Illinois at Iowa

Saturday, September 27, 1997

No. 11 Iowa beat Illinois 38–⁠10. It was their 60th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 35–⁠23–⁠2.

AwayIllinois0–⁠11 in 1997
10
Home11Iowa7–⁠5 in 1997
38

FinalHigh 77°F, low 54°FAttendance 70,397

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Illinois leads 39–⁠38–⁠2 in 79 meetings, counting the 19 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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