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Illinois vs Western Michigan Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEIllinois5 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD5–2WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWestern Michigan2 recorded wins
7Recorded meetings
1947Earliest documented
2025Most 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. 1947
    Illinois60 — 14Western Michigan
    Nov 8, 1947Illinois won
  2. 2004
    Illinois30 — 27Western Michigan
    Sep 18, 2004Illinois wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  3. 2008
    Illinois17 — 23Western Michigan
    Nov 8, 2008Western Michigan won
  4. 2011
    Illinois23 — 20Western Michigan
    Sep 24, 2011Illinois wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  5. 2012
    Illinois24 — 7Western Michigan
    Sep 1, 2012Illinois wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  6. 2016
    Illinois10 — 34Western Michigan
    Sep 17, 2016Western Michigan wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  7. 2025
    Illinois38 — 0Western Michigan
    Sep 13, 2025Illinois wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2025Illinois vs Western Michigan38–0Illinois won
2016Illinois vs Western Michigan10–34Western Michigan won
2012Illinois vs Western Michigan24–7Illinois won
2011Illinois vs Western Michigan23–20Illinois won
2008Illinois vs Western Michigan17–23Western Michigan won
2004Illinois vs Western Michigan30–27Illinois won
1947Illinois vs Western Michigan60–14Illinois 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.