Purdue @ Northwestern
Final
October 17, 1981 12:00 PM
Purdue
Boilermakers
3-2 / 1-2
35
0
Northwestern
Wildcats
0-5 / 0-3
1981 Season

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

Series Stats

Purdue
Northwestern
Tie
31
19
1
51st
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

52-31 Purdue
Ryan Field
Nov 01, 1980
Purdue

Head Coach
 Jim Young
Schedule
vs Stanford W 19-27 9/12/1981
@ Minnesota L 16-13 9/19/1981
vs Notre Dame W 14-15 9/26/1981
@ Wisconsin L 20-14 10/3/1981
vs Illinois W 20-44 10/10/1981
@ Northwestern W 0-35 10/17/1981
vs Michigan State W 26-27 10/24/1981
vs Ohio State L 45-33 10/31/1981
@ Iowa L 33-7 11/7/1981
vs Michigan L 28-10 11/14/1981
@ Indiana L 20-17 11/21/1981
Purdue 1981 schedule
Purdue
has outscored their opponents
113 to 89
this season
Jim Young's record
at Purdue
36 - 15 - 1
vs Northwestern
4 - 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
 Dennis Green
Schedule
vs Indiana L 21-20 9/12/1981
vs Arkansas L 38-7 9/19/1981
vs Utah L 42-0 9/26/1981
vs Iowa L 64-0 10/3/1981
@ Minnesota L 35-23 10/10/1981
vs Purdue L 35-0 10/17/1981
@ Michigan L 38-0 10/24/1981
@ Wisconsin L 52-0 10/31/1981
vs Michigan State L 61-14 11/7/1981
@ Ohio State L 70-6 11/14/1981
vs Illinois L 49-12 11/21/1981
Northwestern 1981 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
200 to 50
this season
Dennis Green's record
at Northwestern
0 - 5 - 0
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