Army at Illinois
Saturday, October 9, 1948 Share
No. 5 Army beat Illinois 26–21. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Army led the series 3–2–1.
FinalHigh 67°F, low 43°FAttendance 71,119
On the newsreel
- ARMY 26, ILLINOIS 21The Cadets score four times and then hold off a determined Illini bid in the second half, to win a thriller before 71,000 fans. Illinois comes close, but the West Pointers eke out a 26-21 victory
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Army 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Army–Illinois gameArmy leads 4–3–1 in eight meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1985 | Army 31, Illinois 29 | Peach Bowl |
| 1959 | Illinois 20, Army 14 | |
| 1948 | Army 26, Illinois 21 | |
| 1947 | Army 0, Illinois 0 | |
| 1934 | Illinois 7, Army 0 | |
| 1933 | Army 6, Illinois 0 |
Around this game
Army
- Next gamevs. HarvardOct. 16, 1948
- SeasonArmy in 1948
- ProgramArmy history and records
Illinois
- Next gameat MinnesotaOct. 16, 1948
- SeasonIllinois in 1948
- ProgramIllinois history and records