Head to head · since 2016
Updated Aug 30, 2026Illinois vs Rutgers
Illinois leads Rutgers 6-2 over their last 8 meetings since 2016. They are not scheduled to meet in the 2026 regular season. Updated August 29, 2026.
8
meetings
14.4
avg margin (pts)
2
Illinois streak
These two are not on each other's 2026 regular-season schedule. This page stays here and updates the moment they are.
Wildest game
2024
38–31, wilder than 98% of all games
Biggest crowd
47,524
2024 · SHI Stadium
Every meeting
Results from 2016 to 2025, most recent first.
- 2025Illinois beat Rutgers35–13
- 2024Illinois beat Rutgers38–31
- 2021Rutgers beat Illinois20–14
- 2020Illinois beat Rutgers23–20
- 2019Illinois beat Rutgers38–10
- 2018Illinois beat Rutgers38–17
- 2017Rutgers beat Illinois35–24
- 2016Illinois beat Rutgers24–7
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