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Illinois vs Stanford Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEIllinois4 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD4–6WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOStanford6 recorded wins
10Recorded meetings
1951Earliest documented
1984Most 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.

10 games
  1. 1951
    Illinois40 — 7Stanford
    Jan 1, 1952Illinois won
  2. 1953
    Illinois33 — 21Stanford
    Oct 3, 1953Illinois won
  3. 1954
    Illinois2 — 12Stanford
    Oct 2, 1954Stanford won
  4. 1966
    Illinois3 — 6Stanford
    Oct 22, 1966Stanford won
  5. 1973
    Illinois0 — 24Stanford
    Oct 6, 1973Stanford won
  6. 1974
    Illinois41 — 7Stanford
    Sep 21, 1974Illinois won
  7. 1977
    Illinois24 — 37Stanford
    Sep 24, 1977Stanford won
  8. 1978
    Illinois10 — 35Stanford
    Sep 23, 1978Stanford won
  9. 1983
    Illinois17 — 7Stanford
    Sep 17, 1983Illinois won
  10. 1984
    Illinois19 — 34Stanford
    Sep 15, 1984Stanford won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1984Illinois vs Stanford19–34Stanford won
1983Illinois vs Stanford17–7Illinois won
1978Illinois vs Stanford10–35Stanford won
1977Illinois vs Stanford24–37Stanford won
1974Illinois vs Stanford41–7Illinois won
1973Illinois vs Stanford0–24Stanford won
1966Illinois vs Stanford3–6Stanford won
1954Illinois vs Stanford2–12Stanford won
1953Illinois vs Stanford33–21Illinois won
1951Illinois vs Stanford40–7Illinois 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.