GoldandBlack.com Game Day Thread: Purdue at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — This is the place to share your thoughts, opinions and analysis of today’s game between Purdue and Illinois in Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Click here to join the conversation.
Date/Time: Saturday, October 12, 3:30 p.m. E.T.
Location: Memorial Stadium
Surface: FieldTurf
Capacity: 60,670 (tickets)
Weather: Early forecast shows a high of 85 degrees with significant breeze
2024 schedules/records: Purdue 1-4 (0-2 Big Ten), Illinois 4-1 (1-1 Big Ten)
Series notes: The Purdue Cannon will be up for grabs on Saturday as Purdue hopes to maintain possession for the fifth straight year. The recent series history strongly favors the Boilermakers, who hold a 15-4 edge in the series dating back to 2003. In the successful run, the all-time series flipped to favor Purdue, which now leads 48-45-6. The last Purdue loss in Champaign came in 2010, as Purdue took the ride back on I-74 with the Cannon in its possession each of the last six times.
TV: FS1
Line: Illinois -22.5
