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These two charter members of the Big Ten will meet for the 87th time on the gridiron today, with Purdue looking to add to their 52-33-1 all-time advantage in the series. Despite the Boilermakers’ all-time advantage, it’s Northwestern who’s won eight of the last 11 in this series going back to 2008. NU has won five in a row in Ross-Ade Stadium dating to a Boilermaker win in 2007.
From 2008 to 2018, Purdue won just one time against the Wildcats. Purdue snapped that drought when Aidan O’Connell won his first career start at Northwestern in 2019. Last season, the series saw a new wrinkle when Purdue took on Northwestern at Wrigley Field, with the Boilermakers pulling away in the second half to win 32-14.
