Articles Tagged: Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois bested Iowa, 9-6, as the Hawkeyes’ offense again struggled mightily. It was the Illini’s first win over Iowa since 2008.

Follow live Iowa football score updates and highlights as the Hawkeyes visit Illinois on Saturday night.

Here are our predictions, plus TV and live stream information and complete pregame coverage ahead of Saturday’s Iowa football game at Illinois.

Hlastradamus picks the easiest path by pandering in this week’s college football picks, but it’s also the right road.

It would seem to be a natural that Iowa and Illinois would have a storied football rivalry, being in the same conference and being in bordering states. But they don’t. The Hawkeyes will try to extend their dominance over Illini this century.

The Iowa-Illinois game Saturday night in Champaign, Ill, features the Big Ten Conference’s best defense (Illinois) and its worst offense (Iowa) statistically.

Illinois has a 294-0 lead ... in miles of toll roads. Here are 20 Fun Facts ahead of Saturday’s Iowa football game at Illinois.

Illinois is off to its best start since 2015, and Iowa has looked far from impeccable through five games. Here are three keys for Iowa to pull off the upset in Champaign.

It’s been more than 20 years since Bret Bielema last coached at Iowa, but many fond memories remain from his time at his alma mater.

The Big Ten West has a six-way tie for first place, and two programs are in flux with coaching changes. That leaves an opportunity for Iowa, but it has to worry about a rising Illinois team first.

The FBS leader in rushing yards and a tight end with a familiar last name to some Iowa fans are among the players to watch in Saturday’s Iowa-Illinois game.

Fresh off blasting the Badgers, Illinois is playing very good football.

Iowa football will be playing under the lights again on Oct. 8.

Kirk Ferentz considers Illinois as the Hawkeyes’ second “home state.” The recruiting battle there could be more difficult with Bret Bielema leading the Illini.

Iowa has been dominant against Illinois in the Kirk Ferentz era. That’s unlikely to change in 2022 with an Illini team that has many question marks ahead of the season.