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Rivalry History

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Illinois and Michigan have met 98 times since 1898. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
24-72-2
Current streak
Illinois 1 game
Longest streak
Michigan 16 games (1967-1982)
Avg. margin / points
-10.6 / 34.0

Series overview

Illinois 24-72-2 Michigan. Current streak: Illinois 1 game.

Last five meetings

Illinois 1 | Michigan 4

Largest margin

57 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1898 through 2024.
  • 98 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Oct 19, 2024.

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Recent rivalry results

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10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Oct 19, 2024Michigan at IllinoisIllinois 21, Michigan 7Venue unavailableIllinois
Nov 19, 2022Illinois at MichiganIllinois 17, Michigan 19Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 12, 2019Michigan at IllinoisIllinois 25, Michigan 42Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 22, 2016Illinois at MichiganIllinois 8, Michigan 41Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 13, 2012Illinois at MichiganIllinois 0, Michigan 45Venue unavailableMichigan
Nov 12, 2011Michigan at IllinoisIllinois 14, Michigan 31Venue unavailableMichigan
Nov 6, 2010Illinois at MichiganIllinois 65, Michigan 67Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 31, 2009Michigan at IllinoisIllinois 38, Michigan 13Venue unavailableIllinois
Oct 4, 2008Illinois at MichiganIllinois 45, Michigan 20Venue unavailableIllinois
Oct 21, 2007Michigan at IllinoisIllinois 17, Michigan 27Venue unavailableMichigan