Rivalry leaderboard
Illinois-Ohio State 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
- 76/100
- Overtime
- 1
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 104
- Series record
- Illinois 30-70-4 Ohio State
- Tracked years
- 1902-2025
- Trophy
- Illibuck
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1963Week 5
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 20, Illinois 20
Result: Tie
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Illinois · 0-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 2002Week 131OT
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 23, Illinois 16
Winner: Ohio State
No. 2 Ohio State vs. Unranked Illinois · 7-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
61
Game score
- 1951Week 10
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 0, Illinois 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Ohio State vs. No. 4 Illinois · 0-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 1983Week 8
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 13, Illinois 17
Winner: Illinois
No. 17 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Illinois · 4-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1991Week 7
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 7, Illinois 10
Winner: Illinois
No. 11 Ohio State vs. No. 20 Illinois · 3-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1985Week 6
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 28, Illinois 31
Winner: Illinois
No. 5 Ohio State vs. Unranked Illinois · 3-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1968Week 7
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 31, Illinois 24
Winner: Ohio State
No. 2 Ohio State vs. Unranked Illinois · 7-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
- 1958Week 5
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 19, Illinois 13
Winner: Ohio State
No. 3 Ohio State vs. Unranked Illinois · 6-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
- 1987Week 6
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 10, Illinois 6
Winner: Ohio State
No. 9 Ohio State vs. Unranked Illinois · 4-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
- 1993Week 7
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 20, Illinois 12
Winner: Ohio State
No. 6 Ohio State vs. Unranked Illinois · 8-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
- 1980Week 11
Illinois at Ohio State
Illinois 42, Ohio State 49
Winner: Ohio State
Unranked Illinois vs. No. 7 Ohio State · 7-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
- 1984Week 8
Illinois at Ohio State
Illinois 38, Ohio State 45
Winner: Ohio State
Unranked Illinois vs. No. 8 Ohio State · 7-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
- 2000Week 12
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 24, Illinois 21
Winner: Ohio State
No. 13 Ohio State vs. Unranked Illinois · 3-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
- 1982Week 7
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 26, Illinois 21
Winner: Ohio State
Unranked Ohio State vs. No. 15 Illinois · 5-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
41
Game score
- 1953Week 4
Illinois at Ohio State
Illinois 41, Ohio State 20
Winner: Illinois
No. 9 Illinois vs. No. 17 Ohio State · 21-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
- 1970Week 9
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 48, Illinois 29
Winner: Ohio State
No. 3 Ohio State vs. Unranked Illinois · 19-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
- 1990Week 7
Illinois at Ohio State
Illinois 31, Ohio State 20
Winner: Illinois
No. 11 Illinois vs. Unranked Ohio State · 11-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
- 1959Week 5
Illinois at Ohio State
Illinois 9, Ohio State 0
Winner: Illinois
No. 13 Illinois vs. Unranked Ohio State · 9-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
- 1972Week 6
Illinois at Ohio State
Illinois 7, Ohio State 26
Winner: Ohio State
Unranked Illinois vs. No. 4 Ohio State · 19-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
- 2001Week 13
Illinois at Ohio State
Illinois 34, Ohio State 22
Winner: Illinois
No. 12 Illinois vs. No. 25 Ohio State · 12-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
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.