Purdue at Illinois

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  Evening star, November 1, 1953, page 66

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  J.C. Caroline and Bates Star As Nini Down Purdue, 27-O CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Oct. 81 Mickey Bates and j. c. Caroline melted Purdue’s defenses today with sizzling slashes that, COM bined with the Boilermakers’ fumbling, led to a 21–⁠0 Big Ten football victory for Illinois. A crowd of 57,210 saw the undefeated Illini continue atop Big Ten standings with their third straight conference victory. For Purdue, which last week pulled the seasons biggest upset by toppling mighty Michigan State, 60, it was the second conference loss. Bates scored Illinois first touchdown in the second period on a ghost-like 35-yard run. Caroline, though not scoring, helped keep Purdue in the hole with streaking runs that produced 157 yards in 81 carries

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Officially, Purdue leads 49–⁠47–⁠6; as played, 48–⁠47–⁠6 in the 101 games on file; the official count covers all 102 meetings, counting the 67 since this game.