Rivalry leaderboard

Notre Dame-Purdue Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 73/100
Overtime: 0

Series context

Completed meetings: 89
Series record: Notre Dame 61-26-2 Purdue
Tracked years: 1896-2025
Trophy: Shillelagh Trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

1965Week 3
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 21, Purdue 25
Winner: Purdue
No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Purdue · 4-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
1967Week 4
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 21, Purdue 28
Winner: Purdue
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 4 Purdue · 7-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
1968Week 3
Purdue at Notre Dame
Purdue 37, Notre Dame 22
Winner: Purdue
No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 2 Notre Dame · 15-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
1971Week 3
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 8, Purdue 7
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 2 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Purdue · 1-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
1948Week 3
Purdue at Notre Dame
Purdue 27, Notre Dame 28
Winner: Notre Dame
Unranked Purdue vs. No. 2 Notre Dame · 1-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
1947Week 5
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 22, Purdue 7
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Purdue · 15-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
1979Week 4
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 22, Purdue 28
Winner: Purdue
No. 15 Notre Dame vs. No. 10 Purdue · 6-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
1954Week 3
Purdue at Notre Dame
Purdue 27, Notre Dame 14
Winner: Purdue
No. 19 Purdue vs. No. 1 Notre Dame · 13-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
1952Week 6
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 26, Purdue 14
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 13 Notre Dame vs. No. 8 Purdue · 12-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
1939Week 3
Purdue at Notre Dame
Purdue 0, Notre Dame 3
Winner: Notre Dame
Unranked Purdue vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
2000Week 4
Purdue at Notre Dame
Purdue 21, Notre Dame 23
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 13 Purdue vs. No. 21 Notre Dame · 2-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
1961Week 4
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 22, Purdue 20
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 8 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Purdue · 2-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
1974Week 4
Purdue at Notre Dame
Purdue 31, Notre Dame 20
Winner: Purdue
Unranked Purdue vs. No. 2 Notre Dame · 11-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
1981Week 4
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 14, Purdue 15
Winner: Purdue
No. 13 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Purdue · 1-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
1999Week 3
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 23, Purdue 28
Winner: Purdue
No. 16 Notre Dame vs. No. 20 Purdue · 5-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
1966Week 3
Purdue at Notre Dame
Purdue 14, Notre Dame 26
Winner: Notre Dame
Unranked Purdue vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 12-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
1958Week 7
Purdue at Notre Dame
Purdue 29, Notre Dame 22
Winner: Purdue
No. 10 Purdue vs. Unranked Notre Dame · 7-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
1993Week 5
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 17, Purdue 0
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 4 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Purdue · 17-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
1973Week 5
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 20, Purdue 7
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 8 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Purdue · 13-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
1977Week 4
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 31, Purdue 24
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 14 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Purdue · 7-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
1980Week 2
Purdue at Notre Dame
Purdue 10, Notre Dame 31
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 20 Purdue vs. No. 7 Notre Dame · 21-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
1969Week 3
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 14, Purdue 28
Winner: Purdue
Unranked Notre Dame vs. No. 8 Purdue · 14-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
1964Week 4
Purdue at Notre Dame
Purdue 15, Notre Dame 34
Winner: Notre Dame
Unranked Purdue vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 19-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
1997Week 4
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 17, Purdue 28
Winner: Purdue
No. 12 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Purdue · 11-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
1949Week 5
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 35, Purdue 12
Winner: Notre Dame
No. 1 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Purdue · 23-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.