Wk 5 · 2026
Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Gies Memorial Stadium, Champaign
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What is at stake
A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 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 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Purdue form
L 3-56vs IUL 13-49at WASHL 10-34vs OSUL 16-21at MICHL 24-27vs RUTG
2025 season
Illinois form
W 20-13vs NUL 10-27at WISW 24-6vs MDW 35-13vs RUTGL 25-42at WASH
2025 season
Purdue this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Illinois this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Purdue | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| UCLA Big Ten | at Wk 3 · scheduled 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
Purdue leads the series 12–6 · Illinois has won the last 2
18 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
2.2 points toward Purdue
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2025 season
| Passing | Ryan Browne QB #15 | 199/338, 2153 YDS, 9 TD, 10 INT |
| Malachi Singleton QB #3 | 38/64, 439 YDS, 5 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Devin Mockobee RB #45 | 125 CAR, 521 YDS, 4 TD |
| Antonio Harris RB #22 | 69 CAR, 305 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Malachi Thomas RB #24 | 53 CAR, 243 YDS | |
| Receiving | Michael Jackson III WR #2 | 63 REC, 570 YDS, 1 TD |
| Nitro Tuggle WR #1 | 34 REC, 500 YDS, 4 TD | |
| EJ Horton Jr. WR #13 | 27 REC, 289 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Corey Smith WR #12 | 14 REC, 237 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Tahj Ra-El DB #21 | 110 |
| Mani Powell LB #16 | 110 | |
| Charles Correa LB #5 | 93 | |
| Sacks | CJ Nunnally IV DL #91 | 5 |
| Mani Powell LB #16 | 5 | |
| Charles Correa LB #5 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Myles Slusher DB #9 | 1 |
| CJ Nunnally IV DL #91 | 1 | |
| Hudauri Hines DB #4 | 1 |
Illinois leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Luke Altmyer QB #9 | 226/332, 2811 YDS, 21 TD, 5 INT |
| Hank Beatty WR #80 | 2/2, 31 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Ca'Lil Valentine RB #5 | 123 CAR, 549 YDS, 4 TD |
| Kaden Feagin TE #83 | 119 CAR, 499 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Aidan Laughery RB #21 | 62 CAR, 305 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Hank Beatty WR #80 | 64 REC, 826 YDS, 3 TD |
| Collin Dixon WR #17 | 33 REC, 538 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Hudson Clement WR #13 | 33 REC, 406 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Justin Bowick WR #0 | 19 REC, 234 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Matthew Bailey DB #7 | 76 |
| Miles Scott S #10 | 59 | |
| Dylan Rosiek LB #28 | 49 | |
| Sacks | Gabe Jacas EDGE #17 | 11 |
| Leon Lowery Jr. LB #9 | 2 | |
| Tomiwa Durojaiye DL #13 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Miles Scott S #10 | 3 |
| Dylan Rosiek LB #28 | 1 | |
| Torrie Cox Jr. DB #5 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.