Illinois–Missouri football rivalry

Illinois Fighting Illini–Missouri Tigers
History
1st Meeting	October 17, 1896
Last Meeting	September 4, 2010
Next Meeting
Number of Meetings	24
All-Time Series	Mizzou: 17–7
Largest victory	Mizzou: 52–7 (1980)
Current Streak	Mizzou: Won 6
Longest Missouri Win Streak	6
Longest Illinois Win Streak	2

The Illinois–Missouri football rivalry, officially known as the State Farm Arch Rivalry for sponsorship purposes, was an American college football rivalry between the Illinois Fighting Illini football team of the University of Illinois and Missouri Tigers football team of the University of Missouri. The rivalry is somewhat unique because the teams hail from different athletic conferences—;Illinois from the Big Ten Conference and Mizzou from the Southeastern Conference. Both schools consider it a friendlier, secondary rivalry compared to their other rivalries like the Border War and Land of Lincoln rivalry, but it still generates interest from students and alumni—especially those in and around Greater St. Louis. Both schools have considerable alumni from the area.

Although match-ups generally have not taken place annually, in recent years, the series has been played more frequently. It was the opening game of the season for both teams, for the 2007 through 2010 seasons. After the 2010 season, the series will cease for at least the next few years. On November 6, 2011, Missouri accepted an invitation to join the SEC in 2012. As a result, any future meetings between the two schools will be labeled as a Big Ten vs. SEC matchup.

The schools first met in 1896, and played sporadically until 1966. They played six straight seasons from 1975–80, helping to start a series in men's basketball. That series has been played in all but one year since 1980, and is known as Braggin' Rights. Unlike the Arch Rivalry, the annual Braggin' Rights game is still an active tradition.

Venue

The series started in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1896. For the majority of the history of the series, it had traded off between Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, and Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. Since 2002, the games have returned to St. Louis where they are played at the Edward Jones Dome. Mizzou has claimed victory at every game since returning the series to St. Louis. Mizzou leads 5 games to 1 when played in Columbia. The series is tied 5-5 for games played in Champaign.

Game results

Illinois victories are colored ██ orange. Missouri victories are colored ██ black. Ties are white.

Year	Illinois		Mizzou		Location
1896	Illinois	10	Mizzou	0	St. Louis, MO
1913	Illinois	34	Mizzou	7	Champaign, IL
1949	Illinois	20	Mizzou	27	Champaign, IL
1966	Illinois	14	Mizzou	21	Champaign, IL
1968	Illinois	0	Mizzou	44	Champaign, IL
1969	Illinois	6	Mizzou	37	St. Louis, MO
1975	Illinois	20	Mizzou	30	Champaign, IL
1976	Illinois	31	Mizzou	6	Columbia, MO
1977	Illinois	11	Mizzou	7	Champaign, IL
1978	Illinois	3	Mizzou	45	Columbia, MO
1979	Illinois	6	Mizzou	14	Champaign, IL
1980	Illinois	7	Mizzou	52	Columbia, MO
1983	Illinois	18	Mizzou	28	Columbia, MO
1984	Illinois	30	Mizzou	24	Champaign, IL
1991	Illinois	19	Mizzou	23	Columbia, MO
1992	Illinois	24	Mizzou	17	Champaign, IL
1993	Illinois	3	Mizzou	31	Columbia, MO
1994	Illinois	42	Mizzou	0	Champaign, IL
2002	Illinois	20	Mizzou	33	St. Louis, MO
2003	Illinois	15	Mizzou	22	St. Louis, MO
2007	Illinois	34	Mizzou	40	St. Louis, MO
2008	Illinois	42	Mizzou	52	St. Louis, MO
2009	Illinois	9	Mizzou	37	St. Louis, MO
2010	Illinois	13	Mizzou	23	St. Louis, MO

See also

• Braggin' Rights - the basketball equivalent

External links

• State Farm Arch Rivalry