Matchup Index

Northwestern Wildcats vs Purdue Boilermakers

Northwestern Wildcats 36
Purdue Boilermakers leads 53-36-1
1 tie
1895 to 2025
Northwestern Wildcats have won 3 straight
Purdue Boilermakers 53

Series timeline

▲ Northwestern Wildcats ahead (peak +3) ▼ Purdue Boilermakers ahead (peak +24)
1895: Northwestern Wildcats 24-61899: Northwestern Wildcats 29-01901: Northwestern Wildcats 10-51902: Purdue Boilermakers 5-01908: Purdue Boilermakers 16-101909: Northwestern Wildcats 14-51912: Purdue Boilermakers 21-61913: Purdue Boilermakers 34-01914: Purdue Boilermakers 34-61916: Northwestern Wildcats 38-61917: Northwestern Wildcats 12-61920: Northwestern Wildcats 14-01921: Purdue Boilermakers 3-01922: Northwestern Wildcats 24-131923: Purdue Boilermakers 6-31924: Purdue Boilermakers 7-31925: Northwestern Wildcats 13-91926: Northwestern Wildcats 22-01927: Purdue Boilermakers 18-61928: Northwestern Wildcats 7-61931: Purdue Boilermakers 7-01932: Tied 7-71935: Purdue Boilermakers 7-01937: Northwestern Wildcats 14-71939: Purdue Boilermakers 3-01942: Purdue Boilermakers 7-61944: Purdue Boilermakers 27-71945: Northwestern Wildcats 26-141948: Northwestern Wildcats 21-01949: Northwestern Wildcats 20-61950: Northwestern Wildcats 19-141951: Purdue Boilermakers 35-141955: Purdue Boilermakers 46-81956: Northwestern Wildcats 14-01957: Purdue Boilermakers 27-01958: Purdue Boilermakers 23-61967: Purdue Boilermakers 25-161968: Purdue Boilermakers 43-61969: Purdue Boilermakers 45-201970: Northwestern Wildcats 38-141971: Purdue Boilermakers 21-201972: Purdue Boilermakers 37-01973: Purdue Boilermakers 21-101974: Purdue Boilermakers 31-261975: Northwestern Wildcats 31-251976: Purdue Boilermakers 31-191977: Purdue Boilermakers 28-161978: Purdue Boilermakers 31-01979: Purdue Boilermakers 20-161980: Purdue Boilermakers 52-311981: Purdue Boilermakers 35-01982: Purdue Boilermakers 34-211983: Purdue Boilermakers 48-171984: Purdue Boilermakers 49-71985: Purdue Boilermakers 31-71986: Purdue Boilermakers 17-161987: Purdue Boilermakers 20-151988: Northwestern Wildcats 28-71989: Purdue Boilermakers 46-151990: Purdue Boilermakers 33-131991: Purdue Boilermakers 17-141992: Northwestern Wildcats 28-141995: Northwestern Wildcats 23-81996: Northwestern Wildcats 27-241997: Purdue Boilermakers 21-91998: Purdue Boilermakers 56-211999: Purdue Boilermakers 31-232000: Purdue Boilermakers 41-282001: Purdue Boilermakers 32-272002: Purdue Boilermakers 42-132003: Purdue Boilermakers 34-142004: Northwestern Wildcats 13-102005: Northwestern Wildcats 34-292006: Purdue Boilermakers 31-102007: Purdue Boilermakers 35-172008: Northwestern Wildcats 48-262009: Northwestern Wildcats 27-212010: Purdue Boilermakers 20-172014: Northwestern Wildcats 38-142015: Northwestern Wildcats 21-142016: Northwestern Wildcats 45-172017: Northwestern Wildcats 23-132018: Northwestern Wildcats 31-272019: Purdue Boilermakers 24-222020: Northwestern Wildcats 27-202021: Purdue Boilermakers 32-142022: Purdue Boilermakers 17-92023: Northwestern Wildcats 23-152024: Northwestern Wildcats 26-202025: Northwestern Wildcats 19-0

Northwestern Wildcats Purdue Boilermakers Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Northwestern Wildcats 5 (2014–2018), Purdue Boilermakers 12 (1976–1987). Current: Northwestern Wildcats 3.

Splits

SplitNorthwestern Wildcats record
Regular season36-53-1
Hosted by Northwestern Wildcats21-28-1
Hosted by Purdue Boilermakers15-25
Last 10 seasons (2016 to 2025)7-3
Largest Northwestern Wildcats win38-6 (1916)
Largest Purdue Boilermakers win49-7 (1984)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Oct 18, 2025 Northwestern Wildcats 19-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
2024 Nov 2, 2024 Northwestern Wildcats 26-20 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 10
2023 Nov 18, 2023 Northwestern Wildcats 23-15 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 13
2022 Nov 19, 2022 Purdue Boilermakers 17-9 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 13
2021 Nov 20, 2021 Purdue Boilermakers 32-14 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 13
2020 Nov 14, 2020 Northwestern Wildcats 27-20 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 11
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Nov 9, 2019 Purdue Boilermakers 24-22 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 12
2018 Aug 30, 2018 Northwestern Wildcats 31-27 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 2
2017 Nov 11, 2017 Northwestern Wildcats 23-13 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 12
2016 Nov 12, 2016 Northwestern Wildcats 45-17 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 12
2015 Nov 14, 2015 Northwestern Wildcats 21-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
2014 Nov 22, 2014 Northwestern Wildcats 38-14 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 13
2010 Oct 9, 2010 Purdue Boilermakers 20-17 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Oct 3, 2009 Northwestern Wildcats 27-21 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 5
2008 Oct 18, 2008 Northwestern Wildcats 48-26 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
2007 Oct 27, 2007 Purdue Boilermakers 35-17 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 9
2006 Oct 14, 2006 Purdue Boilermakers 31-10 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
2005 Oct 15, 2005 Northwestern Wildcats 34-29 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 7
2004 Oct 30, 2004 Northwestern Wildcats 13-10 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
2003 Nov 1, 2003 Purdue Boilermakers 34-14 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 11
2002 Oct 26, 2002 Purdue Boilermakers 42-13 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
2001 Oct 27, 2001 Purdue Boilermakers 32-27 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 9
2000 Oct 14, 2000 Purdue Boilermakers 41-28 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999 Sep 25, 1999 Purdue Boilermakers 31-23 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 5
1998 Nov 7, 1998 Purdue Boilermakers 56-21 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
1997 Sep 27, 1997 Purdue Boilermakers 21-9 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 6
1996 Nov 16, 1996 Northwestern Wildcats 27-24 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 13
1995 Nov 18, 1995 Northwestern Wildcats 23-8 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 13
1992 Oct 3, 1992 Northwestern Wildcats 28-14 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 6
1991 Oct 5, 1991 Purdue Boilermakers 17-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
1990 Nov 10, 1990 Purdue Boilermakers 33-13 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 12
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Nov 11, 1989 Purdue Boilermakers 46-15 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 11
1988 Nov 12, 1988 Northwestern Wildcats 28-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 12
1987 Nov 14, 1987 Purdue Boilermakers 20-15 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 12
1986 Nov 1, 1986 Purdue Boilermakers 17-16 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1985 Nov 2, 1985 Purdue Boilermakers 31-7 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 10
1984 Oct 27, 1984 Purdue Boilermakers 49-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1983 Oct 29, 1983 Purdue Boilermakers 48-17 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 10
1982 Oct 16, 1982 Purdue Boilermakers 34-21 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 7
1981 Oct 17, 1981 Purdue Boilermakers 35-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1980 Nov 1, 1980 Purdue Boilermakers 52-31 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Oct 27, 1979 Purdue Boilermakers 20-16 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 9
1978 Nov 4, 1978 Purdue Boilermakers 31-0 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 10
1977 Oct 29, 1977 Purdue Boilermakers 28-16 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
1976 Sep 11, 1976 Purdue Boilermakers 31-19 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 2
1975 Sep 13, 1975 Northwestern Wildcats 31-25 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 2
1974 Oct 19, 1974 Purdue Boilermakers 31-26 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1973 Oct 20, 1973 Purdue Boilermakers 21-10 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 8
1972 Oct 21, 1972 Purdue Boilermakers 37-0 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 7
1971 Oct 16, 1971 Purdue Boilermakers 21-20 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
1970 Oct 24, 1970 Northwestern Wildcats 38-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Oct 25, 1969 Purdue Boilermakers 45-20 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 7
1968 Oct 5, 1968 Purdue Boilermakers 43-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1967 Oct 7, 1967 Purdue Boilermakers 25-16 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 5
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1958 Nov 15, 1958 Purdue Boilermakers 23-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1957 Nov 16, 1957 Purdue Boilermakers 27-0 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 10
1956 Nov 17, 1956 Northwestern Wildcats 14-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1955 Nov 12, 1955 Purdue Boilermakers 46-8 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 9
1951 Nov 10, 1951 Purdue Boilermakers 35-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
1950 Nov 11, 1950 Northwestern Wildcats 19-14 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 9
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Sep 24, 1949 Northwestern Wildcats 20-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 3
1948 Oct 2, 1948 Northwestern Wildcats 21-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1945 Oct 27, 1945 Northwestern Wildcats 26-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1944 Nov 11, 1944 Purdue Boilermakers 27-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 12
1942 Oct 10, 1942 Purdue Boilermakers 7-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1939 Nov 11, 1939 Purdue Boilermakers 3-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
1937 Oct 16, 1937 Northwestern Wildcats 14-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
1935 Oct 5, 1935 Purdue Boilermakers 7-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 3
1932 Oct 22, 1932 Tie 7-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
1931 Nov 28, 1931 Purdue Boilermakers 7-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 12
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1928 Nov 10, 1928 Northwestern Wildcats 7-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
1927 Nov 5, 1927 Purdue Boilermakers 18-6 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 8
1926 Nov 6, 1926 Northwestern Wildcats 22-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1925 Nov 14, 1925 Northwestern Wildcats 13-9 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 9
1924 Oct 18, 1924 Purdue Boilermakers 7-3 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
1923 Nov 17, 1923 Purdue Boilermakers 6-3 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 9
1922 Nov 11, 1922 Northwestern Wildcats 24-13 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1921 Nov 5, 1921 Purdue Boilermakers 3-0 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 8
1920 Nov 13, 1920 Northwestern Wildcats 14-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1917 Nov 3, 1917 Northwestern Wildcats 12-6 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 8
1916 Nov 18, 1916 Northwestern Wildcats 38-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1914 Nov 14, 1914 Purdue Boilermakers 34-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
1913 Oct 11, 1913 Purdue Boilermakers 34-0 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 4
1912 Nov 2, 1912 Purdue Boilermakers 21-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1909 Oct 9, 1909 Northwestern Wildcats 14-5 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 4
1908 Nov 7, 1908 Purdue Boilermakers 16-10 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1902 Nov 1, 1902 Purdue Boilermakers 5-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1901 Nov 28, 1901 Northwestern Wildcats 10-5 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 11
1890s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1899 Nov 25, 1899 Northwestern Wildcats 29-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 12
1895 Nov 2, 1895 Northwestern Wildcats 24-6 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 9

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.