Arizona vs. Illinois

Arizona and Illinois have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1990; Arizona leads the series 3–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Arizona 3–⁠1.

Arizona wins
3
Illinois wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1990
Longest streak
2 Arizona
Current streak
1 Arizona
Last 10 meetings
Arizona 3–⁠1
Most recent
1996

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s3–⁠1
Average margin
14.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona
2–⁠0 Arizona’s record at home
At Illinois
1–⁠1 Illinois’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Coach against coach

YearsArizonaSeriesIllinois
1993–⁠1996Dick Tomey2–⁠1Lou Tepper

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona’s side (Tomey 2–⁠1 against Tepper). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arizona and Illinois, 1990 on13001500170019901995200020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 14, 1996Arizona 41, Illinois 0at Arizona
Sep 16, 1995Illinois 9, 17Arizona 7at Illinois
Sep 18, 199315Arizona 16, Illinois 14at Illinois
Sep 8, 1990Arizona 28, 11Illinois 16at Arizona

Every game is listed as played on the field.