Wk 5 · 2026
Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Gies Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
· BTN FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
4:15pET
ILL -10 · total 62.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential ILL by 4.2
What is at stake
Purdue Cannon. A cannon Purdue students smuggled into Champaign in 1905 to fire after a win, got caught, and lost for 38 years — now it goes to the winner every fall. They play for the Purdue Cannon. A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Purdue form
W 41-13vs MINNW 24-17at ILLL 10-49vs NDL 38-52at UCLAL 36-38vs WAKE
2026 season
Illinois form
W 38-37at MSUL 17-24vs PURL 19-42at OSUW 48-10vs SIUL 27-31vs DUKE
2026 season
Purdue this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread3-2-1 · 60% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Illinois this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Purdue | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| UCLA Big Ten | at L 38-52 preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Maryland Big Ten | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Iowa Big Ten | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Purdue leads 13–6 · Purdue won the last one
19 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
2.4 points toward Purdue
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-10-03 | Purdue 24 — 17 Illinois | at ILL | Purdue |
| 2025 | 2025-10-04 | Illinois 43 — 27 Purdue | at PUR | Illinois |
| 2024 | 2024-10-12 | Purdue 49 — 50 Illinois | at ILL | Illinois |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | Illinois 19 — 44 Purdue | at PUR | Purdue |
| 2022 | 2022-11-12 | Purdue 31 — 24 Illinois | at ILL | Purdue |
| 2021 | 2021-09-25 | Illinois 9 — 13 Purdue | at PUR | Purdue |
| 2020 | 2020-10-31 | Purdue 31 — 24 Illinois | at ILL | Purdue |
| 2019 | 2019-10-26 | Illinois 24 — 6 Purdue | at PUR | Illinois |
| 2018 | 2018-10-13 | Purdue 46 — 7 Illinois | at ILL | Purdue |
| 2017 | 2017-11-04 | Illinois 10 — 29 Purdue | at PUR | Purdue |
| 2016 | 2016-10-08 | Purdue 34 — 31 Illinois | at ILL | Purdue |
| 2015 | 2015-11-07 | Illinois 48 — 14 Purdue | at PUR | Illinois |
| 2014 | 2014-10-04 | Purdue 38 — 27 Illinois | at ILL | Purdue |
| 2013 | 2013-11-23 | Illinois 20 — 16 Purdue | at PUR | Illinois |
| 2012 | 2012-11-17 | Purdue 20 — 17 Illinois | at ILL | Purdue |
| 2011 | 2011-10-22 | Illinois 14 — 21 Purdue | at PUR | Purdue |
| 2010 | 2010-10-30 | Purdue 10 — 44 Illinois | at ILL | Illinois |
| 2009 | 2009-10-24 | Illinois 14 — 24 Purdue | at PUR | Purdue |
| 2006 | 2006-11-11 | Purdue 42 — 31 Illinois | at ILL | Purdue |
Purdue leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Ryan Browne QB #15 | 110/156, 1390 YDS, 8 TD, 1 INT |
| Evans Chuba QB #1 | 11/14, 96 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Fame Ijeboi RB #2 | 86 CAR, 354 YDS, 6 TD |
| Antonio Harris RB #22 | 15 CAR, 68 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jerrick Gibson RB #4 | 18 CAR, 58 YDS | |
| Receiving | Asaad Waseem WR #19 | 27 REC, 453 YDS, 1 TD |
| Xavier Townsend WR #3 | 28 REC, 307 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Chauncey Magwood WR #5 | 14 REC, 177 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Tra'Mar Harris WR #11 | 8 REC, 105 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jojo Hayden LB #0 | 33 |
| John Slaughter DB #13 | 32 | |
| Charles Correa LB #5 | 32 | |
| Sacks | Jeremy Lewis DE #33 | 1.5 |
| Breeon Ishmail DE #58 | 1 | |
| Ian Jeffries DL #40 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | John Slaughter DB #13 | 1 |
| Don Saunders DB #7 | 1 | |
| Charles Correa LB #5 | 1 |
Illinois leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Katin Houser QB #4 | 102/155, 1246 YDS, 11 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Aidan Laughery RB #21 | 45 CAR, 321 YDS, 1 TD |
| Ca'Lil Valentine RB #5 | 50 CAR, 225 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Katin Houser QB #4 | 25 CAR, 106 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Collin Dixon WR #17 | 40 REC, 546 YDS, 8 TD |
| Hudson Clement WR #13 | 21 REC, 299 YDS | |
| Ty Robinson WR #10 | 11 REC, 159 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Brayden Trimble WR #11 | 15 REC, 116 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Matthew Bailey DB #7 | 37 |
| Ismael Kante LB #26 | 29 | |
| Juice Clarke DB #6 | 24 | |
| Sacks | Will Holmes DL #24 | 1 |
| Ean Rhea LB #40 | 1 | |
| Joe Barna DL #43 | 0.5 | |
| Interceptions | Matthew Bailey DB #7 | 1 |
| Ismael Kante LB #26 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.