Illibuck

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American college football rivalry

Battle for the Illibuck^[1]
Statistics
Illinois Fighting Illini Ohio State Buckeyes
First meeting	November 15, 1902 Tie, 0–0
Latest meeting	October 11, 2025 Ohio State, 34–16
Next meeting	2026
Trophy	Illibuck
Meetings total	104
All-time series	Ohio State leads, 69–30–4^[2] 2010 vacated win not included
Trophy series	Ohio State leads, 65–23–2 2010 vacated win not included
Largest victory	Ohio State, 48–0 (1996)
Longest win streak	Ohio State, 15 (1968–1982)
Current win streak	Ohio State, 9 (2008–present) 2010 vacated win not included

Illibuck is a trophy awarded to the winner of thecollege football rivalry between theIllinois Fighting Illini and theOhio State Buckeyes football teams.

History

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The winning team in the Illinois–Ohio State game receives this wooden turtle, named the Illibuck.

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Ohio State

Illinois

Locations of Illinois and Ohio State

The Illibuck is a carved woodenturtle that serves as thetrophy awarded to the winner of the game. Two junior honorary societies, Bucket and Dipper of Ohio State and Atius-Sachem of Illinois, are responsible for the care of the Illibuck. Originally the "trophy" was a live turtle when the tradition began in 1925, picked for its expected long life as a symbol of the anticipated long life of the rivalry. From 1919 to 1933, the Illinois–Ohio State game was the regular-season finale for both teams. Since the original turtle's death on April 14, 1926,^[3] ten wooden replica Illibucks have been carved, each with the scores from games on its back.^[4] The Illibuck is the second oldest trophy passed betweenBig Ten Conference football programs (theLittle Brown Jug was created in 1903).

The rivalry once included the smoking of a "peace pipe" between members of the two junior honorary societies, which occurred athalftime of the game. This practice has not been done for many years. However, the trophy is still presented to the winning school of the previous year's contest between quarters.

The series was temporarily interrupted during the 2003 and 2004 seasons when Ohio State and Illinois did not play each other. When the teams met in 2005, Illinois presented the trophy to Ohio State for winning the 2002 game. Ohio State leads the overall series 69–30–4 and the trophy series 65–23–2.

In 2011, the Big Ten expanded to 12 teams and split into two divisions. Ohio State and Illinois were both placed in the Leaders Division, meaning they would play each other every year. But in 2014, the league expanded to accommodate the addition ofMaryland andRutgers, which placed Illinois in the West Division and Ohio State in the East Division.^[5] Therefore, the two schools no longer met annually.

The teams went seven seasons without a match-up, from 2018 through 2024. The game scheduled for November 28, 2020, was cancelled by Ohio State due to a high number ofCOVID-19 cases among the program.^[6]

With the 2024 expansion of the Big Ten and removal of divisions, Ohio State and Illinois will now meet at least twice in each five-year cycle.^[7]

Game results

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Illinois victories

Ohio State victories

Tie games

Vacated wins

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
1	November 15, 1902	Columbus	Tie	0	Tie	0
2	November 5, 1904	Columbus	Illinois	46	Ohio State	0
3	October 17, 1914	Champaign	Illinois	37	Ohio State	0
4	October 16, 1915	Columbus	Tie	3	Tie	3
5	October 21, 1916	Champaign	Illinois	6	Ohio State	7
6	November 17, 1917	Columbus	Illinois	0	Ohio State	13
7	November 16, 1918	Champaign	Illinois	13	Ohio State	0
8	November 22, 1919	Columbus	Illinois	9	Ohio State	7
9	November 20, 1920	Champaign	Illinois	0	Ohio State	7
10	November 19, 1921	Columbus	Illinois	7	Ohio State	0
11	November 25, 1922	Champaign	Illinois	3	Ohio State	6
12	November 24, 1923	Columbus	Illinois	9	Ohio State	0
13	November 22, 1924	Champaign	Illinois	7	Ohio State	0
14	November 21, 1925	Columbus	Illinois	14	Ohio State	9
15	November 20, 1926	Champaign	Illinois	6	Ohio State	7
16	November 19, 1927	Columbus	Illinois	13	Ohio State	0
17	November 24, 1928	Champaign	Illinois	8	Ohio State	0
18	November 23, 1929	Columbus	Illinois	27	Ohio State	0
19	November 22, 1930	Champaign	Illinois	9	Ohio State	12
20	November 21, 1931	Columbus	Illinois	0	Ohio State	40
21	November 19, 1932	Champaign	Illinois	0	Ohio State	3
22	November 25, 1933	Columbus	Illinois	6	Ohio State	7
23	October 13, 1934	Champaign	Illinois	14	Ohio State	13
24	November 16, 1935	Columbus	Illinois	0	Ohio State	6
25	November 14, 1936	Champaign	Illinois	0	Ohio State	13
26	November 13, 1937	Columbus	Illinois	0	Ohio State	19
27	November 12, 1938	Champaign	Illinois	14	Ohio State	32
28	November 18, 1939	Columbus	Illinois	0	#8 Ohio State	21
29	November 16, 1940	Urbana, Illinois	Illinois	6	Ohio State	14
30	November 15, 1941	Columbus	Illinois	7	#20 Ohio State	12
31	November 14, 1942	Cleveland, Ohio	#13 Illinois	20	#10 Ohio State	44
32	November 13, 1943	Columbus	Illinois	26	Ohio State	29
33	November 18, 1944	Cleveland, Ohio	Illinois	12	#4 Ohio State	26
34	November 17, 1945	Columbus	Illinois	2	#9 Ohio State	27
35	November 16, 1946	Champaign	#9 Illinois	16	#13 Ohio State	7
36	November 15, 1947	Columbus	Illinois	28	Ohio State	7
37	November 13, 1948	Champaign	#11 Illinois	7	Ohio State	34
38	November 12, 1949	Columbus	Illinois	17	#11 Ohio State	30
39	November 18, 1950	Champaign	#8 Illinois	14	#1 Ohio State	7
40	November 17, 1951	Columbus	Tie	0	Tie	0
41	November 15, 1952	Champaign	Illinois	7	Ohio State	27
42	October 10, 1953	Columbus	Illinois	41	#3 Ohio State	20
43	October 9, 1954	Champaign	Illinois	7	#10 Ohio State	40
44	October 8, 1955	Columbus	Illinois	12	Ohio State	27
45	October 13, 1956	Champaign	Illinois	6	#5 Ohio State	26
46	October 12, 1957	Columbus	Illinois	7	Ohio State	21
47	October 11, 1958	Champaign	Illinois	13	#5 Ohio State	19
48	October 10, 1959	Columbus	#20 Illinois	9	Ohio State	0
49	October 8, 1960	Champaign	#4 Illinois	7	#5 Ohio State	34
50	October 14, 1961	Columbus	Illinois	0	#7 Ohio State	44
51	October 13, 1962	Champaign	Illinois	15	#10 Ohio State	51
52	October 12, 1963	Columbus	Tie	20	Tie	20
53	October 10, 1964	Champaign	#2 Illinois	0	#4 Ohio State	26

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
54	October 9, 1965	Columbus	Illinois	14	Ohio State	28
55	October 8, 1966	Champaign	Illinois	10	Ohio State	9
56	October 28, 1967	Columbus	Illinois	17	Ohio State	13
57	October 26, 1968	Champaign	Illinois	24	#2 Ohio State	31
58	October 25, 1969	Columbus	Illinois	0	#1 Ohio State	41
59	October 24, 1970	Champaign	Illinois	29	#1 Ohio State	48
60	October 9, 1971	Champaign	Illinois	10	#15 Ohio State	24
61	October 14, 1972	Columbus	Illinois	7	#4 Ohio State	26
62	November 3, 1973	Champaign	Illinois	0	#1 Ohio State	30
63	November 2, 1974	Columbus	Illinois	7	#1 Ohio State	49
64	November 8, 1975	Champaign	Illinois	3	#1 Ohio State	40
65	November 6, 1976	Columbus	Illinois	10	#8 Ohio State	42
66	November 5, 1977	Champaign	Illinois	0	#4 Ohio State	35
67	November 11, 1978	Columbus	Illinois	7	Ohio State	45
68	November 3, 1979	Champaign	Illinois	7	#5 Ohio State	44
69	November 8, 1980	Columbus	Illinois	42	#7 Ohio State	49
70	October 17, 1981	Columbus	Illinois	27	Ohio State	34
71	October 16, 1982	Champaign	#15 Illinois	21	Ohio State	26
72	October 15, 1983	Champaign	#19 Illinois	17	#6 Ohio State	13
73	October 13, 1984	Columbus	Illinois	38	#8 Ohio State	45
74	October 5, 1985	Champaign	Illinois	31	#5 Ohio State	28
75	October 4, 1986	Columbus	Illinois	0	Ohio State	14
76	October 3, 1987	Champaign	Illinois	6	#9 Ohio State	10
77	October 1, 1988	Columbus	Illinois	31	Ohio State	12
78	October 7, 1989	Champaign	#18 Illinois	34	Ohio State	14
79	October 6, 1990	Columbus	#13 Illinois	31	#20 Ohio State	20
80	October 12, 1991	Champaign	#20 Illinois	10	#11 Ohio State	7
81	October 10, 1992	Columbus	Illinois	18	#21 Ohio State	16
82	October 9, 1993	Champaign	Illinois	12	#6 Ohio State	20
83	October 8, 1994	Columbus	Illinois	24	#17 Ohio State	10
84	November 11, 1995	Columbus	Illinois	3	#2 Ohio State	41
85	November 9, 1996	Champaign	Illinois	0	#2 Ohio State	48
86	November 15, 1997	Columbus	Illinois	6	#4 Ohio State	41
87	October 10, 1998	Champaign	Illinois	0	#1 Ohio State	41
88	November 13, 1999	Columbus	Illinois	46	#25 Ohio State	20
89	November 11, 2000	Champaign	Illinois	21	#13 Ohio State	24
90	November 17, 2001	Columbus	#12 Illinois	34	#25 Ohio State	22
91	November 16, 2002	Champaign	Illinois	16	#2 Ohio State	23
92	November 5, 2005	Columbus	Illinois	2	#12 Ohio State	40
93	November 4, 2006	Champaign	Illinois	10	#1 Ohio State	17
94	November 10, 2007	Columbus	Illinois	28	#1 Ohio State	21
95	November 15, 2008	Champaign	Illinois	20	#10 Ohio State	30
96	September 26, 2009	Columbus	Illinois	0	#13 Ohio State	30
97	October 2, 2010†	Champaign	Illinois	13	#2 Ohio State	24
98	October 15, 2011	Champaign	#16 Illinois	7	Ohio State	17
99	November 3, 2012	Columbus	Illinois	22	#6 Ohio State	52
100	November 16, 2013	Champaign	Illinois	35	#3 Ohio State	60
101	November 1, 2014	Columbus	Illinois	14	#13 Ohio State	55
102	November 14, 2015	Champaign	Illinois	3	#2 Ohio State	28
103	November 18, 2017	Columbus	Illinois	14	#9 Ohio State	52
104	October 11, 2025	Champaign	#17 Illinois	16	#1 Ohio State	34
Series: Ohio State leads 69–30–4^[2]
† Ohio State's victory vacated due to use of ineligible players^[8]

References

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^"Battle for Illibuck – Men of the Scarlet and Gray.com". November 13, 2013.
^^a ^b"Winsipedia - Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Ohio State Buckeyes football series history".Winsipedia.
^"ILLIBUCK, WHICH DIED, TO BE AT OHIO GAME TODAY—BUT IN EFFIGY".Daily Illini. RetrievedNovember 14, 2015.
^"Bucket & Dipper". Archived fromthe original on August 18, 2007. RetrievedNovember 7, 2007.
^"Big Ten schools OK realignment, schedule".ESPN.com. April 28, 2013.
^"No. 3 Ohio State cancels Saturday's game at Illinois because of COVID-19 cases, putting the Buckeyes 1 cancellation away from being ineligible for the Big Ten title".chicagotribune.com. RetrievedNovember 27, 2020.
^"Big Ten Conference Announces Future Football Schedule Formats for 2024-28".Big Ten Conference. RetrievedDecember 13, 2024.
^"Forfeits and Vacated Games".College Football at Sports-Reference.com.

v t e Illinois Fighting Illini football
Venues	Illinois Field (1890–1922) Gies Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana Iowa Michigan Missouri Northwestern Ohio State:Illibuck Purdue
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v t e Ohio State Buckeyes football
Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present) Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois:Illibuck Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State
Culture & lore	History Block O Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" "Hang On Sloopy" Marching band Neutron Man The Ten Year War Snow Bowl (1950) 1969 Michigan game 1973 Michigan game The Kick Holy Buckeye 2005 Texas game 2006 Michigan game 2016 Penn State game
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National championship seasons in bold

v t e Big Ten Conference football rivalries
Protected conference rivalries	Illinois–Northwestern Illinois–Purdue Indiana–Purdue Iowa–Minnesota Iowa–Nebraska Iowa–Wisconsin Maryland–Rutgers Michigan–Michigan State Michigan–Ohio State Minnesota–Wisconsin Oregon–Washington UCLA–USC
Other conference rivalries	Illinois–Indiana Illinois–Iowa Illinois–Michigan Illinois–Ohio State Indiana–Michigan State Maryland–Penn State Michigan–Minnesota Michigan–Northwestern Michigan–Penn State Michigan State–Penn State Minnesota–Nebraska Minnesota–Penn State Nebraska–Wisconsin Ohio State–Penn State
Non-conference	Alabama–Penn State Chicago–Michigan Chicago–Purdue California–UCLA California–USC Colorado–Nebraska Illinois–Missouri Indiana–Kentucky Iowa–Iowa State Iowa State–Nebraska Kansas–Nebraska Kansas State–Nebraska Maryland–Navy Maryland–Virginia Maryland–West Virginia Miami–Nebraska Michigan–Notre Dame Michigan State–Notre Dame Missouri–Nebraska Nebraska–Oklahoma Northwestern–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Purdue Notre Dame–USC Oregon–Oregon State Northwest Championship (Oregon–Oregon State–Washington–Washington State) Oregon–Saint Mary's Oregon–Stanford Penn State–Pittsburgh Penn State–Syracuse Penn State–West Virginia Old Ironsides (Penn State–Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Princeton–Rutgers Stanford–UCLA Stanford–USC Washington–Washington State

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