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PURivalry History
Illinois-Purdue
Illinois and Purdue have met 101 times since 1890. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 47-47-6
- Current streak
- Illinois 2 games
- Longest streak
- Illinois 6 games (1906-1911)
- Avg. margin / points
- 14.3 / 38.1
Series overview
Illinois 47-47-6 Purdue. Current streak: Illinois 2 games.
Last five meetings
Illinois 2 | Purdue 3
Largest margin
45 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1890 through 2025.
- 100 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Oct 4, 2025.
Related pages
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Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Illinois and Purdue have a tracked series that starts in 1890 and spans 101 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Purdue Cannon gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1890-2025
- Busiest era
- 1900s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 11 years (1931-1943)
- 1900s10 games
- 1960s10 games
- 1970s10 games
- 1980s10 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2025 - Oct 4, 2025
Illinois 43, Purdue 27. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1959 - Oct 31, 1959
Illinois 7, Purdue 7. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2024 - Oct 12, 2024
Illinois 50, Purdue 49. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1997 - Oct 25, 1997
Illinois 3, Purdue 48. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Illinois 2, Purdue 3 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Illinois 3, Purdue 7 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 38.1, average margin 14.3.
- Current streak
- Illinois 2 games
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Ca'Lil Valentine
Illinois, 2025
Rushing Yards: 614
Hank Beatty
Illinois, 2025
Receiving Yards: 864
Luke Altmyer
Illinois, 2025
Passing Yards: 3007
Devin Mockobee
Purdue, 2025
Rushing Yards: 521
Michael Jackson III
Purdue, 2025
Receiving Yards: 570
Ryan Browne
Purdue, 2025
Passing Yards: 2153
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Bret Bielema
Illinois - 2021-2025 - 28-22
Ryan Walters
Purdue - 2023-2024 - 5-19
Jeff Brohm
Purdue - 2021-2022 - 17-9
Barry Odom
Purdue - 2025 - 0-0
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 70F, 2 windy.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
Illinois team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Purdue team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Illinois season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Purdue season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Illinois weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Purdue weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2025 | Illinois at Purdue | Illinois 43, Purdue 27 | Ross-Ade Stadium | Illinois |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Purdue at Illinois | Illinois 50, Purdue 49 | Venue unavailable | Illinois |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Illinois at Purdue | Illinois 19, Purdue 44 | Venue unavailable | Purdue |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Purdue at Illinois | Illinois 24, Purdue 31 | Venue unavailable | Purdue |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Illinois at Purdue | Illinois 9, Purdue 13 | Venue unavailable | Purdue |
| Oct 31, 2020 | Purdue at Illinois | Illinois 24, Purdue 31 | Venue unavailable | Purdue |
| Oct 26, 2019 | Illinois at Purdue | Illinois 24, Purdue 6 | Venue unavailable | Illinois |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Purdue at Illinois | Illinois 7, Purdue 46 | Venue unavailable | Purdue |
| Nov 4, 2017 | Illinois at Purdue | Illinois 10, Purdue 29 | Venue unavailable | Purdue |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Purdue at Illinois | Illinois 31, Purdue 34 | Venue unavailable | Purdue |
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