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Illinois vs Wisconsin Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEIllinois38 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD38–46–7WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOWisconsin46 recorded wins
91Recorded meetings
1895Earliest documented
2025Most recent season
7Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

91 games
  1. 1895
    Illinois10 — 10Wisconsin
    Oct 26, 1895Tie
  2. 1899
    Illinois0 — 23Wisconsin
    Nov 11, 1899Wisconsin won
  3. 1900
    Illinois0 — 27Wisconsin
    Nov 24, 1900Wisconsin won
  4. 1906
    Illinois6 — 16Wisconsin
    Nov 10, 1906Wisconsin won
  5. 1907
    Illinois15 — 4Wisconsin
    Oct 26, 1907Illinois won
  6. 1914
    Illinois24 — 9Wisconsin
    Nov 21, 1914Illinois won
  7. 1915
    Illinois17 — 3Wisconsin
    Nov 13, 1915Illinois won
  8. 1916
    Illinois0 — 0Wisconsin
    Nov 25, 1916Tie
  9. 1917
    Illinois7 — 0Wisconsin
    Oct 20, 1917Illinois won
  10. 1918
    Illinois22 — 0Wisconsin
    Nov 9, 1918Illinois won
  11. 1919
    Illinois10 — 14Wisconsin
    Oct 25, 1919Wisconsin won
  12. 1920
    Illinois9 — 14Wisconsin
    Nov 13, 1920Wisconsin won
  13. 1921
    Illinois0 — 20Wisconsin
    Oct 22, 1921Wisconsin won
  14. 1922
    Illinois3 — 0Wisconsin
    Nov 11, 1922Illinois won
  15. 1923
    Illinois10 — 0Wisconsin
    Nov 10, 1923Illinois won
  16. 1931
    Illinois6 — 7Wisconsin
    Nov 7, 1931Wisconsin won
  17. 1932
    Illinois12 — 20Wisconsin
    Nov 5, 1932Wisconsin won
  18. 1933
    Illinois21 — 0Wisconsin
    Oct 14, 1933Illinois won
  19. 1934
    Illinois3 — 7Wisconsin
    Nov 17, 1934Wisconsin won
  20. 1939
    Illinois7 — 0Wisconsin
    Nov 11, 1939Illinois won
  21. 1940
    Illinois6 — 13Wisconsin
    Nov 2, 1940Wisconsin won
  22. 1943
    Illinois25 — 7Wisconsin
    Oct 9, 1943Illinois won
  23. 1945
    Illinois7 — 7Wisconsin
    Oct 20, 1945Tie
  24. 1946
    Illinois27 — 21Wisconsin
    Oct 19, 1946Illinois won
  25. 1948
    Illinois16 — 20Wisconsin
    Oct 2, 1948Wisconsin won
  26. 1949
    Illinois13 — 13Wisconsin
    Oct 1, 1949Tie
  27. 1950
    Illinois6 — 7Wisconsin
    Oct 7, 1950Wisconsin won
  28. 1951
    Illinois14 — 10Wisconsin
    Oct 6, 1951Illinois won
  29. 1952
    Illinois6 — 20Wisconsin
    Oct 4, 1952Wisconsin won
  30. 1953
    Illinois7 — 34Wisconsin
    Nov 14, 1953Wisconsin won
  31. 1954
    Illinois14 — 27Wisconsin
    Nov 13, 1954Wisconsin won
  32. 1955
    Illinois17 — 14Wisconsin
    Nov 12, 1955Illinois won
  33. 1956
    Illinois13 — 13Wisconsin
    Nov 17, 1956Tie
  34. 1957
    Illinois13 — 24Wisconsin
    Nov 16, 1957Wisconsin won
  35. 1958
    Illinois12 — 31Wisconsin
    Nov 15, 1958Wisconsin won
  36. 1959
    Illinois9 — 6Wisconsin
    Nov 14, 1959Illinois won
  37. 1960
    Illinois35 — 14Wisconsin
    Nov 12, 1960Illinois won
  38. 1961
    Illinois7 — 55Wisconsin
    Nov 18, 1961Wisconsin won
  39. 1962
    Illinois6 — 35Wisconsin
    Nov 17, 1962Wisconsin won
  40. 1963
    Illinois17 — 7Wisconsin
    Nov 16, 1963Illinois won
  41. 1964
    Illinois29 — 0Wisconsin
    Nov 14, 1964Illinois won
  42. 1965
    Illinois51 — 0Wisconsin
    Nov 13, 1965Illinois won
  43. 1966
    Illinois49 — 14Wisconsin
    Nov 12, 1966Illinois won
  44. 1969
    Illinois14 — 55Wisconsin
    Nov 15, 1969Wisconsin won
  45. 1970
    Illinois17 — 29Wisconsin
    Nov 14, 1970Wisconsin won
  46. 1971
    Illinois35 — 27Wisconsin
    Nov 13, 1971Illinois won
  47. 1972
    Illinois27 — 7Wisconsin
    Nov 18, 1972Illinois won
  48. 1975
    Illinois9 — 18Wisconsin
    Nov 1, 1975Wisconsin won
  49. 1976
    Illinois31 — 25Wisconsin
    Oct 30, 1976Illinois won
  50. 1977
    Illinois0 — 26Wisconsin
    Oct 8, 1977Wisconsin won
  51. 1978
    Illinois20 — 20Wisconsin
    Oct 14, 1978Tie
  52. 1981
    Illinois23 — 21Wisconsin
    Oct 24, 1981Illinois won
  53. 1982
    Illinois29 — 28Wisconsin
    Oct 23, 1982Illinois won
  54. 1983
    Illinois27 — 15Wisconsin
    Oct 8, 1983Illinois won
  55. 1984
    Illinois22 — 6Wisconsin
    Oct 6, 1984Illinois won
  56. 1985
    Illinois38 — 25Wisconsin
    Oct 26, 1985Illinois won
  57. 1986
    Illinois9 — 15Wisconsin
    Oct 25, 1986Wisconsin won
  58. 1987
    Illinois16 — 14Wisconsin
    Oct 17, 1987Illinois won
  59. 1988
    Illinois34 — 6Wisconsin
    Oct 15, 1988Illinois won
  60. 1989
    Illinois32 — 9Wisconsin
    Oct 28, 1989Illinois won
  61. 1990
    Illinois21 — 3Wisconsin
    Oct 27, 1990Illinois won
  62. 1991
    Illinois22 — 6Wisconsin
    Nov 2, 1991Illinois won
  63. 1992
    Illinois13 — 12Wisconsin
    Oct 31, 1992Illinois won
  64. 1993
    Illinois10 — 35Wisconsin
    Nov 20, 1993Wisconsin won
  65. 1994
    Illinois13 — 19Wisconsin
    Nov 19, 1994Wisconsin won
  66. 1995
    Illinois3 — 3Wisconsin
    Nov 25, 1995Tie
  67. 1996
    Illinois15 — 35Wisconsin
    Nov 23, 1996Wisconsin won
  68. 1997
    Illinois7 — 31Wisconsin
    Oct 11, 1997Wisconsin won
  69. 1998
    Illinois3 — 37Wisconsin
    Oct 17, 1998Wisconsin won
  70. 2001
    Illinois42 — 35Wisconsin
    Oct 20, 2001Illinois won
  71. 2002
    Illinois37 — 20Wisconsin
    Nov 9, 2002Illinois wonCamp Randall Stadium
  72. 2003
    Illinois20 — 38Wisconsin
    Sep 27, 2003Wisconsin wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  73. 2004
    Illinois7 — 24Wisconsin
    Oct 2, 2004Wisconsin wonCamp Randall Stadium
  74. 2005
    Illinois24 — 41Wisconsin
    Oct 29, 2005Wisconsin wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  75. 2006
    Illinois24 — 30Wisconsin
    Oct 28, 2006Wisconsin wonCamp Randall Stadium
  76. 2007
    Illinois31 — 26Wisconsin
    Oct 6, 2007Illinois wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  77. 2008
    Illinois17 — 27Wisconsin
    Oct 25, 2008Wisconsin wonCamp Randall Stadium
  78. 2011
    Illinois17 — 28Wisconsin
    Nov 19, 2011Wisconsin wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  79. 2012
    Illinois14 — 31Wisconsin
    Oct 6, 2012Wisconsin wonCamp Randall Stadium
  80. 2013
    Illinois32 — 56Wisconsin
    Oct 20, 2013Wisconsin wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  81. 2014
    Illinois28 — 38Wisconsin
    Oct 11, 2014Wisconsin wonCamp Randall Stadium
  82. 2015
    Illinois13 — 24Wisconsin
    Oct 24, 2015Wisconsin wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  83. 2016
    Illinois3 — 48Wisconsin
    Nov 12, 2016Wisconsin wonCamp Randall Stadium
  84. 2017
    Illinois10 — 24Wisconsin
    Oct 28, 2017Wisconsin wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  85. 2018
    Illinois20 — 49Wisconsin
    Oct 20, 2018Wisconsin wonCamp Randall Stadium
  86. 2019
    Illinois24 — 23Wisconsin
    Oct 19, 2019Illinois wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  87. 2020
    Illinois7 — 45Wisconsin
    Oct 24, 2020Wisconsin wonCamp Randall Stadium
  88. 2021
    Illinois0 — 24Wisconsin
    Oct 9, 2021Wisconsin wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  89. 2022
    Illinois34 — 10Wisconsin
    Oct 1, 2022Illinois wonCamp Randall Stadium
  90. 2023
    Illinois21 — 25Wisconsin
    Oct 21, 2023Wisconsin wonMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
  91. 2025
    Illinois10 — 27Wisconsin
    Nov 23, 2025Wisconsin wonCamp Randall Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2025Illinois vs Wisconsin10–27Wisconsin won
2023Illinois vs Wisconsin21–25Wisconsin won
2022Illinois vs Wisconsin34–10Illinois won
2021Illinois vs Wisconsin0–24Wisconsin won
2020Illinois vs Wisconsin7–45Wisconsin won
2019Illinois vs Wisconsin24–23Illinois won
2018Illinois vs Wisconsin20–49Wisconsin won
2017Illinois vs Wisconsin10–24Wisconsin won
2016Illinois vs Wisconsin3–48Wisconsin won
2015Illinois vs Wisconsin13–24Wisconsin won
2014Illinois vs Wisconsin28–38Wisconsin won
2013Illinois vs Wisconsin32–56Wisconsin won
2012Illinois vs Wisconsin14–31Wisconsin won
2011Illinois vs Wisconsin17–28Wisconsin won
2008Illinois vs Wisconsin17–27Wisconsin won
2007Illinois vs Wisconsin31–26Illinois won
2006Illinois vs Wisconsin24–30Wisconsin won
2005Illinois vs Wisconsin24–41Wisconsin won
2004Illinois vs Wisconsin7–24Wisconsin won
2003Illinois vs Wisconsin20–38Wisconsin won
2002Illinois vs Wisconsin37–20Illinois won
2001Illinois vs Wisconsin42–35Illinois won
1998Illinois vs Wisconsin3–37Wisconsin won
1997Illinois vs Wisconsin7–31Wisconsin won
1996Illinois vs Wisconsin15–35Wisconsin won
1995Illinois vs Wisconsin3–3Tie
1994Illinois vs Wisconsin13–19Wisconsin won
1993Illinois vs Wisconsin10–35Wisconsin won
1992Illinois vs Wisconsin13–12Illinois won
1991Illinois vs Wisconsin22–6Illinois won
1990Illinois vs Wisconsin21–3Illinois won
1989Illinois vs Wisconsin32–9Illinois won
1988Illinois vs Wisconsin34–6Illinois won
1987Illinois vs Wisconsin16–14Illinois won
1986Illinois vs Wisconsin9–15Wisconsin won
1985Illinois vs Wisconsin38–25Illinois won
1984Illinois vs Wisconsin22–6Illinois won
1983Illinois vs Wisconsin27–15Illinois won
1982Illinois vs Wisconsin29–28Illinois won
1981Illinois vs Wisconsin23–21Illinois won
1978Illinois vs Wisconsin20–20Tie
1977Illinois vs Wisconsin0–26Wisconsin won
1976Illinois vs Wisconsin31–25Illinois won
1975Illinois vs Wisconsin9–18Wisconsin won
1972Illinois vs Wisconsin27–7Illinois won
1971Illinois vs Wisconsin35–27Illinois won
1970Illinois vs Wisconsin17–29Wisconsin won
1969Illinois vs Wisconsin14–55Wisconsin won
1966Illinois vs Wisconsin49–14Illinois won
1965Illinois vs Wisconsin51–0Illinois won
1964Illinois vs Wisconsin29–0Illinois won
1963Illinois vs Wisconsin17–7Illinois won
1962Illinois vs Wisconsin6–35Wisconsin won
1961Illinois vs Wisconsin7–55Wisconsin won
1960Illinois vs Wisconsin35–14Illinois won
1959Illinois vs Wisconsin9–6Illinois won
1958Illinois vs Wisconsin12–31Wisconsin won
1957Illinois vs Wisconsin13–24Wisconsin won
1956Illinois vs Wisconsin13–13Tie
1955Illinois vs Wisconsin17–14Illinois won
1954Illinois vs Wisconsin14–27Wisconsin won
1953Illinois vs Wisconsin7–34Wisconsin won
1952Illinois vs Wisconsin6–20Wisconsin won
1951Illinois vs Wisconsin14–10Illinois won
1950Illinois vs Wisconsin6–7Wisconsin won
1949Illinois vs Wisconsin13–13Tie
1948Illinois vs Wisconsin16–20Wisconsin won
1946Illinois vs Wisconsin27–21Illinois won
1945Illinois vs Wisconsin7–7Tie
1943Illinois vs Wisconsin25–7Illinois won
1940Illinois vs Wisconsin6–13Wisconsin won
1939Illinois vs Wisconsin7–0Illinois won
1934Illinois vs Wisconsin3–7Wisconsin won
1933Illinois vs Wisconsin21–0Illinois won
1932Illinois vs Wisconsin12–20Wisconsin won
1931Illinois vs Wisconsin6–7Wisconsin won
1923Illinois vs Wisconsin10–0Illinois won
1922Illinois vs Wisconsin3–0Illinois won
1921Illinois vs Wisconsin0–20Wisconsin won
1920Illinois vs Wisconsin9–14Wisconsin won
1919Illinois vs Wisconsin10–14Wisconsin won
1918Illinois vs Wisconsin22–0Illinois won
1917Illinois vs Wisconsin7–0Illinois won
1916Illinois vs Wisconsin0–0Tie
1915Illinois vs Wisconsin17–3Illinois won
1914Illinois vs Wisconsin24–9Illinois won
1907Illinois vs Wisconsin15–4Illinois won
1906Illinois vs Wisconsin6–16Wisconsin won
1900Illinois vs Wisconsin0–27Wisconsin won
1899Illinois vs Wisconsin0–23Wisconsin won
1895Illinois vs Wisconsin10–10Tie
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.