Purdue at Illinois
Saturday, October 21, 1978. Purdue took the Purdue Cannon from Illinois Share
No. 19 Purdue beat Illinois 13–0. It was their 60th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 29–24–6 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 78°F, low 46°FAttendance 50,918
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Purdue 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
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 42 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 IowaOct. 28, 1978
- SeasonPurdue in 1978
- ProgramPurdue history and records
Illinois
- Next gameat IndianaOct. 28, 1978
- SeasonIllinois in 1978
- ProgramIllinois history and records