Purdue vs. Tennessee
Purdue and Tennessee have 2 meetings on file, the first in 1979; Purdue leads the series 2–0 in the games on file. Over the last 2 meetings it’s Purdue 2–0, and Purdue has won the last 2. Share
- Purdue wins
- 2
- Tennessee wins
- 0
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1979
- Longest streak
- 2 Purdue
- Current streak
- 2 Purdue
- Last 10 meetings
- Purdue 2–0
- Most recent
- 2021
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
| Aidan O’Connell Purdue | 26 of 47, 534 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT | 2021 Passing | |
| Broc Thompson Purdue | 7 catches, 217 yards, 2 TD | 2021 Receiving | |
| Jeremy Banks Tennessee | 20 tackles, 1 sack, 2.5 for loss | 2021 Defense |
Named most valuable
| Broc Thompson Purdue | 2021 |
| Mark Herrmann Purdue | 1979 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Dec 30, 2021 | Purdue 48, Tennessee 45overtime | Nissan Stadium | Music City Bowl | |
| Dec 31, 1979 | 12Purdue 27, Tennessee 22 | Neutral site | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.