Matchup Index

California Golden Bears vs Illinois Fighting Illini

California Golden Bears 4
Illinois Fighting Illini leads 7-4
wins
1955 to 2019
California Golden Bears have won 3 straight
Illinois Fighting Illini 7

Series timeline

▼ Illinois Fighting Illini ahead (peak +6)
1955: Illinois Fighting Illini 20-131956: Illinois Fighting Illini 32-201963: Illinois Fighting Illini 10-01964: Illinois Fighting Illini 20-141973: Illinois Fighting Illini 27-71974: California Golden Bears 31-142000: Illinois Fighting Illini 17-152001: Illinois Fighting Illini 44-172003: California Golden Bears 31-242005: California Golden Bears 35-202019: California Golden Bears 35-20 (postseason)

California Golden Bears Illinois Fighting Illini Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: California Golden Bears 3 (2003–2019), Illinois Fighting Illini 5 (1955–1973). Current: California Golden Bears 3.

Splits

SplitCalifornia Golden Bears record
Regular season3-7
Postseason1-0
Hosted by California Golden Bears2-4
Hosted by Illinois Fighting Illini2-3
Last 10 seasons (1956 to 2019)4-6
Largest California Golden Bears win31-14 (1974)
Largest Illinois Fighting Illini win44-17 (2001)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019Dec 30, 2019California Golden Bears 35-20 at California Golden Bears Bowls (SR Week 20)

Every meeting

2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Dec 30, 2019 California Golden Bears 35-20 at California Golden Bears Bowls (SR Week 20) Postseason
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2005 Sep 17, 2005 California Golden Bears 35-20 at California Golden Bears Week 3
2003 Sep 20, 2003 California Golden Bears 31-24 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 5
2001 Sep 1, 2001 Illinois Fighting Illini 44-17 at California Golden Bears Week 2
2000 Sep 16, 2000 Illinois Fighting Illini 17-15 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 4
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1974 Oct 5, 1974 California Golden Bears 31-14 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 5
1973 Sep 22, 1973 Illinois Fighting Illini 27-7 at California Golden Bears Week 4
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1964 Sep 26, 1964 Illinois Fighting Illini 20-14 at California Golden Bears Week 3
1963 Sep 28, 1963 Illinois Fighting Illini 10-0 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 3
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1956 Sep 29, 1956 Illinois Fighting Illini 32-20 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 3
1955 Sep 24, 1955 Illinois Fighting Illini 20-13 at California Golden Bears Week 2

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.