Purdue Boilermakers @ Illinois Fighting Illini
6-4, 4-3 Big Ten
31
6-4, 4-3 Big Ten
7-3, 4-3 Big Ten
24
7-3, 4-3 Big Ten
Game Leaders
237
A. O'ConnellQB
25/40, 3 TD, 1 INT
237
201
T. DeVitoQB
18/32, 1 TD, 1 INT
201
106
D. MockobeeRB
28 CAR, 1 TD
106
98
C. BrownRB
23 CAR, 2 TD
98
72
T. SheffieldWR
6 REC
72
89
B. HightowerWR
5 REC, 1 TD
89
1
K. SydnorDT
1
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None
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9
S. KaneS
8 SOLO
9
12
I. DarkangeloLB
10 SOLO
12
Team Stats
379
Total Yards
303
1
Turnovers
1
25
1st Downs
18
6-80
Penalties
12-121
5/13
3rd Down
5/13
1/2
4th Down
0/0
32:15
Possession
27:45
Game Information
Champaign, IL
ESPN2
1st Quarter
Touchdown
8:07 - 1st
0
PUR
7
ILL
Chase Brown 2 Yd Run (Caleb Griffin Kick)
6 plays, 74 yards, 2:31
2nd Quarter
Touchdown
8:46 - 2nd
7
PUR
7
ILL
Devin Mockobee 6 Yd Run (Mitchell Fineran Kick)
5 plays, 55 yards, 2:01
Touchdown
4:33 - 2nd
7
PUR
14
ILL
Chase Brown 8 Yd Run (Caleb Griffin Kick)
10 plays, 75 yards, 4:13
Touchdown
1:40 - 2nd
14
PUR
14
ILL
Charlie Jones 32 Yd pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran Kick)
2 plays, 63 yards, 0:18
3rd Quarter
Touchdown
6:57 - 3rd
21
PUR
14
ILL
Payne Durham 5 Yd pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran Kick)
12 plays, 90 yards, 4:56
Touchdown
1:13 - 3rd
21
PUR
21
ILL
Brian Hightower 6 Yd pass from Tommy DeVito (Caleb Griffin Kick)
11 plays, 63 yards, 5:36
4th Quarter
Touchdown
13:13 - 4th
28
PUR
21
ILL
Payne Durham 12 Yd pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran Kick)
8 plays, 77 yards, 2:59
Field Goal
1:05 - 4th
31
PUR
21
ILL
Mitchell Fineran 25 Yd Field Goal
8 plays, 25 yards, 2:32
Field Goal
0:17 - 4th
31
PUR
24
ILL
Caleb Griffin 38 Yd Field Goal
5 plays, 40 yards, 0:42
Data is currently unavailable.
Win Probability
100%
--PUR
0%
--ILL
According to ESPN Analytics
2025 Standings
FBS
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 9-0 | 16-0 |
| Ohio State | 9-0 | 12-2 |
| Oregon | 8-1 | 13-2 |
| USC | 7-2 | 9-4 |
| Michigan | 7-2 | 9-4 |
| Iowa | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| Washington | 5-4 | 9-4 |
| Illinois | 5-4 | 9-4 |
| Minnesota | 5-4 | 8-5 |
| Nebraska | 4-5 | 7-6 |
| Northwestern | 4-5 | 7-6 |
| UCLA | 3-6 | 3-9 |
| Penn State | 3-6 | 7-6 |
| Rutgers | 2-7 | 5-7 |
| Wisconsin | 2-7 | 4-8 |
| Michigan State | 1-8 | 4-8 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 4-8 |
| Purdue | 0-9 | 2-10 |
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