College football · all-time series

Illinois vs. USC

Illinois

Big Ten

USC

Big Ten

3–11

14 meetings

Series leaderUSC by 8

Series span1935–2025

Current streakIllinois 1

Largest marginUSC by 52

Score archive

Recent meetings

Most recent 14

2025Sep 27, 2025

USC32

Illinois34

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

2007Jan 1, 2008

Illinois17

USC49

Neutral site

1996Sep 7, 1996

USC55

Illinois3

Illinois home

1989Sep 4, 1989

Illinois14

USC13

USC home

1986Sep 13, 1986

Illinois16

USC31

USC home

1985Sep 7, 1985

USC20

Illinois10

Illinois home

1972Sep 23, 1972

USC55

Illinois20

Illinois home

1971Sep 25, 1971

Illinois0

USC28

USC home

1962Oct 27, 1962

USC28

Illinois16

Illinois home

1961Oct 28, 1961

Illinois10

USC14

USC home

1940Oct 12, 1940

USC13

Illinois7

Illinois home

1939Oct 14, 1939

Illinois0

USC26

USC home

1936Oct 10, 1936

USC24

Illinois6

Illinois home

1935Oct 12, 1935

Illinois19

USC0

USC home