Purdue @ Northwestern
Final
Purdue
Boilermakers
1-6 / 0-4
17
16
Northwestern
Wildcats
2-5 / 0-4
1986 Season

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

Series Stats

Purdue
Northwestern
Tie
36
19
1
56th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

31-7 Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium
Nov 02, 1985
Purdue

Head Coach
Leon Burtnett
Schedule
vs Ball State W 3-20 9/13/1986
vs Pittsburgh L 41-26 9/20/1986
@ Notre Dame L 41-9 9/27/1986
vs Minnesota L 36-9 10/4/1986
@ Illinois L 34-27 10/11/1986
vs Ohio State L 39-11 10/18/1986
@ Michigan State L 37-3 10/25/1986
@ Northwestern W 16-17 11/1/1986
vs Michigan L 31-7 11/8/1986
@ Iowa L 42-14 11/15/1986
vs Indiana W 15-17 11/22/1986
Purdue
has been outscored by their opponents
231 to 105
this season
Leon Burtnett's record
at Purdue
19 - 32 - 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
Francis Peay
Schedule
vs Duke L 17-6 9/6/1986
vs Army W 18-25 9/20/1986
@ Princeton W 0-37 9/27/1986
vs Indiana L 24-7 10/4/1986
@ Minnesota L 44-23 10/11/1986
vs Wisconsin L 35-27 10/18/1986
@ Iowa L 27-20 10/25/1986
vs Purdue L 17-16 11/1/1986
@ Ohio State L 30-9 11/8/1986
vs Michigan State W 21-24 11/15/1986
@ Illinois W 18-23 11/22/1986
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
165 to 145
this season
Francis Peay's record
at Northwestern
2 - 5 - 0
vs Purdue
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Purdue
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Northwestern
2 game(s)
from 2023
to 2024
Notes