Illinois–Purdue football rivalry

Illinois–Purdue football rivalry
Teams	Illinois Fighting Illini; Purdue Boilermakers;
Trophy	Purdue Cannon

The Illinois–Purdue football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Illinois Fighting Illini football team of the University of Illinois and Purdue Boilermakers football team of Purdue University. The Purdue Cannon is presented to the winner of the game. Illinois leads the series 44–41–6.^[1]

History

It all started in 1905 when a group of Purdue students took the Cannon to Champaign in anticipation of firing it to celebrate a Boilermaker victory. Although Purdue won 29–0, Illinois supporters, including Quincy A. Hall, had discovered it in a culvert near the field and confiscated it before the Purdue students could start their "booming" celebration.

Hall later moved it to his farmhouse near Milford, Illinois, where it survived a fire and gathered dust until he suggested it be used as a trophy in the football series between the two schools when the rivalry resumed in 1943 after an 11-year lapse.

The cannon is now maintained by the Tomahawk Service and Leadership Honorary at Purdue and Illini Pride.^[2]

Game results

Illinois victories	Purdue victories	Ties

Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
1890	Champaign, IL	Purdue	62	Illinois	0
1892	Champaign, IL	Purdue	12	Illinois	6
1893	West Lafayette, IN	Tie	26	Tie	26
1894	Champaign, IL	Purdue	22	Illinois	2
1895	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	6	Illinois	2
1896	West Lafayette, IN	Tie	4	Tie	4
1897	Champaign, IL	Illinois	34	Purdue	4
1899	Champaign, IL	Purdue	5	Illinois	0
1900	Champaign, IL	Illinois	17	Purdue	5
1901	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	28	Purdue	6
1902	Champaign, IL	Illinois	29	Purdue	5
1903	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	24	Purdue	0
1904	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	24	Purdue	6
1905	Champaign, IL	Purdue	29	Illinois	0
1906	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	5	Purdue	0
1907	Champaign, IL	Illinois	14	Purdue	12
1908	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	15	Purdue	6
1909	Champaign, IL	Illinois	14	Purdue	10
1910	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	11	Purdue	0
1911	Champaign, IL	Illinois	12	Purdue	3
1912	West Lafayette, IN	Tie	9	Tie	9
1913	Champaign, IL	Tie	0	Tie	0
1916	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	14	Purdue	7
1917	Champaign, IL	Illinois	27	Purdue	0
1919	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	14	Purdue	7
1930	Champaign, IL	Purdue	25	Illinois	0
1931	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	7	Illinois	0
1943	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	40	Illinois	21
1944	Champaign, IL	Purdue	35	Illinois	19
1946	Champaign, IL	Illinois	43	Purdue	7
1947	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	14	Illinois	7
1948	Champaign, IL	Illinois	10	Purdue	6
1949	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	19	Purdue	0
1952	Champaign, IL	Purdue	40	Illinois	12
1953	Champaign, IL	Illinois	21	Purdue	0
1954	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	28	Illinois	14
1955	Champaign, IL	Purdue	13	Illinois	0
1956	West Lafayette, IN	Tie	7	Tie	7
1957	Champaign, IL	Purdue	21	Illinois	6
1958	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	31	Illinois	8
1959	Champaign, IL	Tie	7	Tie	7
1960	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	14	Purdue	12
1961	Champaign, IL	Purdue	23	Illinois	9
1962	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	14	Purdue	10
1963	Champaign, IL	Illinois	41	Purdue	21
1964	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	26	Illinois	14

Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
1965	Champaign, IL	Illinois	21	Purdue	0
1966	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	25	Illinois	21
1967	Champaign, IL	Purdue	42	Illinois	9
1968	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	35	Illinois	17
1969	Champaign, IL	Purdue	49	Illinois	22
1970	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	23	Purdue	21
1971	Champaign, IL	Illinois	21	Purdue	7
1972	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	20	Illinois	14
1973	Champaign, IL	Illinois	15	Purdue	13
1974	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	27	Purdue	23
1975	Champaign, IL	Purdue	26	Illinois	24
1976	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	21	Purdue	17
1977	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	29	Purdue	22
1978	Champaign, IL	Purdue	13	Illinois	0
1979	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	28	Illinois	14
1980	Champaign, IL	Purdue	45	Illinois	20
1981	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	44	Illinois	20
1982	Champaign, IL	Illinois	38	Purdue	34
1983	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	35	Purdue	21
1984	Champaign, IL	Illinois	34	Purdue	20
1985	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	30	Illinois	24
1986	Champaign, IL	Illinois	34	Purdue	27
1987	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	9	Illinois	3
1988	Champaign, IL	Illinois	20	Purdue	0
1989	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	14	Purdue	2
1990	Champaign, IL	Illinois	34	Purdue	0
1991	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	41	Purdue	14
1992	Champaign, IL	Illinois	20	Purdue	17
1993	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	28	Purdue	10
1994	Champaign, IL	Purdue	22	Illinois	16
1997	Champaign, IL	Purdue	48	Illinois	3
1998	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	42	Illinois	9
2001	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	38	Purdue	13
2002	Champaign, IL	Illinois	38	Purdue	31
2003	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	43	Illinois	10
2004	Champaign, IL	Purdue	38	Illinois	30
2005	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	37	Illinois	3
2006	Champaign, IL	Purdue	42	Illinois	31
2009	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	24	Illinois	14
2010	Champaign, IL	Illinois	44	Purdue	10
2011	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue	21	Illinois	14
2012	Champaign, IL	Purdue	20	Illinois	17
2013	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	20	Purdue	16
2014	Champaign, IL	Purdue	38	Illinois	27
2015	West Lafayette, IN	Illinois	48	Purdue	14
Series: Illinois leads 44–41–6^[3]

References

^ http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/illinois/opponents_records.php?teamid=2652
^ http://purduesports.collegesports.com/trads/pur-troph.html Official Purdue Athletics Website - Traditions
^ Historical Scores December 19, 2009

[1] ttp://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/illinois/opponents_records.php?teamid=2652

[2] ttp://purduesports.collegesports.com/trads/pur-troph.html Official Purdue Athletics Website - Traditions

[3] Historical Scores December 19, 2009

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