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Illinois vs Penn State Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEIllinois6 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD6–22WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOPenn State22 recorded wins
28Recorded meetings
1954Earliest documented
2024Most 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.

28 games
  1. 1954
    Illinois12 — 14Penn State
    Sep 25, 1954Penn State won
  2. 1959
    Illinois9 — 20Penn State
    Oct 24, 1959Penn State won
  3. 1960
    Illinois10 — 8Penn State
    Oct 22, 1960Illinois won
  4. 1972
    Illinois17 — 35Penn State
    Oct 7, 1972Penn State won
  5. 1993
    Illinois14 — 28Penn State
    Nov 13, 1993Penn State won
  6. 1994
    Illinois31 — 35Penn State
    Nov 12, 1994Penn State won
  7. 1997
    Illinois6 — 41Penn State
    Oct 4, 1997Penn State won
  8. 1998
    Illinois0 — 27Penn State
    Oct 31, 1998Penn State won
  9. 1999
    Illinois7 — 27Penn State
    Oct 30, 1999Penn State won
  10. 2000
    Illinois25 — 39Penn State
    Oct 21, 2000Penn State won
  11. 2001
    Illinois33 — 28Penn State
    Nov 10, 2001Illinois wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  12. 2002
    Illinois7 — 18Penn State
    Nov 2, 2002Penn State wonBeaver Stadium
  13. 2005
    Illinois10 — 63Penn State
    Oct 22, 2005Penn State wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  14. 2006
    Illinois12 — 26Penn State
    Oct 21, 2006Penn State wonBeaver Stadium
  15. 2007
    Illinois27 — 20Penn State
    Sep 29, 2007Illinois wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  16. 2008
    Illinois24 — 38Penn State
    Sep 28, 2008Penn State wonBeaver Stadium
  17. 2009
    Illinois17 — 35Penn State
    Oct 3, 2009Penn State wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  18. 2010
    Illinois33 — 13Penn State
    Oct 9, 2010Illinois wonBeaver Stadium
  19. 2011
    Illinois7 — 10Penn State
    Oct 29, 2011Penn State wonBeaver Stadium
  20. 2012
    Illinois7 — 35Penn State
    Sep 29, 2012Penn State wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  21. 2013
    Illinois17 — 24Penn State
    Nov 2, 2013Penn State wonBeaver Stadium
  22. 2014
    Illinois16 — 14Penn State
    Nov 22, 2014Illinois wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  23. 2015
    Illinois0 — 39Penn State
    Oct 31, 2015Penn State wonBeaver Stadium
  24. 2018
    Illinois24 — 63Penn State
    Sep 22, 2018Penn State wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  25. 2020
    Illinois21 — 56Penn State
    Dec 19, 2020Penn State wonBeaver Stadium
  26. 2021
    Illinois20 — 18Penn State
    Oct 23, 2021Illinois wonBeaver Stadium
  27. 2023
    Illinois13 — 30Penn State
    Sep 16, 2023Penn State wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  28. 2024
    Illinois7 — 21Penn State
    Sep 28, 2024Penn State wonBeaver Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2024Illinois vs Penn State7–21Penn State won
2023Illinois vs Penn State13–30Penn State won
2021Illinois vs Penn State20–18Illinois won
2020Illinois vs Penn State21–56Penn State won
2018Illinois vs Penn State24–63Penn State won
2015Illinois vs Penn State0–39Penn State won
2014Illinois vs Penn State16–14Illinois won
2013Illinois vs Penn State17–24Penn State won
2012Illinois vs Penn State7–35Penn State won
2011Illinois vs Penn State7–10Penn State won
2010Illinois vs Penn State33–13Illinois won
2009Illinois vs Penn State17–35Penn State won
2008Illinois vs Penn State24–38Penn State won
2007Illinois vs Penn State27–20Illinois won
2006Illinois vs Penn State12–26Penn State won
2005Illinois vs Penn State10–63Penn State won
2002Illinois vs Penn State7–18Penn State won
2001Illinois vs Penn State33–28Illinois won
2000Illinois vs Penn State25–39Penn State won
1999Illinois vs Penn State7–27Penn State won
1998Illinois vs Penn State0–27Penn State won
1997Illinois vs Penn State6–41Penn State won
1994Illinois vs Penn State31–35Penn State won
1993Illinois vs Penn State14–28Penn State won
1972Illinois vs Penn State17–35Penn State won
1960Illinois vs Penn State10–8Illinois won
1959Illinois vs Penn State9–20Penn State won
1954Illinois vs Penn State12–14Penn 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.