Illinois @ Purdue
1956
Purdue Cannon
Final
November 03, 1956 12:00 PM
Illinois
Fighting Illini
2-3 / 1-2
7
7
Purdue
Boilermakers
2-2 / 0-2
1956 Season

Ross-Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN
Capacity: 57,236
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Illinois
Purdue
Tie
19
14
5
38th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

0-13 Purdue
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Oct 29, 1955
Illinois

Head Coach
 Ray Eliot
Schedule
vs California W 20-32 9/29/1956
@ Washington L 28-13 10/6/1956
vs Ohio State L 26-6 10/13/1956
@ Minnesota L 16-13 10/20/1956
vs Michigan State W 13-20 10/27/1956
@ Purdue W 7-7 11/3/1956
@ Michigan L 17-7 11/10/1956
vs Wisconsin W 13-13 11/17/1956
@ Northwestern L 14-13 11/24/1956
Illinois 1956 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
103 to 84
this season
Raymond Nusspickel's record
at Illinois
70 - 58 - 8
vs Purdue
4 - 6 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Illinois
6 game(s)
from 1988
to 1993
Purdue
5 game(s)
from 2003
to 2009
Stats
Purdue

Head Coach
 Kenneth Mollenkopf
Schedule
vs Missouri W 7-16 9/29/1956
@ Minnesota L 21-14 10/6/1956
@ Notre Dame W 14-28 10/13/1956
@ Wisconsin W 6-6 10/20/1956
vs Iowa L 21-20 10/27/1956
vs Illinois W 7-7 11/3/1956
@ Michigan State L 12-9 11/10/1956
@ Northwestern L 14-0 11/17/1956
vs Indiana W 20-39 11/24/1956
Purdue 1956 schedule
Purdue
has outscored their opponents
84 to 69
this season
Kenneth Mollenkopf's record
at Purdue
2 - 2 - 1
vs Illinois
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2019
to 2019
Purdue
4 game(s)
from 2020
to 2023
Notes