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PURivalry History
Notre Dame-Purdue
Notre Dame and Purdue have met 89 times since 1896. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 61-26-2
- Current streak
- Notre Dame 10 games
- Longest streak
- Notre Dame 11 games (1986-1996)
- Avg. margin / points
- 17.0 / 41.4
Series overview
Notre Dame 61-26-2 Purdue. Current streak: Notre Dame 10 games.
Last five meetings
Notre Dame 5 | Purdue 0
Largest margin
59 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1896 through 2025.
- 89 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Sep 20, 2025.
Related pages
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Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Notre Dame and Purdue have a tracked series that starts in 1896 and spans 89 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Shillelagh Trophy gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1896-2025
- Busiest era
- 1950s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 10 years (1907-1918)
- 1950s10 games
- 1960s10 games
- 1970s10 games
- 1980s10 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
3 featured games
Latest meeting
2025 - Sep 20, 2025
Notre Dame 56, Purdue 30. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1902 - Nov 27, 1902
Notre Dame 6, Purdue 6. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Largest margin
2024 - Sep 14, 2024
Notre Dame 66, Purdue 7. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Notre Dame 5, Purdue 0 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Notre Dame 10, Purdue 0 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 41.4, average margin 17.0.
- Current streak
- Notre Dame 10 games
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
C.J. Carr
Notre Dame, 2025
Passing Yards: 2741
Jeremiyah Love
Notre Dame, 2025
Rushing Yards: 1372
Jordan Faison
Notre Dame, 2025
Receiving Yards: 640
Devin Mockobee
Purdue, 2025
Rushing Yards: 521
Michael Jackson III
Purdue, 2025
Receiving Yards: 570
Ryan Browne
Purdue, 2025
Passing Yards: 2153
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Marcus Freeman
Notre Dame - 2021-2025 - 14-3
Brian Kelly
Notre Dame - 2013-2021 - 28-10
Darrell Hazell
Purdue - 2013-2014 - 4-20
Barry Odom
Purdue - 2025 - 0-0
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 76F, 1 with precipitation.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 1 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
Notre Dame team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Purdue team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Notre Dame season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Purdue season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Notre Dame weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Purdue weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2025 | Purdue at Notre Dame | Notre Dame 56, Purdue 30 | Notre Dame Stadium | Notre Dame |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Notre Dame at Purdue | Notre Dame 66, Purdue 7 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Purdue at Notre Dame | Notre Dame 27, Purdue 13 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Purdue at Notre Dame | Notre Dame 30, Purdue 14 | Neutral site | Notre Dame |
| Sep 15, 2013 | Notre Dame at Purdue | Notre Dame 31, Purdue 24 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Sep 8, 2012 | Purdue at Notre Dame | Notre Dame 20, Purdue 17 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Oct 2, 2011 | Notre Dame at Purdue | Notre Dame 38, Purdue 10 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Sep 4, 2010 | Purdue at Notre Dame | Notre Dame 23, Purdue 12 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Sep 27, 2009 | Notre Dame at Purdue | Notre Dame 24, Purdue 21 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Sep 27, 2008 | Purdue at Notre Dame | Notre Dame 38, Purdue 21 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
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