Notre Dame football trivia for Week 3
For the first time in 11 years, Notre Dame travels to West Lafayette, Ind., to take on in-state rival Purdue. The No. 18-ranked Fighting Irish hold a 59-26-2 — including 28-14-2 in West Lafayette — advantage in a series that was played annually from 1946-2014. The two schools, though, have met only twice in the past 10 years after the Irish entered into their scheduling agreement with the ACC.
Notre Dame has won the last eight matchups — by an average margin of 12 points —with Purdue dating back to 2008. The Boilermakers’ last win in the series was a 33-19 triumph at West Lafayette in 2007.
Top 10
- 1Breaking
Michigan loses QB
Carter Smith decommits from Wolverines
- 2
Hunter Heisman
Colorado star becomes betting favorite
- 3Hot
Terrible calls
10 worst CFB ref blunders
- 4
Nightmare scenario
ACC tiebreak chaos
- 5
Donald Trump
Former President nixes PSU vs. Ohio State
What is the longest win streak in the series?
A. 8
B. 9
C. 11
D. 15
Answer: C. The Fighting Irish won 11 straight games against the Boilermakers from 1986-96. Notre Dame was ranked every year during that stretch but the first and won all but one of those games by at least 17 points (35-28 in 1995 was the lone exception) with an average scoring margin of 28 points (39-11).
Notre Dame has won eight straight two other times (1906-23 and 2008-21) and have never lost more than three in a row — which happened in 1958-60 and 1967-69 — to the Boilermakers.
Notre Dame’s Current Eight-Game Win Streak Vs. Purdue
2008 W, 38 21 at South Bend
2009 W, 24 21 at West Lafayette
2010 W, 23 12 at South Bend
2011 W, 38-10 at West Lafayette
2012 W, 20-17 at South Bend
2013 W, 31-24 at West Lafayette
2014 W, 30-14 at Indianapolis (Shamrock Series)
2021 W, 27-13 at South Bend
