Illinois at Iowa

Saturday, October 11, 1980

Illinois beat Iowa 20–⁠14. It was their 45th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 28–⁠15–⁠2.

AwayIllinois3–⁠7–⁠1 in 1980
20
HomeIowa4–⁠7 in 1980
14

FinalAttendance 59,780

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 68% to win. Illinois pulled the upset.

Illinois leads 39–⁠38–⁠2 in 79 meetings, counting the 34 since this game.

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

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