All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

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

Ohio State vs

Illinois

Series

70–30–3

Ohio State leads

Average Score

22.9–13.1

103 games

Current Streak

Ohio State

Longest Streak

Ohio State, 1968–1982

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2025	2025-10-12	Ohio State	34–16
2017	2017-11-21	Ohio State	52–14
2015	2015-11-17	Ohio State	28–3
2014	2014-11-04	Ohio State	55–14
2013	2013-11-19	Ohio State	60–35
2012	2012-11-06	Ohio State	52–22
2011	2011-10-18	Ohio State	17–7
2010	2010-10-05	Ohio State	24–13
2009	2009-09-29	Ohio State	30–0
2008	2008-11-18	Ohio State	30–20
2007	2007-11-13	Illinois	21–28
2006	2006-11-07	Ohio State	17–10
2005	2005-11-08	Ohio State	40–2
2002	2002-11-19	Ohio State	23–16
2001	2001-11-20	Illinois	22–34
2000	2000-11-14	Ohio State	24–21
1999	1999-11-16	Illinois	20–46
1998	1998-10-13	Ohio State	41–0
1997	1997-11-18	Ohio State	41–6
1996	1996-11-12	Ohio State	48–0
1995	1995-11-14	Ohio State	41–3
1994	1994-10-11	Illinois	10–24
1993	1993-10-12	Ohio State	20–12
1992	1992-10-13	Illinois	16–18
1991	1991-10-15	Illinois	7–10
1990	1990-10-09	Illinois	20–31
1989	1989-10-10	Illinois	14–34
1988	1988-10-04	Illinois	12–31
1987	1987-10-06	Ohio State	10–6
1986	1986-10-07	Ohio State	14–0
1985	1985-10-08	Illinois	28–31
1984	1984-10-16	Ohio State	45–38
1983	1983-10-18	Illinois	13–17
1982	1982-10-19	Ohio State	26–21
1981	1981-10-20	Ohio State	34–27
1980	1980-11-11	Ohio State	49–42
1979	1979-11-06	Ohio State	44–7
1978	1978-11-14	Ohio State	45–7
1977	1977-11-08	Ohio State	35–0
1976	1976-11-09	Ohio State	42–10
1975	1975-11-11	Ohio State	40–3
1974	1974-11-05	Ohio State	49–7
1973	1973-11-06	Ohio State	30–0
1972	1972-10-17	Ohio State	26–7
1971	1971-10-12	Ohio State	24–10
1970	1970-10-27	Ohio State	48–29
1969	1969-10-28	Ohio State	41–0
1968	1968-10-29	Ohio State	31–24
1967	1967-10-31	Illinois	13–17
1966	1966-10-11	Illinois	9–10
1965	1965-10-12	Ohio State	28–14
1964	1964-10-13	Ohio State	26–0
1963	1963-10-15	Tie	20–20
1962	1962-10-16	Ohio State	51–15
1961	1961-10-17	Ohio State	44–0
1960	1960-10-11	Ohio State	34–7
1959	1959-10-13	Illinois	0–9
1958	1958-10-14	Ohio State	19–13
1957	1957-10-15	Ohio State	21–7
1956	1956-10-16	Ohio State	26–6
1955	1955-10-11	Ohio State	27–12
1954	1954-10-12	Ohio State	40–7
1953	1953-10-13	Illinois	20–41
1952	1952-11-18	Ohio State	27–7
1951	1951-11-20	Tie	0–0
1950	1950-11-21	Illinois	7–14
1949	1949-11-15	Ohio State	30–17
1948	1948-11-16	Ohio State	34–7
1947	1947-11-18	Illinois	7–28
1946	1946-11-19	Illinois	7–16
1945	1945-11-20	Ohio State	27–2
1944	1944-11-21	Ohio State	26–12
1943	1943-11-16	Ohio State	29–26
1942	1942-11-17	Ohio State	44–20
1941	1941-11-18	Ohio State	12–7
1940	1940-11-19	Ohio State	14–6
1939	1939-11-21	Ohio State	21–0
1938	1938-11-15	Ohio State	32–14
1937	1937-11-16	Ohio State	19–0
1936	1936-11-17	Ohio State	13–0
1935	1935-11-19	Ohio State	6–0
1934	1934-10-16	Illinois	13–14
1933	1933-11-28	Ohio State	7–6
1932	1932-11-22	Ohio State	3–0
1931	1931-11-24	Ohio State	40–0
1930	1930-11-25	Ohio State	12–9
1929	1929-11-26	Illinois	0–27
1928	1928-11-27	Illinois	0–8
1927	1927-11-22	Illinois	0–13
1926	1926-11-23	Ohio State	7–6
1925	1925-11-24	Illinois	9–14
1924	1924-11-25	Illinois	0–7
1923	1923-11-27	Illinois	0–9
1922	1922-11-28	Ohio State	6–3
1921	1921-11-22	Illinois	0–7
1920	1920-11-23	Ohio State	7–0
1919	1919-11-25	Illinois	7–9
1918	1918-11-19	Illinois	0–13
1917	1917-11-20	Ohio State	13–0
1916	1916-10-24	Ohio State	7–6
1915	1915-10-19	Tie	3–3
1914	1914-10-20	Illinois	0–37
1904	1904-11-08	Illinois	0–46

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