Illinois at Indiana

Saturday, October 27, 1951

No. 4 Illinois beat Indiana 21–⁠0. It was their 25th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 17–⁠6–⁠2.

Away4Illinois9–⁠0–⁠1 in 1951
21
HomeIndiana2–⁠7 in 1951
0

FinalHigh 63°FAttendance 33,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Karras' SS-Yard Run Sets Conference Mark In Defeat Of Hoosiers

    Evening star, October 28, 1951, page 40

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    Karras’ SS-Yard Run Sets Conference Mark In Defeat Of Hoosiers BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Oct. ~ -Halfback Johnny Karras, a Pc rennial bundle of trouble to In diana’s football team, scored three touchdowns for Illinois today and the 1llini beat the Hoosiers, 21–⁠0 He started his show with an S8yard scoring “un in the first quarter. - 1t was the third straight season the 175-pound Karras had proved too strong and fast for Indiana s

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Illinois leads 46–⁠26–⁠2 in 74 meetings, counting the 49 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Indiana 63, Illinois 10
2023Illinois 48, Indiana 45
2022Indiana 23, Illinois 20
2017Indiana 24, Illinois 14
2013Indiana 52, Illinois 35
2012Indiana 31, Illinois 17

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