Wisconsin at Illinois

Saturday, October 17, 1987

Illinois beat Wisconsin 16–⁠14. It was their 58th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 28–⁠24–⁠6.

AwayWisconsin3–⁠8 in 1987
14
HomeIllinois3–⁠7–⁠1 in 1987
16

FinalHigh 56°F, low 36°FAttendance 57,040

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Wisconsin leads 46–⁠38–⁠7 in 91 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Wisconsin 27, Illinois 10
2023Wisconsin 25, Illinois 21
2022Illinois 34, Wisconsin 10
2021Wisconsin 24, Illinois 0
2020Wisconsin 45, Illinois 7
2019Illinois 24, Wisconsin 23

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