Purdue vs. Western Michigan
Purdue and Western Michigan have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1993; Purdue leads the series 4–0 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Purdue 4–0, and Purdue has won the last 4. Share
- Purdue wins
- 4
- Western Michigan wins
- 0
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1993
- Longest streak
- 4 Purdue
- Current streak
- 4 Purdue
- Last 10 meetings
- Purdue 4–0
- Most recent
- 2014
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 8.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Purdue
- 3–0 Purdue’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Purdue first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
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
| Jordan White Western Michigan | 13 catches, 265 yards, 1 TD | 2011 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| Joe Holland Purdue | 2011 |
| Akeem Shavers Purdue | 2011 |
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
| Aug 30, 2014 | Purdue 43, Western Michigan 34 | at Purdue | ||
| Dec 27, 2011 | Purdue 37, Western Michigan 32 | Neutral site | Little Caesars Bowl | |
| Sep 14, 2002 | Purdue 28, Western Michigan 24 | at Purdue | ||
| Sep 11, 1993 | Purdue 28, Western Michigan 13 | at Purdue |
Every game is listed as played on the field.