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Illinois–Purdue football rivalry

American college football rivalry

Field	Value
wide	yes
name	Illinois–Purdue football rivalry
team1	Illinois Fighting Illini
team1logo	Illinois Fighting Illini logo.svg
team2	Purdue Boilermakers
team2logo	Purdue Boilermakers logo.svg
firstmeeting	November 22, 1890
Purdue, 62–0
mostrecent	October 4, 2025
Illinois, 43–27
nextmeeting	October 3, 2026
total	101
series	Purdue leads, 48–47–6
largestvictory	Purdue, 62–0 (1890)
longeststreak	Illinois, 6 (1906–1911, 1988–1993)
longestunbeatenstreak	Illinois, 11 (1906–1919)
currentstreak	Illinois, 2 (2024–present)
trophy	Purdue Cannon
trophy series	Purdue leads, 40–32–2

Purdue, 62–0 Illinois, 43–27 | mark-coord1 = | label-pos1 = top | label-color1 = black | mark-coord2 = | label-pos2 = top | label-color2 = black 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 48–47–6.

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. Before the Cannon became an annual tradition, Illinois led the series 15–8–2.

The cannon is now maintained by the Tomahawk Service and Leadership Honorary at Purdue and Illini Pride.

Game results

References

"Illinois Game by Game against Opponents".
(September 29, 1943). "Midwest Teams Gearing Up for Saturday Tilts". Kenosha News.
(September 28, 1943). "New Grid Rivalry Trophy at Stake Here Saturday". Journal and Courier.
"Archived copy".
"Winsipedia - Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Purdue Boilermakers football series history".

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