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Purdue at Illinois

Saturday, October 13, 2018. Purdue kept the Purdue Cannon

Purdue beat Illinois 46–⁠7. It was their 94th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 44–⁠43–⁠6 in the games on file.

AwayPurdue6–⁠7 in 2018
46
HomeIllinois4–⁠8 in 2018
7

Final at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), ChampaignTV: FS1Attendance 41,966

At kickoff
50°F, a few clouds, wind 10 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Universi Of Il Willard Airport (KCMI), 8 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee John O’Neill; umpire Jeff Carr; head linesman William Sutter; line judge Jeff Meslow; side judge Stephen Hassel; field judge Gary Powers; back judge Michael Elliott; center judge T. RiepenhoffGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Purdue141571046
Illinois70007

Standouts

  • PassingDavid Blough25 of 36, 377 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTPurdue
  • RushingD.J. Knox17 carries, 150 yardsPurdue
  • ReceivingIsaac Zico5 catches, 127 yards, 2 TDPurdue
  • DefenseSydney Brown12 tackles, 1 INTIllinois

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Player stats

Purdue

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
David Blough25/3637731
Jared Sparks1/1710
RushingCarYdsTDLong
D.J. Knox17150033
Markell Jones756123
Alexander Horvath519110
Tario Fuller61108
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Isaac Zico5127242
Rondale Moore4101160
Brycen Hopkins244028
Tario Fuller221018
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jacob Thieneman81.510
Cornel Jones5310
Giovanni Reviere4210
Tobias Larry4000
Derrick Barnes4000
Keiwan Jones1110
Kenneth Major1001

Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
A.J. Bush12/2517001
Matt Robinson3/41100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
A.J. Bush202418
Reggie Corbin620013
Ra’Von Bonner112012
Mike Epstein110010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Reggie Corbin152052
Trenard Davis344024
Sam Mays237030
Dominic Stampley118018
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Sydney Brown12001
Del’Shawn Phillips11000
Jake Hansen8000
Jartavius Martin6000
Ayo Shogbonyo2110
Owen Carney Jr.2110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

PurdueIllinois
611Total yards250
384Passing yards181
227Rushing yards69
10.4Yards per pass6.2
5.4Yards per rush2.2
29First downs14
7–⁠15Third downs3–⁠13
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers1
5–⁠45Penalties7–⁠57
37:47Possession22:13
4Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

PurdueIllinois
51%Success rate38%
0.35EPA per play−0.10
1.34Explosiveness1.01
0.10Rushing EPA0.11
0.63Passing EPA−0.26
40%Passing-down success18%
0.53First-down EPA−0.28
0.28Second-down EPA0.26
0.60Third-down EPA−0.29
23%Havoc by its defense12%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Purdue 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Purdue −10.5, over/under 62.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Purdue 77%, Illinois 23%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Illinois end zonePurdue end zoneQ1 IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ1 PurduePunt, 7 playsQ1 IllinoisTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 PurdueTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 PurdueTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 PurdueTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 IllinoisMissed FG, 12 playsQ2 PurdueField goal, 10 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ2 PurdueTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 PurdueTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisEnd of half, 1 playQ3 PurdueTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 PurdueInterception, 5 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 7 playsQ3 PurdueField goal, 9 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 PurduePunt, 3 playsQ4 IllinoisInterception, 2 playsQ4 PurdueTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 7 playsQ4 PurdueResult not recorded, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Illinois drives left to right, Purdue right to left.
  1. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 21 yards
  2. Q1 PurduePunt, 7 plays, 9 yards
  3. Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 6 plays, 77 yards
  4. Q1 PurdueTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  6. Q1 PurdueTouchdown, 3 plays, 65 yards
  7. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −9 yards
  8. Q1 PurdueTouchdown, 8 plays, 58 yards
  9. Q2 IllinoisMissed FG, 12 plays, 61 yards
  10. Q2 PurdueField goal, 10 plays, 59 yards
  11. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  12. Q2 PurdueTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 48 yards
  13. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  14. Q2 PurdueTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  15. Q2 IllinoisEnd of half, 1 play, 2 yards
  16. Q3 PurdueTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  17. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  18. Q3 PurdueInterception, 5 plays, 21 yards
  19. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 7 plays, 25 yards
  20. Q3 PurdueField goal, 9 plays, 65 yards
  21. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  22. Q4 PurduePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  23. Q4 IllinoisInterception, 2 plays, 10 yards
  24. Q4 PurdueTouchdown, 10 plays, 55 yards
  25. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 7 plays, 20 yards
  26. Q4 PurdueResult not recorded, 1 play, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Purdue 14, Illinois 7
Illinois Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Spencer Evans kickoff for 65 yds , Carlos Sandy return for 23 yds to the Illin 23
15:001st & 10 at own 23Dominic Stampley run for 6 yds to the Illin 29
15:002nd & 4 at own 29AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Sam Mays for 7 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36AJ Bush Jr. run for 6 yds to the Illin 42
15:002nd & 4 at own 42Reggie Corbin run for 3 yds to the Illin 45
15:003rd & 1 at own 45Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 44
15:004th & 2 at own 44Blake Hayes punt for 50 yds , Rondale Moore returns for 8 yds to the Prdue 14
Purdue Punt, 7 plays
12:541st & 10 at own 14Rondale Moore run for 3 yds to the Prdue 17
12:542nd & 7 at own 17D.J. Knox run for 8 yds to the Prdue 25 PURDUE Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Prdue 15
12:542nd & 9 at own 15D.J. Knox run for 8 yds to the Prdue 23
12:543rd & 1 at own 23D.J. Knox run for 1 yd to the Prdue 24 for a 1ST down
11:201st & 10 at own 24Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 11:20
11:201st & 10 at own 24David Blough pass complete to Jared Sparks for 6 yds to the Prdue 30
11:202nd & 4 at own 30David Blough pass incomplete
11:203rd & 4 at own 30David Blough sacked by Ayo Shogbonyo for a loss of 7 yards to the Prdue 23
11:204th & 11 at own 23Joe Schopper punt for 48 yds , Carlos Sandy returns for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 23
Illinois Touchdown, 6 plays
9:401st & 10 at own 23AJ Bush Jr. run for 5 yds to the Illin 28
9:402nd & 5 at own 28AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete to Reggie Corbin
9:403rd & 5 at own 28AJ Bush Jr. run for 8 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
9:401st & 10 at own 36AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Reggie Corbin for 52 yds to the Prdue 12 for a 1ST down
9:401st & 10 at opp 12AJ Bush Jr. run for 7 yds to the Prdue 5
8:072nd & 3 at opp 5AJ Bush Jr. run for 5 yds for a TD (Chase McLaughlin KICK)Illinois 7, Purdue 0
Purdue Touchdown, 5 plays
8:071st & 0 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:071st & 10 at own 25David Blough pass complete to Isaac Zico for 39 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
8:071st & 10 at opp 36David Blough pass complete to Rondale Moore for 24 yds to the Illin 12 for a 1ST down
8:071st & 10 at opp 12Alexander Horvath run for 5 yds to the Illin 7
8:072nd & 5 at opp 7David Blough pass complete to Terry Wright for 4 yds to the Illin 3
6:253rd & 1 at opp 3David Blough pass complete to Isaac Zico for 3 yds for a TD (Spencer Evans KICK)Tied at 7
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
6:251st & 0 at own 35Spencer Evans kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:251st & 10 at own 25AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling
6:252nd & 10 at own 25Reggie Corbin run for 4 yds to the Illin 29
6:253rd & 6 at own 29AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete
6:254th & 6 at own 29Blake Hayes punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Prdue 35
Purdue Touchdown, 3 plays
5:411st & 10 at own 35David Blough pass complete to Rondale Moore for 60 yds to the Illin 5 for a 1ST down
5:411st & goal at opp 5PURDUE Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Illin 15
5:411st & goal at opp 15David Blough pass complete to Jarrett Burgess for 8 yds to the Illin 7
4:062nd & goal at opp 7Jared Sparks pass complete to David Blough for 7 yds for a TD (Spencer Evans KICK)Purdue 14, Illinois 7
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
4:061st & 0 at own 35Spencer Evans kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:061st & 10 at own 25AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete
4:062nd & 10 at own 25AJ Bush Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 23
4:063rd & 12 at own 23AJ Bush Jr. sacked by Cornel Jones for a loss of 7 yards to the Illin 16
4:064th & 19 at own 16Blake Hayes punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Prdue 42
Purdue Touchdown, 8 plays
2:461st & 10 at own 42David Blough pass incomplete to Rondale Moore
2:462nd & 10 at own 42David Blough pass complete to Isaac Zico for 2 yds to the Prdue 44
2:463rd & 8 at own 44David Blough pass complete to Jared Sparks for 10 yds to the Illin 46 for a 1ST down
2:461st & 10 at opp 46Rondale Moore run for no gain to the Illin 46
2:462nd & 10 at opp 46David Blough pass complete to Isaac Zico for 41 yds to the Illin 5 for a 1ST down
2:461st & goal at opp 5Markell Jones run for 2 yds to the Illin 3
2:462nd & goal at opp 3David Blough pass complete to Jared Sparks for 2 yds to the Illin 1
Q2 14:563rd & goal at opp 1Markell Jones run for 1 yd for a TD (Spencer Evans PAT BLOCKED)Purdue 20, Illinois 7
2nd quarter7 drives, then Purdue 29, Illinois 7
Illinois Missed FG, 12 plays
14:561st & 0 at own 35Spencer Evans kickoff for 65 yds , Carlos Sandy return for 19 yds to the Illin 19
14:561st & 10 at own 19Reggie Corbin run for 13 yds to the Illin 32 for a 1ST down
14:561st & 10 at own 32AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling
14:562nd & 10 at own 32AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Sam Mays for 30 yds to the Prdue 38 for a 1ST down
14:561st & 10 at opp 38AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Trenard Davis for 9 yds to the Prdue 29
14:562nd & 1 at opp 29AJ Bush Jr. run for no gain to the Prdue 29
14:563rd & 1 at opp 29AJ Bush Jr. run for 2 yds to the Prdue 27 for a 1ST down
14:561st & 10 at opp 27AJ Bush Jr. run for a loss of 5 yards to the Prdue 32
14:562nd & 15 at opp 32AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Trenard Davis for 24 yds to the Prdue 8 for a 1ST down
14:561st & goal at opp 8AJ Bush Jr. run for 3 yds to the Prdue 5
14:562nd & goal at opp 5AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling, broken up by Antonio Blackmon
14:563rd & goal at opp 5AJ Bush Jr. sacked by Jacob Thieneman for a loss of 15 yards to the Prdue 20
10:124th & goal at opp 20Chase McLaughlin 38 yd FG MISSED
Purdue Field goal, 10 plays
10:121st & 10 at own 21David Blough pass complete to Brycen Hopkins for 16 yds to the Prdue 37 for a 1ST down
10:121st & 10 at own 37D.J. Knox run for 14 yds to the Illin 49 for a 1ST down
10:121st & 10 at opp 49D.J. Knox run for 4 yds to the Illin 45
10:122nd & 6 at opp 45David Blough pass complete to Rondale Moore for 10 yds to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down
10:121st & 10 at opp 35D.J. Knox run for no gain to the Illin 35 PURDUE Penalty, illegal formation ( Yards) declined
10:122nd & 10 at opp 35David Blough pass complete to Markell Jones for 9 yds to the Illin 26
10:123rd & 1 at opp 26ILLINOIS Penalty, substitution infraction (5 Yards) to the Illin 21 for a 1ST down
10:121st & 10 at opp 21D.J. Knox run for 1 yd to the Illin 20
10:122nd & 9 at opp 20David Blough pass incomplete to Isaac Zico
10:123rd & 9 at opp 20David Blough pass incomplete to Brycen Hopkins
6:154th & 9 at opp 20Spencer Evans 37 yd FG GOODPurdue 23, Illinois 7
Illinois Punt, 6 plays
6:151st & 0 at own 35Spencer Evans kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:151st & 10 at own 25AJ Bush Jr. run for 5 yds to the Illin 30
6:152nd & 5 at own 30AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Mike Epstein for 4 yds to the Illin 34
6:153rd & 1 at own 34AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Carmoni Green for 6 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down
6:151st & 10 at own 40AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete to Carmoni Green, broken up by Brennan Thieneman
6:152nd & 10 at own 40AJ Bush Jr. run for 2 yds to the Illin 42
6:153rd & 8 at own 42AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete to Trenard Davis
6:154th & 8 at own 42Blake Hayes punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Rondale Moore at the Prdue 23
Purdue Turnover on downs, 7 plays
4:071st & 10 at own 23Markell Jones run for 23 yds to the Prdue 46 for a 1ST down
4:071st & 10 at own 46Markell Jones run for 8 yds to the Illin 46
4:072nd & 2 at opp 46Markell Jones run for 10 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
4:071st & 10 at opp 36Markell Jones run for 2 yds to the Illin 34
4:072nd & 8 at opp 34David Blough pass complete to D.J. Knox for 4 yds to the Illin 30
4:073rd & 4 at opp 30David Blough pass incomplete to Brycen Hopkins, broken up by Sydney Brown
4:074th & 4 at opp 30David Blough run for 1 yd to the Illin 29
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
1:131st & 10 at own 29AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Ricky Smalling for 3 yds to the Illin 32
1:132nd & 7 at own 32ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Illin 22
1:132nd & 17 at own 22AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Trenard Davis for 11 yds to the Illin 33
1:133rd & 6 at own 33AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete to Trenard Davis
1:134th & 6 at own 33Blake Hayes punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Rondale Moore at the Prdue 25
Purdue Touchdown, 3 plays
0:381st & 10 at own 25D.J. Knox run for 8 yds to the Prdue 33
0:222nd & 2 at own 33Timeout PURDUE, clock 00:22
0:222nd & 2 at own 33D.J. Knox run for 25 yds to the Illin 42 for a 1ST down
0:161st & 10 at opp 42Timeout PURDUE, clock 00:16
0:091st & 10 at opp 42David Blough pass complete to Isaac Zico for 42 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)Purdue 29, Illinois 7
Illinois End of half, 1 play
0:091st & 0 at own 35Spencer Evans kickoff for 36 yds , Bobby Walker return for 8 yds to the Illin 37
0:091st & 10 at own 37AJ Bush Jr. run for 2 yds to the Illin 39
3rd quarter5 drives, then Purdue 36, Illinois 7
Purdue Touchdown, 10 plays
15:002nd & 8 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25D.J. Knox run for 5 yds to the Prdue 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30David Blough pass incomplete to Rondale Moore
15:003rd & 5 at own 30David Blough pass complete to D.J. Knox for no gain to the Prdue 30
15:004th & 5 at own 30ILLINOIS Penalty, offside defense (Stanley Green) to the Prdue 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35D.J. Knox run for 9 yds to the Prdue 44
15:002nd & 1 at own 44D.J. Knox run for 3 yds to the Prdue 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 47PURDUE Penalty, illegal block (Brycen Hopkins) to the Prdue 37
15:001st & 20 at own 37David Blough pass complete to Brycen Hopkins for 28 yds to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 35ILLINOIS Penalty, offside defense (Owen Carney Jr.) to the Illin 30
15:001st & 5 at opp 30D.J. Knox run for 12 yds to the Illin 18 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 18D.J. Knox run for 4 yds to the Illin 14
15:002nd & 6 at opp 14David Blough pass complete to Terry Wright for 7 yds to the Illin 7 for a 1ST down
10:061st & goal at opp 7David Blough pass complete to Rondale Moore for 7 yds for a TD (Spencer Evans KICK)Purdue 36, Illinois 7
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
10:061st & 0 at own 35Spencer Evans kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:061st & 10 at own 25Reggie Corbin run for 3 yds to the Illin 28
10:062nd & 7 at own 28Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 26
10:063rd & 9 at own 26ILLINOIS Penalty, delay of game (-4 Yards) to the Illin 22
10:063rd & 13 at own 22AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling
10:064th & 13 at own 22Blake Hayes punt for 48 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Prdue 30
Purdue Interception, 5 plays
8:411st & 10 at own 30PURDUE Penalty, illegal block (-10 Yards) to the Prdue 20
8:411st & 20 at own 20Markell Jones run for 10 yds to the Prdue 30
8:412nd & 10 at own 30David Blough pass complete to Darius Pittman for 16 yds to the Prdue 46 for a 1ST down
8:411st & 10 at own 46Jared Sparks run for 3 yds to the Prdue 49
8:412nd & 7 at own 49PURDUE Penalty, ineligible downfield on pass (-5 Yards) to the Prdue 44
8:412nd & 12 at own 44David Blough pass complete to Terry Wright for 7 yds to the Illin 49
8:413rd & 5 at opp 49David Blough pass intercepted Sydney Brown return for 2 yds to the Illin 22
Illinois Punt, 7 plays
5:091st & 10 at own 22AJ Bush Jr. run for 3 yds to the Illin 25
5:092nd & 7 at own 25AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Dominic Stampley for 18 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down
5:091st & 10 at own 43AJ Bush Jr. run for 8 yds to the Prdue 49
5:092nd & 2 at opp 49AJ Bush Jr. run for 3 yds to the Prdue 46 for a 1ST down
5:091st & 10 at opp 46AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete to Lou Dorsey
5:092nd & 10 at opp 46AJ Bush Jr. sacked by Giovanni Reviere for a loss of 9 yards to the Illin 45
5:093rd & 19 at own 45AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Mike Epstein for 2 yds to the Illin 47
5:094th & 17 at own 47Blake Hayes punt for 53 yds for a touchback
Purdue Field goal, 9 plays
2:131st & 10 at own 20D.J. Knox run for 13 yds to the Prdue 33 for a 1ST down
2:131st & 10 at own 33D.J. Knox run for 33 yds to the ILLINOIS 34 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, personal foul (Dawson DeGroot) to the Illin 19 for a 1ST down
2:131st & 10 at opp 19David Blough pass incomplete to Brycen Hopkins
2:132nd & 10 at opp 19D.J. Knox run for 2 yds to the Illin 17
2:133rd & 8 at opp 17David Blough pass complete to D.J. Knox for 11 yds to the Illin 6 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 6David Blough pass incomplete to Isaac Zico
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 6David Blough sacked by Owen Carney Jr. for a loss of 9 yards to the Illin 15
Q4 15:003rd & goal at opp 15David Blough pass incomplete to Isaac Zico
Q4 13:574th & goal at opp 15Spencer Evans 32 yd FG GOODPurdue 39, Illinois 7
4th quarter6 drives, then Purdue 46, Illinois 7
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
13:571st & 0 at own 35Spencer Evans kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:571st & 10 at own 25AJ Bush Jr. pass complete to Caleb Reams for 4 yds to the Illin 29
13:572nd & 6 at own 29AJ Bush Jr. run for 3 yds to the Illin 32
13:573rd & 3 at own 32AJ Bush Jr. pass incomplete to Carmoni Green, broken up by Kenneth Major ILLINOIS Penalty, ineligible downfield on pass ( Yards) declined
13:574th & 3 at own 32Blake Hayes punt for 47 yds , Jackson Anthrop returns for no gain to the Prdue 19 Jackson Anthrop fumbled, recovered by Prdue Jackson Anthrop
Purdue Punt, 3 plays
12:331st & 10 at own 19Tario Fuller run for a loss of 2 yards to the Prdue 17
12:332nd & 12 at own 17Tario Fuller run for 3 yds to the Prdue 20
12:333rd & 9 at own 20David Blough pass complete to Tario Fuller for 3 yds to the Prdue 23
12:334th & 6 at own 23Joe Schopper punt for 46 yds , Carlos Sandy returns for 7 yds to the Illin 38
Illinois Interception, 2 plays
10:161st & 10 at own 38Mike Epstein run for 10 yds to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down
10:161st & 10 at own 48AJ Bush Jr. pass intercepted Kenneth Major return for 10 yds to the Prdue 45
Purdue Touchdown, 10 plays
9:431st & 10 at own 45Tario Fuller run for 8 yds to the Illin 47
9:432nd & 2 at opp 47Tario Fuller run for 5 yds to the Illin 42 for a 1ST down
9:431st & 10 at opp 42Tario Fuller run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 44
9:432nd & 12 at opp 44David Blough pass incomplete to Darius Pittman, broken up by Sydney Brown
9:433rd & 12 at opp 44David Blough pass complete to Tario Fuller for 18 yds to the Illin 26 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, roughing passer (Calvin Avery) to the Illin 13 for a 1ST down
9:431st & 10 at opp 13Alexander Horvath run for no gain to the Illin 13
9:432nd & 10 at opp 13Alexander Horvath run for 10 yds to the Illin 3 for a 1ST down
9:431st & goal at opp 3Alexander Horvath run for 1 yd to the Illin 2
9:432nd & goal at opp 2Tario Fuller run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 3
4:103rd & goal at opp 3Alexander Horvath run for 3 yds for a TD (Spencer Evans KICK)Purdue 46, Illinois 7
Illinois Punt, 7 plays
4:101st & 0 at own 35Spencer Evans kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:101st & 10 at own 25Matt Robinson run for 4 yds to the Illin 29
4:102nd & 6 at own 29Matt Robinson pass complete to Carmoni Green for 10 yds to the Illin 39 for a 1ST down
4:101st & 10 at own 39Matt Robinson pass complete to Ra’Von Bonner for 3 yds to the Illin 42
4:102nd & 7 at own 42Ra’Von Bonner run for 12 yds to the Prdue 46 for a 1ST down
4:101st & 10 at opp 46Matt Robinson pass incomplete to Jordan Holmes
4:102nd & 10 at opp 46Matt Robinson pass complete to Carmoni Green for a loss of 2 yards to the Prdue 48
4:103rd & 12 at opp 48Matt Robinson sacked by Keiwan Jones for a loss of 7 yards to the Illin 45
4:104th & 19 at own 45Blake Hayes punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Jackson Anthrop at the Prdue 17
Purdue Result not recorded, 1 play
1:341st & 10 at own 17N/A run for no gain to the Prdue 17
1:342nd & 10 at own 17N/A run for no gain to the Prdue 17
1:343rd & 10 at own 17N/A run for no gain to the Prdue 17
1:344th & 10 at own 17Nick Sipe run for no gain to the Prdue 17

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Purdue–Illinois game

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 eight since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Purdue 24, Illinois 17
2025Illinois 43, Purdue 27
2024Illinois 50, Purdue 49
2023Purdue 44, Illinois 19
2022Purdue 31, Illinois 24
2021Purdue 13, Illinois 9

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