All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

The Game Army–Navy Holy War Iron Bowl Red River The Game (Ivy)

Illinois vs

Michigan State

Series

20–27–2

Michigan State leads

Average Score

17.0–23.3

49 games

Current Streak

Illinois

Longest Streak

Michigan State, 1995–2005

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2024	2024-11-17	Illinois	38–16
2022	2022-11-08	Michigan State	15–23
2019	2019-11-12	Illinois	37–34
2016	2016-11-08	Illinois	31–27
2013	2013-10-29	Michigan State	3–42
2010	2010-10-19	Michigan State	6–26
2009	2009-10-13	Michigan State	14–24
2006	2006-10-03	Illinois	23–20
2005	2005-09-27	Michigan State	14–61
2004	2004-10-12	Michigan State	25–38
2003	2003-10-14	Michigan State	14–49
2000	2000-10-31	Michigan State	10–14
1999	1999-09-28	Michigan State	10–27
1998	1998-11-24	Michigan State	9–41
1997	1997-11-25	Michigan State	17–27
1996	1996-10-15	Michigan State	14–42
1995	1995-10-17	Michigan State	21–27
1992	1992-11-24	Illinois	14–10
1991	1991-11-26	Michigan State	24–27
1990	1990-10-23	Illinois	15–13
1989	1989-10-24	Illinois	14–10
1988	1988-10-25	Michigan State	21–28
1987	1987-10-27	Tie	14–14
1986	1986-10-21	Michigan State	21–29
1985	1985-10-22	Illinois	30–17
1984	1984-09-25	Illinois	40–7
1983	1983-09-27	Illinois	20–10
1982	1982-09-14	Illinois	23–16
1981	1981-09-15	Illinois	27–17
1980	1980-09-16	Illinois	20–17
1979	1979-09-11	Michigan State	16–33
1978	1978-11-07	Michigan State	19–59
1977	1977-11-01	Michigan State	20–49
1976	1976-10-26	Michigan State	23–31
1975	1975-10-28	Illinois	21–19
1974	1974-10-22	Tie	21–21
1973	1973-10-23	Illinois	6–3
1972	1972-09-19	Michigan State	0–24
1971	1971-09-14	Michigan State	0–10
1966	1966-10-04	Michigan State	10–26
1965	1965-10-05	Michigan State	12–22
1964	1964-11-24	Illinois	16–0
1963	1963-12-03	Illinois	13–0
1962	1962-11-27	Illinois	7–6
1961	1961-11-28	Michigan State	7–34
1958	1958-10-28	Illinois	16–0
1957	1957-10-29	Michigan State	14–19
1956	1956-10-30	Illinois	20–13
1955	1955-10-25	Michigan State	7–21

Scores read Illinois first. Dates are the ranking release that included the game. Games come from the published weekly rankings.