Purdue @ Illinois
Final
October 23, 1897 12:00 PM
Purdue
Boilermakers
2-1 / 0-0
4
34
Illinois
Fighting Illini
3-0 / 0-0
1897 Season

Illinois Field
Champaign, IL
Capacity: 17,000
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Purdue
Illinois
Tie
4
1
2
7th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

4-4 Illinois
Stuart Field
Nov 25, 1896
Purdue

Head Coach
 William Church
Schedule
vs Illinois State W 0-28 10/2/1897
vs Oberlin L 22-6 10/9/1897
@ DePauw W 0-8 10/16/1897
@ Illinois L 34-4 10/23/1897
@ Indiana W 6-20 10/30/1897
@ Michigan L 34-4 11/6/1897
vs Missouri W 12-30 11/13/1897
vs Minnesota W 0-6 11/20/1897
vs Purdue Alumni W 0-0 11/25/1897
Purdue 1897 schedule
Purdue
has outscored their opponents
42 to 22
this season
William Church's record
at Purdue
2 - 1 - 0
vs Illinois
0 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Purdue
5 game(s)
from 2003
to 2009
Illinois
6 game(s)
from 1988
to 1993
Stats
Illinois

Head Coach
 George Huff
Schedule
vs Eureka W 0-26 10/2/1897
vs Physicians & Surgeons W 0-6 10/9/1897
vs Lake Forest W 0-36 10/16/1897
vs Purdue W 4-34 10/23/1897
vs Chicago L 18-12 10/30/1897
vs Knox W 0-64 11/12/1897
vs Carlisle L 23-6 11/20/1897
vs Eureka W 0-6 11/25/1897
Illinois 1897 schedule
Illinois
has outscored their opponents
68 to 0
this season
George Huff's record
at Illinois
11 - 4 - 2
vs Purdue
0 - 1 - 1
Latest Winning Streak
Purdue
4 game(s)
from 2020
to 2023
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2019
to 2019
Notes