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Colorado vs Illinois Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Colorado and Illinois.
PROGRAM ONEColorado1 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD1–1WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOIllinois1 recorded wins
2Recorded meetings
1989Earliest documented
1990Most 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.
- 1989Colorado38 — 7Illinois
- 1990Colorado22 — 23Illinois
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Colorado vs Illinois | 22–23 | Illinois won |
| 1989 | Colorado vs Illinois | 38–7 | Colorado 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.