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Illinois vs. Ohio State: every belt game

1 belt win in the series
Illinois
Belt games 5 1919–2006
Ohio State leads 4–1
4 belt wins in the series
Ohio State
Title changesThe belt changed hands 1 time in this series
First meetingNovember 22, 1919
Most recentNovember 4, 2006
Longest gap48 yrs, 340 days between belt meetings
Every meeting with the belt on the line

5 games, newest first

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November 4, 2006 · Ohio State 17–10 · at IllinoisDefendedNovember 8, 1975 · Ohio State 40–3 · at IllinoisDefendedOctober 25, 1969 · Ohio State 41–0 · at Ohio StateDefendedOctober 26, 1968 · Ohio State 31–24 · at IllinoisDefendedNovember 22, 1919 · Illinois 9–7 · at Ohio StateChanged hands

Only games where the belt was actually at stake are counted here — the two programs may have met many more times without it on the line. The all-time series lives on the compare page and in CFBD’s own data.