CHAMPAIGN, IL - OCTOBER 19: Illinois Fighting Illini band conductor watches against the Wisconsin Badgers in the first half of the game at Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2019 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
Wisconsin football takes on Illinois this Friday. This series history goes quite a ways back.
Illinois and Wisconsin football goes a long ways back. They first met back on October 26, 1895, where the game ended in a 10-10 tie.
Generally, this is a relatively even series. Wisconsin football leads the entire series 42-37-7. Up until last season, the Badgers were actually on a series-best nine-game winning streak from 2008-2018.