Illinois @ Purdue
1981
Purdue Cannon
Final
October 10, 1981 12:00 PM
Illinois
Fighting Illini
3-1 / 2-0
20
44
Purdue
Boilermakers
2-2 / 0-2
1981 Season

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

Series Stats

Illinois
Purdue
Tie
29
28
6
63rd
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

20-45 Purdue
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Oct 18, 1980
Illinois

Head Coach
 Mike White
Schedule
@ Pittsburgh L 26-6 9/5/1981
@ Michigan State W 17-27 9/12/1981
vs Syracuse W 14-17 9/19/1981
vs Minnesota W 29-38 10/3/1981
@ Purdue L 44-20 10/10/1981
@ Ohio State L 34-27 10/17/1981
vs Wisconsin W 21-23 10/24/1981
vs Iowa L 24-7 10/31/1981
@ Michigan L 70-21 11/7/1981
vs Indiana W 14-35 11/14/1981
@ Northwestern W 12-49 11/21/1981
Illinois 1981 schedule
Illinois
has outscored their opponents
88 to 86
this season
Mike White's record
at Illinois
6 - 8 - 1
vs Purdue
0 - 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 Stanford W 19-27 9/12/1981
@ Minnesota L 16-13 9/19/1981
vs Notre Dame W 14-15 9/26/1981
@ Wisconsin L 20-14 10/3/1981
vs Illinois W 20-44 10/10/1981
@ Northwestern W 0-35 10/17/1981
vs Michigan State W 26-27 10/24/1981
vs Ohio State L 45-33 10/31/1981
@ Iowa L 33-7 11/7/1981
vs Michigan L 28-10 11/14/1981
@ Indiana L 20-17 11/21/1981
Purdue 1981 schedule
Purdue
has outscored their opponents
69 to 69
this season
Jim Young's record
at Purdue
35 - 15 - 1
vs Illinois
3 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2019
to 2019
Purdue
4 game(s)
from 2020
to 2023
Notes