Team Rivalry
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Ohio State @ Purdue
Final
October 31, 1981 12:00 PM
Ohio State
Buckeyes
5-2 / 3-1
45
33
Purdue
Boilermakers
5-2 / 3-2
1981 Season

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

Series Stats

Ohio State
Purdue
Tie
20
8
2
30th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

16-27 Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium
Oct 14, 1978
Ohio State

Head Coach
 Earle Bruce
Schedule
vs Duke W 13-34 9/12/1981
vs Michigan State W 13-27 9/19/1981
@ Stanford W 19-24 9/26/1981
vs Florida State L 36-27 10/3/1981
@ Wisconsin L 24-21 10/10/1981
vs Illinois W 27-34 10/17/1981
vs Indiana W 10-29 10/24/1981
@ Purdue W 33-45 10/31/1981
@ Minnesota L 35-31 11/7/1981
vs Northwestern W 6-70 11/14/1981
@ Michigan W 9-14 11/21/1981
vs Navy W 28-31 12/30/1981
Ohio State 1981 schedule
Ohio State
has outscored their opponents
196 to 142
this season
Earle Bruce's record
at Ohio State
25 - 6 - 0
vs Purdue
0 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Ohio State
7 game(s)
from 1989
to 1999
Purdue
2 game(s)
from 1947
to 1952
Stats
Purdue

Head Coach
 Jim Young
Schedule
vs Stanford W 19-27 9/12/1981
@ Minnesota L 16-13 9/19/1981
vs Notre Dame W 14-15 9/26/1981
@ Wisconsin L 20-14 10/3/1981
vs Illinois W 20-44 10/10/1981
@ Northwestern W 0-35 10/17/1981
vs Michigan State W 26-27 10/24/1981
vs Ohio State L 45-33 10/31/1981
@ Iowa L 33-7 11/7/1981
vs Michigan L 28-10 11/14/1981
@ Indiana L 20-17 11/21/1981
Purdue 1981 schedule
Purdue
has outscored their opponents
175 to 115
this season
Jim Young's record
at Purdue
38 - 15 - 1
vs Ohio State
1 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Ohio State
3 game(s)
from 2021
to 2024
Purdue
1 game(s)
from 2018
to 2018
Notes