Purdue @ Illinois
1978
Purdue Cannon
Final
October 21, 1978 12:00 PM
Purdue
Boilermakers
4-1 / 2-0
13
0
Illinois
Fighting Illini
1-3 / 0-1
1978 Season

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
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 2019
to 2019
Notes