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Illinois vs Michigan State Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEIllinois21 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD21–27–2WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOMichigan State27 recorded wins
50Recorded meetings
1955Earliest documented
2026Most 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.

50 games
  1. 1955
    Illinois7 — 21Michigan State
    Oct 22, 1955Michigan State won
  2. 1956
    Illinois20 — 13Michigan State
    Oct 27, 1956Illinois won
  3. 1957
    Illinois14 — 19Michigan State
    Oct 26, 1957Michigan State won
  4. 1958
    Illinois16 — 0Michigan State
    Oct 25, 1958Illinois won
  5. 1961
    Illinois7 — 34Michigan State
    Nov 25, 1961Michigan State won
  6. 1962
    Illinois7 — 6Michigan State
    Nov 24, 1962Illinois won
  7. 1963
    Illinois13 — 0Michigan State
    Nov 28, 1963Illinois won
  8. 1964
    Illinois16 — 0Michigan State
    Nov 21, 1964Illinois won
  9. 1965
    Illinois12 — 22Michigan State
    Oct 2, 1965Michigan State won
  10. 1966
    Illinois10 — 26Michigan State
    Oct 1, 1966Michigan State won
  11. 1971
    Illinois0 — 10Michigan State
    Sep 11, 1971Michigan State won
  12. 1972
    Illinois0 — 24Michigan State
    Sep 16, 1972Michigan State won
  13. 1973
    Illinois6 — 3Michigan State
    Oct 20, 1973Illinois won
  14. 1974
    Illinois21 — 21Michigan State
    Oct 19, 1974Tie
  15. 1975
    Illinois21 — 19Michigan State
    Oct 25, 1975Illinois won
  16. 1976
    Illinois23 — 31Michigan State
    Oct 23, 1976Michigan State won
  17. 1977
    Illinois20 — 49Michigan State
    Oct 29, 1977Michigan State won
  18. 1978
    Illinois19 — 59Michigan State
    Nov 4, 1978Michigan State won
  19. 1979
    Illinois16 — 33Michigan State
    Sep 8, 1979Michigan State won
  20. 1980
    Illinois20 — 17Michigan State
    Sep 13, 1980Illinois won
  21. 1981
    Illinois27 — 17Michigan State
    Sep 12, 1981Illinois won
  22. 1982
    Illinois23 — 16Michigan State
    Sep 11, 1982Illinois won
  23. 1983
    Illinois20 — 10Michigan State
    Sep 24, 1983Illinois won
  24. 1984
    Illinois40 — 7Michigan State
    Sep 22, 1984Illinois won
  25. 1985
    Illinois30 — 17Michigan State
    Oct 19, 1985Illinois won
  26. 1986
    Illinois21 — 29Michigan State
    Oct 18, 1986Michigan State won
  27. 1987
    Illinois14 — 14Michigan State
    Oct 24, 1987Tie
  28. 1988
    Illinois21 — 28Michigan State
    Oct 22, 1988Michigan State won
  29. 1989
    Illinois14 — 10Michigan State
    Oct 21, 1989Illinois won
  30. 1990
    Illinois15 — 13Michigan State
    Oct 20, 1990Illinois won
  31. 1991
    Illinois24 — 27Michigan State
    Nov 23, 1991Michigan State won
  32. 1992
    Illinois14 — 10Michigan State
    Nov 21, 1992Illinois won
  33. 1995
    Illinois21 — 27Michigan State
    Oct 14, 1995Michigan State won
  34. 1996
    Illinois14 — 42Michigan State
    Oct 12, 1996Michigan State won
  35. 1997
    Illinois17 — 27Michigan State
    Nov 22, 1997Michigan State won
  36. 1998
    Illinois9 — 41Michigan State
    Nov 21, 1998Michigan State won
  37. 1999
    Illinois10 — 27Michigan State
    Sep 25, 1999Michigan State won
  38. 2000
    Illinois10 — 14Michigan State
    Oct 28, 2000Michigan State won
  39. 2003
    Illinois14 — 49Michigan State
    Oct 11, 2003Michigan State wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  40. 2004
    Illinois25 — 38Michigan State
    Oct 9, 2004Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  41. 2005
    Illinois14 — 61Michigan State
    Sep 24, 2005Michigan State wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  42. 2006
    Illinois23 — 20Michigan State
    Sep 30, 2006Illinois wonSpartan Stadium
  43. 2009
    Illinois14 — 24Michigan State
    Oct 10, 2009Michigan State wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  44. 2010
    Illinois6 — 26Michigan State
    Oct 16, 2010Michigan State wonSpartan Stadium
  45. 2013
    Illinois3 — 42Michigan State
    Oct 26, 2013Michigan State wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  46. 2016
    Illinois31 — 27Michigan State
    Nov 5, 2016Illinois wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  47. 2019
    Illinois37 — 34Michigan State
    Nov 9, 2019Illinois wonSpartan Stadium
  48. 2022
    Illinois15 — 23Michigan State
    Nov 5, 2022Michigan State wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  49. 2024
    Illinois38 — 16Michigan State
    Nov 16, 2024Illinois wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  50. 2026
    Illinois38 — 37Michigan State
    Oct 10, 2026Illinois wonSpartan Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2026Illinois vs Michigan State38–37Illinois won
2024Illinois vs Michigan State38–16Illinois won
2022Illinois vs Michigan State15–23Michigan State won
2019Illinois vs Michigan State37–34Illinois won
2016Illinois vs Michigan State31–27Illinois won
2013Illinois vs Michigan State3–42Michigan State won
2010Illinois vs Michigan State6–26Michigan State won
2009Illinois vs Michigan State14–24Michigan State won
2006Illinois vs Michigan State23–20Illinois won
2005Illinois vs Michigan State14–61Michigan State won
2004Illinois vs Michigan State25–38Michigan State won
2003Illinois vs Michigan State14–49Michigan State won
2000Illinois vs Michigan State10–14Michigan State won
1999Illinois vs Michigan State10–27Michigan State won
1998Illinois vs Michigan State9–41Michigan State won
1997Illinois vs Michigan State17–27Michigan State won
1996Illinois vs Michigan State14–42Michigan State won
1995Illinois vs Michigan State21–27Michigan State won
1992Illinois vs Michigan State14–10Illinois won
1991Illinois vs Michigan State24–27Michigan State won
1990Illinois vs Michigan State15–13Illinois won
1989Illinois vs Michigan State14–10Illinois won
1988Illinois vs Michigan State21–28Michigan State won
1987Illinois vs Michigan State14–14Tie
1986Illinois vs Michigan State21–29Michigan State won
1985Illinois vs Michigan State30–17Illinois won
1984Illinois vs Michigan State40–7Illinois won
1983Illinois vs Michigan State20–10Illinois won
1982Illinois vs Michigan State23–16Illinois won
1981Illinois vs Michigan State27–17Illinois won
1980Illinois vs Michigan State20–17Illinois won
1979Illinois vs Michigan State16–33Michigan State won
1978Illinois vs Michigan State19–59Michigan State won
1977Illinois vs Michigan State20–49Michigan State won
1976Illinois vs Michigan State23–31Michigan State won
1975Illinois vs Michigan State21–19Illinois won
1974Illinois vs Michigan State21–21Tie
1973Illinois vs Michigan State6–3Illinois won
1972Illinois vs Michigan State0–24Michigan State won
1971Illinois vs Michigan State0–10Michigan State won
1966Illinois vs Michigan State10–26Michigan State won
1965Illinois vs Michigan State12–22Michigan State won
1964Illinois vs Michigan State16–0Illinois won
1963Illinois vs Michigan State13–0Illinois won
1962Illinois vs Michigan State7–6Illinois won
1961Illinois vs Michigan State7–34Michigan State won
1958Illinois vs Michigan State16–0Illinois won
1957Illinois vs Michigan State14–19Michigan State won
1956Illinois vs Michigan State20–13Illinois won
1955Illinois vs Michigan State7–21Michigan 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.