Purdue vs. Illinois Oct. 3: TV, Stream

The Illinois Fighting Illini (2-2) play a conference opponent when they host the Purdue Boilermakers (1-3) on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Gies Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) in a Big Ten clash.

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Purdue vs. Illinois: Oct. 3 Viewing Options

• Game date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
• Game time: 4:15 p.m. ET
• Location: Champaign, Illinois
• Venue: Gies Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
• TV channel: BTN
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Purdue vs. Illinois Insights

• Illinois is totaling 419.8 yards per game on offense, which ranks 59th in the FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, the Fighting Illini rank 111th, surrendering 391 yards per game.
• The Fighting Illini rank 51st in scoring offense (34 points per game) and 101st in scoring defense (26.5 points allowed per game) this year.
• With 255 passing yards allowed per game on defense, which ranks 19th-worst in the FBS, Illinois has had to rely on their 49th-ranked passing offense (255.3 passing yards per contest) to keep them in games.
• Purdue ranks 58th in total yards per game (421), but it has been worse on the other side of the ball, ranking eighth-worst in the FBS with 446 total yards surrendered per contest.
• The Boilermakers' defense has been bottom-25 in scoring defense this season, surrendering 39.5 points per game, which ranks third-worst in the FBS. Offensively, they rank 62nd with 32 points per contest.
• Purdue's pass offense has been consistently moving the chains, putting up 319.5 passing yards per game (10th-best) this season. Defensively, it ranks 112th by allowing 246.5 passing yards per game.

Players to WatchIllinois

• Katin Houser: 1,021 PASS YDS / 255.3 YPG / 68.6% / 9 TD / 2 INT / 17 CAR / 64 RUSH YDS / 1 TD
• Aidan Laughery: 33 CAR / 272 YDS / 68 YPG / 1 TD / 3 REC / 24 YDS / 6 YPG / 0 TD
• Ca'Lil Valentine: 48 CAR / 224 YDS / 56 YPG / 1 TD / 3 REC / 46 YDS / 11.5 YPG / 0 TD
• Collin Dixon: 30 REC / 430 YDS / 107.5 YPG / 7 TD

Purdue

• Ryan Browne: 1,135 PASS YDS / 283.8 YPG / 71.3% / 7 TD / 1 INT
• Fame Ijeboi: 67 CAR / 289 YDS / 72.3 YPG / 6 TD / 10 REC / 78 YDS / 26 YPG / 0 TD
• Jerrick Gibson: 17 CAR / 53 YDS / 13.3 YPG / 0 TD / 2 REC / 14 YDS / 7 YPG / 0 TD
• Asaad Waseem: 24 REC / 355 YDS / 88.8 YPG / 1 TD

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