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Illinois vs Washington State Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEIllinois2 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD2–5WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWashington State5 recorded wins
7Recorded meetings
1969Earliest documented
1998Most 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.

7 games
  1. 1969
    Illinois18 — 19Washington State
    Sep 20, 1969Washington State won
  2. 1974
    Illinois21 — 19Washington State
    Sep 28, 1974Illinois won
  3. 1975
    Illinois27 — 21Washington State
    Oct 4, 1975Illinois won
  4. 1988
    Illinois7 — 44Washington State
    Sep 3, 1988Washington State won
  5. 1994
    Illinois9 — 10Washington State
    Sep 1, 1994Washington State won
  6. 1997
    Illinois22 — 35Washington State
    Sep 20, 1997Washington State won
  7. 1998
    Illinois13 — 20Washington State
    Sep 5, 1998Washington State won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1998Illinois vs Washington State13–20Washington State won
1997Illinois vs Washington State22–35Washington State won
1994Illinois vs Washington State9–10Washington State won
1988Illinois vs Washington State7–44Washington State won
1975Illinois vs Washington State27–21Illinois won
1974Illinois vs Washington State21–19Illinois won
1969Illinois vs Washington State18–19Washington State 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.