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Indiana-Purdue
First game: October 30, 1897 At stake: Old Oaken Bucket When: late November Where: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington or Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette Misc.: One of the oldest and most prestigious football trophies in the nation, the Old Oaken Bucket goes annually to the winner. The first game ended in a 0-0 tie, resulting in one of the "I-P" links attached to the bucket. Purdue won the 1997 game 56-7 in Bloomington, its most lopsided win ever in Bloomington. Edwin Watson rushed for two touchdowns and Billy Dicken passed for one score and ran for another as the Boilermakers rolled up 531 yards of total offense and put the game away with a 28-0 fourth quarter. It was a respectable 21-7 at halftime, and 28-7 after three quarters before the Boilermakers pulled away in the 100th meeting between the schools.