Program · last held it 2018
Purdue
4Reigns
35Days held
1Defense
Purdue last held the belt October 27, 2018. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Purdue belt badge →
Belt-game record5–12
1–4 defending it · 4–8 challenging for it · 17 belt games since 1919
Took the belt4
times · 4 reigns in all · first belt game November 8, 1919
All-time rank of 105 programs72nd
in days held (35) · 25th in reigns · 76th in defenses (1) · records
No path yet
Nothing on Purdue’s schedule runs through Notre Dame or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.
Season outlook
under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.
October 20, 2018 – October 27, 2018
7 days
October 18, 2003 – October 25, 2003
7 days
September 28, 1974 – October 5, 1974
7 days
September 28, 1968 – October 12, 1968
14 days
Every belt game 17 games, newest first
September 26, 2026 · Purdue vs. Notre Dame 10–49 as challengerlostOctober 27, 2018 · Purdue at Michigan State 13–23 as holderlost the beltOctober 20, 2018 · Purdue vs. Ohio State 49–20 as challengertook the beltOctober 25, 2003 · Purdue at Michigan 3–31 as holderlost the beltOctober 18, 2003 · Purdue at Wisconsin 26–23 as challengertook the beltNovember 14, 1981 · Purdue vs. Michigan 10–28 as challengerlostOctober 25, 1975 · Purdue vs. Ohio State 6–35 as challengerlostOctober 5, 1974 · Purdue at Duke 14–16 as holderlost the beltSeptember 28, 1974 · Purdue at Notre Dame 31–20 as challengertook the beltNovember 18, 1972 · Purdue at Michigan 6–9 as challengerlostNovember 15, 1969 · Purdue at Ohio State 14–42 as challengerlostOctober 12, 1968 · Purdue at Ohio State 0–13 as holderlost the beltOctober 5, 1968 · Purdue at Northwestern 43–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 28, 1968 · Purdue at Notre Dame 37–22 as challengertook the beltNovember 3, 1923 · Purdue at Notre Dame 7–34 as challengerlostOctober 21, 1922 · Purdue at Chicago 0–12 as challengerlostNovember 8, 1919 · Purdue at Ohio State 0–20 as challengerlost
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