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Illinois vs Iowa Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEIllinois39 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD39–38–2WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOIowa38 recorded wins
79Recorded meetings
1899Earliest documented
2023Most recent season
2Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

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

79 games
  1. 1899
    Illinois0 — 58Iowa
    Nov 30, 1899Iowa won
  2. 1901
    Illinois27 — 0Iowa
    Nov 9, 1901Illinois won
  3. 1902
    Illinois80 — 0Iowa
    Nov 27, 1902Illinois won
  4. 1903
    Illinois0 — 12Iowa
    Nov 21, 1903Iowa won
  5. 1904
    Illinois29 — 0Iowa
    Nov 19, 1904Illinois won
  6. 1907
    Illinois12 — 25Iowa
    Nov 9, 1907Iowa won
  7. 1908
    Illinois22 — 0Iowa
    Nov 7, 1908Illinois won
  8. 1918
    Illinois19 — 0Iowa
    Nov 2, 1918Illinois won
  9. 1919
    Illinois9 — 7Iowa
    Oct 18, 1919Illinois won
  10. 1920
    Illinois20 — 3Iowa
    Oct 16, 1920Illinois won
  11. 1921
    Illinois2 — 14Iowa
    Oct 15, 1921Iowa won
  12. 1922
    Illinois7 — 8Iowa
    Oct 21, 1922Iowa won
  13. 1923
    Illinois9 — 6Iowa
    Oct 20, 1923Illinois won
  14. 1924
    Illinois36 — 0Iowa
    Nov 1, 1924Illinois won
  15. 1925
    Illinois10 — 12Iowa
    Oct 17, 1925Iowa won
  16. 1926
    Illinois13 — 6Iowa
    Oct 16, 1926Illinois won
  17. 1927
    Illinois14 — 0Iowa
    Nov 5, 1927Illinois won
  18. 1929
    Illinois7 — 7Iowa
    Oct 20, 1929Tie
  19. 1935
    Illinois0 — 19Iowa
    Oct 26, 1935Iowa won
  20. 1936
    Illinois0 — 0Iowa
    Oct 17, 1936Tie
  21. 1940
    Illinois7 — 18Iowa
    Nov 23, 1940Iowa won
  22. 1941
    Illinois0 — 21Iowa
    Nov 8, 1941Iowa won
  23. 1942
    Illinois12 — 7Iowa
    Oct 17, 1942Illinois won
  24. 1943
    Illinois19 — 10Iowa
    Nov 6, 1943Illinois won
  25. 1944
    Illinois40 — 6Iowa
    Oct 14, 1944Illinois won
  26. 1945
    Illinois48 — 7Iowa
    Nov 10, 1945Illinois won
  27. 1946
    Illinois7 — 0Iowa
    Nov 2, 1946Illinois won
  28. 1947
    Illinois35 — 12Iowa
    Oct 4, 1947Illinois won
  29. 1948
    Illinois14 — 0Iowa
    Nov 6, 1948Illinois won
  30. 1949
    Illinois20 — 14Iowa
    Oct 8, 1949Illinois won
  31. 1950
    Illinois21 — 7Iowa
    Nov 11, 1950Illinois won
  32. 1951
    Illinois40 — 13Iowa
    Nov 10, 1951Illinois won
  33. 1952
    Illinois33 — 13Iowa
    Nov 8, 1952Illinois won
  34. 1967
    Illinois21 — 19Iowa
    Nov 25, 1967Illinois won
  35. 1968
    Illinois13 — 37Iowa
    Nov 23, 1968Iowa won
  36. 1969
    Illinois0 — 40Iowa
    Nov 22, 1969Iowa won
  37. 1970
    Illinois16 — 22Iowa
    Nov 21, 1970Iowa won
  38. 1971
    Illinois31 — 0Iowa
    Nov 20, 1971Illinois won
  39. 1972
    Illinois14 — 15Iowa
    Nov 25, 1972Iowa won
  40. 1973
    Illinois50 — 0Iowa
    Oct 27, 1973Illinois won
  41. 1974
    Illinois12 — 14Iowa
    Oct 26, 1974Iowa won
  42. 1975
    Illinois27 — 12Iowa
    Sep 13, 1975Illinois won
  43. 1976
    Illinois24 — 6Iowa
    Sep 11, 1976Illinois won
  44. 1979
    Illinois7 — 13Iowa
    Oct 6, 1979Iowa won
  45. 1980
    Illinois20 — 14Iowa
    Oct 11, 1980Illinois won
  46. 1981
    Illinois24 — 7Iowa
    Oct 31, 1981Illinois won
  47. 1982
    Illinois13 — 14Iowa
    Oct 30, 1982Iowa won
  48. 1983
    Illinois33 — 0Iowa
    Oct 1, 1983Illinois won
  49. 1984
    Illinois16 — 21Iowa
    Sep 29, 1984Iowa won
  50. 1985
    Illinois0 — 59Iowa
    Nov 9, 1985Iowa won
  51. 1986
    Illinois20 — 16Iowa
    Nov 8, 1986Illinois won
  52. 1989
    Illinois31 — 7Iowa
    Nov 4, 1989Illinois won
  53. 1990
    Illinois28 — 54Iowa
    Nov 3, 1990Iowa won
  54. 1991
    Illinois21 — 24Iowa
    Oct 19, 1991Iowa won
  55. 1992
    Illinois14 — 24Iowa
    Oct 17, 1992Iowa won
  56. 1993
    Illinois49 — 3Iowa
    Oct 16, 1993Illinois won
  57. 1994
    Illinois47 — 7Iowa
    Oct 15, 1994Illinois won
  58. 1995
    Illinois26 — 7Iowa
    Nov 4, 1995Illinois won
  59. 1996
    Illinois21 — 31Iowa
    Nov 2, 1996Iowa won
  60. 1997
    Illinois10 — 38Iowa
    Sep 27, 1997Iowa won
  61. 1998
    Illinois14 — 37Iowa
    Sep 26, 1998Iowa won
  62. 1999
    Illinois40 — 24Iowa
    Nov 6, 1999Illinois won
  63. 2000
    Illinois31 — 0Iowa
    Oct 14, 2000Illinois won
  64. 2003
    Illinois10 — 41Iowa
    Nov 1, 2003Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
  65. 2004
    Illinois13 — 23Iowa
    Oct 30, 2004Iowa wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  66. 2005
    Illinois7 — 35Iowa
    Oct 1, 2005Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
  67. 2006
    Illinois7 — 24Iowa
    Sep 23, 2006Iowa wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  68. 2007
    Illinois6 — 10Iowa
    Oct 13, 2007Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
  69. 2008
    Illinois27 — 24Iowa
    Nov 1, 2008Illinois wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  70. 2014
    Illinois14 — 30Iowa
    Nov 15, 2014Iowa wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  71. 2015
    Illinois20 — 29Iowa
    Oct 10, 2015Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
  72. 2016
    Illinois0 — 28Iowa
    Nov 19, 2016Iowa wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  73. 2017
    Illinois16 — 45Iowa
    Oct 7, 2017Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
  74. 2018
    Illinois0 — 63Iowa
    Nov 17, 2018Iowa wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  75. 2019
    Illinois10 — 19Iowa
    Nov 23, 2019Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
  76. 2020
    Illinois21 — 35Iowa
    Dec 5, 2020Iowa wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  77. 2021
    Illinois23 — 33Iowa
    Nov 20, 2021Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
  78. 2022
    Illinois9 — 6Iowa
    Oct 8, 2022Illinois wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  79. 2023
    Illinois13 — 15Iowa
    Nov 18, 2023Iowa wonKinnick Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2023Illinois vs Iowa13–15Iowa won
2022Illinois vs Iowa9–6Illinois won
2021Illinois vs Iowa23–33Iowa won
2020Illinois vs Iowa21–35Iowa won
2019Illinois vs Iowa10–19Iowa won
2018Illinois vs Iowa0–63Iowa won
2017Illinois vs Iowa16–45Iowa won
2016Illinois vs Iowa0–28Iowa won
2015Illinois vs Iowa20–29Iowa won
2014Illinois vs Iowa14–30Iowa won
2008Illinois vs Iowa27–24Illinois won
2007Illinois vs Iowa6–10Iowa won
2006Illinois vs Iowa7–24Iowa won
2005Illinois vs Iowa7–35Iowa won
2004Illinois vs Iowa13–23Iowa won
2003Illinois vs Iowa10–41Iowa won
2000Illinois vs Iowa31–0Illinois won
1999Illinois vs Iowa40–24Illinois won
1998Illinois vs Iowa14–37Iowa won
1997Illinois vs Iowa10–38Iowa won
1996Illinois vs Iowa21–31Iowa won
1995Illinois vs Iowa26–7Illinois won
1994Illinois vs Iowa47–7Illinois won
1993Illinois vs Iowa49–3Illinois won
1992Illinois vs Iowa14–24Iowa won
1991Illinois vs Iowa21–24Iowa won
1990Illinois vs Iowa28–54Iowa won
1989Illinois vs Iowa31–7Illinois won
1986Illinois vs Iowa20–16Illinois won
1985Illinois vs Iowa0–59Iowa won
1984Illinois vs Iowa16–21Iowa won
1983Illinois vs Iowa33–0Illinois won
1982Illinois vs Iowa13–14Iowa won
1981Illinois vs Iowa24–7Illinois won
1980Illinois vs Iowa20–14Illinois won
1979Illinois vs Iowa7–13Iowa won
1976Illinois vs Iowa24–6Illinois won
1975Illinois vs Iowa27–12Illinois won
1974Illinois vs Iowa12–14Iowa won
1973Illinois vs Iowa50–0Illinois won
1972Illinois vs Iowa14–15Iowa won
1971Illinois vs Iowa31–0Illinois won
1970Illinois vs Iowa16–22Iowa won
1969Illinois vs Iowa0–40Iowa won
1968Illinois vs Iowa13–37Iowa won
1967Illinois vs Iowa21–19Illinois won
1952Illinois vs Iowa33–13Illinois won
1951Illinois vs Iowa40–13Illinois won
1950Illinois vs Iowa21–7Illinois won
1949Illinois vs Iowa20–14Illinois won
1948Illinois vs Iowa14–0Illinois won
1947Illinois vs Iowa35–12Illinois won
1946Illinois vs Iowa7–0Illinois won
1945Illinois vs Iowa48–7Illinois won
1944Illinois vs Iowa40–6Illinois won
1943Illinois vs Iowa19–10Illinois won
1942Illinois vs Iowa12–7Illinois won
1941Illinois vs Iowa0–21Iowa won
1940Illinois vs Iowa7–18Iowa won
1936Illinois vs Iowa0–0Tie
1935Illinois vs Iowa0–19Iowa won
1929Illinois vs Iowa7–7Tie
1927Illinois vs Iowa14–0Illinois won
1926Illinois vs Iowa13–6Illinois won
1925Illinois vs Iowa10–12Iowa won
1924Illinois vs Iowa36–0Illinois won
1923Illinois vs Iowa9–6Illinois won
1922Illinois vs Iowa7–8Iowa won
1921Illinois vs Iowa2–14Iowa won
1920Illinois vs Iowa20–3Illinois won
1919Illinois vs Iowa9–7Illinois won
1918Illinois vs Iowa19–0Illinois won
1908Illinois vs Iowa22–0Illinois won
1907Illinois vs Iowa12–25Iowa won
1904Illinois vs Iowa29–0Illinois won
1903Illinois vs Iowa0–12Iowa won
1902Illinois vs Iowa80–0Illinois won
1901Illinois vs Iowa27–0Illinois won
1899Illinois vs Iowa0–58Iowa 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.