Ticket Stub: October 11, 1986 - Purdue (27) vs. Illinois (34) featuring Jeff George and Rod Woodson in Champaign-Urbana. Measures about 3.25" x 2" and is ungraded. Selling as is - see photos for condition as there may be some wear and creases! Will ship in a plastic top loader.

Freshman quarterback Jeff George, enrolled at Purdue before transferring to Illinois a year later, threw for 217 yards, a touchdown and completed a two-point conversion in this game. This was also Rod Woodson's senior season at Purdue, where he played both offense and defense. 

The 1986 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Leon Burtnett in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

The 1986 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Mike White, the Fighting Illini compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 in conference game), tied for sixth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 299 to 189. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Shane Lamb (1,414 passing yards, 50.7% completion percentage), running back Keith Jones (534 rushing yards, 4.0 yards per carry), wide receiver Stephen Pierce (43 receptions for 602 yards), and kicker Chris Siambekos (61 points, 19 of 20 extra points, 14 of 19 field goals).