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Rivalry History

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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
-9.7 / 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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Recent rivalry results

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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