Illinois at Iowa

Saturday, November 9, 1985

No. 6 Iowa beat Illinois 59–⁠0. It was their 50th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 30–⁠18–⁠2.

AwayIllinois6–⁠5–⁠1 in 1985
0
Home6Iowa10–⁠2 in 1985
59

FinalAttendance 66,120

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Illinois leads 39–⁠38–⁠2 in 79 meetings, counting the 29 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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