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Illinois vs South Dakota Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEIllinois2 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD2–0WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOSouth Dakota0 recorded wins
2Recorded meetings
1921Earliest documented
1942Most 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. 1921
    Illinois52 — 0South Dakota
    Oct 8, 1921Illinois won
  2. 1942
    Illinois46 — 0South Dakota
    Sep 26, 1942Illinois won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1942Illinois vs South Dakota46–0Illinois won
1921Illinois vs South Dakota52–0Illinois 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.