Purdue vs. Washington

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

1. Purdue’s biggest win2002: Purdue 34, Washington 24by 10 points
2. Washington’s biggest win2025: Washington 49, Purdue 13by 36 points
3. Upset1961: Purdue 13, Washington 6Purdue had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Ranked showdown1962: Purdue 7, Washington 7 (tie)No. 7 Purdue at No. 10 Washington
5. Ranked showdown2000: Washington 34, Purdue 24No. 14 Purdue at No. 4 Washington

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Purdue’s side (Akers 0–⁠4 against James). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

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

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  The 2000 game

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  The 2000 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Purdue vs. Indiana125 meetings, Purdue 75–⁠44–⁠6
• Purdue vs. Illinois101 meetings, Purdue 48–⁠47–⁠6
• Purdue vs. Iowa94 meetings, Purdue 50–⁠41–⁠3
• Purdue vs. Wisconsin91 meetings, Purdue 29–⁠54–⁠8
• Washington vs. Oregon106 meetings, Washington 56–⁠46–⁠4
• Washington vs. Washington State106 meetings, Washington 70–⁠32–⁠4
• Washington vs. California99 meetings, Washington 55–⁠41–⁠3
• Washington vs. Oregon State95 meetings, Washington 61–⁠32–⁠2