Purdue vs. Wake Forest
Purdue and Wake Forest have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1968; Purdue leads the series 4–2 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Purdue 4–2. Share
2028 at Wake Forest. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Purdue wins
- 4
- Wake Forest wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1968
- Longest streak
- 3 Purdue
- Current streak
- 1 Wake Forest
- Last 10 meetings
- Purdue 4–2
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 4.7 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Purdue
- 3–2 Purdue’s record at home
- At Wake Forest
- 0–1 Wake Forest’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Purdue’s biggest win1977: Purdue 26, Wake Forest 17by 9 points
- Wake Forest’s biggest win2002: Wake Forest 24, Purdue 21by 3 points
- Upset2002: Wake Forest 24, Purdue 21Wake Forest had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
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.
On television
| 2026 | FS1 | 0.3 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Sep 12, 2026 | Wake Forest 38, Purdue 36 | at Purdue | ||
| Sep 13, 2003 | Purdue 16, 20Wake Forest 10 | at Wake Forest | ||
| Sep 21, 2002 | Wake Forest 24, Purdue 21 | at Purdue | ||
| Oct 7, 1978 | Purdue 14, Wake Forest 7 | at Purdue | ||
| Oct 1, 1977 | Purdue 26, Wake Forest 17 | at Purdue | ||
| Oct 19, 1968 | 5Purdue 28, Wake Forest 27 | at Purdue |
Every game is listed as played on the field.