Northwestern @ Purdue
Final
Northwestern
Wildcats
1-6 / 0-5
16
20
Purdue
Boilermakers
5-2 / 3-1
1979 Season

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

Series Stats

Northwestern
Purdue
Tie
19
29
1
49th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

0-31 Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium
Nov 04, 1978
Northwestern

Head Coach
Rick Venturi
Schedule
@ Michigan L 49-7 9/8/1979
vs Wyoming W 22-27 9/15/1979
vs Syracuse L 54-21 9/22/1979
@ Minnesota L 38-8 9/29/1979
@ Ohio State L 16-7 10/6/1979
vs Iowa L 58-6 10/13/1979
@ Indiana L 30-0 10/20/1979
@ Purdue L 20-16 10/27/1979
vs Michigan State L 42-7 11/3/1979
@ Wisconsin L 28-3 11/10/1979
vs Illinois L 29-13 11/17/1979
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
267 to 76
this season
Rick Venturi's record
at Northwestern
1 - 16 - 1
vs Purdue
0 - 1 - 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 Wisconsin W 20-41 9/8/1979
@ California Los Angeles L 31-21 9/15/1979
vs Notre Dame W 22-28 9/22/1979
vs Oregon W 7-13 9/29/1979
@ Minnesota L 31-14 10/6/1979
vs Illinois W 14-28 10/13/1979
@ Michigan State W 7-14 10/20/1979
vs Northwestern W 16-20 10/27/1979
@ Iowa W 14-20 11/3/1979
vs Michigan W 21-24 11/10/1979
@ Indiana W 21-37 11/17/1979
vs Tennessee W 22-27 12/31/1979
Purdue
has outscored their opponents
159 to 132
this season
Jim Young's record
at Purdue
19 - 10 - 1
vs Northwestern
2 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
2 game(s)
from 2023
to 2024
Purdue
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Notes