Illinois at Wisconsin

Saturday, November 9, 2002

Illinois beat Wisconsin 37–⁠20. It was their 71st meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 35–⁠29–⁠7.

AwayIllinois5–⁠7 in 2002
37
HomeWisconsin8–⁠6 in 2002
20

Final at Camp Randall Stadium, MadisonHigh 63°F, low 36°FAttendance 78,709

At kickoff
60°F, clear, wind 13 mph from the south, gusts to 20 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Dane County Regional-Truax Field Airport (KMSN), 10 km from the stadium, 17 minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois101431037
Wisconsin3107020

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Wisconsin 63% to win. Illinois won as Elo’s underdog.

Wisconsin leads 46–⁠38–⁠7 in 91 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Wisconsin 27, Illinois 10
2023Wisconsin 25, Illinois 21
2022Illinois 34, Wisconsin 10
2021Wisconsin 24, Illinois 0
2020Wisconsin 45, Illinois 7
2019Illinois 24, Wisconsin 23

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