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Illinois vs SMU Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Illinois and SMU.

PROGRAM ONEIllinois1 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD1–1WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOSMU1 recorded wins
2Recorded meetings
1965Earliest documented
1966Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

2 games
  1. 1965
    Illinois42 — 0SMU
    Sep 25, 1965Illinois won
  2. 1966
    Illinois7 — 26SMU
    Sep 17, 1966SMU won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1966Illinois vs SMU7–26SMU won
1965Illinois vs SMU42–0Illinois won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.