The Braggin’ Rights rivalry is a bit of a weird game. Two regional teams who share a border and just setting an annual game in a consistent time frame and let things work themselves out and suddenly the Illini are one of our more consistent rivals. Officially the “Braggin’ Rights” part of this game came around in the early 80s, with the two programs at a crescendo of success. Illinois and Missouri were two of the more consistently good programs from 1980 to the late 1990s. Illinois missed the NCAA tournament just four times from 1980 to 2000. While Missouri missed the tournament just five times in that same span.
Study Hall: Illinois 88, Mizzou 63
