Illinois vs. Indiana
Illinois and Indiana have 74 meetings on file, the first in 1899; Illinois leads the series 46–26–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Indiana 6–4. Share
2027 at Illinois; 2028 at Indiana. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Illinois wins
- 46
- Indiana wins
- 26
- Ties
- 2
- Earliest on file
- 1899
- Longest streak
- 6 Illinois
- Current streak
- 1 Indiana
- Last 10 meetings
- Indiana 6–4
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 2 meetings: Illinois 1, Indiana 1
- Average margin
- 14.4 points; 25 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Illinois
- 30–9–1 Illinois’s record at home
- At Indiana
- 17–15–1 Indiana’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Illinois first
- Shutouts
- 14
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Illinois’s biggest win1914: Illinois 51, Indiana 0by 51 points
- Indiana’s biggest win2025: Indiana 63, Illinois 10by 53 points
- Upset1903: Indiana 17, Illinois 0Indiana had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2007: Illinois 27, Indiana 14Illinois had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1967: Indiana 20, Illinois 7Indiana had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2025: Indiana 63, Illinois 10No. 9 Illinois at No. 19 Indiana
- Ranked showdown1950: Illinois 20, Indiana 0No. 19 Indiana at No. 12 Illinois
Coach against coach
| Years | Illinois | Series | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907–1912 | Arthur Hall | 5–0–1 | James Sheldon |
| 1937–1939 | Robert Zuppke | 1–2 | Bo McMillin |
| 1944–1946 | Ray Eliot | 1–2 | Bo McMillin |
| 1949–1951 | Ray Eliot | 3–0 | Clyde Smith |
| 1967–1970 | James Valek | 0–4 | John Pont |
| 1977–1979 | Gary Moeller | 1–2 | Lee Corso |
| 1980–1982 | Mike White | 2–1 | Lee Corso |
| 1984–1987 | Mike White | 3–1 | Bill Mallory |
| 1988–1990 | John Mackovic | 3–0 | Bill Mallory |
| 1997–2001 | Ron Turner | 3–2 | Cam Cameron |
| 2002–2004 | Ron Turner | 2–1 | Gerry DiNardo |
| 2007–2010 | Ron Zook | 3–1 | Bill Lynch |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Illinois’s side (Hall 5–0–1 against Sheldon). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| John Paddock Illinois | 24 of 36, 507 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT | 2023 Passing | |
| Nathan Scheelhaase Illinois | 38 of 57, 450 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT | 2013 Passing | |
| Steve Hull Illinois | 9 catches, 224 yards, 2 TD | 2013 Receiving | |
| Cody Latimer Indiana | 11 catches, 189 yards, 3 TD | 2013 Receiving | |
| Isaiah Williams Illinois | 9 catches, 200 yards, 2 TD | 2023 Receiving | |
| Rashard Mendenhall Illinois | 27 carries, 214 yards, 1 TD | 2007 Rushing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
From the newspapers
1901 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 3, 1901
1903 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 8, 1903
1904 · The St. Louis Republic, St. Louis, Mo., Oct 16, 1904
1907 · Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., Nov 23, 1907
1908 · The Birmingham age-herald, Nov 1, 1908
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
On television
| 2025 | NBC | 2.5 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.