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Illinois-Missouri Greatest Games

The series' top 24 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
24
Top score
46/100
Overtime
0

Series context

Completed meetings
24
Series record
Illinois 7-17 Missouri
Tracked years
1896-2010
Trophy
No named trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 24 games

7 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1975Week 3

    Missouri at Illinois

    Missouri 30, Illinois 20

    Winner: Missouri

    No. 5 Missouri vs. Unranked Illinois · 10-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  2. 1979Week 3

    Missouri at Illinois

    Missouri 14, Illinois 6

    Winner: Missouri

    No. 9 Missouri vs. Unranked Illinois · 8-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    44

    Game score

  3. 1991Week 3

    Illinois at Missouri

    Illinois 19, Missouri 23

    Winner: Missouri

    Unranked Illinois vs. Unranked Missouri · 4-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    31

    Game score

  4. 1977Week 3

    Missouri at Illinois

    Missouri 7, Illinois 11

    Winner: Illinois

    Unranked Missouri vs. Unranked Illinois · 4-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    31

    Game score

  5. 1984Week 3

    Missouri at Illinois

    Missouri 24, Illinois 30

    Winner: Illinois

    Unranked Missouri vs. Unranked Illinois · 6-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    29

    Game score

  6. 2003Week 2

    Illinois at Missouri

    Illinois 15, Missouri 22

    Winner: Missouri

    Unranked Illinois vs. Unranked Missouri · 7-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    28

    Game score

  7. 1992Week 3

    Missouri at Illinois

    Missouri 17, Illinois 24

    Winner: Illinois

    Unranked Missouri vs. Unranked Illinois · 7-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    28

    Game score

  8. 1966Week 3

    Missouri at Illinois

    Missouri 21, Illinois 14

    Winner: Missouri

    Unranked Missouri vs. Unranked Illinois · 7-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    28

    Game score

  9. 1949Week 6

    Missouri at Illinois

    Missouri 27, Illinois 20

    Winner: Missouri

    Unranked Missouri vs. Unranked Illinois · 7-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    28

    Game score

  10. 1983Week 3

    Illinois at Missouri

    Illinois 18, Missouri 28

    Winner: Missouri

    Unranked Illinois vs. Unranked Missouri · 10-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    25

    Game score

  11. 1896Week 6

    Missouri at Illinois

    Missouri 0, Illinois 10

    Winner: Illinois

    Unranked Missouri vs. Unranked Illinois · 10-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    25

    Game score

  12. 1976Week 3

    Illinois at Missouri

    Illinois 31, Missouri 6

    Winner: Illinois

    No. 14 Illinois vs. Unranked Missouri · 25-point margin

    Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 10/35 · Overtime 0/15

    22

    Game score

  13. 2002Week 2

    Missouri at Illinois

    Missouri 33, Illinois 20

    Winner: Missouri

    Unranked Missouri vs. Unranked Illinois · 13-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15

    22

    Game score

  14. 1969Week 3

    Illinois at Missouri

    Illinois 6, Missouri 37

    Winner: Missouri

    Unranked Illinois vs. No. 9 Missouri · 31-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 4/35 · Overtime 0/15

    21

    Game score

  15. 1913Week 4

    Missouri at Illinois

    Missouri 7, Illinois 24

    Winner: Illinois

    Unranked Missouri vs. Unranked Illinois · 17-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15

    18

    Game score

  16. 1980Week 4

    Illinois at Missouri

    Illinois 7, Missouri 52

    Winner: Missouri

    Unranked Illinois vs. No. 12 Missouri · 45-point margin

    Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15

    14

    Game score

  17. 1978Week 6

    Illinois at Missouri

    Illinois 3, Missouri 45

    Winner: Missouri

    Unranked Illinois vs. No. 19 Missouri · 42-point margin

    Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15

    7

    Game score

  18. 1993Week 3

    Illinois at Missouri

    Illinois 3, Missouri 31

    Winner: Missouri

    Unranked Illinois vs. Unranked Missouri · 28-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 7/35 · Overtime 0/15

    7

    Game score

  19. 1994Week 3

    Missouri at Illinois

    Missouri 0, Illinois 42

    Winner: Illinois

    Unranked Missouri vs. Unranked Illinois · 42-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15

    0

    Game score

  20. 1968Week 3

    Missouri at Illinois

    Missouri 44, Illinois 0

    Winner: Missouri

    Unranked Missouri vs. Unranked Illinois · 44-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15

    0

    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.