Northwestern @ Purdue
Final
November 04, 1978 12:00 PM
Northwestern
Wildcats
0-7 / 0-5
0
31
Purdue
Boilermakers
6-1 / 4-0
1978 Season

Ross-Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN
Capacity: 57,236
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Northwestern
Purdue
Tie
19
28
1
48th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

16-28 Purdue
Dyche Stadium
Oct 29, 1977
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Rick Venturi
Schedule
@ Illinois W 0-0 9/9/1978
@ Iowa L 20-3 9/16/1978
vs Wisconsin L 28-7 9/23/1978
@ Colorado L 55-7 9/30/1978
vs Arizona State L 56-14 10/7/1978
@ Indiana L 38-10 10/14/1978
vs Minnesota L 38-14 10/21/1978
@ Ohio State L 63-20 10/28/1978
@ Purdue L 31-0 11/4/1978
vs Michigan L 59-14 11/11/1978
vs Michigan State L 52-3 11/18/1978
Northwestern 1978 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
298 to 75
this season
Rick Venturi's record
at Northwestern
0 - 7 - 1
vs Purdue
0 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Northwestern
5 game(s)
from 2014
to 2018
Purdue
12 game(s)
from 1976
to 1987
Stats
Purdue

Head Coach
 Jim Young
Schedule
vs Michigan State W 14-21 9/16/1978
vs Ohio W 0-24 9/23/1978
@ Notre Dame L 10-6 9/30/1978
vs Wake Forest W 7-14 10/7/1978
vs Ohio State W 16-27 10/14/1978
@ Illinois W 0-13 10/21/1978
@ Iowa W 7-34 10/28/1978
vs Northwestern W 0-31 11/4/1978
@ Wisconsin W 24-24 11/11/1978
@ Michigan L 24-6 11/18/1978
vs Indiana W 7-20 11/25/1978
vs Georgia Tech W 21-41 12/25/1978
Purdue 1978 schedule
Purdue
has outscored their opponents
139 to 54
this season
Jim Young's record
at Purdue
11 - 7 - 0
vs Northwestern
1 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Purdue
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Notes