Wisconsin at Illinois
Saturday, November 13, 1954 Share
No. 14 Wisconsin beat Illinois 27–14. It was their 31st meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 15–12–4.
FinalHigh 68°F, low 37°FAttendance 71,119
In the newspapers
Evening star, District of Columbia, November 14, 1954, page 64
Read the text
Badgers Capitalize On Errors 10 Win In Final Quarter CHAMPAIGN. H., Nov. 13.-- Wisconsin. cashing In on q series Of recovered fumbles and crucial penalty yardage against Illinois, triphammered three touchdowns in the last quarter today to chill the ,Illini’s homecoming with q 27–14 triumph. A capacity throng Of 71.119, which cheered the 13-point
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)
Wisconsin 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Wisconsin–Illinois gameWisconsin leads 46–38–7 in 91 meetings, counting the 60 since this game.
| 2025 | Wisconsin 27, Illinois 10 | |
| 2023 | Wisconsin 25, Illinois 21 | |
| 2022 | Illinois 34, Wisconsin 10 | |
| 2021 | Wisconsin 24, Illinois 0 | |
| 2020 | Wisconsin 45, Illinois 7 | |
| 2019 | Illinois 24, Wisconsin 23 |
Around this game
Wisconsin
- Next gamevs. MinnesotaNov. 20, 1954
- SeasonWisconsin in 1954
- ProgramWisconsin history and records
Illinois
- Next gamevs. NorthwesternNov. 20, 1954
- SeasonIllinois in 1954
- ProgramIllinois history and records