Iowa at Illinois

Saturday, November 21, 2026

Iowa plays at Illinois on Saturday, November 21. It will be their 80th meeting; Illinois leads the series 39–⁠38–⁠2.

AwayIowa5–⁠1 in 2026
HomeIllinois3–⁠3 in 2026

Kickoff time TBA at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), Champaign

Players to watch

Iowa

Illinois

Each side’s two top producers this season (national leaders first) and its leading tackler. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 61% to win.

The line

No line posted yet.

Illinois leads 39–⁠38–⁠2 in 79 meetings.

Recent meetings
2023Iowa 15, Illinois 13
2022Illinois 9, Iowa 6
2021Iowa 33, Illinois 23
2020Iowa 35, Illinois 21
2019Iowa 19, Illinois 10
2018Iowa 63, Illinois 0

Around this game

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