Purdue vs Northwestern
Purdue531 tie90 meetings
36Northwestern
Purdue leads the series · Purdue on a 3-game losing run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-19 |
| 2024 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | L | 20-26 |
| 2023 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 15-23 |
| 2022 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 17-9 |
| 2021 | Purdue win | Neutral | W | 32-14 |
| 2020 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | L | 20-27 |
| 2019 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 24-22 |
| 2018 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | L | 27-31 |
| 2017 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 13-23 |
| 2016 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | L | 17-45 |
| 2015 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 14-21 |
| 2014 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | L | 14-38 |
| 2010 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 20-17 |
| 2009 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | L | 21-27 |
| 2008 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 26-48 |
| 2007 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 35-17 |
| 2006 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 31-10 |
| 2005 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | L | 29-34 |
| 2004 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 10-13 |
| 2003 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 34-14 |
| 2002 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 42-13 |
| 2001 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 32-27 |
| 2000 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 41-28 |
| 1999 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 31-23 |
| 1998 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 56-21 |
| 1997 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 21-9 |
| 1996 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 24-27 |
| 1995 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | L | 8-23 |
| 1992 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | L | 14-28 |
| 1991 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 17-14 |
| 1990 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 33-13 |
| 1989 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 46-15 |
| 1988 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 7-28 |
| 1987 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 20-15 |
| 1986 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 17-16 |
| 1985 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 31-7 |
| 1984 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 49-7 |
| 1983 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 48-17 |
| 1982 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 34-21 |
| 1981 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 35-0 |
| 1980 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 52-31 |
| 1979 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 20-16 |
| 1978 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 31-0 |
| 1977 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 28-16 |
| 1976 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 31-19 |
| 1975 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 25-31 |
| 1974 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 31-26 |
| 1973 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 21-10 |
| 1972 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 37-0 |
| 1971 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 21-20 |
| 1970 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 14-38 |
| 1969 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 45-20 |
| 1968 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 43-6 |
| 1967 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 25-16 |
| 1958 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 23-6 |
| 1957 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 27-0 |
| 1956 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-14 |
| 1955 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 46-8 |
| 1951 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 35-14 |
| 1950 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | L | 14-19 |
| 1949 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 6-20 |
| 1948 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-21 |
| 1945 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 14-26 |
| 1944 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 27-7 |
| 1942 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 7-6 |
| 1939 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 3-0 |
| 1937 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 7-14 |
| 1935 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 7-0 |
| 1932 | Tie | West Lafayette | T | 7-7 |
| 1931 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 7-0 |
| 1928 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 6-7 |
| 1927 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 18-6 |
| 1926 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-22 |
| 1925 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | L | 9-13 |
| 1924 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 7-3 |
| 1923 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 6-3 |
| 1922 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 13-24 |
| 1921 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 3-0 |
| 1920 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-14 |
| 1917 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | L | 6-12 |
| 1916 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 6-38 |
| 1914 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 34-6 |
| 1913 | Purdue win | West Lafayette | W | 34-0 |
| 1912 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 21-6 |
| 1909 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | L | 5-14 |
| 1908 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 16-10 |
| 1902 | Purdue win | Evanston | W | 5-0 |
| 1901 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | L | 5-10 |
| 1899 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-29 |
| 1895 | Northwestern win | West Lafayette | L | 6-24 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between Purdue and Northwestern?
Purdue is 53-36-1 against Northwestern across 90 meetings on record since 1895. Purdue leads the series.
When did Purdue last play Northwestern?
They last met in 2025, a 0-19 loss for Purdue.