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Rivalry 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.

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Series snapshot

Record
47-47-6
Current streak
Illinois 2 games
Longest streak
Illinois 6 games (1906-1911)
Avg. margin / points
-0.5 / 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.

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Recent rivalry results

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10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Oct 4, 2025Illinois at PurdueIllinois 43, Purdue 27Ross-Ade StadiumIllinois
Oct 12, 2024Purdue at IllinoisIllinois 50, Purdue 49Venue unavailableIllinois
Sep 30, 2023Illinois at PurdueIllinois 19, Purdue 44Venue unavailablePurdue
Nov 12, 2022Purdue at IllinoisIllinois 24, Purdue 31Venue unavailablePurdue
Sep 25, 2021Illinois at PurdueIllinois 9, Purdue 13Venue unavailablePurdue
Oct 31, 2020Purdue at IllinoisIllinois 24, Purdue 31Venue unavailablePurdue
Oct 26, 2019Illinois at PurdueIllinois 24, Purdue 6Venue unavailableIllinois
Oct 13, 2018Purdue at IllinoisIllinois 7, Purdue 46Venue unavailablePurdue
Nov 4, 2017Illinois at PurdueIllinois 10, Purdue 29Venue unavailablePurdue
Oct 8, 2016Purdue at IllinoisIllinois 31, Purdue 34Venue unavailablePurdue