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Indiana vs. Purdue. First played in 1891; the results here start in 1892.

Purdue leads 75–44–6 in the Old Oaken Bucket through 2025. Indiana won the last meeting, 56–3, in 2025.

All-time75–44–6Purdue's record, 125 meetings since 1892
Last 105–5Purdue's record
Since 200015–10Purdue's record
Current streak2Indiana wins in a row
First meeting1891per the schools

What's the Old Oaken Bucket trophy?

Old Oaken Bucket: an old oak bucket found on a farm in southern Indiana, hung with a chain of bronze "I" and "P" links, each engraved with a game's score, date and site.

How did the Old Oaken Bucket start?

Purdue beat Indiana 60-0 on November 14, 1891. Chicago-area alumni of both schools proposed the bucket in 1925, and it came from the Bruner family farm between Kent and Hanover, where family lore says Confederate raiders under John Hunt Morgan may have used it. The first game for it, in Bloomington in 1925, ended 0-0, so the first link added was a joint "I-P." In 2024 Indiana won 66-0 in Bloomington, the biggest margin in the series.

What are the most famous Old Oaken Bucket games?

  • 1925: First bucket gameThe teams tied 0-0 in Bloomington, so the first link was an "I-P."
  • 2019: 44-41Indiana won 44-41 in West Lafayette.Final: Indiana 44–41
  • 2024: 66-0Indiana won 66-0 in Bloomington, the largest margin in the series.Final: Indiana 66–0

How has the Old Oaken Bucket series swung?

565628281892: Purdue 68–01893: Purdue 64–01897: Purdue 20–61898: Purdue 14–01899: Indiana 17–51900: Indiana 24–51901: Indiana 11–61902: Purdue 39–01904: Purdue 27–01905: tie, 11–111908: Indiana 10–41909: Indiana 36–31910: Indiana 15–01911: Purdue 12–51912: Purdue 34–71913: Purdue 42–71914: Purdue 23–131915: Purdue 7–01916: tie, 0–01917: Indiana 37–01920: Indiana 10–71921: Indiana 3–01922: tie, 7–71923: Indiana 3–01924: Purdue 26–71925: tie, 0–01926: Purdue 24–141927: Purdue 21–61928: Purdue 14–01929: Purdue 32–01930: Indiana 7–61931: Purdue 19–01932: Purdue 25–71933: Purdue 19–31934: Indiana 17–61935: Indiana 7–01936: tie, 20–201937: Purdue 13–71938: Purdue 13–61939: Purdue 7–61940: Indiana 3–01941: Indiana 7–01942: Indiana 20–01943: Purdue 7–01944: Indiana 14–61945: Indiana 26–01946: Indiana 34–201947: Indiana 16–141948: Purdue 39–01949: Purdue 14–61950: Purdue 13–01951: Purdue 21–131952: Purdue 21–161953: Purdue 30–01954: Purdue 13–71955: Purdue 6–41956: Purdue 39–201957: Purdue 35–131958: tie, 15–151959: Purdue 10–71960: Purdue 35–61961: Purdue 34–121962: Indiana 12–71963: Purdue 21–151964: Purdue 28–221965: Purdue 26–211966: Purdue 51–61967: Indiana 19–141968: Purdue 38–351969: Purdue 44–211970: Purdue 40–01971: Indiana 38–311972: Purdue 42–71973: Purdue 28–231974: Purdue 38–171975: Purdue 9–71976: Indiana 20–141977: Indiana 21–101978: Purdue 20–71979: Purdue 37–211980: Purdue 24–231981: Indiana 20–171982: Indiana 13–71983: Purdue 31–301984: Purdue 31–241985: Purdue 34–211986: Purdue 17–151987: Indiana 35–141988: Indiana 52–71989: Purdue 15–141990: Indiana 28–141991: Indiana 24–221992: Purdue 13–101993: Indiana 24–171994: Indiana 33–291995: Purdue 51–141996: Indiana 33–161997: Purdue 56–71998: Purdue 52–71999: Purdue 30–242000: Purdue 41–132001: Indiana 13–72002: Purdue 34–102003: Purdue 24–162004: Purdue 63–242005: Purdue 41–142006: Purdue 28–192007: Indiana 27–242008: Purdue 62–102009: Purdue 38–212010: Indiana 34–312011: Purdue 33–252012: Purdue 56–352013: Indiana 56–362014: Indiana 23–162015: Indiana 54–362016: Indiana 26–242017: Purdue 31–242018: Purdue 28–212019: Indiana 44–412021: Purdue 44–72022: Purdue 30–162023: Purdue 35–312024: Indiana 66–02025: Indiana 56–31900192019401960198020002020 Indiana won ↑Purdue won ↓ 565628281892: Purdue 68–01893: Purdue 64–01897: Purdue 20–61898: Purdue 14–01899: Indiana 17–51900: Indiana 24–51901: Indiana 11–61902: Purdue 39–01904: Purdue 27–01905: tie, 11–111908: Indiana 10–41909: Indiana 36–31910: Indiana 15–01911: Purdue 12–51912: Purdue 34–71913: Purdue 42–71914: Purdue 23–131915: Purdue 7–01916: tie, 0–01917: Indiana 37–01920: Indiana 10–71921: Indiana 3–01922: tie, 7–71923: Indiana 3–01924: Purdue 26–71925: tie, 0–01926: Purdue 24–141927: Purdue 21–61928: Purdue 14–01929: Purdue 32–01930: Indiana 7–61931: Purdue 19–01932: Purdue 25–71933: Purdue 19–31934: Indiana 17–61935: Indiana 7–01936: tie, 20–201937: Purdue 13–71938: Purdue 13–61939: Purdue 7–61940: Indiana 3–01941: Indiana 7–01942: Indiana 20–01943: Purdue 7–01944: Indiana 14–61945: Indiana 26–01946: Indiana 34–201947: Indiana 16–141948: Purdue 39–01949: Purdue 14–61950: Purdue 13–01951: Purdue 21–131952: Purdue 21–161953: Purdue 30–01954: Purdue 13–71955: Purdue 6–41956: Purdue 39–201957: Purdue 35–131958: tie, 15–151959: Purdue 10–71960: Purdue 35–61961: Purdue 34–121962: Indiana 12–71963: Purdue 21–151964: Purdue 28–221965: Purdue 26–211966: Purdue 51–61967: Indiana 19–141968: Purdue 38–351969: Purdue 44–211970: Purdue 40–01971: Indiana 38–311972: Purdue 42–71973: Purdue 28–231974: Purdue 38–171975: Purdue 9–71976: Indiana 20–141977: Indiana 21–101978: Purdue 20–71979: Purdue 37–211980: Purdue 24–231981: Indiana 20–171982: Indiana 13–71983: Purdue 31–301984: Purdue 31–241985: Purdue 34–211986: Purdue 17–151987: Indiana 35–141988: Indiana 52–71989: Purdue 15–141990: Indiana 28–141991: Indiana 24–221992: Purdue 13–101993: Indiana 24–171994: Indiana 33–291995: Purdue 51–141996: Indiana 33–161997: Purdue 56–71998: Purdue 52–71999: Purdue 30–242000: Purdue 41–132001: Indiana 13–72002: Purdue 34–102003: Purdue 24–162004: Purdue 63–242005: Purdue 41–142006: Purdue 28–192007: Indiana 27–242008: Purdue 62–102009: Purdue 38–212010: Indiana 34–312011: Purdue 33–252012: Purdue 56–352013: Indiana 56–362014: Indiana 23–162015: Indiana 54–362016: Indiana 26–242017: Purdue 31–242018: Purdue 28–212019: Indiana 44–412021: Purdue 44–72022: Purdue 30–162023: Purdue 35–312024: Indiana 66–02025: Indiana 56–3192019602000 Indiana won ↑Purdue won ↓

Each bar is one meeting. Bars above the line are Indiana wins and bars below it are Purdue wins; the taller the bar, the bigger the margin (bars stop at 56 points). Over the last 10 meetings the two have split, 5–5. Purdue swept the 1950s, 9–0. The widest margins are Indiana 66–0 in 2024 and Purdue 68–0 in 1892.

What are the records in the Old Oaken Bucket?

Biggest Indiana win
2024, 66–0
Biggest Purdue win
1892, 68–0
Longest streaks
Indiana, 4 straight (1944–1947); Purdue, 10 straight (1948–1957)
Most points
Purdue, 68 in 1892
Ties
6

Every Old Oaken Bucket result

YearWinnerScoreHome
2025Indiana56–3Purdue
2024Indiana66–0Indiana
2023Purdue35–31Purdue
2022Purdue30–16Indiana
2021Purdue44–7Purdue
2019Indiana44–41Purdue
2018Purdue28–21Indiana
2017Purdue31–24Purdue
2016Indiana26–24Indiana
2015Indiana54–36Purdue
2014Indiana23–16Indiana
2013Indiana56–36Indiana
2012Purdue56–35Purdue
2011Purdue33–25Indiana
2010Indiana34–31Purdue
2009Purdue38–21Indiana
2008Purdue62–10Purdue
2007Indiana27–24Indiana
2006Purdue28–19Purdue
2005Purdue41–14Indiana
2004Purdue63–24Purdue
2003Purdue24–16Indiana
2002Purdue34–10Purdue
2001Indiana13–7Indiana
2000Purdue41–13Purdue
1999Purdue30–24Indiana
1998Purdue52–7Purdue
1997Purdue56–7Indiana
1996Indiana33–16Purdue
1995Purdue51–14Indiana
1994Indiana33–29Purdue
1993Indiana24–17Indiana
1992Purdue13–10Purdue
1991Indiana24–22Indiana
1990Indiana28–14Purdue
1989Purdue15–14Indiana
1988Indiana52–7Purdue
1987Indiana35–14Indiana
1986Purdue17–15Purdue
1985Purdue34–21Indiana
1984Purdue31–24Purdue
1983Purdue31–30Indiana
1982Indiana13–7Purdue
1981Indiana20–17Indiana
1980Purdue24–23Purdue
1979Purdue37–21Indiana
1978Purdue20–7Purdue
1977Indiana21–10Indiana
1976Indiana20–14Purdue
1975Purdue9–7Indiana
1974Purdue38–17Purdue
1973Purdue28–23Indiana
1972Purdue42–7Purdue
1971Indiana38–31Indiana
1970Purdue40–0Purdue
1969Purdue44–21Indiana
1968Purdue38–35Purdue
1967Indiana19–14Indiana
1966Purdue51–6Purdue
1965Purdue26–21Indiana
1964Purdue28–22Purdue
1963Purdue21–15Indiana
1962Indiana12–7Purdue
1961Purdue34–12Indiana
1960Purdue35–6Purdue
1959Purdue10–7Indiana
1958Tie15–15Indiana
1957Purdue35–13Indiana
1956Purdue39–20Purdue
1955Purdue6–4Indiana
1954Purdue13–7Purdue
1953Purdue30–0Indiana
1952Purdue21–16Purdue
1951Purdue21–13Indiana
1950Purdue13–0Purdue
1949Purdue14–6Indiana
1948Purdue39–0Purdue
1947Indiana16–14Indiana
1946Indiana34–20Purdue
1945Indiana26–0Indiana
1944Indiana14–6Purdue
1943Purdue7–0Indiana
1942Indiana20–0Purdue
1941Indiana7–0Indiana
1940Indiana3–0Purdue
1939Purdue7–6Indiana
1938Purdue13–6Purdue
1937Purdue13–7Indiana
1936Tie20–20Indiana
1935Indiana7–0Indiana
1934Indiana17–6Purdue
1933Purdue19–3Indiana
1932Purdue25–7Purdue
1931Purdue19–0Indiana
1930Indiana7–6Purdue
1929Purdue32–0Indiana
1928Purdue14–0Purdue
1927Purdue21–6Indiana
1926Purdue24–14Purdue
1925Tie0–0Purdue
1924Purdue26–7Purdue
1923Indiana3–0Indiana
1922Tie7–7Indiana
1921Indiana3–0Indiana
1920Indiana10–7Purdue
1917Indiana37–0Purdue
1916Tie0–0Indiana
1915Purdue7–0Indiana
1914Purdue23–13Purdue
1913Purdue42–7Indiana
1912Purdue34–7Purdue
1911Purdue12–5Indiana
1910Indiana15–0Purdue
1909Indiana36–3Purdue
1908Indiana10–4Purdue
1905Tie11–11Purdue
1904Purdue27–0Purdue
1902Purdue39–0Purdue
1901Indiana11–6Indiana
1900Indiana24–5Purdue
1899Indiana17–5Purdue
1898Purdue14–0Purdue
1897Purdue20–6Purdue
1893Purdue64–0Purdue
1892Purdue68–0Purdue

Results from CollegeFootballData.com. The schools' official series records can differ by a game or two (vacated wins, disputed early games).

Questions about the Old Oaken Bucket

Who leads the Old Oaken Bucket series?

Purdue leads 75–44–6 through the 2025 game, with 6 ties, in the 125 meetings on record since 1892.

Who won the last Old Oaken Bucket?

Indiana beat Purdue 56–3 on Nov 29, 2025 at Ross-Ade Stadium.

When was the first Old Oaken Bucket?

1891, by the schools' count. Our game-by-game results start in 1892.

What's the trophy for the Old Oaken Bucket?

Old Oaken Bucket: an old oak bucket found on a farm in southern Indiana, hung with a chain of bronze "I" and "P" links, each engraved with a game's score, date and site.

What's the biggest win in the Old Oaken Bucket?

Purdue won by 68 in 1892, 68–0. Indiana won by 66 in 2024, 66–0.

What's the longest winning streak in the Old Oaken Bucket?

Purdue won 10 straight from 1948 to 1957. Indiana won 4 straight from 1944 to 1947.

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History and trophy sources: en.wikipedia.org.

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