Relatively close until from its origins, Notre Dame has dominated the rivalry since the mid-1980's.
Notre Dame and Purdue are set to square off at Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday, marking the first trip southwest to West Lafayette for the Fighting Irish since 2013.
The teams met 15 times from 1906-1949 with Notre Dame winning all but one of those, a 1933 battle that went the way of Purdue, 19-0. From 1970-1985 Notre Dame had control over the series winning 11 of the 16 annual matchups. Although Notre Dame was essentially winning at a 2-1 clip in this stretch, it would be considered extremely competitive compared to what has happened since.Sept. 19, 2009; West Lafayette, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish tight end Kyle Rudolph catches a pass for the game winning touchdown as Purdue Boilermakers safety Dwight Mclean defends in the fourth quarter at Ross-Ade Stadium. Notre Dame won 24-21.
Davie would lose to Purdue again in 1999 as the Boilermakers began to field some great teams under Joe Tiller. Davie was able to finish with a 3-2 lead over Tiller's Purdue teams that featured Drew Brees for three of those years.
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