Northwestern vs Purdue
Northwestern361 tie90 meetings
53Purdue
Purdue leads the series · Northwestern on a 3-game winning run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 19-0 |
| 2024 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | W | 26-20 |
| 2023 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 23-15 |
| 2022 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 9-17 |
| 2021 | Purdue win | Neutral | L | 14-32 |
| 2020 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | W | 27-20 |
| 2019 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 22-24 |
| 2018 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | W | 31-27 |
| 2017 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 23-13 |
| 2016 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | W | 45-17 |
| 2015 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 21-14 |
| 2014 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | W | 38-14 |
| 2010 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 17-20 |
| 2009 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | W | 27-21 |
| 2008 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 48-26 |
| 2007 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 17-35 |
| 2006 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 10-31 |
| 2005 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | W | 34-29 |
| 2004 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 13-10 |
| 2003 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 14-34 |
| 2002 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 13-42 |
| 2001 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 27-32 |
| 2000 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 28-41 |
| 1999 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 23-31 |
| 1998 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 21-56 |
| 1997 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 9-21 |
| 1996 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 27-24 |
| 1995 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | W | 23-8 |
| 1992 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | W | 28-14 |
| 1991 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 14-17 |
| 1990 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 13-33 |
| 1989 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 15-46 |
| 1988 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 28-7 |
| 1987 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 15-20 |
| 1986 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 16-17 |
| 1985 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 7-31 |
| 1984 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 7-49 |
| 1983 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 17-48 |
| 1982 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 21-34 |
| 1981 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 0-35 |
| 1980 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 31-52 |
| 1979 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 16-20 |
| 1978 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 0-31 |
| 1977 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 16-28 |
| 1976 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 19-31 |
| 1975 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 31-25 |
| 1974 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 26-31 |
| 1973 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 10-21 |
| 1972 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 0-37 |
| 1971 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 20-21 |
| 1970 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 38-14 |
| 1969 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 20-45 |
| 1968 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 6-43 |
| 1967 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 16-25 |
| 1958 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 6-23 |
| 1957 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 0-27 |
| 1956 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 14-0 |
| 1955 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 8-46 |
| 1951 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 14-35 |
| 1950 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | W | 19-14 |
| 1949 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 20-6 |
| 1948 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 21-0 |
| 1945 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 26-14 |
| 1944 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 7-27 |
| 1942 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 6-7 |
| 1939 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 0-3 |
| 1937 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 14-7 |
| 1935 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 0-7 |
| 1932 | Tie | West Lafayette | T | 7-7 |
| 1931 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 0-7 |
| 1928 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 7-6 |
| 1927 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 6-18 |
| 1926 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 22-0 |
| 1925 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | W | 13-9 |
| 1924 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 3-7 |
| 1923 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 3-6 |
| 1922 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 24-13 |
| 1921 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 0-3 |
| 1920 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 14-0 |
| 1917 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | W | 12-6 |
| 1916 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 38-6 |
| 1914 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 6-34 |
| 1913 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | L | 0-34 |
| 1912 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 6-21 |
| 1909 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | W | 14-5 |
| 1908 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 10-16 |
| 1902 | Purdue win | Evanston | L | 0-5 |
| 1901 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | W | 10-5 |
| 1899 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 29-0 |
| 1895 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | W | 24-6 |
The head-to-head series, every meeting on record since 1895.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between Northwestern and Purdue?
Northwestern is 36-53-1 against Purdue across 90 meetings on record since 1895. Purdue leads the series.
When did Northwestern last play Purdue?
They last met in 2025, a 19-0 win for Northwestern.