No. 23 Illinois welcomes conference rival Purdue to Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Watch for free on Fubo today.
With the home team now ranked 23rd in the nation after suffering its first loss of the season last week, No. 23 Illinois looks to get back on track against Purdue at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The Fighting Illini dropped their first game of the season against No. 9 Penn State last week, but that didn’t hurt Illinois much in the national rankings. The Illini are still ranked in the top 25 with a 4-1 overall record and a 3-0 mark at home this season. Purdue, on the other hand, has lost four straight games to drop to 1-4 overall with an 0-2 mark in conference play. The Boilermakers have yet to win on the road this season with an 0-2 record away from West Lafayette. Purdue has won four consecutive games over Illinois, including a 44-19 victory last season.
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Game Date: Oct. 12, 2024
Game Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: FOX Sports 1
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Most recently, Illinois dropped from 19th to 23rd in the national rankings due to a 21-7 loss to No. 9 Penn State on the road last week. The Nittany Lions scored 21 unanswered points to pull away for the win. Kaden Feagin had a team-high 13 carries for 76 total scrimmage yards, while quarterback Luke Altmyer went 16-for-25 for 185 yards and a touchdown in the loss.
As for Purdue, the Boilermakers were trounced on the road by Wisconsin in a 52-6 loss in Madison last week. Purdue made the game interesting early with a touchdown off a Wisconsin interception that made it 14-6, but the Badgers cruised from there. Purdue quarterback Hudson Card threw for 111 passing yards in the loss.
No. 23 Illinois looks to bounce back against Purdue at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
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