Report: Purdue adds FCS Southern Illinois to 2025 football schedule

Purdue has added a home game vs. Southern Illinois to the 2025 football schedule, according to FBSchedules.com.
Purdue will play host to FCS Southern Illinois on Sept. 6, 2025. SIU will be paid $500,000 for playing the game, according to the report.
An opening on Purdue’s 2025 schedule occurred when its home game vs. UConn that season was moved to 2029.
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Purdue will open the 2025 season at home vs. Ball State on Aug. 30 with SIU coming in the next week. The last non-conference game is at Notre Dame on Sept. 20.
Purdue and Southern Illinois’ only previous meeting was in 2014 in West Lafayette, with the Boilermakers beating the Salukis, 35-13.
























