Penn State @ Illinois
Final
October 04, 1997 12:00 PM
Penn State
Nittany Lions
3-0 / 0-0
41
6
Illinois
Fighting Illini
0-4 / 0-1
1997 Season

Memorial Stadium (IL)
Champaign, IL
Capacity: 60,670
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Penn State
Illinois
Tie
6
1
0
7th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

35-31 Penn State
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Nov 12, 1994
Penn State

Head Coach
 Joe Paterno
Schedule
vs Pittsburgh W 17-34 9/6/1997
vs Temple W 10-52 9/13/1997
@ Louisville W 21-57 9/20/1997
@ Illinois W 6-41 10/4/1997
vs Ohio State W 27-31 10/11/1997
vs Minnesota W 15-16 10/18/1997
@ Northwestern W 27-30 11/1/1997
vs Michigan L 34-8 11/8/1997
@ Purdue W 17-42 11/15/1997
vs Wisconsin W 10-35 11/22/1997
@ Michigan State L 49-14 11/29/1997
vs Florida L 21-6 1/1/1998
Penn State 1997 schedule
Penn State
has outscored their opponents
143 to 48
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
292 - 74 - 3
vs Illinois
3 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Penn State
7 game(s)
from 1972
to 2000
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 1960
to 1960
Stats
Illinois

Head Coach
 Ron Turner
Schedule
vs Southern Mississippi L 24-7 9/6/1997
@ Louisville L 26-14 9/13/1997
vs Washington State L 35-22 9/20/1997
@ Iowa L 38-10 9/27/1997
vs Penn State L 41-6 10/4/1997
@ Wisconsin L 31-7 10/11/1997
vs Purdue L 48-3 10/25/1997
@ Indiana L 23-6 11/1/1997
vs Northwestern L 34-21 11/8/1997
@ Ohio State L 41-6 11/15/1997
vs Michigan State L 27-17 11/22/1997
Illinois 1997 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
123 to 53
this season
Ronald Turner's record
at Illinois
0 - 4 - 0
vs Penn State
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Penn State
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2021
to 2021
Notes