Purdue @ Iowa
-- Iowa Homecoming --
Final
October 28, 1978 12:00 PM
Purdue
Boilermakers
5-1 / 3-0
34
7
Iowa
Hawkeyes
1-5 / 1-2
1978 Season

Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Capacity: 70,585
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Purdue
Iowa
Tie
37
16
2
55th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

34-21 Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium
Oct 22, 1977
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
105 to 47
this season
Jim Young's record
at Purdue
10 - 7 - 0
vs Iowa
1 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Purdue
20 game(s)
from 1961
to 1980
Iowa
9 game(s)
from 1983
to 1991
Stats
Iowa

Head Coach
 Bob Commings
Schedule
vs Northwestern W 3-20 9/16/1978
vs Iowa State L 31-0 9/23/1978
@ Arizona L 23-3 9/30/1978
vs Utah L 13-9 10/7/1978
@ Minnesota L 22-20 10/14/1978
@ Ohio State L 31-7 10/21/1978
vs Purdue L 34-7 10/28/1978
vs Michigan L 34-0 11/4/1978
@ Indiana L 34-14 11/11/1978
vs Wisconsin W 24-38 11/18/1978
@ Michigan State L 42-7 11/25/1978
Iowa 1978 schedule
Iowa
has been outscored by their opponents
123 to 59
this season
Bob Commings's record
at Iowa
16 - 34 - 0
vs Purdue
0 - 4 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Purdue
2 game(s)
from 2020
to 2021
Iowa
2 game(s)
from 2022
to 2023
Notes

Pre Game

0