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Rivalry History

Illinois-Ohio State

Illinois and Ohio State have met 104 times since 1902. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
30-70-4
Current streak
Ohio State 10 games
Longest streak
Ohio State 15 games (1968-1982)
Avg. margin / points
16.8 / 35.6

Series overview

Illinois 30-70-4 Ohio State. Current streak: Ohio State 10 games.

Last five meetings

Illinois 0 | Ohio State 5

Largest margin

48 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1902 through 2025.
  • 104 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Oct 11, 2025.

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What this rivalry is

Illinois and Ohio State have a tracked series that starts in 1902 and spans 104 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series history

Status
Active series
Years
1902-2025
Busiest era
1920s, 10 games
Longest pause
9 years (1904-1914)
  • 1920s10 games
  • 1930s10 games
  • 1940s10 games
  • 1950s10 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2025 - Oct 11, 2025

Illinois 16, Ohio State 34. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1963 - Oct 12, 1963

Illinois 20, Ohio State 20. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2013 - Nov 16, 2013

Illinois 35, Ohio State 60. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1996 - Nov 9, 1996

Illinois 0, Ohio State 48. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Illinois 0, Ohio State 5 across 5 games
Last ten
Illinois 0, Ohio State 10 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Lower-scoring recent history; average total 35.6, average margin 16.8.
Current streak
Ohio State 10 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Ca'Lil Valentine

    Illinois, 2025

    Rushing Yards: 614

  • Hank Beatty

    Illinois, 2025

    Receiving Yards: 864

  • Luke Altmyer

    Illinois, 2025

    Passing Yards: 3007

  • Bo Jackson

    Ohio State, 2025

    Rushing Yards: 1090

  • Jeremiah Smith

    Ohio State, 2025

    Receiving Yards: 1243

  • Julian Sayin

    Ohio State, 2025

    Passing Yards: 3610

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Urban Meyer

    Ohio State - 2013-2017 - 50-6

  • Tim Beckman

    Illinois - 2013-2014 - 10-15

  • Bret Bielema

    Illinois - 2025 - 0-0

  • Lovie Smith

    Illinois - 2017 - 2-10

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 56F, 2 windy.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 1 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

Illinois team page

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Illinois season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Ohio State season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Illinois weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Ohio State weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

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Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Oct 11, 2025Ohio State at IllinoisIllinois 16, Ohio State 34Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Ohio State
Nov 18, 2017Illinois at Ohio StateIllinois 14, Ohio State 52Venue unavailableOhio State
Nov 14, 2015Ohio State at IllinoisIllinois 3, Ohio State 28Venue unavailableOhio State
Nov 2, 2014Illinois at Ohio StateIllinois 14, Ohio State 55Venue unavailableOhio State
Nov 16, 2013Ohio State at IllinoisIllinois 35, Ohio State 60Venue unavailableOhio State
Nov 3, 2012Illinois at Ohio StateIllinois 22, Ohio State 52Venue unavailableOhio State
Oct 15, 2011Ohio State at IllinoisIllinois 7, Ohio State 17Venue unavailableOhio State
Oct 2, 2010Ohio State at IllinoisIllinois 13, Ohio State 24Venue unavailableOhio State
Sep 26, 2009Illinois at Ohio StateIllinois 0, Ohio State 30Venue unavailableOhio State
Nov 15, 2008Ohio State at IllinoisIllinois 20, Ohio State 30Venue unavailableOhio State

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