▁the ▁Fight ing ▁Irish ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame . ▁In ▁the ▁previous ▁meeting , ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁won ▁ 3 8 – 1 0 . ▁ ▁vs . ▁Eastern ▁Michigan S ources : F ollow ing ▁its ▁game ▁against ▁Notre ▁D ame , ▁Pur due ▁returned ▁home ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Michigan ▁E ag les ▁of ▁the ▁Mid - American ▁Conference . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁their ▁most ▁recent ▁meeting , ▁Pur due ▁won ▁ 4 9 – 3 . ▁ ▁vs . ▁Marshall S ources : F ollow ing ▁its ▁game ▁against ▁Eastern ▁Michigan , ▁Pur due ▁stayed ▁home ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Th und ering ▁H erd ▁of ▁Conference ▁USA . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁schools ▁in ▁a ▁football ▁game . ▁ ▁vs . ▁Michigan S ources : After ▁its ▁game ▁against ▁Marshall , ▁Pur due ▁hosted ▁the ▁visit ing ▁Michigan ▁Wol ver ines ▁to ▁open ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁play ▁with ▁an ▁out ▁of ▁division ▁game . ▁In ▁the ▁previous ▁meeting , ▁Michigan ▁defeated ▁Pur due ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 6 – 1 4 . ▁ ▁vs . ▁Wisconsin S ources : After ▁its ▁game ▁against ▁Michigan , ▁Pur due ▁hosted ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁Bad gers ▁to ▁open ▁up ▁Le aders ▁Division ▁play . ▁In ▁the ▁previous ▁meeting , ▁Wisconsin ▁domin ated ▁Pur due ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 2 – 1 7 . ▁ ▁vs . ▁Ohio ▁State S ources : After ▁its ▁game ▁against ▁Wisconsin