Ohio State vs Illinois
Ohio State714 ties105 meetings
30Illinois
Ohio State leads the series · Ohio State on a 11-game winning run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 42-19 |
| 2025 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 34-16 |
| 2017 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 52-14 |
| 2015 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 28-3 |
| 2014 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 55-14 |
| 2013 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 60-35 |
| 2012 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 52-22 |
| 2011 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 17-7 |
| 2010 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 24-13 |
| 2009 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 30-0 |
| 2008 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 30-20 |
| 2007 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 21-28 |
| 2006 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 17-10 |
| 2005 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 40-2 |
| 2002 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 23-16 |
| 2001 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 22-34 |
| 2000 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 24-21 |
| 1999 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 20-46 |
| 1998 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 41-0 |
| 1997 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 41-6 |
| 1996 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 48-0 |
| 1995 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 41-3 |
| 1994 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 10-24 |
| 1993 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 20-12 |
| 1992 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 16-18 |
| 1991 | Illinois win | Champaign | L | 7-10 |
| 1990 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 20-31 |
| 1989 | Illinois win | Champaign | L | 14-34 |
| 1988 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 12-31 |
| 1987 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 10-6 |
| 1986 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 14-0 |
| 1985 | Illinois win | Champaign | L | 28-31 |
| 1984 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 45-38 |
| 1983 | Illinois win | Champaign | L | 13-17 |
| 1982 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 26-21 |
| 1981 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 34-27 |
| 1980 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 49-42 |
| 1979 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 44-7 |
| 1978 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 45-7 |
| 1977 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 35-0 |
| 1976 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 42-10 |
| 1975 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 40-3 |
| 1974 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 49-7 |
| 1973 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 30-0 |
| 1972 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 26-7 |
| 1971 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 24-10 |
| 1970 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 48-29 |
| 1969 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 41-0 |
| 1968 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 31-24 |
| 1967 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 13-17 |
| 1966 | Illinois win | Champaign | L | 9-10 |
| 1965 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 28-14 |
| 1964 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 26-0 |
| 1963 | Tie | Champaign | T | 20-20 |
| 1962 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 51-15 |
| 1961 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 44-0 |
| 1960 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 34-7 |
| 1959 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 0-9 |
| 1958 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 19-13 |
| 1957 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 21-7 |
| 1956 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 26-6 |
| 1955 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 27-12 |
| 1954 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 40-7 |
| 1953 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 20-41 |
| 1952 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 27-7 |
| 1951 | Tie | Champaign | T | 0-0 |
| 1950 | Illinois win | Champaign | L | 7-14 |
| 1949 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 30-17 |
| 1948 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 34-7 |
| 1947 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 7-28 |
| 1946 | Illinois win | Champaign | L | 7-16 |
| 1945 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 27-2 |
| 1944 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 26-12 |
| 1943 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 29-26 |
| 1942 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 44-20 |
| 1941 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 12-7 |
| 1940 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 14-6 |
| 1939 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 21-0 |
| 1938 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 32-14 |
| 1937 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 19-0 |
| 1936 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 13-0 |
| 1935 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 6-0 |
| 1934 | Illinois win | Champaign | L | 13-14 |
| 1933 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 7-6 |
| 1932 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 3-0 |
| 1931 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 40-0 |
| 1930 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 12-9 |
| 1929 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 0-27 |
| 1928 | Illinois win | Champaign | L | 0-8 |
| 1927 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 0-13 |
| 1926 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 7-6 |
| 1925 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 9-14 |
| 1924 | Illinois win | Champaign | L | 0-7 |
| 1923 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 0-9 |
| 1922 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 6-3 |
| 1921 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 0-7 |
| 1920 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 7-0 |
| 1919 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 7-9 |
| 1918 | Illinois win | Champaign | L | 0-13 |
| 1917 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 13-0 |
| 1916 | Ohio State win | Champaign | W | 7-6 |
| 1915 | Tie | Champaign | T | 3-3 |
| 1914 | Illinois win | Champaign | L | 0-37 |
| 1904 | Illinois win | Columbus | L | 0-46 |
| 1902 | Tie | Champaign | T | 0-0 |
The head-to-head series, every meeting on record since 1902.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between Ohio State and Illinois?
Ohio State is 71-30-4 against Illinois across 105 meetings on record since 1902. Ohio State leads the series.
When did Ohio State last play Illinois?
They last met in 2026, a 42-19 win for Ohio State.