Iowa at Illinois

Saturday, November 3, 1990

No. 13 Iowa beat No. 5 Illinois 54–⁠28. It was their 53rd meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 32–⁠19–⁠2.

Away13Iowa8–⁠4 in 1990
54
Home5Illinois8–⁠4 in 1990
28

FinalHigh 74°F, low 43°FAttendance 72,714

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois 69% to win. Iowa pulled the upset.

Illinois leads 39–⁠38–⁠2 in 79 meetings, counting the 26 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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