Carthage vs. Illinois Wesleyan

Carthage and Illinois Wesleyan first met in 2022 and have played 5 times; Illinois Wesleyan leads the series 5–⁠0. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Illinois Wesleyan 5–⁠0, and Illinois Wesleyan has won the last 5.

Carthage wins
0
Illinois Wesleyan wins
5
Ties
0
First meeting
2022
Longest streak
5 Illinois Wesleyan
Current streak
5 Illinois Wesleyan
Last 10 meetings
Illinois Wesleyan 5–⁠0
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s0–⁠5
Average margin
32.2 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Carthage
0–⁠2 Carthage’s record at home
At Illinois Wesleyan
3–⁠0 Illinois Wesleyan’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Illinois Wesleyan’s biggest win2022: Illinois Wesleyan 55, Carthage 0by 55 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Carthage and Illinois Wesleyan, 2022 on1300150017002025

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

Oct 3, 2026Illinois Wesleyan 34, Carthage 14at Illinois Wesleyan
Sep 27, 2025Illinois Wesleyan 34, Carthage 10at Carthage
Sep 28, 2024Illinois Wesleyan 35, Carthage 0at Illinois Wesleyan
Oct 21, 2023Illinois Wesleyan 34, Carthage 7at Carthage
Oct 22, 2022Illinois Wesleyan 55, Carthage 0at Illinois Wesleyan

Every game is listed as played on the field.