Illinois at Wisconsin
Saturday, November 16, 1957 Share
Wisconsin beat No. 15 Illinois 24–13. It was their 34th meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 16–13–5.
FinalHigh 52°F, low 31°FAttendance 52,384
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 17, 1957, page 67
Read the text
TWO-YEAR HOME INK ENDS Badger Sophomores Whip Illinois, 24–13 MADISON, Wis, Nov. Is (P). Wisconsin, relying on its sta BILE Of fine sophomores and a rock-ribbed defense. registered a surprisingly easy 24–13 foot ball victory over suffering Il linois today. A homecoming crowd of ST. 384 at Camp Randall Stadium watched the Badgers spring to a 17–7 lead in the first half and just about seal the verdict over the Big Ten upset kings. 1t was Wisconsin’s first conference triumph on its home field since october /, 1855, when it upended Iowa. 37–14. Sophomore Bob Re m a n Dale Hackbart, Karl Holzwarth and Ron Steiner handled the scoring chores for Wisconsin. Zeman plunged for the first touchdown from the two, and Hackbart knitted over from the one. Steiner ran nine yards around his own right end for the Badgers final touchdown
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 61% to win. Wisconsin pulled the upset. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Illinois–Wisconsin gameWisconsin leads 46–38–7 in 91 meetings, counting the 57 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
Illinois
- Next gamevs. NorthwesternNov. 23, 1957
- SeasonIllinois in 1957
- ProgramIllinois history and records
Wisconsin
- Next gameat MinnesotaNov. 23, 1957
- SeasonWisconsin in 1957
- ProgramWisconsin history and records

