Wisconsin at Illinois

Saturday, October 28, 1989

No. 8 Illinois beat Wisconsin 32–⁠9. It was their 60th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 30–⁠24–⁠6.

AwayWisconsin2–⁠9 in 1989
9
Home8Illinois10–⁠2 in 1989
32

FinalHigh 73°F, low 42°FAttendance 64,856

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Wisconsin leads 46–⁠38–⁠7 in 91 meetings, counting the 31 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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