Illinois vs. Western Illinois

Illinois and Western Illinois have 4 meetings on file, the first in 2007; Illinois leads the series 4–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Illinois 4–⁠0, and Illinois has won the last 4.

Illinois wins
4
Western Illinois wins
0
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2007
Longest streak
4 Illinois
Current streak
4 Illinois
Last 10 meetings
Illinois 4–⁠0
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s1–⁠0
2010s2–⁠0
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
33.5 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Illinois
4–⁠0 Illinois’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Illinois and Western Illinois, 2007 on1300150017002010201520202025

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

Aug 29, 202512Illinois 52, Western Illinois 3at Illinois
Sep 8, 2018Illinois 34, Western Illinois 14at Illinois
Sep 12, 2015Illinois 44, Western Illinois 0at Illinois
Sep 8, 2007Illinois 21, Western Illinois 0at Illinois

Every game is listed as played on the field.