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Purdue Football Look Ahead: Week 5 - Illinois

Game Day: Saturday, September 30th

Location: Ross Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN

TV: TBD

Kick Time: 3:30 or 4 or 7:30 EST (TV option game)

University Facts

Legal Name: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Location: Champaign-Urbana, Ill

Type of School: Public Land Grant Research University

Founded: 1867

Enrollment: 55K

Historical Football Facts

Inaugural Season: 1890

Overall Win/Loss/Tie Record: 621-616-50

Conference Affiliations: Big 10

Conference Championships: 15 (1910, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1983, 1990, 2001)

Bowl Record: 18-11

Seasons Ranked in Final AP Poll: 13

AP National Championships:0

Most Recent Appearance in Final AP Poll: 2007

Mascot: None (Chief Illiniwek was retired in 2007 for obvious reasons)

Notable Football Alum

Red Grange

Alex Agase

Chuck Carney

Buddy Young

Bart Macomber

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