In-form Illinois Fighting Illini host Iowa Hawkeyes
Illinois Fighting Illini meet Iowa Hawkeyes at Gies Memorial Stadium, Sunday 6:30am (College Football (NCAA), Week 12). Iowa Hawkeyes have won 9 of the 10 meetings with Illinois Fighting Illini since 2014.
The big picture
Illinois Fighting Illini are 6–3 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 28.4 points for and 23 against.
Iowa Hawkeyes are 7–2 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 27.8 points for and 12.2 against.
Form
Illinois Fighting Illini have won four of their last five and most recently beat Nebraska Cornhuskers 24–13.
Iowa Hawkeyes have won three of their last five and most recently beat Northwestern Wildcats 24–10.
Illinois Fighting Illini arrive on a 4-game winning streak.
Head to head
These sides have met 10 times on our records since 2014: Illinois Fighting Illini 1, Iowa Hawkeyes 9.
Last time out (2023, Week 12), Iowa Hawkeyes won 15–13 at Kinnick Stadium.
Biggest margin between these two: Iowa Hawkeyes by 63 points in 2018 (63–0).
Players to watch
For Illinois Fighting Illini, watch Nicario Harper (8 def total tackles a game in 2023) and Dylan Rosiek (8 def total tackles a game in 2023).
For Iowa Hawkeyes, watch Jay Higgins IV (13 def total tackles a game in 2023) and Nick Jackson (8.5 def total tackles a game, 1 def sack in 2023).
At Gies Memorial Stadium
Illinois Fighting Illini have won 17 of their last 23 at Gies Memorial Stadium.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
