College football / Rivalry archive
Illinois vs Michigan Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Illinois and Michigan.
PROGRAM ONEIllinois24 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD24–72–2WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOMichigan72 recorded wins
98Recorded meetings
1898Earliest documented
2024Most 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.
- 1898Illinois5 — 12Michigan
- 1899Illinois0 — 5Michigan
- 1900Illinois0 — 12Michigan
- 1905Illinois0 — 33Michigan
- 1906Illinois9 — 28Michigan
- 1919Illinois29 — 7Michigan
- 1920Illinois7 — 6Michigan
- 1921Illinois0 — 3Michigan
- 1922Illinois0 — 24Michigan
- 1924Illinois39 — 14Michigan
- 1925Illinois0 — 3Michigan
- 1926Illinois0 — 13Michigan
- 1927Illinois14 — 0Michigan
- 1928Illinois0 — 3Michigan
- 1929Illinois14 — 0Michigan
- 1930Illinois7 — 15Michigan
- 1931Illinois0 — 35Michigan
- 1932Illinois0 — 32Michigan
- 1933Illinois6 — 7Michigan
- 1934Illinois7 — 6Michigan
- 1935Illinois3 — 0Michigan
- 1936Illinois9 — 6Michigan
- 1937Illinois6 — 7Michigan
- 1938Illinois0 — 14Michigan
- 1939Illinois16 — 7Michigan
- 1940Illinois0 — 28Michigan
- 1941Illinois0 — 20Michigan
- 1942Illinois14 — 28Michigan
- 1943Illinois6 — 42Michigan
- 1944Illinois0 — 14Michigan
- 1945Illinois0 — 19Michigan
- 1946Illinois13 — 9Michigan
- 1947Illinois7 — 14Michigan
- 1948Illinois20 — 28Michigan
- 1949Illinois0 — 13Michigan
- 1950Illinois7 — 0Michigan
- 1951Illinois7 — 0Michigan
- 1952Illinois22 — 13Michigan
- 1953Illinois19 — 3Michigan
- 1954Illinois7 — 14Michigan
- 1955Illinois25 — 6Michigan
- 1956Illinois7 — 17Michigan
- 1957Illinois20 — 19Michigan
- 1958Illinois21 — 8Michigan
- 1959Illinois15 — 20Michigan
- 1960Illinois7 — 8Michigan
- 1961Illinois6 — 38Michigan
- 1962Illinois10 — 14Michigan
- 1963Illinois8 — 14Michigan
- 1964Illinois6 — 21Michigan
- 1965Illinois3 — 23Michigan
- 1966Illinois28 — 21Michigan
- 1967Illinois14 — 21Michigan
- 1968Illinois0 — 36Michigan
- 1969Illinois0 — 57Michigan
- 1970Illinois0 — 42Michigan
- 1971Illinois6 — 35Michigan
- 1972Illinois7 — 31Michigan
- 1973Illinois6 — 21Michigan
- 1974Illinois6 — 14Michigan
- 1975Illinois15 — 21Michigan
- 1976Illinois7 — 38Michigan
- 1977Illinois9 — 37Michigan
- 1978Illinois0 — 31Michigan
- 1979Illinois7 — 27Michigan
- 1980Illinois14 — 45Michigan
- 1981Illinois21 — 70Michigan
- 1982Illinois10 — 16Michigan
- 1983Illinois16 — 6Michigan
- 1984Illinois18 — 26Michigan
- 1985Illinois3 — 3Michigan
- 1986Illinois13 — 69Michigan
- 1987Illinois14 — 17Michigan
- 1988Illinois9 — 38Michigan
- 1989Illinois10 — 24Michigan
- 1990Illinois17 — 22Michigan
- 1991Illinois0 — 20Michigan
- 1992Illinois22 — 22Michigan
- 1993Illinois24 — 21Michigan
- 1994Illinois14 — 19Michigan
- 1995Illinois14 — 38Michigan
- 1996Illinois8 — 20Michigan
- 1999Illinois35 — 29Michigan
- 2000Illinois31 — 35Michigan
- 2001Illinois20 — 45Michigan
- 2002Illinois28 — 45Michigan
- 2003Illinois14 — 56Michigan
- 2004Illinois19 — 30Michigan
- 2007Illinois17 — 27Michigan
- 2008Illinois45 — 20Michigan
- 2009Illinois38 — 13Michigan
- 2010Illinois65 — 67Michigan
- 2011Illinois14 — 31Michigan
- 2012Illinois0 — 45Michigan
- 2016Illinois8 — 41Michigan
- 2019Illinois25 — 42Michigan
- 2022Illinois17 — 19Michigan
- 2024Illinois21 — 7Michigan
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Illinois vs Michigan | 21–7 | Illinois won |
| 2022 | Illinois vs Michigan | 17–19 | Michigan won |
| 2019 | Illinois vs Michigan | 25–42 | Michigan won |
| 2016 | Illinois vs Michigan | 8–41 | Michigan won |
| 2012 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–45 | Michigan won |
| 2011 | Illinois vs Michigan | 14–31 | Michigan won |
| 2010 | Illinois vs Michigan | 65–67 | Michigan won |
| 2009 | Illinois vs Michigan | 38–13 | Illinois won |
| 2008 | Illinois vs Michigan | 45–20 | Illinois won |
| 2007 | Illinois vs Michigan | 17–27 | Michigan won |
| 2004 | Illinois vs Michigan | 19–30 | Michigan won |
| 2003 | Illinois vs Michigan | 14–56 | Michigan won |
| 2002 | Illinois vs Michigan | 28–45 | Michigan won |
| 2001 | Illinois vs Michigan | 20–45 | Michigan won |
| 2000 | Illinois vs Michigan | 31–35 | Michigan won |
| 1999 | Illinois vs Michigan | 35–29 | Illinois won |
| 1996 | Illinois vs Michigan | 8–20 | Michigan won |
| 1995 | Illinois vs Michigan | 14–38 | Michigan won |
| 1994 | Illinois vs Michigan | 14–19 | Michigan won |
| 1993 | Illinois vs Michigan | 24–21 | Illinois won |
| 1992 | Illinois vs Michigan | 22–22 | Tie |
| 1991 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–20 | Michigan won |
| 1990 | Illinois vs Michigan | 17–22 | Michigan won |
| 1989 | Illinois vs Michigan | 10–24 | Michigan won |
| 1988 | Illinois vs Michigan | 9–38 | Michigan won |
| 1987 | Illinois vs Michigan | 14–17 | Michigan won |
| 1986 | Illinois vs Michigan | 13–69 | Michigan won |
| 1985 | Illinois vs Michigan | 3–3 | Tie |
| 1984 | Illinois vs Michigan | 18–26 | Michigan won |
| 1983 | Illinois vs Michigan | 16–6 | Illinois won |
| 1982 | Illinois vs Michigan | 10–16 | Michigan won |
| 1981 | Illinois vs Michigan | 21–70 | Michigan won |
| 1980 | Illinois vs Michigan | 14–45 | Michigan won |
| 1979 | Illinois vs Michigan | 7–27 | Michigan won |
| 1978 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–31 | Michigan won |
| 1977 | Illinois vs Michigan | 9–37 | Michigan won |
| 1976 | Illinois vs Michigan | 7–38 | Michigan won |
| 1975 | Illinois vs Michigan | 15–21 | Michigan won |
| 1974 | Illinois vs Michigan | 6–14 | Michigan won |
| 1973 | Illinois vs Michigan | 6–21 | Michigan won |
| 1972 | Illinois vs Michigan | 7–31 | Michigan won |
| 1971 | Illinois vs Michigan | 6–35 | Michigan won |
| 1970 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–42 | Michigan won |
| 1969 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–57 | Michigan won |
| 1968 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–36 | Michigan won |
| 1967 | Illinois vs Michigan | 14–21 | Michigan won |
| 1966 | Illinois vs Michigan | 28–21 | Illinois won |
| 1965 | Illinois vs Michigan | 3–23 | Michigan won |
| 1964 | Illinois vs Michigan | 6–21 | Michigan won |
| 1963 | Illinois vs Michigan | 8–14 | Michigan won |
| 1962 | Illinois vs Michigan | 10–14 | Michigan won |
| 1961 | Illinois vs Michigan | 6–38 | Michigan won |
| 1960 | Illinois vs Michigan | 7–8 | Michigan won |
| 1959 | Illinois vs Michigan | 15–20 | Michigan won |
| 1958 | Illinois vs Michigan | 21–8 | Illinois won |
| 1957 | Illinois vs Michigan | 20–19 | Illinois won |
| 1956 | Illinois vs Michigan | 7–17 | Michigan won |
| 1955 | Illinois vs Michigan | 25–6 | Illinois won |
| 1954 | Illinois vs Michigan | 7–14 | Michigan won |
| 1953 | Illinois vs Michigan | 19–3 | Illinois won |
| 1952 | Illinois vs Michigan | 22–13 | Illinois won |
| 1951 | Illinois vs Michigan | 7–0 | Illinois won |
| 1950 | Illinois vs Michigan | 7–0 | Illinois won |
| 1949 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–13 | Michigan won |
| 1948 | Illinois vs Michigan | 20–28 | Michigan won |
| 1947 | Illinois vs Michigan | 7–14 | Michigan won |
| 1946 | Illinois vs Michigan | 13–9 | Illinois won |
| 1945 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–19 | Michigan won |
| 1944 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–14 | Michigan won |
| 1943 | Illinois vs Michigan | 6–42 | Michigan won |
| 1942 | Illinois vs Michigan | 14–28 | Michigan won |
| 1941 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–20 | Michigan won |
| 1940 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–28 | Michigan won |
| 1939 | Illinois vs Michigan | 16–7 | Illinois won |
| 1938 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–14 | Michigan won |
| 1937 | Illinois vs Michigan | 6–7 | Michigan won |
| 1936 | Illinois vs Michigan | 9–6 | Illinois won |
| 1935 | Illinois vs Michigan | 3–0 | Illinois won |
| 1934 | Illinois vs Michigan | 7–6 | Illinois won |
| 1933 | Illinois vs Michigan | 6–7 | Michigan won |
| 1932 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–32 | Michigan won |
| 1931 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–35 | Michigan won |
| 1930 | Illinois vs Michigan | 7–15 | Michigan won |
| 1929 | Illinois vs Michigan | 14–0 | Illinois won |
| 1928 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–3 | Michigan won |
| 1927 | Illinois vs Michigan | 14–0 | Illinois won |
| 1926 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–13 | Michigan won |
| 1925 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–3 | Michigan won |
| 1924 | Illinois vs Michigan | 39–14 | Illinois won |
| 1922 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–24 | Michigan won |
| 1921 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–3 | Michigan won |
| 1920 | Illinois vs Michigan | 7–6 | Illinois won |
| 1919 | Illinois vs Michigan | 29–7 | Illinois won |
| 1906 | Illinois vs Michigan | 9–28 | Michigan won |
| 1905 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–33 | Michigan won |
| 1900 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–12 | Michigan won |
| 1899 | Illinois vs Michigan | 0–5 | Michigan won |
| 1898 | Illinois vs Michigan | 5–12 | Michigan 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.