Illinois vs. Western Michigan
Illinois and Western Michigan have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1947; Illinois leads the series 5–2 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Illinois 5–2. Share
2032 at Illinois Sept. 4. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Illinois wins
- 5
- Western Michigan wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1947
- Longest streak
- 2 Illinois
- Current streak
- 1 Illinois
- Last 10 meetings
- Illinois 5–2
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 19.6 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Illinois
- 5–1 Illinois’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Illinois first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Illinois’s biggest win1947: Illinois 60, Western Michigan 14by 46 points
- Western Michigan’s biggest win2016: Western Michigan 34, Illinois 10by 24 points
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.
Every game
| Sep 13, 2025 | 9Illinois 38, Western Michigan 0 | at Illinois | ||
| Sep 17, 2016 | Western Michigan 34, Illinois 10 | at Illinois | ||
| Sep 1, 2012 | Illinois 24, Western Michigan 7 | at Illinois | ||
| Sep 24, 2011 | 24Illinois 23, Western Michigan 20 | at Illinois | ||
| Nov 8, 2008 | Western Michigan 23, Illinois 17 | Neutral site | ||
| Sep 18, 2004 | Illinois 30, Western Michigan 27 | at Illinois | ||
| Nov 8, 1947 | 11Illinois 60, Western Michigan 14 | at Illinois |
Every game is listed as played on the field.