Indiana–Purdue rivalry

The Indiana–Purdue rivalry is a rivalry between the Indiana University Hoosiers the Purdue University Boilermakers, the two flagship universities in the state of Indiana. It is regarded as one of the most intense collegiate rivalries in the United States, and one of the strongest and most followed collegiate rivalries in the Big Ten Conference. Among all of college sports rivalries, Newsweek listed it among the top 12 and Huffington Post listed it as the fifth best rivalry overall.[1][2]

Indiana–Purdue men's basketball rivalry

Purdue Boilermakers Indiana Hoosiers
Sport	Football, basketball, baseball

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Locations of Indiana and Purdue

College Comparison

	Indiana	Purdue
Founded	1820	1869
Location	Bloomington, IN	West Lafayette, IN
Students	43,710	41,573
School colors
Nickname	Hoosiers	Boilermakers
Varsity Teams	24	20
NCAA Championships	24	3
Crimson & Gold Cup Wins	8	7

The intensity of the rivalry is augmented by the deep passion within Indiana for basketball (see Hoosier Hysteria). Both universities have very large student bodies; Purdue is an engineering research university located in the northern portion of Indiana, while Indiana University is located in the southern portion of the state. The academic and geographic divergence of the two institutions polarizes the state of Indiana into two large fan bases.

Purdue is one of the founding members of the Big Ten and both universities have been members of the Big Ten Conference for over 100 years, ensuring yearly competition across all sports and adding conference standing implications to the rivalry.

Men's basketball

Indiana–Purdue rivalry

Purdue Boilermakers Indiana Hoosiers
Sport	Basketball
First meeting	March 2, 1901 Indiana 19 – Purdue 23
Latest meeting	February 27, 2020 Indiana 49 – Purdue 57
Statistics
Meetings total	211
All-time series	Purdue leads, 122–89
Largest victory	Purdue, 62–15 (1910)
Longest win streak	Indiana, 13 (1949–1955)
Current win streak	Purdue, 7 (2017–present)

Men's Basketball Comparison

	Indiana	Purdue
NCAA Championships	5	0
NCAA Tournament Appearances	39	30
Big Ten Championships	22	24
Big Ten Tournament Championships	0	1
All-Americans	42	46
Consensus 1st Team All-Americans	15	26
Player of the Year	2	2
Big Ten Player of the Year	6	3

See also: Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball and Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball

Indiana and Purdue played against each other in men's basketball for the first time on March 2, 1901. The two teams have played at least once a year since then, and until 2001 they usually met twice a year. Purdue leads the all-time series 122-89. Purdue has won the Big 10 conference regular season title 24 times, and Indiana has won it 22. Since the Big Ten began basketball in the 1904–05 season, the schools have combined to win or share over 39% of the conference championships. Both are among the winningest programs in Division I basketball; through the end of the 2018-2019 season, Indiana is 10th on the list, while Purdue is 14th.[3]

Additionally, Indiana has won 5 NCAA championships in basketball. Indiana was also voted the UPI National Champions in 1975. Purdue was retroactively awarded the 1932 Helms Foundation and Premo-Porretta Power Poll national titles.[4][5] Both Indiana and Purdue have captured one post-season NIT championship; Purdue won in 1974 and Indiana won in 1979. The two teams also met in the postseason the following year in the 1980 NCAA Sweet 16, with Purdue winning on their way to the Final Four. That was their first, and only, head-to-head NCAA Tournament meeting. Although Indiana has achieved more on a national scale, the Boilermakers have the upper hand when it comes to this rivalry. [6]

Purdue won 51 of the first 62 games through 1939, including four winning streaks of more than eight games. In 1940, Indiana won both yearly contests for the first time ever and went on to win their first NCAA Championship. The rivalry favored Indiana in the 1940s and 1950s, with the Hoosiers winning 25 out of the 37 games during the two decades. The intensity of the rivalry reached new heights throughout the 1970s, '80s, and '90s when Bob Knight and Gene Keady coached Indiana and Purdue, respectively. The two legends combined for 17 Big Ten titles and 13 Big Ten Coach of the Year awards while leading the Hoosiers and Boilers. The rivalry has become re-energized in recent years under Purdue's Matt Painter dominance and Indiana's constant changing of head coaches, helping restore the rivalry. ESPN has labeled the basketball rivalry as "one of the two or three best rivalries in the sport,"[7] while College Magazine ranked it as the 10th best college basketball rivalry and TotalProSports listed it as the seventh best.[8][9]

Notable games and incidents

Disputed 1901 game

Indiana and Purdue first met on March 2, 1901 in Bloomington, with a 20-15 Purdue win. Indiana originally planned to play a second game against Purdue in West Lafayette, but according to the Arbutus (the Indiana school yearbook) those games were "declared off, and the season ended at Indiana."[10] The official records of Indiana and Purdue indicate that Indiana lost to Purdue 23–19 in West Lafayette on March 15, 1901. However, the Indiana University Basketball Encyclopedia by Jason Hiner notes that an absence of newspaper reports about the game suggests that it never took place.[11] That source lists Indiana's record for the 1900–01 season as 1-3.

1969: Mauling at Mackey

On March 8, 1969, and on their way to the 1969 National Championship game, the Boilermakers trounced the Hoosiers 120-76 behind 40 from Rick Mount and 31 from Billy Keller. Indiana coach Lou Watson remarked after the game, "I'm so glad that's over. That Keller killed us."[12] The Boilermakers would eventually fall 92-72 to the UCLA Bruins in the 1969 National Championship Game. [13]

1979: NIT Championship

After splitting the regular season series at one win apiece, Indiana and No. 15 ranked Purdue met on March 21, 1979 in the final game of the 1979 NIT Championship. Going toe to toe during this game was Indiana star Ray Tolbert. Tolbert would go on to receive co-MVP honors for the NIT Tournament. Purdue's Joe Berry Carroll would be the main star for the Boilermakers. [14]Indiana squeaked by with a 53–52 win in the first-ever post-season meeting between the Hoosiers and Boilermakers.

1980: NCAA Sweet 16

On March 13, 1980, No. 7 ranked Indiana faced No. 20 Purdue in the 1980 NCAA Sweet 16, held in Lexington. This is the only time the two schools have ever met in the NCAA Tournament. Although Indiana freshman Isiah Thomas scored 30 points, Purdue ultimately won the game 76-69 behind 20 points from Keith Edmonson and Drake Morris. Purdue reached the Final Four before losing to UCLA.[15]

1981: "Sucker punch" and jackass feud

In a game at Bloomington on January 31, 1981 between Indiana and Purdue, Hoosier star Isiah Thomas hit Purdue guard Roosevelt Barnes with a sucker punch.[16] When the two schools played their second game of the season at Purdue on February 7, 1981, Knight claimed a number of derisive chants were directed at him, his wife, and Indiana University. In response Knight invited Purdue athletic director George King on his weekly television show to discuss the matter, but King declined. Therefore, in place of King, Knight brought onto the show a "jackass" (male donkey) wearing a Purdue hat as a representative of Purdue.[17][18] The 1980–81 Hoosiers would go on to win the 1981 NCAA National Championship, the school's fourth national title.

1985: Knight chair throwing incident

The February 23, 1985 game at Bloomington between Purdue and Indiana would provide a defining moment in the Indiana-Purdue basketball rivalry. Just five minutes into the game, a scramble for a loose ball resulted in a foul call on Indiana's Steve Alford. Knight, irate, insisted the call should have been for a jump ball and seconds later after the Purdue inbounds, a subsequent foul was called on Daryl Thomas. Knight, ultimately received a technical foul and then preceded to throw a red plastic chair from Indiana's bench across the floor toward the basket. Knight then received a 2nd technical and was ejected from the game.

Knight was ejected, but he received a standing ovation as he left the floor from the home crowd at Assembly Hall, and the crowd quickly became hostile and dangerous. Fans went so far as to throw coins at the Purdue bench after Knight's ejection. Despite the crowd, Purdue went on to defeat Indiana 72–63 on their way to a 20–9 season, while Indiana finished the year 16–13 and missed the NCAA tournament.

Knight apologized for his actions the next day and was given a one-game suspension and two years probation from the Big Ten. Since the incident, Knight has occasionally joked about throwing the chair. A common joke told by Knight is that he saw an old lady standing on the opposite sideline and threw her the chair so she could sit down. The picture of Knight throwing the red plastic chair across the floor in front of Reid has since become the symbol of the Indiana-Purdue rivlary. Replays of the toss have been shown during nearly every match-up at Mackey Arena since 1985.[19][20]

1987: High ranked duels

On January 31, 1987, Indiana and Purdue met for the first time with both teams ranked in the Top 10; coincidentally, they were tied in the AP poll at #4. Indiana won the first meeting of the year in Bloomington 88–77. In their second match-up, on February 26, 1987 in West Lafayette, both teams came into the game still ranked in the Top 10 (Purdue at #6 and Indiana at #3). Indiana All-American Steve Alford was held to only 1 point in the first half as Purdue led by 9 points at the break. Behind 18 points from Troy Lewis, Purdue won 75-64. Despite the loss, the 1986–87 Hoosiers would go on to win the 1987 NCAA National Championship, the school's last national title.

1991: Knight tirade

At a practice leading up to an Indiana-Purdue game in West Lafayette in 1991, Bob Knight unleashed a torrent of expletives and threats designed to motivate his Indiana team. In one portion he exclaims he is "f**king tired of losing to Purdue." Unknown to most, someone was secretly taping the speech. The speech has since gone viral and has over 1.83 million views on YouTube alone.[21] Although the source of who taped the speech remains unknown, many former players suspect it was former manager and current NBA coach Lawrence Frank.[22] Indiana would go on to beat Purdue 65-62.[23]

1997: Keady milestone

In a February 18, 1997 game at Bloomington, No. 24 ranked Indiana was led by 31 points from freshman A. J. Guyton, including a three-pointer to tie the game at 87 in overtime. However, Purdue's Chad Austin hit the game winner with 0.6 seconds left in overtime to give Purdue their 4th win in a row against the Hoosiers. It was practically an instant replay from the previous season when Austin sank a three-pointer with 13.7 seconds left to lift Purdue to a 74-72 win in Bloomington. Austin scored 18 and Purdue freshman Brian Cardinal added 25 points in the 1997 game. The victory was the 400th of Gene Keady's career.[24]

2002: Duel in the Dome

The Big Ten had featured an imbalanced conference schedule since increasing to 11 members in 1993, and it finally reached the Indiana–Purdue rivalry as the two were only scheduled for one meeting in each of the 2001–02 and 2002-03 seasons. However, the two schools planned a non-conference game for December 14, 2002, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The game was nicknamed the "Duel in the Dome" and a total of 32,055 Hoosier and Boiler fans filled into the Dome to see the game.

The #7 ranked Hoosiers held off Purdue 66–63 in the game. Indiana jumped out early and led by as many as six points at 17–11 before Purdue used a 12–1 run to go ahead by six points themselves at 27–21. But Indiana closed the gap and at halftime Purdue led 29–27. After only one lead change in the first half, the second half featured 5 ties and 9 lead changes as the teams battled back and forth. Indiana took the lead for good at 50–49 with 5:36 left, but Purdue never trailed by more than five points and the game wasn't over until Jeff Newton stole Purdue's inbound pass with a second left. Newton scored 16 points to lead the Hoosiers, including 9 crucial points in the final three minutes.[25]

2005: Double overtime

On January 15, 2005, Indiana and Purdue faced off in Mackey Arena in what would be Keady's final home game of the rivalry. Purdue had led the entire game until Indiana used a 14–0 run to take a four point lead with twelve minutes remaining in the second half. The teams battled back and forth until David Teague gave Purdue a 55–52 lead with only 25 seconds remaining. However, Indiana's Marshall Strickland tied the game on a three-point play to send the game into overtime.

In the first overtime, the Hoosiers and Boilermakers were tied at 61 when a foul was called on Purdue's Andrew Ford with 0.9 seconds remaining. Strickland hit two free throws to give Indiana the lead. But Purdue heaved a pass to the opposite end of the court where Carl Landry made a layup and was fouled as he shot. After reviewing the call on video replay, the referees ruled that although Landry had released the shot after the buzzer, he had been fouled before time expired. They allowed continuation and counted the basket. However, Landry ended up missing the ensuing free-throw with no time on the clock, and the teams went to double-overtime tied at 63. The Big Ten later acknowledged the error.[26]

In the second overtime, Indiana had a 74–70 lead before Teague hit a three-pointer with 5.7 seconds remaining to pull Purdue within one. Bracey Wright then made one free throw for Indiana, and Purdue's Brandon McKnight missed a last-second heave to make the final score 75–73 in favor of the Hoosiers. This was the first, and thus far only, double-overtime game in the history of the Indiana-Purdue basketball series.[27]

2008: Sampson's finale

On February 19, 2008 No. 15 ranked Indiana faced No. 14 ranked Purdue in Bloomington. It would be the Hoosiers' last game before the completion of the school's investigation into accusations that Kelvin Sampson committed major rules violations, and would ultimately be Sampson's final game as Indiana's head coach as he would resign two days later. Hoosier star Eric Gordon scored 22 points to lead Indiana to a 77–68 victory. The win snapped Purdue's 11-game winning streak and brought Indiana within one-half game of the Boilermakers at the top of the Big Ten conference standings.[28]

Results

Ranking of the team at the time of the game is shown next to the team name. Purdue leads the all-time head-to-head series with Indiana 122–89.[29]

Indiana victories

Purdue victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 March 1, 1901 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 20–15 2 March 15, 1901 Bloomington, IN Purdue 23–19 3 February 15, 1902 Bloomington, IN Purdue 32–8 4 March 7, 1902 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 71–25 5 January 30, 1903 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 52–16 6 March 6, 1903 Bloomington, IN Purdue 17–13 7 February 12, 1904 Bloomington, IN Purdue 31–18 8 March 5, 1904 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 22–21 9 January 14, 1905 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 38–20 10 February 18, 1905 Bloomington, IN Indiana 29–14 11 February 10, 1906 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 27–25 12 March 10, 1906 Bloomington, IN Indiana 30–27 13 February 7, 1908 West Lafayette, IN Indiana 26–21 14 February 26, 1908 Bloomington, IN Purdue 16–14 15 February 9, 1909 Bloomington, IN Purdue 28–14 16 March 13, 1909 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 30–13 17 February 8, 1910 Bloomington, IN Purdue 23–18 18 March 1, 1910 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 62–15 19 January 31, 1911 Bloomington, IN Purdue 37–33 20 March 4, 1911 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 21–16 21 February 3, 1912 Bloomington, IN Purdue 54–18 22 March 3, 1912 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 45–11 23 January 24, 1913 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 34–19 24 March 15, 1913 Bloomington, IN Purdue 32–21 25 February 9, 1914 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 35–13 26 March 3, 1914 Bloomington, IN Indiana 30–28 27 February 16, 1915 Bloomington, IN Purdue 15–12 28 March 2, 1915 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 26–15 29 January 15, 1916 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 26–17 30 March 11, 1916 Bloomington, IN Indiana 39–29 31 January 28, 1917 Bloomington, IN Purdue 22–15 32 February 6, 1917 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 24–18 33 January 23, 1920 Bloomington, IN Purdue 17–9 34 February 25, 1920 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 31–20 35 January 28, 1921 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 27–19 36 March 3, 1921 Bloomington, IN Purdue 29–20 37 February 11, 1922 Bloomington, IN Purdue 24–19 38 February 25, 1922 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 20–9 39 January 24, 1923 West Lafayette, IN Indiana 31–26 40 March 15, 1923 Bloomington, IN Purdue 31–29 41 February 4, 1925 Bloomington, IN Indiana 39–36 42 February 27, 1925 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 39–29 43 January 23, 1926 Bloomington, IN Indiana 37–34 44 February 13, 1926 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 31–29 45 January 24, 1928 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 28–25 46 February 18, 1928 Bloomington, IN Indiana 40–37 47 January 19, 1929 Bloomington, IN Purdue 29–23 48 February 18, 1929 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 30–16 49 February 7, 1931 Bloomington, IN Purdue 30–23 50 February 14, 1931 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 28–15 51 January 4, 1932 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 49–30 52 February 22, 1932 Bloomington, IN Purdue 42–29 53 January 13, 1934 Bloomington, IN Purdue 47–13 54 March 3, 1934 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 55–28 55 February 18, 1935 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 44–38 56 February 25, 1935 Bloomington, IN Indiana 41–35 57 January 16, 1937 Bloomington, IN Purdue 41–30 58 February 27, 1937 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 69–45 59 February 5, 1938 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 38–36 60 February 26, 1938 Bloomington, IN Purdue 50–36 61 January 16, 1939 Bloomington, IN Indiana 39–36 62 February 27, 1939 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 45–34 63 February 10, 1940 Bloomington, IN Indiana 46–39 64 March 2, 1940 West Lafayette, IN Indiana 51–45 65 February 1, 1941 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 40–36 66 March 1, 1941 Bloomington, IN Indiana 47–29 67 January 12, 1942 Bloomington, IN Indiana 40–39 68 January 30, 1943 Bloomington, IN Indiana 53–35 69 March 1, 1943 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 41–38 70 January 18, 1944 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 62–48 71 March 4, 1944 Bloomington, IN Indiana 51–45 No. Date Location Winner Score 72 January 17, 1945 Bloomington, IN Indiana 51–50 73 February 7, 1945 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 62–48 74 January 16, 1946 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 49–38 75 February 16, 1946 Bloomington, IN Indiana 57–47 76 January 13, 1947 Bloomington, IN Indiana 62–46 77 March 3, 1947 West Lafayette, IN Indiana 54–38 78 January 5, 1948 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 58–49 79 February 28, 1948 Bloomington, IN Purdue 51–49 80 January 17, 1949 Bloomington, IN Indiana 56–42 81 February 19, 1949 West Lafayette, IN Indiana 56–50 82 January 21, 1950 West Lafayette, IN #8 Indiana 49–39 83 February 18, 1950 Bloomington, IN Indiana 60–50 84 January 20, 1951 West Lafayette, IN #6 Indiana 77–56 85 February 24, 1951 Bloomington, IN #4 Indiana 68–53 86 January 19, 1952 Bloomington, IN #14 Indiana 82–77 87 February 9, 1952 West Lafayette, IN #18 Indiana 93–70 88 January 19, 1953 West Lafayette, IN #6 Indiana 88–75 89 February 23, 1953 Bloomington, IN #2 Indiana 113–78 90 January 11, 1954 Bloomington, IN #3 Indiana 73–67 91 February 15, 1954 West Lafayette, IN #3 Indiana 86–50 92 February 21, 1955 Bloomington, IN Indiana 75–62 93 February 26, 1955 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 92–67 94 March 3, 1956 Bloomington, IN Purdue 73–71 95 January 12, 1957 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 70–64 96 January 6, 1958 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 68–66 97 March 1, 1958 Bloomington, IN Indiana 109–95 98 January 5, 1959 Bloomington, IN Indiana 77–69 99 February 16, 1959 West Lafayette, IN #20 Purdue 94–89 100 January 2, 1960 Bloomington, IN Purdue 79–76 101 February 13, 1961 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 64–55 102 February 10, 1962 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 105–93 103 March 3, 1962 Bloomington, IN Indiana 88–71 104 January 7, 1963 Bloomington, IN Indiana 85–71 105 January 28, 1963 West Lafayette, IN Indiana 74–73 106 February 1, 1964 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 87–84 107 February 22, 1964 Bloomington, IN Indiana 92–79 108 February 22, 1965 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 82–70 109 March 6, 1965 Bloomington, IN Indiana 90–79 110 February 21, 1966 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 77–68 111 March 11, 1967 Bloomington, IN Indiana 95–82 112 January 16, 1968 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 89–60 113 March 9, 1968 Bloomington, IN Purdue 68–64 114 February 18, 1969 Bloomington, IN #9 Purdue 96–95 115 March 8, 1969 West Lafayette, IN #6 Purdue 120–76 116 February 10, 1970 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 98–80 117 February 6, 1971 Bloomington, IN Purdue 85–81 118 February 26, 1972 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 70–69 119 March 11, 1972 Bloomington, IN #20 Indiana 62–48 120 February 10, 1973 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 72–69 121 March 10, 1973 Bloomington, IN #9 Indiana 77–72 122 March 9, 1974 Bloomington, IN #13 Indiana 80–79 123 January 25, 1975 Bloomington, IN #1 Indiana 104–71 124 February 22, 1975 West Lafayette, IN #1 Indiana 83–82 125 January 19, 1976 Bloomington, IN #1 Indiana 71–67 126 February 16, 1976 West Lafayette, IN #1 Indiana 74–71 127 January 6, 1977 Bloomington, IN Purdue 80–63 128 February 20, 1977 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 86–78 129 January 21, 1978 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 77–67 130 February 9, 1978 Bloomington, IN Indiana 65–64 131 January 6, 1979 Bloomington, IN Indiana 63–54 132 March 1, 1979 West Lafayette, IN #19 Purdue 55–48 133 March 21, 1979 New York, NY Indiana 53–52 134 January 26, 1980 Bloomington, IN #16 Indiana 69–58 135 February 2, 1980 West Lafayette, IN #17 Purdue 56–51 136 March 13, 1980 Lexington, NY #20 Purdue 76–69 137 January 31, 1981 Bloomington, IN Indiana 69–61 138 February 7, 1981 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 68–66 139 January 23, 1982 Bloomington, IN Indiana 57–55 140 February 20, 1982 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 76–65 141 January 15, 1983 West Lafayette, IN #4 Indiana 81–78 142 March 3, 1983 Bloomington, IN #11 Indiana 64–41 No. Date Location Winner Score 143 January 14, 1984 Bloomington, IN Purdue 74–66 144 February 29, 1984 West Lafayette, IN Indiana 78–59 145 January 24, 1985 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 62–52 146 February 23, 1985 Bloomington, IN Purdue 72–63 147 January 23, 1986 Bloomington, IN Indiana 71–70 148 February 23, 1986 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 85–68 149 January 31, 1987 Bloomington, IN #4 Indiana 88–77 150 February 26, 1987 West Lafayette, IN #6 Purdue 75–64 151 January 30, 1988 Bloomington, IN Indiana 82–79 152 February 21, 1988 West Lafayette, IN #2 Purdue 95–85 153 January 9, 1989 West Lafayette, IN Indiana 74–73 154 February 12, 1989 Bloomington, IN #13 Indiana 64–62 155 January 13, 1990 Bloomington, IN Purdue 81–79 156 February 19, 1990 West Lafayette, IN #12 Purdue 72–49 157 January 14, 1991 West Lafayette, IN #3 Indiana 65–62 158 February 10, 1991 Bloomington, IN #4 Indiana 81–63 159 January 28, 1992 Bloomington, IN #4 Indiana 109–65 160 March 15, 1992 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 61–59 161 January 19, 1993 West Lafayette, IN #2 Indiana 74–65 162 February 21, 1993 Bloomington, IN #1 Indiana 93–78 163 January 18, 1994 West Lafayette, IN #12 Purdue 83–76 164 February 19, 1994 Bloomington, IN #16 Indiana 82–80 165 January 31, 1995 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 76–66 166 February 12, 1995 Bloomington, IN Indiana 82–73 167 January 16, 1996 West Lafayette, IN #17 Purdue 74–69 168 February 25, 1996 Bloomington, IN #7 Purdue 74–72 169 January 18, 1997 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 70–53 170 February 18, 1997 Bloomington, IN Purdue 89–87 171 January 18, 1998 Bloomington, IN Indiana 94–88 172 February 10, 1998 West Lafayette, IN #8 Purdue 94–89 173 March 6, 1998 Chicago, IL #9 Purdue 76–71 174 January 16, 1999 West Lafayette, IN #23 Indiana 87–76 175 February 9, 1999 Bloomington, IN #21 Purdue 86–81 176 January 22, 2000 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 83–77 177 February 29, 2000 Bloomington, IN #14 Indiana 79–65 178 January 23, 2001 Bloomington, IN Indiana 66–55 179 March 3, 2001 West Lafayette, IN Indiana 74–58 180 January 31, 2002 Bloomington, IN Indiana 66–52 181 December 14, 2002 Indianapolis, IN #7 Indiana 66–63 182 January 25, 2003 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 69–47 183 January 27, 2004 Bloomington, IN Indiana 63–58 184 February 14, 2004 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 71–56 185 January 15, 2005 West Lafayette, IN Indiana 75–73 186 February 22, 2005 Bloomington, IN Indiana 79–62 187 January 21, 2006 Bloomington, IN #13 Indiana 62–49 188 March 1, 2006 West Lafayette, IN Indiana 70–59 189 January 10, 2007 Bloomington, IN Indiana 85–58 190 February 15, 2007 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 81–68 191 February 19, 2008 Bloomington, IN #15 Indiana 77–68 192 February 21, 2009 West Lafayette, IN #19 Purdue 81–67 193 February 4, 2010 Bloomington, IN #8 Purdue 78–75 194 March 3, 2010 West Lafayette, IN #7 Purdue 74–55 195 February 8, 2011 West Lafayette, IN #14 Purdue 67–53 196 February 23, 2011 Bloomington, IN #8 Purdue 72–61 197 February 4, 2012 West Lafayette, IN #18 Indiana 78–61 198 March 4, 2012 Bloomington, IN Indiana 85–74 199 January 30, 2013 West Lafayette, IN #3 Indiana 97–60 200 February 16, 2013 Bloomington, IN #1 Indiana 83–55 201 February 15, 2014 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 82–64 202 January 28, 2015 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 83–67 203 February 19, 2015 Bloomington, IN Purdue 67–63 204 February 20, 2016 Bloomington, IN #22 Indiana 77–73 205 February 9, 2017 Bloomington, IN #16 Purdue 69–64 206 February 28, 2017 West Lafayette, IN #16 Purdue 86–75 207 January 28, 2018 Bloomington, IN #3 Purdue 74–67 208 January 19, 2019 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 70–55 209 February 19, 2019 Bloomington, IN #15 Purdue 48–46 210 February 8, 2020 Bloomington, IN Purdue 74–62 211 February 27, 2020 West Lafayette, IN Purdue 57–49 Series: Purdue leads 122–89

Football

Main article: Old Oaken Bucket

See also: Indiana Hoosiers football and Purdue Boilermakers football

Football Comparison

	Indiana	Purdue
Big Ten Championships	2	8
Bowl Game Appearances	12	19
All Americans	7	21

Indiana and Purdue first met in football in 1891. The rivalry has been renewed annually during every peacetime season since then, except when the 1903 game was called off due to nearly the entire Purdue team dying in a train wreck. In 1908 the two schools began a tradition of concluding their regular seasons by playing each other. This tradition has been interrupted only occasionally (World War I, 9/11 (game with ND moved to 12/1), late season games @ Hawaii), but for the most part, Indiana and Purdue have ended the season by playing each other. Purdue leads the all-time series 74–42–6.

In 1925 the teams played for the Old Oaken Bucket for the first time. While the presentation of the trophy dates 86 years, the bucket itself is more than 100 years old. The winner of the bucket gets a "P" or "I" link added to the chain of the bucket with the score, date and the city where the game was played engraved on the link. In case of a tie, an "I–P" link is added. The first Old Oaken Bucket game ended in a 0–0 tie, resulting in the first "I-P" link. Purdue leads the all-time Bucket series 59–31–3.

When the Big Ten expanded to 14 teams in 2014 and the conference realigned into geographically based divisions, Indiana and Purdue were placed in opposite divisions (respectively East and West). The Indiana–Purdue game is the only protected cross-division rivalry in the new setup, ensuring that the Old Oaken Bucket will still be contested every year.[30]

Other sports

See also: Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup

The rivalry between Indiana and Purdue has spilled over into other arenas. Beginning in the fall of 2001, the rivalry was strengthened by the creation of an official rivalry cup. It was introduced in the fall of 2001 as the Titan Series, but renamed the Crimson and Gold Cup in the fall of 2004[31] and the Governor's Cup in 2013.[32] The schools accumulate points based on the results of head-to-head competition or standings at the Big Ten championships for shared varsity sports, and the program with the most points at the end of the year wins the trophy. From the cup's establishment through the 2018–19 season Indiana has claimed the cup 8 times, Purdue has won the cup 7 times, and the schools have tied twice.

Other sports also have their own traveling trophy.[33] In addition to the Old Oaken Bucket in football, there is the Monon Spike in volleyball, which was introduced in 1981 as reminder of the competition on the court as well as a reference to the historic Monon Railroad in the state. As with its sister trophy, the Old Oaken Bucket, a "P" or an "I" link is added to the chain signifying the season's winner.[34] In women's basketball there is the Barn Burner Trophy, which was introduced during the 1993–94 season. It is a wood plaque with a drawing of a barn and an attached basketball hoop. Women's soccer also features the Golden Boot, introduced in 2002. After each victory, the winning team takes the trophy home and adds a letter to the chain attached to the gold-dipped soccer shoe. On each letter is engraved the date and score of the match it represents.

Men's soccer

The two programs played each other in men's soccer from 1973 when Indiana began fielding a men's soccer program until 1985, when Purdue disbanded their program.[35]

Indiana victories

Purdue victories

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 October 26, 1973 West Lafayette, IN Indiana 6–0 2 September 27, 1974 Bloomington, IN Indiana 7–1 3 September 26, 1975 Bloomington, IN Indiana 3–0 4 November 6, 1977 Bloomington, IN Indiana 7–0 5 November 8, 1978 West Lafayette, IN Indiana 8–0 6 September 9, 1979 Bloomington, IN Indiana 5–0 7 September 11, 1980 West Lafayette, IN Indiana 10–0 No. Date Location Winner Score 8 September 22, 1981 Bloomington, IN Indiana 6–0 9 October 6, 1982 Bloomington, IN Indiana 4–0 10 September 28, 1983 Bloomington, IN Indiana 8–0 11 November 3, 1984 Bloomington, IN Indiana 4–1 12 September 25, 1985 Bloomington, IN Indiana 8–1 Series: Indiana leads 12–0

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