Illinois at Iowa

Saturday, November 1, 2003

No. 13 Iowa beat Illinois 41–⁠10. It was their 64th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 37–⁠25–⁠2.

AwayIllinois1–⁠11 in 2003
10
Home13Iowa10–⁠3 in 2003
41

Final at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa CityHigh 48°F, low 32°F, 0.24 in. of rainAttendance 70,397

At kickoff
46°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Iowa City Municipal (KIOW), 2 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois0001010
Iowa71017741

Efficiency

IllinoisIowa
−0.09First-down EPA0.24
−0.48Second-down EPA−0.07
0.31Third-down EPA0.29

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)

Iowa 87% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Illinois leads 39–⁠38–⁠2 in 79 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Iowa 15, Illinois 13
2022Illinois 9, Iowa 6
2021Iowa 33, Illinois 23
2020Iowa 35, Illinois 21
2019Iowa 19, Illinois 10
2018Iowa 63, Illinois 0

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