Purdue at Illinois
Saturday, October 31, 1959. Purdue kept the Purdue Cannon after a tie Share
No. 11 Purdue and Illinois tied 7–7. It was their 41st meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 19–15–6 in the games on file.
Final0.02 in. of rainAttendance 42,553
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Purdue 56% to win.
The series
Every Purdue–Illinois gameOfficially, 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 61 since this game.
| 2026 | Purdue 24, Illinois 17 | |
| 2025 | Illinois 43, Purdue 27 | |
| 2024 | Illinois 50, Purdue 49 | |
| 2023 | Purdue 44, Illinois 19 | |
| 2022 | Purdue 31, Illinois 24 | |
| 2021 | Purdue 13, Illinois 9 |
Around this game
Purdue
- Next gameat Michigan StateNov. 7, 1959
- SeasonPurdue in 1959
- ProgramPurdue history and records
Illinois
- Next gamevs. MichiganNov. 7, 1959
- SeasonIllinois in 1959
- ProgramIllinois history and records