Indiana at Illinois
Saturday, September 24, 1960 Share
No. 4 Illinois beat Indiana 17–6. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 18–7–2.
FinalHigh 85°F, low 65°FAttendance 38,444
In the newspapers
Evening star, September 25, 1960, page 78
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Easterbrook Leads Illinois Over Indiana CHAMPAIGN, H.. Sept. “a tAP1. - Johnny Easterbrook scooted to two touchdowns and set up a field goal with a So yard pass today as Illinois brushed aside Indiana, the Big Tens football orphan, 17–6. Easterbrook. senior quarter back. marked his time in q brief duel with Indiana’s Joe
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 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Indiana–Illinois gameIllinois leads 46–26–2 in 74 meetings, counting the 47 since this game.
| 2025 | Indiana 63, Illinois 10 | |
| 2023 | Illinois 48, Indiana 45 | |
| 2022 | Indiana 23, Illinois 20 | |
| 2017 | Indiana 24, Illinois 14 | |
| 2013 | Indiana 52, Illinois 35 | |
| 2012 | Indiana 31, Illinois 17 |
Around this game
Indiana
- Next gameat MinnesotaOct. 1, 1960
- SeasonIndiana in 1960
- ProgramIndiana history and records
Illinois
- Next gamevs. West VirginiaOct. 1, 1960
- SeasonIllinois in 1960
- ProgramIllinois history and records