Since 2017, Northwestern and Purdue have met 9 times, with Northwestern holding a 6–3 edge in the series.
Most recently Northwestern won 19–0 on October 18, 2025.
Right now Northwestern is 3–1 and Purdue is 2–3, with Northwestern at 4 days since a win against Purdue's 3.
| Date | Site | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 18 2025 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 19–0 |
| Sat, Nov 2 2024 | Purdue home | Northwestern | 26–20 |
| Sat, Nov 18 2023 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 23–15 |
| Sat, Nov 19 2022 | Purdue home | Purdue | 17–9 |
| Sat, Nov 20 2021 | Neutral site | Purdue | 32–14 |
| Sat, Nov 14 2020 | Purdue home | Northwestern | 27–20 |
| Sat, Nov 9 2019 | Northwestern home | Purdue | 24–22 |
| Thu, Aug 30 2018 | Purdue home | Northwestern | 31–27 |
| Sat, Nov 11 2017 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 23–13 |
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