Illinois @ Minnesota
-- Minnesota Homecoming --
Final
Illinois
Fighting Illini
2-5 / 1-3
17
40
Minnesota
Golden Gophers
5-2 / 2-2
2016 Season

Memorial Stadium (IL)
Champaign, IL
Capacity: 60,670
Attendance: 40,090

Series Stats

Illinois
Minnesota
Tie
29
37
3
69th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

23-32 Minnesota
TCF Bank Stadium
Nov 21, 2015
Illinois

West Division
Head Coach
Lovie Smith
Schedule
vs Murray State W 3-52 9/3/2016
vs North Carolina L 48-23 9/10/2016
@ Western Michigan L 34-10 9/17/2016
@ Nebraska L 31-16 10/1/2016
vs Purdue L 34-31 10/8/2016
@ Rutgers W 7-24 10/15/2016
@ Michigan L 41-8 10/22/2016
@ Minnesota L 40-17 10/29/2016
@ Michigan State W 27-31 11/5/2016
vs Wisconsin L 48-3 11/12/2016
@ Iowa L 28-0 11/19/2016
vs Northwestern L 42-21 11/26/2016
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
198 to 164
this season
Lovie Smith's record
at Illinois
2 - 5 - 0
vs Minnesota
0 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Illinois
5 game(s)
from 1981
to 1987
Minnesota
7 game(s)
from 1900
to 1913
Stats
Minnesota

West Division
Head Coach
Tracy Claeys
Schedule
vs Oregon State W 23-30 9/1/2016
vs Indiana State W 28-58 9/10/2016
vs Colorado State W 24-31 9/24/2016
@ Penn State L 29-26 10/1/2016
vs Iowa L 14-7 10/8/2016
@ Maryland W 10-31 10/15/2016
@ Rutgers W 32-34 10/22/2016
vs Illinois W 17-40 10/29/2016
@ Purdue W 31-44 11/5/2016
vs Nebraska L 24-17 11/12/2016
@ Northwestern W 12-29 11/19/2016
vs Wisconsin L 31-17 11/26/2016
@ Washington State W 12-17 12/27/2016
Minnesota
has outscored their opponents
217 to 160
this season
Tracy Claeys's record
at Minnesota
5 - 2 - 0
vs Illinois
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
3 game(s)
from 2021
to 2023
Minnesota
1 game(s)
from 2024
to 2024
Notes