Purdue Cannon
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The Purdue Cannon is a historic traveling trophy awarded in the college football rivalry between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Illinois Fighting Illini.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Purdue Cannon canonical | 1 |
| Purdue–Illinois Cannon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7454856 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Purdue Cannon Context triple: [Boilermakers, associatedWithTrophy, Purdue Cannon]
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A.
Purdue University
Purdue University is a major public research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, renowned for its engineering, science, and technology programs.
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B.
Discovery Park (Purdue University)
Discovery Park at Purdue University is a large interdisciplinary research and innovation complex that fosters collaboration across science, engineering, technology, and public policy.
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C.
Pratt
Pratt is a common English surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as entertainment, politics, and academia.
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D.
Purdue Bell Tower
The Purdue Bell Tower is an iconic red-brick and clock tower located at the heart of Purdue University's campus, serving as a prominent symbol of the university in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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E.
Creighton
Creighton is a masculine given name most notably associated with U.S. Army General Creighton Abrams.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Purdue Cannon Target entity description: The Purdue Cannon is a historic traveling trophy awarded in the college football rivalry between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Illinois Fighting Illini.
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A.
Purdue University
Purdue University is a major public research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, renowned for its engineering, science, and technology programs.
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B.
Discovery Park (Purdue University)
Discovery Park at Purdue University is a large interdisciplinary research and innovation complex that fosters collaboration across science, engineering, technology, and public policy.
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C.
Pratt
Pratt is a common English surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as entertainment, politics, and academia.
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D.
Purdue Bell Tower
The Purdue Bell Tower is an iconic red-brick and clock tower located at the heart of Purdue University's campus, serving as a prominent symbol of the university in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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E.
Creighton
Creighton is a masculine given name most notably associated with U.S. Army General Creighton Abrams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football rivalry trophy
ⓘ
sports trophy ⓘ traveling trophy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Purdue–Illinois Cannon
ⓘ
linked to:
Purdue Cannon
|
| associatedWithTeam |
Illinois Fighting Illini football
ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Purdue Boilermakers football ⓘ
linked to:
Purdue Boilermakers
|
| associatedWithUniversity |
Purdue University
ⓘ
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ⓘ
linked to:
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
|
| awardedFor | winner of the Purdue–Illinois football game ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Purdue University athletics department
ⓘ
University of Illinois athletics department ⓘ |
| category |
College football rivalry trophies in the United States
ⓘ
Illinois Fighting Illini football ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Purdue Boilermakers football ⓘ
linked to:
Purdue Boilermakers
|
| conference | Big Ten Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| levelOfCompetition |
NCAA Division I FBS
ⓘ
linked to:
Football Bowl Subdivision
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| material | metal ⓘ |
| ownerWhenWon | winner of annual Purdue–Illinois game ⓘ |
| partOf | Purdue–Illinois football rivalry ⓘ |
| rivalryName | Purdue–Illinois football rivalry ⓘ |
| shape | small field cannon ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of supremacy between Purdue and Illinois in football ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| tradition | displayed by the winning school until the next meeting ⓘ |
| trophyForRivalry | Purdue–Illinois football rivalry ⓘ |
| usedIn | college football ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Purdue Cannon Description of subject: The Purdue Cannon is a historic traveling trophy awarded in the college football rivalry between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Illinois Fighting Illini.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Purdue Cannon