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Army vs Illinois Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEArmy4 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD4–3–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOIllinois3 recorded wins
8Recorded meetings
1929Earliest documented
1985Most recent season
1Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

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

8 games
  1. 1929
    Army7 — 17Illinois
    Nov 9, 1929Illinois won
  2. 1930
    Army13 — 0Illinois
    Nov 8, 1930Army won
  3. 1933
    Army6 — 0Illinois
    Oct 21, 1933Army won
  4. 1934
    Army0 — 7Illinois
    Nov 3, 1934Illinois won
  5. 1947
    Army0 — 0Illinois
    Oct 11, 1947Tie
  6. 1948
    Army26 — 21Illinois
    Oct 9, 1948Army won
  7. 1959
    Army14 — 20Illinois
    Oct 3, 1959Illinois won
  8. 1985
    Army31 — 29Illinois
    Dec 31, 1985Army won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1985Army vs Illinois31–29Army won
1959Army vs Illinois14–20Illinois won
1948Army vs Illinois26–21Army won
1947Army vs Illinois0–0Tie
1934Army vs Illinois0–7Illinois won
1933Army vs Illinois6–0Army won
1930Army vs Illinois13–0Army won
1929Army vs Illinois7–17Illinois 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.