Illinois vs. Rutgers

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

1. Illinois’s biggest win2019: Illinois 38, Rutgers 10by 28 points
2. Rutgers’s biggest win2006: Rutgers 33, Illinois 0by 33 points
3. Upset2017: Rutgers 35, Illinois 24Rutgers had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

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

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.

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Illinois vs. Northwestern119 meetings, Illinois 59–⁠55–⁠5
• Illinois vs. Ohio State105 meetings, Illinois 30–⁠71–⁠4
• Illinois vs. Purdue101 meetings, Illinois 47–⁠48–⁠6
• Illinois vs. Michigan98 meetings, Illinois 24–⁠72–⁠2
• Rutgers vs. Princeton71 meetings, Rutgers 17–⁠53–⁠1
• Rutgers vs. Lafayette52 meetings, Rutgers 35–⁠16–⁠1
• Rutgers vs. Lehigh51 meetings, Rutgers 24–⁠27
• Rutgers vs. Columbia49 meetings, Rutgers 23–⁠21–⁠5