Iowa at Illinois

Saturday, November 2, 1996

No. 25 Iowa beat Illinois 31–⁠21. It was their 59th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 35–⁠22–⁠2.

Away25Iowa9–⁠3 in 1996
31
HomeIllinois2–⁠9 in 1996
21

FinalHigh 31°F, low 22°FAttendance 54,381

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Illinois leads 39–⁠38–⁠2 in 79 meetings, counting the 20 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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