Purdue @ Northwestern
Final
November 11, 1939 12:00 PM
Purdue
Boilermakers
1-3 / 0-1
3
0
Northwestern
Wildcats
3-2 / 3-1
1939 Season

Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
Capacity: 47,130
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Purdue
Northwestern
Tie
12
12
1
25th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

7-14 Northwestern
Ryan Field
Oct 16, 1937
Purdue

Head Coach
 Allen Elward
Schedule
@ Notre Dame L 3-0 9/30/1939
@ Minnesota W 13-13 10/14/1939
vs Michigan State W 7-20 10/21/1939
@ Santa Clara L 13-6 10/28/1939
vs Iowa L 4-0 11/4/1939
@ Northwestern W 0-3 11/11/1939
@ Wisconsin W 7-7 11/18/1939
@ Indiana W 6-7 11/25/1939
Purdue 1939 schedule
Purdue
has been outscored by their opponents
40 to 39
this season
Allen Elward's record
at Purdue
10 - 7 - 4
vs Northwestern
0 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Purdue
12 game(s)
from 1976
to 1987
Northwestern
5 game(s)
from 2014
to 2018
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Lynn Waldorf
Schedule
vs Oklahoma L 23-0 10/7/1939
@ Ohio State L 13-0 10/14/1939
vs Wisconsin W 7-13 10/21/1939
vs Illinois W 0-13 10/28/1939
@ Minnesota W 7-14 11/4/1939
vs Purdue L 3-0 11/11/1939
@ Notre Dame L 7-0 11/18/1939
vs Iowa W 7-7 11/25/1939
Northwestern 1939 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
50 to 40
this season
Lynn Waldorf's record
at Northwestern
22 - 12 - 3
vs Purdue
1 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Purdue
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes