Illinois @ Purdue
1979
Purdue Cannon
Final
October 13, 1979 12:00 PM
Illinois
Fighting Illini
1-4 / 0-2
14
28
Purdue
Boilermakers
3-2 / 1-1
1979 Season

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

Series Stats

Illinois
Purdue
Tie
29
26
6
61st
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

0-13 Purdue
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Oct 21, 1978
Illinois

Head Coach
 Gary Moeller
Schedule
@ Michigan State L 33-16 9/8/1979
vs Missouri L 14-6 9/15/1979
@ Air Force W 19-27 9/22/1979
vs Navy L 13-12 9/29/1979
vs Iowa L 13-7 10/6/1979
@ Purdue L 28-14 10/13/1979
vs Michigan L 27-7 10/20/1979
@ Minnesota W 17-17 10/27/1979
vs Ohio State L 44-7 11/3/1979
vs Indiana L 45-14 11/10/1979
@ Northwestern W 13-29 11/17/1979
Illinois 1979 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
92 to 68
this season
Gary Moeller's record
at Illinois
5 - 20 - 2
vs Purdue
1 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Illinois
6 game(s)
from 1988
to 1993
Purdue
5 game(s)
from 2003
to 2009
Stats
Purdue

Head Coach
 Jim Young
Schedule
vs Wisconsin W 20-41 9/8/1979
@ California Los Angeles L 31-21 9/15/1979
vs Notre Dame W 22-28 9/22/1979
vs Oregon W 7-13 9/29/1979
@ Minnesota L 31-14 10/6/1979
vs Illinois W 14-28 10/13/1979
@ Michigan State W 7-14 10/20/1979
vs Northwestern W 16-20 10/27/1979
@ Iowa W 14-20 11/3/1979
vs Michigan W 21-24 11/10/1979
@ Indiana W 21-37 11/17/1979
vs Tennessee W 22-27 12/31/1979
Purdue 1979 schedule
Purdue
has outscored their opponents
117 to 111
this season
Jim Young's record
at Purdue
17 - 10 - 1
vs Illinois
1 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2019
to 2019
Purdue
4 game(s)
from 2020
to 2023
Notes