Notre Dame
Fighting Irish · South Bend, IN · FBS Independents
ND won 10 straight
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Purdue
Boilermakers · West Lafayette, IN · Big Ten
Series Records
Longest win streak — Notre Dame
11 games
1986–1996
Longest win streak — Purdue
3 games
1958–1960
Largest margin — Purdue
0–36
1904
Recent Meetings
Notre Dame – Purdue Rivalry Snapshot
Closest games
| 1902 | 6–6 |
|---|---|
| 1899 | 10–10 |
| 1998 | 31–30 |
By location
| When playing at Notre Dame | 31–11–2 |
|---|---|
| When playing on the road | 29–15 |
| At neutral sites | 1–0 |
Against the rankings
| When Notre Dame is ranked | 43–10 |
|---|---|
| When Purdue is ranked | 5–14 |
| When both are ranked | 5–6 |
Notre Dame Coaches vs. Purdue
| Coach | Years | G | W–L–T | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank E. Hering | 1896–1898 | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| James McWeeney | 1899 | 1 | 0–0–1 | .500 |
| Patrick O'Dea | 1900–1901 | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| James Faragher | 1902–1903 | 1 | 0–0–1 | .500 |
| Louis Salmon | 1904 | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| Henry McGlew | 1905 | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| Thomas A. Barry | 1906–1907 | 2 | 2–0 | 1.000 |
| Knute Rockne | 1918–1930 | 6 | 6–0 | 1.000 |
| Hunk Anderson | 1931–1933 | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| Elmer Layden | 1934–1940 | 2 | 2–0 | 1.000 |
| Frank Leahy | 1941–1953 | 8 | 7–1 | .875 |
| Hugh Devore | 1945–1963 | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| Terry Brennan | 1954–1958 | 5 | 2–3 | .400 |
| Joe Kuharich | 1959–1962 | 4 | 1–3 | .250 |
| Ara Parseghian | 1964–1974 | 11 | 6–5 | .545 |
| Dan Devine | 1975–1980 | 6 | 5–1 | .833 |
| Gerry Faust | 1981–1985 | 5 | 2–3 | .400 |
| Lou Holtz | 1986–1996 | 11 | 11–0 | 1.000 |
| Bob Davie | 1997–2001 | 5 | 3–2 | .600 |
| Tyrone Willingham | 2002–2004 | 3 | 1–2 | .333 |
| Charlie Weis | 2005–2009 | 5 | 4–1 | .800 |
| Brian Kelly | 2010–2021 | 5 | 5–0 | 1.000 |
| Marcus Freeman | 2021–2025 | 3 | 3–0 | 1.000 |
Program Comparison
| All-time | Notre Dame | Rank | Purdue | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-time record | 916–327–33 | 604–606–46 | ||
| All-time wins | 916 | 604 | ||
| Bowl appearances | 46 | 21 | ||
| Bowl record | 24–22 | 11–10 | ||
| NFL Draft picks (total) | 543 | 119 | ||
| NFL Draft picks (first round) | 73 | 16 | ||
| Weeks in AP poll (since 1936) | 902 | 236 | ||
| Weeks at AP #1 (since 1936) | 98 | 5 |
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