The Illinois-Purdue rivalry is one of the most popular trophy rivalry in the college football scene. This rivalry is associated with the teams of the Illinois Fighting Illini of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Purdue Boilermakers of Purdue University. These teams are a part of the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). These two teams have competed for a 100 times, as of 2024.
The Illinois- Purdue rivalry started in 1890 and the teams had their most recent face-off against each other in 2024. The prize for these rivalries is the Purdue Cannon trophy, which has been presented to the winners of the rivalry since 1943. Notably, the team that wins the game often hosts and celebrates with the trophy until they face off against their opponents the next year.
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The Purdue Cannon Trophy Winner Year by Year
The Illinois-Purdue Football rivalry has been going on for 100 years. The team first encountered one another on November 22, 1890, which Purdue won 62-0. Illinois, eventually got the first victory of their rivalry on October 23, 1897, by winning the game against Purdue 34-4. As of 2024, Illinois leads the rivalry record 48-46-6. The following table discusses all the scores of the Illinois-Purdue rivalry games from 1894 to 2024 -
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | November 22, 1890 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 62–0 |
| 2 | October 8, 1892 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 12–6 |
| 3 | November 25, 1893 | West Lafayette, IN | Tie | 26–26 |
| 4 | November 10, 1894 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 22–2 |
| 5 | November 28, 1895 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 6–2 |
| 6 | November 25, 1896 | West Lafayette, IN | Tie | 4–4 |
| 7 | October 23, 1897 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 34–4 |
| 8 | November 22, 1899 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 5–0 |
| 9 | November 3, 1900 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 17–5 |
| 10 | November 16, 1901 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 28–6 |
| 11 | October 18, 1902 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 29–5 |
| 12 | October 17, 1903 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 24–0 |
| 13 | October 22, 1904 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 24–6 |
| 14 | October 21, 1905 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 29–0 |
| 15 | November 25, 1906 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 5–0 |
| 16 | November 2, 1907 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 14–12 |
| 17 | November 14, 1908 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 15–6 |
| 18 | October 30, 1909 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 14–10 |
| 19 | October 29, 1910 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 11–0 |
| 20 | November 4, 1911 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 12–3 |
| 21 | November 9, 1912 | West Lafayette, IN | Tie | 9–9 |
| 22 | November 15, 1913 | Champaign, IL | Tie | 0–0 |
| 23 | October 28, 1916 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 14–7 |
| 24 | October 27, 1917 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 27–0 |
| 25 | October 11, 1919 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 14–7 |
| 26 | November 1, 1930 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 25–0 |
| 27 | October 10, 1931 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 7–0 |
| 28 | October 2, 1943 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 40–21 |
| 29 | October 7, 1944 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 35–19 |
| 30 | October 5, 1946 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 43–7 |
| 31 | October 25, 1947 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 14–7 |
| 32 | October 23, 1948 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 10–6 |
| 33 | October 22, 1949 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 19–0 |
| 34 | October 25, 1952 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 40–12 |
| 35 | October 31, 1953 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 21–0 |
| 36 | October 30, 1954 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 28–14 |
| 37 | October 29, 1955 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 13–0 |
| 38 | November 3, 1956 | West Lafayette, IN | Tie | 7–7 |
| 39 | November 2, 1957 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 21–6 |
| 40 | November 1, 1958 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 31–8 |
| 41 | October 31, 1959 | Champaign, IL | Tie | 7–7 |
| 42 | October 29, 1960 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 14–12 |
| 43 | November 4, 1961 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 23–9 |
| 44 | November 3, 1962 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 14–10 |
| 45 | November 2, 1963 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 41–21 |
| 46 | October 31, 1964 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 26–14 |
| 47 | October 30, 1965 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 21–0 |
| 48 | October 29, 1966 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 25–21 |
| 49 | November 4, 1967 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 42–9 |
| 50 | November 2, 1968 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 35–17 |
| 51 | November 1, 1969 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 49–22 |
| 52 | October 31, 1970 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 23–21 |
| 53 | October 23, 1971 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 21–7 |
| 54 | October 28, 1972 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 20–14 |
| 55 | October 13, 1973 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 15–13 |
| 56 | October 12, 1974 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 27–23 |
| 57 | October 18, 1975 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 26–24 |
| 58 | October 16, 1976 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 21–17 |
| 59 | October 15, 1977 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 29–22 |
| 60 | October 21, 1978 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 13–0 |
| 61 | October 13, 1979 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 28–14 |
| 62 | October 18, 1980 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 45–20 |
| 63 | October 10, 1981 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 44–20 |
| 64 | October 9, 1982 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 38–34 |
| 65 | October 22, 1983 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 35–21 |
| 66 | October 20, 1984 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 34–20 |
| 67 | October 12, 1985 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 30–24 |
| 68 | October 11, 1986 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 34–27 |
| 69 | October 10, 1987 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 9–3 |
| 70 | October 8, 1988 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 20–0 |
| 71 | October 14, 1989 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 14–2 |
| 72 | October 13, 1990 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 34–0 |
| 73 | November 9, 1991 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 41–14 |
| 74 | November 7, 1992 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 20–17 |
| 75 | October 2, 1993 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 28–10 |
| 76 | October 1, 1994 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 22–16 |
| 77 | October 25, 1997 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 48–3 |
| 78 | October 24, 1998 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 42–9 |
| 79 | November 3, 2001 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 38–13 |
| 80 | October 12, 2002 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 38–31 |
| 81 | October 4, 2003 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 43–10 |
| 82 | September 25, 2004 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 38–30 |
| 83 | November 12, 2005 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 37–3 |
| 84 | November 11, 2006 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 42–31 |
| 85 | October 24, 2009 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 24–14 |
| 86 | October 30, 2010 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 44–10 |
| 87 | October 22, 2011 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 21–14 |
| 88 | November 17, 2012 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 20–17 |
| 89 | November 23, 2013 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 20–16 |
| 90 | October 4, 2014 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 38–27 |
| 91 | November 7, 2015 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 48–14 |
| 92 | October 8, 2016 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 34–31 |
| 93 | November 4, 2017 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 29–10 |
| 94 | October 13, 2018 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 46–7 |
| 95 | October 26, 2019 | West Lafayette, IN | Illinois | 24–6 |
| 96 | October 31, 2020 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 31–24 |
| 97 | September 25, 2021 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 13–9 |
| 98 | November 12, 2022 | Champaign, IL | Purdue | 31–24 |
| 99 | September 30, 2023 | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue | 44–19 |
| 100 | October 12, 2024 | Champaign, IL | Illinois | 50-49 (OT) |
FAQs on List of Purdue Cannon Trophy Winner Year by Year
A. The Purdue Cannon is a football rivalry trophy between Purdue and Illinois. The winner gets the Purdue Cannon.
A. Purdue leads the series with 48 wins to Illinois' 46, and there have been six ties.
A. Illinois had a six-game win streak from 1906 to 1911 and from 1988 to 1993.
A. Illinois won in 2024 with a score of 40-59, winning the Purdue Cannon Trophy from Purdue.
A. Purdue-Illinois football rivalry began in 1890, and the cannon became a trophy in 1943, as proposed by Quincy A. Hall.
