Matchup Overview

The Illinois and Ohio State have met 16 times in NCAAF since 2001. Ohio State hold a dominant all-time edge, leading the series 14–2. Ohio State have been dominant in recent meetings, winning 5 of their last 5. Their most recent matchup ended 42–19 in favor of Ohio State on September 26, 2026.

Next Meeting

No upcoming game scheduled between these teams this season.

All-Time Head-to-Head

Showing 16 games from available historical data.

Date	Season	Away	Score	Home
Sep 26, 26	2026 W4	Illinois	19–42	Ohio State
Oct 11, 25	2025 W7	Illinois	16–34	Ohio State
Nov 17, 17	2017	Illinois	14–52	Ohio State
Nov 13, 15	2015	Ohio State	28–3	Illinois
Oct 31, 14	2014	Illinois	14–55	Ohio State
Nov 15, 13	2013	Ohio State	60–35	Illinois
Nov 2, 12	2012	Illinois	22–52	Ohio State
Oct 14, 11	2011	Ohio State	17–7	Illinois
Oct 1, 10	2010	Ohio State	24–13	Illinois
Sep 25, 09	2009	Illinois	0–30	Ohio State
Nov 14, 08	2008	Ohio State	30–20	Illinois
Nov 9, 07	2007	Illinois	28–21	Ohio State
Nov 3, 06	2006	Ohio State	17–10	Illinois
Nov 4, 05	2005	Illinois	2–40	Ohio State
Nov 15, 02	2002	Ohio State	23–16	Illinois
Nov 16, 01	2001	Illinois	34–22	Ohio State

Games before the 2022 season: Data from SportsDataverse, used under CC BY 4.0.