Ohio State vs. Purdue: every belt game

4 belt wins in the series

Ohio State

Belt games 5 1919–2018
Ohio State leads 4–1

1 belt win in the series

Purdue

Title changesThe belt changed hands 2 times in this series

First meetingNovember 8, 1919

Most recentOctober 20, 2018

Longest gap48 yrs, 340 days between belt meetings

Every meeting with the belt on the line

5 games, newest first

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October 20, 2018 · Purdue 49–20 · at PurdueChanged hands October 25, 1975 · Ohio State 35–6 · at PurdueDefended November 15, 1969 · Ohio State 42–14 · at Ohio StateDefended October 12, 1968 · Ohio State 13–0 · at Ohio StateChanged hands November 8, 1919 · Ohio State 20–0 · at Ohio StateDefended

Only games where the belt was actually at stake are counted here — the two programs may have met many more times without it on the line. The all-time series lives on the compare page and in CFBD’s own data.