Indiana 23 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 17, 1979 | 12Purdue 37, Indiana 21 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 25, 1978 | 18Purdue 20, Indiana 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 19, 1977 | Indiana 21, Purdue 10 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 20, 1976 | Indiana 20, Purdue 14 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 22, 1975 | Purdue 9, Indiana 7 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 23, 1974 | Purdue 38, Indiana 17 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 24, 1973 | Purdue 28, Indiana 23 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 25, 1972 | Purdue 42, Indiana 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 20, 1971 | Indiana 38, Purdue 31 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 21, 1970 | Purdue 40, Indiana 0 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 22, 1969 | 17Purdue 44, Indiana 21 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 23, 1968 | 12Purdue 38, Indiana 35 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 25, 1967 | Indiana 19, 3Purdue 14 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 19, 1966 | 10Purdue 51, Indiana 6 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 20, 1965 | Purdue 26, Indiana 21 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 21, 1964 | Purdue 28, Indiana 22 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 30, 1963 | Purdue 21, Indiana 15 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 24, 1962 | Indiana 12, Purdue 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 25, 1961 | Purdue 34, Indiana 12 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 19, 1960 | 13Purdue 35, Indiana 6 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 21, 1959 | Purdue 10, Indiana 7 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 22, 1958 | 8Purdue 15, Indiana 15 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 23, 1957 | Purdue 35, Indiana 13 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 24, 1956 | Purdue 39, Indiana 20 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 19, 1955 | Purdue 6, Indiana 4 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 20, 1954 | Purdue 13, Indiana 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 21, 1953 | Purdue 30, Indiana 0 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 22, 1952 | Purdue 21, Indiana 16 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 24, 1951 | Purdue 21, Indiana 13 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 25, 1950 | Purdue 13, Indiana 0 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 19, 1949 | Purdue 14, Indiana 6 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 20, 1948 | Purdue 39, Indiana 0 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 22, 1947 | Indiana 16, Purdue 14 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 23, 1946 | Indiana 34, Purdue 20 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 24, 1945 | 4Indiana 26, 18Purdue 0 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 25, 1944 | Indiana 14, Purdue 6 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 20, 1943 | 3Purdue 7, Indiana 0 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 21, 1942 | 18Indiana 20, Purdue 0 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 22, 1941 | Indiana 7, Purdue 0 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 23, 1940 | Indiana 3, Purdue 0 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 25, 1939 | Purdue 7, Indiana 6 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 19, 1938 | Purdue 13, Indiana 6 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 20, 1937 | Purdue 13, 20Indiana 7 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 21, 1936 | Purdue 20, Indiana 20 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 23, 1935 | Indiana 7, Purdue 0 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 24, 1934 | Indiana 17, Purdue 6 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 25, 1933 | Purdue 19, Indiana 3 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 19, 1932 | Purdue 25, Indiana 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 21, 1931 | Purdue 19, Indiana 0 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 22, 1930 | Indiana 7, Purdue 6 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 23, 1929 | Purdue 32, Indiana 0 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 24, 1928 | Purdue 14, Indiana 0 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 19, 1927 | Purdue 21, Indiana 6 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 20, 1926 | Purdue 24, Indiana 14 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 21, 1925 | Indiana 0, Purdue 0 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 22, 1924 | Purdue 26, Indiana 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 24, 1923 | Indiana 3, Purdue 0 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 25, 1922 | Purdue 7, Indiana 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 19, 1921 | Indiana 3, Purdue 0 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 20, 1920 | Indiana 10, Purdue 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 24, 1917 | Indiana 37, Purdue 0 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 25, 1916 | Purdue 0, Indiana 0 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 20, 1915 | Purdue 7, Indiana 0 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 21, 1914 | Purdue 23, Indiana 13 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 23, 1913 | Purdue 42, Indiana 7 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 24, 1912 | Purdue 34, Indiana 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 25, 1911 | Purdue 12, Indiana 5 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 19, 1910 | Indiana 15, Purdue 0 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 20, 1909 | Indiana 36, Purdue 3 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 21, 1908 | Indiana 10, Purdue 4 | at Purdue | ||
| Oct 28, 1905 | Purdue 11, Indiana 11 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 12, 1904 | Purdue 27, Indiana 0 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 15, 1902 | Purdue 39, Indiana 0 | at Purdue | ||
| Oct 26, 1901 | Indiana 11, Purdue 6 | at Indiana | ||
| Nov 29, 1900 | Indiana 24, Purdue 5 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 30, 1899 | Indiana 17, Purdue 5 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 12, 1898 | Purdue 14, Indiana 0 | at Purdue | ||
| Oct 30, 1897 | Purdue 20, Indiana 6 | at Purdue | ||
| Oct 14, 1893 | Purdue 64, Indiana 0 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 5, 1892 | Purdue 68, Indiana 0 | at Purdue |
Every game is listed as played on the field.