Penn State @ Purdue
Final
Penn State
Nittany Lions
7-1 / 4-1
42
17
Purdue
Boilermakers
7-2 / 5-1
1997 Season

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

Series Stats

Penn State
Purdue
Tie
3
1
1
5th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

31-14 Penn State
Beaver Stadium
Oct 12, 1996
Penn State

Head Coach
Joe Paterno
Schedule
vs Pittsburgh W 17-34 9/6/1997
vs Temple W 10-52 9/13/1997
@ Louisville W 21-57 9/20/1997
@ Illinois W 6-41 10/4/1997
vs Ohio State W 27-31 10/11/1997
vs Minnesota W 15-16 10/18/1997
@ Northwestern W 27-30 11/1/1997
vs Michigan L 34-8 11/8/1997
@ Purdue W 17-42 11/15/1997
vs Wisconsin W 10-35 11/22/1997
@ Michigan State L 49-14 11/29/1997
vs Florida L 21-6 1/1/1998
Penn State
has outscored their opponents
269 to 157
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
296 - 75 - 3
vs Purdue
2 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Penn State
11 game(s)
from 2005
to 2024
Purdue
2 game(s)
from 2003
to 2004
Stats
Purdue

Head Coach
Joe Tiller
Schedule
@ Toledo L 36-22 9/6/1997
vs Notre Dame W 17-28 9/13/1997
vs Ball State W 14-28 9/20/1997
vs Northwestern W 9-21 9/27/1997
@ Minnesota W 43-59 10/11/1997
vs Wisconsin W 20-45 10/18/1997
@ Illinois W 3-48 10/25/1997
@ Iowa L 35-17 11/1/1997
vs Michigan State W 21-22 11/8/1997
vs Penn State L 42-17 11/15/1997
@ Indiana W 7-56 11/22/1997
vs Oklahoma State W 20-33 12/30/1997
Purdue
has outscored their opponents
290 to 198
this season
Joe Tiller's record
at Purdue
7 - 2 - 0
vs Penn State
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Penn State
11 game(s)
from 2005
to 2024
Purdue
2 game(s)
from 2003
to 2004
Notes