Purdue @ Northwestern
Final
November 17, 1956 12:00 PM
Purdue
Boilermakers
2-3 / 0-3
0
14
Northwestern
Wildcats
2-4 / 1-3
1956 Season

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

Series Stats

Purdue
Northwestern
Tie
16
17
1
34th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

46-8 Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium
Nov 12, 1955
Purdue

Head Coach
 Kenneth Mollenkopf
Schedule
vs Missouri W 7-16 9/29/1956
@ Minnesota L 21-14 10/6/1956
@ Notre Dame W 14-28 10/13/1956
@ Wisconsin W 6-6 10/20/1956
vs Iowa L 21-20 10/27/1956
vs Illinois W 7-7 11/3/1956
@ Michigan State L 12-9 11/10/1956
@ Northwestern L 14-0 11/17/1956
vs Indiana W 20-39 11/24/1956
Purdue 1956 schedule
Purdue
has outscored their opponents
100 to 88
this season
Kenneth Mollenkopf's record
at Purdue
2 - 3 - 2
vs Northwestern
0 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Purdue
12 game(s)
from 1976
to 1987
Northwestern
5 game(s)
from 2014
to 2018
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Ara Parseghian
Schedule
vs Iowa State W 13-14 9/29/1956
vs Tulane L 20-13 10/6/1956
@ Minnesota W 0-0 10/13/1956
@ Michigan L 34-20 10/20/1956
@ Indiana L 19-13 10/27/1956
vs Ohio State L 6-2 11/3/1956
@ Wisconsin W 7-17 11/10/1956
vs Purdue W 0-14 11/17/1956
vs Illinois W 13-14 11/24/1956
Northwestern 1956 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
99 to 79
this season
Ara Parseghian's record
at Northwestern
2 - 4 - 1
vs Purdue
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Purdue
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes