Matchup Index

Illinois Fighting Illini vs Wisconsin Badgers

Illinois Fighting Illini 38
Wisconsin Badgers leads 46-38-7
7 ties
1895 to 2025
Wisconsin Badgers have won 2 straight
Wisconsin Badgers 46

Series timeline

▲ Illinois Fighting Illini ahead (peak +9) ▼ Wisconsin Badgers ahead (peak +8)
1895: Tied 10-101899: Wisconsin Badgers 23-01900: Wisconsin Badgers 27-01906: Wisconsin Badgers 16-61907: Illinois Fighting Illini 15-41914: Illinois Fighting Illini 24-91915: Illinois Fighting Illini 17-31916: Tied 0-01917: Illinois Fighting Illini 7-01918: Illinois Fighting Illini 22-01919: Wisconsin Badgers 14-101920: Wisconsin Badgers 14-91921: Wisconsin Badgers 20-01922: Illinois Fighting Illini 3-01923: Illinois Fighting Illini 10-01931: Wisconsin Badgers 7-61932: Wisconsin Badgers 20-121933: Illinois Fighting Illini 21-01934: Wisconsin Badgers 7-31939: Illinois Fighting Illini 7-01940: Wisconsin Badgers 13-61943: Illinois Fighting Illini 25-71945: Tied 7-71946: Illinois Fighting Illini 27-211948: Wisconsin Badgers 20-161949: Tied 13-131950: Wisconsin Badgers 7-61951: Illinois Fighting Illini 14-101952: Wisconsin Badgers 20-61953: Wisconsin Badgers 34-71954: Wisconsin Badgers 27-141955: Illinois Fighting Illini 17-141956: Tied 13-131957: Wisconsin Badgers 24-131958: Wisconsin Badgers 31-121959: Illinois Fighting Illini 9-61960: Illinois Fighting Illini 35-141961: Wisconsin Badgers 55-71962: Wisconsin Badgers 35-61963: Illinois Fighting Illini 17-71964: Illinois Fighting Illini 29-01965: Illinois Fighting Illini 51-01966: Illinois Fighting Illini 49-141969: Wisconsin Badgers 55-141970: Wisconsin Badgers 29-171971: Illinois Fighting Illini 35-271972: Illinois Fighting Illini 27-71975: Wisconsin Badgers 18-91976: Illinois Fighting Illini 31-251977: Wisconsin Badgers 26-01978: Tied 20-201981: Illinois Fighting Illini 23-211982: Illinois Fighting Illini 29-281983: Illinois Fighting Illini 27-151984: Illinois Fighting Illini 22-61985: Illinois Fighting Illini 38-251986: Wisconsin Badgers 15-91987: Illinois Fighting Illini 16-141988: Illinois Fighting Illini 34-61989: Illinois Fighting Illini 32-91990: Illinois Fighting Illini 21-31991: Illinois Fighting Illini 22-61992: Illinois Fighting Illini 13-121993: Wisconsin Badgers 35-101994: Wisconsin Badgers 19-131995: Tied 3-31996: Wisconsin Badgers 35-151997: Wisconsin Badgers 31-71998: Wisconsin Badgers 37-32001: Illinois Fighting Illini 42-352002: Illinois Fighting Illini 37-202003: Wisconsin Badgers 38-202004: Wisconsin Badgers 24-72005: Wisconsin Badgers 41-242006: Wisconsin Badgers 30-242007: Illinois Fighting Illini 31-262008: Wisconsin Badgers 27-172011: Wisconsin Badgers 28-172012: Wisconsin Badgers 31-142013: Wisconsin Badgers 56-322014: Wisconsin Badgers 38-282015: Wisconsin Badgers 24-132016: Wisconsin Badgers 48-32017: Wisconsin Badgers 24-102018: Wisconsin Badgers 49-202019: Illinois Fighting Illini 24-232020: Wisconsin Badgers 45-72021: Wisconsin Badgers 24-02022: Illinois Fighting Illini 34-102023: Wisconsin Badgers 25-212025: Wisconsin Badgers 27-10

Illinois Fighting Illini Wisconsin Badgers Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Illinois Fighting Illini 6 (1987–1992), Wisconsin Badgers 9 (2008–2018). Current: Wisconsin Badgers 2.

Splits

SplitIllinois Fighting Illini record
Regular season38-46-7
Hosted by Illinois Fighting Illini21-20-3
Hosted by Wisconsin Badgers17-26-4
Last 10 seasons (2015 to 2025)2-8
Largest Illinois Fighting Illini win51-0 (1965)
Largest Wisconsin Badgers win55-7 (1961)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Nov 22, 2025 Wisconsin Badgers 27-10 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 13
2023 Oct 21, 2023 Wisconsin Badgers 25-21 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 9
2022 Oct 1, 2022 Illinois Fighting Illini 34-10 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 6
2021 Oct 9, 2021 Wisconsin Badgers 24-0 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 7
2020 Oct 23, 2020 Wisconsin Badgers 45-7 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 8
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Oct 19, 2019 Illinois Fighting Illini 24-23 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 9
2018 Oct 20, 2018 Wisconsin Badgers 49-20 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 9
2017 Oct 28, 2017 Wisconsin Badgers 24-10 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 10
2016 Nov 12, 2016 Wisconsin Badgers 48-3 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 12
2015 Oct 24, 2015 Wisconsin Badgers 24-13 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 8
2014 Oct 11, 2014 Wisconsin Badgers 38-28 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 7
2013 Oct 19, 2013 Wisconsin Badgers 56-32 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 8
2012 Oct 6, 2012 Wisconsin Badgers 31-14 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 6
2011 Nov 19, 2011 Wisconsin Badgers 28-17 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 12
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2008 Oct 25, 2008 Wisconsin Badgers 27-17 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 9
2007 Oct 6, 2007 Illinois Fighting Illini 31-26 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 6
2006 Oct 28, 2006 Wisconsin Badgers 30-24 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 9
2005 Oct 29, 2005 Wisconsin Badgers 41-24 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 9
2004 Oct 2, 2004 Wisconsin Badgers 24-7 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 6
2003 Sep 27, 2003 Wisconsin Badgers 38-20 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 6
2002 Nov 9, 2002 Illinois Fighting Illini 37-20 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 12
2001 Oct 20, 2001 Illinois Fighting Illini 42-35 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 8
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1998 Oct 17, 1998 Wisconsin Badgers 37-3 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 8
1997 Oct 11, 1997 Wisconsin Badgers 31-7 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 8
1996 Nov 23, 1996 Wisconsin Badgers 35-15 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 14
1995 Nov 25, 1995 Tie 3-3 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 14
1994 Nov 19, 1994 Wisconsin Badgers 19-13 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 13
1993 Nov 20, 1993 Wisconsin Badgers 35-10 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 13
1992 Oct 31, 1992 Illinois Fighting Illini 13-12 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 10
1991 Nov 2, 1991 Illinois Fighting Illini 22-6 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 10
1990 Oct 27, 1990 Illinois Fighting Illini 21-3 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 10
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Oct 28, 1989 Illinois Fighting Illini 32-9 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 9
1988 Oct 15, 1988 Illinois Fighting Illini 34-6 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 8
1987 Oct 17, 1987 Illinois Fighting Illini 16-14 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 8
1986 Oct 25, 1986 Wisconsin Badgers 15-9 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 9
1985 Oct 26, 1985 Illinois Fighting Illini 38-25 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 9
1984 Oct 6, 1984 Illinois Fighting Illini 22-6 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 7
1983 Oct 8, 1983 Illinois Fighting Illini 27-15 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 7
1982 Oct 23, 1982 Illinois Fighting Illini 29-28 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 8
1981 Oct 24, 1981 Illinois Fighting Illini 23-21 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 8
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1978 Oct 14, 1978 Tie 20-20 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 7
1977 Oct 8, 1977 Wisconsin Badgers 26-0 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 6
1976 Oct 30, 1976 Illinois Fighting Illini 31-25 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 9
1975 Nov 1, 1975 Wisconsin Badgers 18-9 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 9
1972 Nov 18, 1972 Illinois Fighting Illini 27-7 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 11
1971 Nov 13, 1971 Illinois Fighting Illini 35-27 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 10
1970 Nov 14, 1970 Wisconsin Badgers 29-17 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 12
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Nov 15, 1969 Wisconsin Badgers 55-14 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 10
1966 Nov 12, 1966 Illinois Fighting Illini 49-14 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 10
1965 Nov 13, 1965 Illinois Fighting Illini 51-0 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 10
1964 Nov 14, 1964 Illinois Fighting Illini 29-0 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 10
1963 Nov 16, 1963 Illinois Fighting Illini 17-7 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 10
1962 Nov 17, 1962 Wisconsin Badgers 35-6 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 10
1961 Nov 18, 1961 Wisconsin Badgers 55-7 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 10
1960 Nov 12, 1960 Illinois Fighting Illini 35-14 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 10
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Nov 14, 1959 Illinois Fighting Illini 9-6 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 10
1958 Nov 15, 1958 Wisconsin Badgers 31-12 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 10
1957 Nov 16, 1957 Wisconsin Badgers 24-13 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 10
1956 Nov 17, 1956 Tie 13-13 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 10
1955 Nov 12, 1955 Illinois Fighting Illini 17-14 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 9
1954 Nov 13, 1954 Wisconsin Badgers 27-14 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 9
1953 Nov 14, 1953 Wisconsin Badgers 34-7 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 9
1952 Oct 4, 1952 Wisconsin Badgers 20-6 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 4
1951 Oct 6, 1951 Illinois Fighting Illini 14-10 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 4
1950 Oct 7, 1950 Wisconsin Badgers 7-6 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 4
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Oct 1, 1949 Tie 13-13 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 4
1948 Oct 2, 1948 Wisconsin Badgers 20-16 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 4
1946 Oct 19, 1946 Illinois Fighting Illini 27-21 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 6
1945 Oct 20, 1945 Tie 7-7 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 7
1943 Oct 9, 1943 Illinois Fighting Illini 25-7 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 5
1940 Nov 2, 1940 Wisconsin Badgers 13-6 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 8
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1939 Nov 11, 1939 Illinois Fighting Illini 7-0 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 9
1934 Nov 17, 1934 Wisconsin Badgers 7-3 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 10
1933 Oct 14, 1933 Illinois Fighting Illini 21-0 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 5
1932 Nov 5, 1932 Wisconsin Badgers 20-12 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 8
1931 Nov 7, 1931 Wisconsin Badgers 7-6 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 9
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1923 Nov 10, 1923 Illinois Fighting Illini 10-0 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 8
1922 Nov 11, 1922 Illinois Fighting Illini 3-0 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 8
1921 Oct 22, 1921 Wisconsin Badgers 20-0 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 6
1920 Nov 13, 1920 Wisconsin Badgers 14-9 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 8
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1919 Oct 25, 1919 Wisconsin Badgers 14-10 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 6
1918 Nov 9, 1918 Illinois Fighting Illini 22-0 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 7
1917 Oct 20, 1917 Illinois Fighting Illini 7-0 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 6
1916 Nov 25, 1916 Tie 0-0 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 11
1915 Nov 13, 1915 Illinois Fighting Illini 17-3 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 9
1914 Nov 21, 1914 Illinois Fighting Illini 24-9 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 10
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1907 Oct 26, 1907 Illinois Fighting Illini 15-4 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 6
1906 Nov 10, 1906 Wisconsin Badgers 16-6 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 8
1900 Nov 24, 1900 Wisconsin Badgers 27-0 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 11
1890s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1899 Nov 11, 1899 Wisconsin Badgers 23-0 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 10
1895 Oct 26, 1895 Tie 10-10 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 8

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.