Minnesota at Illinois

Saturday, October 25, 2003

Minnesota beat Illinois 36–⁠10. It was their 59th meeting; after it, Minnesota led the series 30–⁠26–⁠3.

AwayMinnesota10–⁠3 in 2003
36
HomeIllinois1–⁠11 in 2003
10

Final at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), ChampaignHigh 57°F, low 47°F, 0.32 in. of rainAttendance 46,407

At kickoff
51°F, wind 5 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Champaign 9 SW, 13 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Minnesota71061336
Illinois073010

Efficiency

MinnesotaIllinois
0.28First-down EPA0.04
0.18Second-down EPA0.07
−0.18Third-down EPA−0.19

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Minnesota 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Minnesota leads 41–⁠33–⁠3 in 77 meetings, counting the 18 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Minnesota 25, Illinois 17
2023Illinois 27, Minnesota 26
2022Illinois 26, Minnesota 14
2021Illinois 14, Minnesota 6
2020Minnesota 41, Illinois 14
2019Minnesota 40, Illinois 17

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