Rivalry leaderboard
Illinois-Indiana Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 49/100
- Overtime
- 1
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 74
- Series record
- Illinois 46-26-2 Indiana
- Tracked years
- 1899-2025
- Trophy
- No named trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
10 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1945Week 5
Indiana at Illinois
Indiana 6, Illinois 0
Winner: Indiana
No. 6 Indiana vs. Unranked Illinois · 6-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 1960Week 3
Indiana at Illinois
Indiana 6, Illinois 17
Winner: Illinois
Unranked Indiana vs. No. 4 Illinois · 11-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
- 1946Week 5
Illinois at Indiana
Illinois 7, Indiana 14
Winner: Indiana
No. 10 Illinois vs. Unranked Indiana · 7-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
- 1944Week 5
Indiana at Illinois
Indiana 18, Illinois 26
Winner: Illinois
Unranked Indiana vs. No. 10 Illinois · 8-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score
- 1988Week 11
Indiana at Illinois
Indiana 20, Illinois 21
Winner: Illinois
No. 20 Indiana vs. Unranked Illinois · 1-point margin
Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
- 1951Week 7
Illinois at Indiana
Illinois 21, Indiana 0
Winner: Illinois
No. 2 Illinois vs. Unranked Indiana · 21-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
- 1989Week 12
Indiana at Illinois
Indiana 28, Illinois 41
Winner: Illinois
Unranked Indiana vs. No. 12 Illinois · 13-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
- 1911Week 8
Indiana at Illinois
Indiana 0, Illinois 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Indiana vs. Unranked Illinois · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1900Week 10
Indiana at Illinois
Indiana 0, Illinois 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Indiana vs. Unranked Illinois · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1937Week 5
Illinois at Indiana
Illinois 6, Indiana 13
Winner: Indiana
Unranked Illinois vs. No. 20 Indiana · 7-point margin
Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1971Week 9
Illinois at Indiana
Illinois 22, Indiana 21
Winner: Illinois
Unranked Illinois vs. Unranked Indiana · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1939Week 6
Indiana at Illinois
Indiana 7, Illinois 6
Winner: Indiana
Unranked Indiana vs. Unranked Illinois · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1909Week 8
Indiana at Illinois
Indiana 5, Illinois 6
Winner: Illinois
Unranked Indiana vs. Unranked Illinois · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1987Week 11
Illinois at Indiana
Illinois 22, Indiana 34
Winner: Indiana
Unranked Illinois vs. No. 16 Indiana · 12-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1980Week 12
Illinois at Indiana
Illinois 24, Indiana 26
Winner: Indiana
Unranked Illinois vs. Unranked Indiana · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 2003Week 12
Illinois at Indiana
Illinois 14, Indiana 17
Winner: Indiana
Unranked Illinois vs. Unranked Indiana · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1999Week 6
Illinois at Indiana
Illinois 31, Indiana 34
Winner: Indiana
Unranked Illinois vs. Unranked Indiana · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1996Week 7
Indiana at Illinois
Indiana 43, Illinois 46
Winner: Illinois
Unranked Indiana vs. Unranked Illinois · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1910Week 8
Illinois at Indiana
Illinois 3, Indiana 0
Winner: Illinois
Unranked Illinois vs. Unranked Indiana · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1950Week 7
Indiana at Illinois
Indiana 0, Illinois 20
Winner: Illinois
Unranked Indiana vs. No. 10 Illinois · 20-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 2004Week 11
Indiana at Illinois
Indiana 22, Illinois 26
Winner: Illinois
Unranked Indiana vs. Unranked Illinois · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1907Week 10
Illinois at Indiana
Illinois 10, Indiana 6
Winner: Illinois
Unranked Illinois vs. Unranked Indiana · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.