Nov. 1 (Evanston)
Purdue 52, Northwestern 31
A: 17,744
PUR: #20 AP/#20 UPI
PUR: Remained undefeated in conference (tied with OSU and UM)
PUR: Smith 63 yard run (longest run by PUR since Russell Pope vs. MSU in 1978)
PUR: Herrmann left early in 4th (broke SMU Chuck Hixson's career completion record and Georgia's Zeke Bratkowski career INT record)
Scoring[]
1st Quarter
PUR: Burrell 37 yard pass from Herrmann (J Anderson kick)
NW: Sheets 50 yard pass from Kerrigan (R Anderson kick)
PUR: Smith 63 yard run (J Anderson kick)
PUR: Smith 1 yard run (J Anderson kick)
NW: Mistler 7 yard pass from Kerrigan (R Anderson kick)
2nd Quarter
PUR: Smith 5 yard run (J Anderson kick)
PUR: Young 12 yard pass from Herrmann (J Anderson kick)
PUR: J Anderson 38 yard field goal
NW: R Anderson 45 yard field goal
3rd Quarter
NW: Sconyers 9 yard pass from Kerrigan (R Anderson kick)
4th Quarter
PUR: Smith 9 yard pass from Herrmann (J Anderson kick)
PUR: Bryant 52 yard pass from Campbell (J Anderson kick)
NW: Sheets 3 yard pass from Kerrigan (J Anderson kick)
Statistics[]
Passing
PUR: Herrmann 17/21, 210 yards, INT, Campbell 1/1, 52 yards
NW: Kerrigan 23/47, 316 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
PUR: Jimmy Smith 29/190, Owen 12/73, Pruitt 7/36
NW: Cohn 20/99, Parsons 5/29, Bahoric 2/23
Receiving
PUR: Bryant 5/92, Burrell 4/87, Young 4/44
NW: Sheets 11/226, Cohn 3/39, Browne 3/23
References[]
- 2010 Purdue football information guide
- The Milwaukee Journal. 2 Nov 1980.
- Eugene Register-Guard. 2 Nov 1980.