Purdue @ Northwestern
Final
Purdue
Boilermakers
5-2 / 4-0
52
31
Northwestern
Wildcats
0-8 / 0-6
1980 Season

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

Series Stats

Purdue
Northwestern
Tie
30
19
1
50th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

20-16 Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium
Oct 27, 1979
Purdue

Head Coach
Jim Young
Schedule
@ Notre Dame L 31-10 9/6/1980
@ Wisconsin W 6-12 9/13/1980
vs California Los Angeles L 23-14 9/20/1980
vs Miami (OH) W 3-28 10/4/1980
vs Minnesota W 7-21 10/11/1980
@ Illinois W 20-45 10/18/1980
vs Michigan State W 25-36 10/25/1980
@ Northwestern W 31-52 11/1/1980
vs Iowa W 13-58 11/8/1980
@ Michigan L 26-0 11/15/1980
vs Indiana W 23-24 11/22/1980
vs Missouri W 25-28 12/27/1980
Purdue
has outscored their opponents
166 to 115
this season
Jim Young's record
at Purdue
29 - 12 - 1
vs Northwestern
3 - 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
Rick Venturi
Schedule
@ Illinois L 35-9 9/6/1980
@ Michigan L 17-10 9/13/1980
@ Washington L 45-7 9/20/1980
@ Syracuse L 42-21 9/27/1980
vs Minnesota L 49-21 10/4/1980
vs Ohio State L 63-0 10/11/1980
@ Iowa L 25-3 10/18/1980
vs Indiana L 35-20 10/25/1980
vs Purdue L 52-31 11/1/1980
@ Michigan State L 42-10 11/8/1980
vs Wisconsin L 39-19 11/15/1980
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
311 to 91
this season
Rick Venturi's record
at Northwestern
1 - 28 - 1
vs Purdue
0 - 2 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Purdue
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Northwestern
2 game(s)
from 2023
to 2024
Notes