Nebraska vs. Purdue
Nebraska and Purdue have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1958; Nebraska leads the series 7–6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5, and Nebraska has won the last 2. Share
2027 at Nebraska; 2028 at Purdue. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Nebraska wins
- 7
- Purdue wins
- 6
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1958
- Longest streak
- 2 Nebraska
- Current streak
- 2 Nebraska
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 2024
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 14.2 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Nebraska
- 3–2 Nebraska’s record at home
- At Purdue
- 4–4 Purdue’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Nebraska’s biggest win2013: Nebraska 44, Purdue 7by 37 points
- Purdue’s biggest win1958: Purdue 28, Nebraska 0by 28 points
- Upset2015: Purdue 55, Nebraska 45Purdue had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Nebraska | Series | Purdue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2021 | Scott Frost | 1–3 | Jeff Brohm |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Nebraska’s side (Frost 1–3 against Brohm). 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
| Trey Palmer Nebraska | 7 catches, 237 yards, 2 TD | 2022 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Sep 28, 2024 | Nebraska 28, Purdue 10 | at Purdue | ||
| Oct 28, 2023 | Nebraska 31, Purdue 14 | at Nebraska | ||
| Oct 15, 2022 | Purdue 43, Nebraska 37 | at Purdue | ||
| Oct 30, 2021 | Purdue 28, Nebraska 23 | at Nebraska | ||
| Dec 5, 2020 | Nebraska 37, Purdue 27 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 2, 2019 | Purdue 31, Nebraska 27 | at Purdue | ||
| Sep 29, 2018 | Purdue 42, Nebraska 28 | at Nebraska | ||
| Oct 28, 2017 | Nebraska 25, Purdue 24 | at Purdue | ||
| Oct 22, 2016 | 8Nebraska 27, Purdue 14 | at Nebraska | ||
| Oct 31, 2015 | Purdue 55, Nebraska 45 | at Purdue | ||
| Nov 1, 2014 | 17Nebraska 35, Purdue 14 | at Nebraska | ||
| Oct 12, 2013 | Nebraska 44, Purdue 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Sep 27, 1958 | Purdue 28, Nebraska 0 | at Purdue |
Every game is listed as played on the field.