Big Ten Schedule for the week

Illinois at Purdue — 11 A.M.

Penn State at Northwestern — 11 A.M.

Iowa at Indiana — 2:30 P.M.

Rutgers at Michigan — 2:30 P.M.

Wisconsin at Maryland — 2:30 P.M.

Michigan State at Nebraska — 7 P.M.

Minnesota at Ohio State — 7 P.M.

Illinois schedule/results up to this point

Sept. 5 vs. Kent State — (W 52-3)

Sept. 12 vs. Western Illinois — (W 44-0)

Sept. 19 at North Caroline — (L 48-14)

Sept. 26 vs. Middle Tennessee State — (W 27-25)

Oct. 3 vs. Nebraska — (W 14-13)

Oct. 10 at Iowa — (L 29-20)

Oct. 24 vs. Wisconsin — (L 24-13)

Oct. 31 at Penn State — (L 39-0) 

Nov. 7 at Purdue — 11 A.M.

Nov. 14 vs. Ohio State — TBD

Nov. 21 at Minnesota — TBD

Nov. 28 vs. Northwestern — TBD

Big Ten Standings

East

Ohio State (8-0, 4-0)

Michigan State (8-0, 4-0)

Penn State (7-2, 4-1)

Michigan (6-2, 3-1)

Rutgers (3-5, 1-4)

Maryland (2-6, 0-4)

Indiana (4-4, 0-4)

West

Iowa (8-0, 4-0)

Wisconsin (7-2, 4-1)

Northwestern (6-2, 2-2)

Illinois (4-4, 1-3)

Minnesota (4-4, 1-3)

Purdue (2-6, 1-3)

Nebraska (3-6, 1-4)

Purdue’s schedule

Sept. 6 at Marshall — (L 41-31)

Sept. 12 vs. Indiana State — (W 38-14)

Sept. 19 vs. Virginia Tech — (L 51-24)

Sept. 26 vs. Bowling Green — (L 35-28)

Oct. 3 at Michigan State — (L  24-21)

Oct. 10 vs. Minnesota — (L 41-13)

Oct. 17 at Wisconsin — (L 24-7)

Oct. 31 vs. Nebraska — (W 55-45)

Nov. 7 vs. Illinois — 11 A.M.

Nov. 14 at Northwestern — 11 A.M.

Nov. 21 at Iowa — TBA

Nov. 28 at Indiana — TBA

Illinois Depth Chart

Offense

QB Wes Lunt 12

RB Josh Ferguson 6

WR-X Geronimo Allison 8

WR-T Desmond Cain 86

WR-Z Malik Turner 11

TE Tim Clary 47

LT Austin Schmidt 57

LG Chris Boles 55

C Joe Spencer 71

RG Ted Karras 69

RT Christian DiLauro 67

K Taylor Zalewski 17

Defense

DE Jihad Ward 17

NT Chunky Clements 11

DT Rob Bain 16

LEO Dawuane Smoot 91

WLB Mason Monheim 43

MLB T.J. Neal Jr. 52

STAR Eric Finney 14

CB V’Angelo Bentley 2

SS Taylor Barton 3

FS Clayton Fejedelem 20

CB Eaton Spence 27

P Ryan Frain 13

Purdue Depth Chart

QB  David Blough 11

TE  Jordan Jurasevich 85

WR  Danny Anthrop 33

WR Domonique Young 5

WR  DeAngelo Yancey 7

RB  Markell Jones 8

LT David Hedelin 75

LG Jason King, Jr. 72

C  Robert Kugler 57

RG  Jordan Roos 70

RT  Cameron Cermin 66

K Paul Griggs 37

Defense

DT  Jake Replogle 54

NG  Ryan Watson 92

DE  Evan Panfil 95

RE  Antoine Miles 11

WILL  Danny Ezechukwu 36

MIKE  Jimmy Herman, Jr. 29

SAM  Andy James Garcia, Jr. 42

LCB  Anthony Brown, Sr. 9

SS  Leroy Clark, Jr. 3

FS  Robert Gregory, Jr. 7

RCB  Frankie Williams 24

Illinois Position Leaders

Passing

Wes Lunt

174-for-313, 1,831 yards, 9 TD

Rushing

Ke’Shawn Vaughn

123 carries, 516 yards, 4 TD

Josh Ferguson

71 carries, 397 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Geronimo Allison

52 catches, 734 yards, 3 TD

Desmond Cain

27 catches, 222 yards

Marchie Murdock

20 catches, 194 yards, 3 TD

Malik Turner 

20 catches, 241 yards, 1 TD

Purdue Position Leaders

Passing

David Blough

111-for-196, 1,104 yards, 8 TD

Rushing

Markell Jones

101 carries, 553 yards, 7 TD

D.J. Knox

90 carries, 355 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Danny Anthrop

38 catches, 283 yards, 2 TD

DeAngelo Yancey

23 catches, 432 yards, 4 TD

D.J. Knox

20 catches, 155 yards

Markell Jones

18 catches, 138 yards, 1 TD

History:

Illinois leads the overall series with Purdue 43-41. The Illini won on their last trip to West Lafayette, in 2013, but the Boilermakers came out on top in Champaign last year, 38-27.

Did you know?

The series with Purdue is the oldest in Illinois’ 125-year history. The Boilermakers were one of two teams that the Illini played in the inaugural year of college football.

Illini cutout: Geronimo Allison

Allison leads the Big Ten in catches per game with 6.5 and is one of two Big Ten players averaging over 90 yards a game (91.8). The wideout has 52 catches for a total of 734 yards on the season — last season he had 41 receptions for 598 yards. Allison is a midseason addition to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List. 

Purdue Cutout David Blough:

The quarterback has completed 56 percent of his passes the season, throwing for 1,104 yards, eight touchdowns and five interceptions. Blough threw for 274 yards and four yards last week in the Boilermakers’ 55-45 victory over the Cornhuskers, tossing no interceptions. He has 82 yards rushing this year on 10 attempts.

Eye on the enemy: Anthony Brown:

The defensive back leads Purdue with four interceptions this season — one more than Illinois’ interception leader Eaton Spence. Three of Brown’s interceptions came last week in the team’s victory against Nebraska. Brown won the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award for his efforts. Brown and Illinois’ top wide receiver are Tampa Bay natives.

Eye on the Illini: Wes Lunt

Lunt leads the Big Ten in completions per game with 21.8 and is fifth in the conference in passing yards per game (228.9). His nine passing touchdowns ranks sixth in the Big Ten. The redshirt junior quarterback has thrown four interceptions in 313 pass attempts, making him one of the eight quarterbacks in the nation with over 250 pass attempts and four or less interceptions this season. 

Last week for Purdue:

Purdue defeated conference foe Nebraska 55-45 behind David Blough’s five passing and one rushing touchdown. Anthony Brown dominated on the defensive end for the Boilermakers, intercepting three passes.