The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Old Oaken Bucket
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →3 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
Purdue leads the all-time series 75–44–6. They've met 125 times since 1892. Purdue once took 10 straight.
Stature & the series, 1892–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
75–44–6
Purdue leads
streak
2
Indiana in a row
longest run
10
Purdue
biggest win
68
Purdue, 1892
first met
1892
125 meetings
biggest crowd
61,320
2021
The coaching duels
Jack Mollenkopf vs Phil Dickens5–1–1
Jim Colletto vs Bill Mallory2–4
Mal Elward vs Bo McMillin3–2
Jack Mollenkopf vs John Pont4–1
Joe Tiller vs Cam Cameron4–1
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
119–65
Purdue leads
1st-rounders
16–7
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s7–3
1970s26–9
1980s17–4
1990s11–14
2000s32–7
2010s11–15
2020s15–13
Best picks, either side
1969Leroy Keyes Running BackRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
1970Mike Phipps QuarterbackRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
1986Jim Everett QuarterbackRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
1967Bob Griese QuarterbackRd 1, pick 4#4 overall
1973Dave Butz Defensive TackleRd 1, pick 5#5 overall
1974Carl Barzilauskas Defensive TackleRd 1, pick 6#6 overall
1975Larry Burton Wide ReceiverRd 1, pick 7#7 overall
Recent meetings
2025Indiana56–3
2024Indiana66–0
2023Purdue35–31
2022Purdue30–16
2021Purdue44–7
2019Indiana44–41
2018Purdue28–21
2017Purdue31–24
2016Indiana26–24
2015Indiana54–36
2014Indiana23–16
2013Indiana56–36
2012Purdue56–35
2011Purdue33–25