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Purdue
@
Illinois
1978
Purdue Cannon
Final
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October 21, 1978 12:00 PM
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Purdue
Boilermakers
4-1
/
2-0
13
0
Illinois
Fighting Illini
1-3
/
0-1
1978
Season
Played at
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Champaign, IL
Capacity:
60,670
Attendance:
0
Series Stats
Purdue
Illinois
Tie
25
29
6
60th
meeting
More Games
Last Meeting
22-29 Illinois
Ross-Ade Stadium
Oct 15, 1977
Purdue
Head Coach
Jim Young
Schedule
vs
Michigan State
W
14-21
9/16/1978
vs
Ohio
W
0-24
9/23/1978
@
Notre Dame
L
10-6
9/30/1978
vs
Wake Forest
W
7-14
10/7/1978
vs
Ohio State
W
16-27
10/14/1978
@
Illinois
W
0-13
10/21/1978
@
Iowa
W
7-34
10/28/1978
vs
Northwestern
W
0-31
11/4/1978
@
Wisconsin
W
24-24
11/11/1978
@
Michigan
L
24-6
11/18/1978
vs
Indiana
W
7-20
11/25/1978
vs
Georgia Tech
W
21-41
12/25/1978
Purdue 1978 schedule
Purdue
has outscored their opponents
92 to 47
this season
Jim Young
's record
at
Purdue
9 - 7 - 0
vs
Illinois
0 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Purdue
5 game(s)
from 2003
to 2009
Illinois
6 game(s)
from 1988
to 1993
Stats
Game
Team
Player
Season
Total Yards
0
0
Passing Yards
0
0
Rushing Yards
0
0
Yards Allowed
0
0
Pass Yards Allowed
0
0
Rush Yards Allowed
0
0
Points
105
61
Points Per Game
17
8
Points Allowed Per Game
7
22
Illinois
Head Coach
Gary Moeller
Schedule
vs
Northwestern
W
0-0
9/9/1978
@
Michigan
L
31-0
9/16/1978
vs
Stanford
L
35-10
9/23/1978
@
Syracuse
W
14-28
9/30/1978
@
Missouri
L
45-3
10/7/1978
vs
Wisconsin
W
20-20
10/14/1978
vs
Purdue
L
13-0
10/21/1978
@
Indiana
L
31-10
10/28/1978
vs
Michigan State
L
59-19
11/4/1978
@
Ohio State
L
45-7
11/11/1978
@
Minnesota
L
24-6
11/18/1978
Illinois 1978 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
145 to 61
this season
Gary Moeller
's record
at
Illinois
4 - 11 - 2
vs
Purdue
1 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Purdue
4 game(s)
from 2020
to 2023
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2024
to 2024
Notes