Chariot Auto Group presents: Monday Night Memories, Purdue-IU and the Old Oaken Bucket
In the November edition of Monday Night Memories (MNM), our panel discusses recollections of past Old Oaken Bucket battles between Purdue and Indiana.
Included in this Monday Night Memories Zoom is (first Bucket Game in person in parenthesis)
Purdue Radio Network host Nate Barrett, (1988)
GoldandBlack.com alum and radio host Kyle Charters (1994)
GoldandBlack.com football beat writer Tom Dienhart (1970s)
GoldandBlack.com publisher Alan Karpick (1970)
Voice of Purdue football Tim Newton (1979)
In a free-flowing conversation that lasted 38 minutes and could have lasted hours, the quintet talks about their favorite memories, top players and biggest surprises in their experience of watching the annual rivalry game.
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Barrett was astute enough to point out that the day of the recording, Nov. 21, marks the 97th anniversary of the first battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, a contest played in Ross-Ade Stadium that ended in a 0-0 tie.
Here are some statistics on the series:
| Meetings total | 123 (played annually since 1920) |
|---|---|
| All-time series | Purdue leads, 75–42–6 |
| Trophy series | Purdue leads, 61–32–3 starting 1925 |
| Largest victory | Purdue 68–0 (1892) |
| Longest win streak | Purdue, 10 (1948–1957) |
| Longest unbeaten streak | Purdue, 14 (1948–1961) |
| Current win streak | Purdue, 1 (2021–present) |
