The Illinois–Purdue football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Illinois Fighting Illini football team of the University of Illinois and Purdue Boilermakers football team of Purdue University. The Purdue Cannon is presented to the winner of the game. Purdue leads the series 48–45–6.[2]
| First meeting | November 22, 1890 Purdue, 62–0 |
|---|---|
| Latest meeting | September 30, 2023 Purdue, 44–19 |
| Next meeting | October 12, 2024 |
| Trophy | Purdue Cannon |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 99 |
| All-time series | Purdue leads, 48–45–6[1] |
| Trophy series | Purdue leads, 40–30–2 |
| Largest victory | Purdue, 62–0 (1890) |
| Longest win streak | Illinois, 6 (1906–1911, 1988–1993) |
| Longest unbeaten streak | Illinois, 11 (1906–1919) |
| Current win streak | Purdue, 4 (2020–present) |
History
It all started in 1905 when a group of Purdue students took the Cannon to Champaign in anticipation of firing it to celebrate a Boilermaker victory. Although Purdue won 29–0, Illinois supporters, including Quincy A. Hall, discovered it in a culvert by the field and took it before the Purdue students could start their "booming" celebration.
Hall later moved it to his farmhouse near Milford, Illinois, where it survived a fire and gathered dust until he suggested it be used as a trophy in the football series between the two schools when the rivalry resumed in 1943 after an 11-year lapse. It was presented at halftime to the schools' athletic directors, Doug Mills and Guy Mackey.[3] Before the Cannon became an annual tradition, Illinois led the series 15–8–2.[4]
The cannon is now maintained by the Tomahawk Service and Leadership Honorary at Purdue and Illini Pride.[5]
Game results
| Illinois victories | Purdue victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | November 1, 1969 | Champaign, IL | #13 Purdue | 49–22 | ||||
| 52 | October 31, 1970 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 23–21 | ||||
| 53 | October 23, 1971 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 21–7 | ||||
| 54 | October 28, 1972 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 20–14 | ||||
| 55 | October 13, 1973 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 15–13 | ||||
| 56 | October 12, 1974 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 27–23 | ||||
| 57 | October 18, 1975 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 26–24 | ||||
| 58 | October 16, 1976 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 21–17 | ||||
| 59 | October 15, 1977 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 29–22 | ||||
| 60 | October 21, 1978 | Champaign, IL | #19 Purdue | 13–0 | ||||
| 61 | October 13, 1979 | West Lafayette, IN | #20 Purdue | 28–14 | ||||
| 62 | October 18, 1980 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 45–20 | ||||
| 63 | October 10, 1981 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 44–20 | ||||
| 64 | October 9, 1982 | Champaign, IL | #20 Illinois | 38–34 | ||||
| 65 | October 22, 1983 | West Lafayette, IN | #11 Illinois | 35–21 | ||||
| 66 | October 20, 1984 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 34–20 | ||||
| 67 | October 12, 1985 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 30–24 | ||||
| 68 | October 11, 1986 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 34–27 | ||||
| 69 | October 10, 1987 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 9–3 | ||||
| 70 | October 8, 1988 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 20–0 | ||||
| 71 | October 14, 1989 | West Lafayette, IN | #16 Illinois | 14–2 | ||||
| 72 | October 13, 1990 | Champaign, IL | #11 Illinois | 34–0 | ||||
| 73 | November 9, 1991 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 41–14 | ||||
| 74 | November 7, 1992 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 20–17 | ||||
| 75 | October 2, 1993 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 28–10 | ||||
| 76 | October 1, 1994 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 22–16 | ||||
| 77 | October 25, 1997 | Champaign, IL | #22 Purdue | 48–3 | ||||
| 78 | October 24, 1998 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 42–9 | ||||
| 79 | November 3, 2001 | West Lafayette, IN | #21 Illinois | 38–13 | ||||
| 80 | October 12, 2002 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 38–31 | ||||
| 81 | October 4, 2003 | West Lafayette, IN | #22 Purdue | 43–10 | ||||
| 82 | September 25, 2004 | Champaign, IL | #15 Purdue | 38–30 | ||||
| 83 | November 12, 2005 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 37–3 | ||||
| 84 | November 11, 2006 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 42–31 | ||||
| 85 | October 24, 2009 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 24–14 | ||||
| 86 | October 30, 2010 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 44–10 | ||||
| 87 | October 22, 2011 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 21–14 | ||||
| 88 | November 17, 2012 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 20–17 | ||||
| 89 | November 23, 2013 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 20–16 | ||||
| 90 | October 4, 2014 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 38–27 | ||||
| 91 | November 7, 2015 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 48–14 | ||||
| 92 | October 8, 2016 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 34–31OT | ||||
| 93 | November 4, 2017 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 29–10 | ||||
| 94 | October 13, 2018 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 46–7 | ||||
| 95 | October 26, 2019 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 24–6 | ||||
| 96 | October 31, 2020 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 31–24 | ||||
| 97 | September 25, 2021 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 13–9 | ||||
| 98 | November 12, 2022 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 31–24 | ||||
| 99 | September 30, 2023 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 44–19 | ||||
| Series: Purdue leads 48–45–6[1] | ||||||||