Wisconsin at Illinois

Saturday, October 17, 1998

No. 9 Wisconsin beat Illinois 37–⁠3. It was their 69th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 33–⁠29–⁠7.

Away9Wisconsin11–⁠1 in 1998
37
HomeIllinois3–⁠8 in 1998
3

FinalHigh 76°F, low 63°F, 0.08 in. of rainAttendance 40,627

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Wisconsin 82% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Wisconsin leads 46–⁠38–⁠7 in 91 meetings, counting the 22 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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