Illibuck Trophy

Battle for the Illibuck^[1]

Illinois Fighting Illini

Ohio State Buckeyes

First meeting

1902
Tie, 0–0

Latest meeting

November 14, 2015
Ohio State, 28-3

Next meeting

November 18, 2017

Trophy

Illibuck

Statistics

All-time series

Ohio State leads, 67*–30–4
*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, 7*
*2010 vacated win not included

The Illibuck Trophy is the centerpiece of an American college football rivalry between the Illinois Fighting Illini football team of the University of Illinois and Ohio State Buckeyes football team of Ohio State University, with the winner of their game receiving said trophy.

The Illibuck is a carved wooden turtle that serves as the trophy 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,^[2] ten wooden replica Illibucks have been carved, each with the scores from games on its back.^[3] The Illibuck is the second oldest trophy passed between Big Ten Conference football programs (the Little Brown Jug was created in 1903).

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

The rivalry once included the smoking of a "peace pipe" between members of the two junior honorary societies, which occurred at halftime 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 BCS National Championship in 2002. Ohio State leads the overall series 67–30–4 and the trophy series 63–23–2.

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 of Maryland and Rutgers, which placed Illinois in the West Division and Ohio State in the East Division.^[4] An annual matchup between the schools will no longer happen with this format, although the teams are guaranteed to meet at least once within a four-year span.

Game results

Years of an Illinois victory are in orange. Years of an Ohio State victory are in scarlet. Years of a tie or vacated victory by either team are in white.

Illinois victories	Ohio State victories	Tie games

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1902	Columbus	Tie	0–0
2	1904	Columbus	Illinois	46–0
3	1914	Champaign	Illinois	37–0
4	1915	Columbus	Tie	3–3
5	1916	Champaign	Ohio State	7–6
6	1917	Columbus	Ohio State	13–0
7	1918	Champaign	Illinois	13–0
8	1919	Columbus	Illinois	9–7
9	1920	Champaign	Ohio State	7–0
10	1921	Columbus	Illinois	7–0
11	1922	Champaign	Ohio State	6–3
12	1923	Columbus	Illinois	9–0
13	1924	Champaign	Illinois	7–0
14	1925	Columbus	Illinois	14–9
15	1926	Champaign	Ohio State	7–6
16	1927	Columbus	Illinois	13–0
17	1928	Champaign	Illinois	8–0
18	1929	Columbus	Illinois	27–0
19	1930	Champaign	Ohio State	12–9
20	1931	Columbus	Ohio State	40–0
21	1932	Champaign	Ohio State	3–0
22	1933	Columbus	Ohio State	7–6
23	1934	Champaign	Illinois	14–13
24	1935	Columbus	Ohio State	6–0
25	1936	Champaign	Ohio State	13–0
26	1937	Columbus	Ohio State	19–0
27	1938	Champaign	Ohio State	32–14
28	1939	Columbus	Ohio State	21–0
29	1940	Urbana, IL	Ohio State	14–6
30	1941	Columbus	Ohio State	12–7
31	1942	Cleveland, OH	Ohio State	44–20
32	1943	Columbus	Ohio State	29–26
33	1944	Cleveland, OH	Ohio State	26–12
34	1945	Columbus	Ohio State	27–2
35	1946	Champaign	Illinois	16–7
36	1947	Columbus	Illinois	28–7
37	1948	Champaign	Ohio State	34–7
38	1949	Columbus	Ohio State	30–17
39	1950	Champaign	Illinois	14–7
40	1951	Columbus	Tie	0–0
41	1952	Champaign	Ohio State	27–7
42	1953	Columbus	Illinois	41–20
43	1954	Champaign	Ohio State	40–7
44	1955	Columbus	Ohio State	27–12
45	1956	Champaign	Ohio State	26–6
46	1957	Columbus	Ohio State	21–7
47	1958	Champaign	Ohio State	19–13
48	1959	Columbus	Illinois	9–0
49	1960	Champaign	Ohio State	34–7
50	1961	Columbus	Ohio State	44–0
51	1962	Champaign	Ohio State	51–15
52	1963	Columbus	Tie	20–20

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
53	1964	Champaign	Ohio State	26–0
54	1965	Columbus	Ohio State	28–14
55	1966	Champaign	Illinois	10–9
56	1967	Columbus	Illinois	17–13
57	1968	Champaign	Ohio State	31–24
58	1969	Columbus	Ohio State	41–0
59	1970	Champaign	Ohio State	48–29
60	1971	Champaign	Ohio State	24–10
61	1972	Columbus	Ohio State	26–7
62	1973	Champaign	Ohio State	30–0
63	1974	Columbus	Ohio State	49–7
64	1975	Champaign	Ohio State	40–3
65	1976	Columbus	Ohio State	42–10
66	1977	Champaign	Ohio State	35–0
67	1978	Columbus	Ohio State	45–7
68	1979	Champaign	Ohio State	44–7
69	1980	Columbus	Ohio State	49–42
70	1981	Columbus	Ohio State	34–27
71	1982	Champaign	Ohio State	26–21
72	1983	Champaign	Illinois	17–13
73	1984	Columbus	Ohio State	45–38
74	1985	Champaign	Illinois	31–28
75	1986	Columbus	Ohio State	14–0
76	1987	Champaign	Ohio State	10–6
77	1988	Columbus	Illinois	31–12
78	1989	Champaign	Illinois	34–14
79	1990	Columbus	Illinois	31–20
80	1991	Champaign	Illinois	10–7
81	1992	Columbus	Illinois	18–16
82	1993	Champaign	Ohio State	20–12
83	1994	Columbus	Illinois	24–10
84	1995	Columbus	Ohio State	41–3
85	1996	Champaign	Ohio State	48–0
86	1997	Columbus	Ohio State	41–6
87	1998	Champaign	Ohio State	41–0
88	1999	Columbus	Illinois	46–20
89	2000	Champaign	Ohio State	24–21
90	2001	Columbus	Illinois	34–22
91	2002	Champaign	Ohio State	23–16
92	2005	Columbus	Ohio State	40–2
93	2006	Champaign	Ohio State	17–10
94	2007	Columbus	Illinois	28–21
95	2008	Champaign	Ohio State	30–20
96	2009	Columbus	Ohio State	30–0
97	2010*	Champaign	Ohio State	24–13
98	2011	Champaign	Ohio State	17–7
99	2012	Columbus	Ohio State	52–22
100	2013	Champaign	Ohio State	60–35
101	2014	Columbus	Ohio State	55–14
102	2015	Champaign	Ohio State	28–3
103	2016	Columbus
Series: Ohio State leads 67–30–4

Ohio State's 2010 victory in the series was vacated as a result of the Buckeyes' use of ineligible players.

References

↑ Battle for the Illibuck - Men of the Scarlet and Gray.com
↑ "ILLIBUCK , WHICH DIED , TO BE AT OHIO GAME TODAY—BUT IN EFFIGY". Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. Daily Illini. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
↑ Bucket & Dipper
↑ Big Ten OKs realignment - ESPN.com

Illinois Fighting Illini football

Venues	Illinois Field (1890–1922) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri Northwestern: (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, 1945–2008; Land of Lincoln Trophy, 2009–present) Ohio State (Illibuck) Purdue (Purdue Cannon) Michigan

Culture & lore	Illinois Loyalty "Oskee Wow-Wow" Marching Illini Gene Honda Fighting Illini Sports Network Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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 Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" Neutron Man Marching band 1969 Michigan game 1973 Michigan game "Holy Buckeye" 2006 "Game of the Century" Block O "Hang On Sloopy" The Ten Year War WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Big Ten Conference football rivalries

Conference	Illinois–Northwestern Illinois–Ohio State Illinois–Purdue Indiana–Michigan State Indiana–Purdue Iowa–Minnesota Iowa–Nebraska Iowa–Wisconsin Maryland–Penn State Michigan State–Penn State Michigan–Michigan State Michigan–Minnesota Michigan–Ohio State Minnesota–Nebraska Minnesota–Penn State Minnesota–Wisconsin Nebraska–Wisconsin Ohio State–Penn State

Non-conference	Alabama–Penn State Colorado–Nebraska Illinois–Missouri Indiana–Kentucky Iowa–Iowa State Johns Hopkins–Maryland Maryland–Navy Maryland–Virginia Maryland–West Virginia Miami–Nebraska Michigan State–Notre Dame Michigan–Notre Dame Missouri–Nebraska Nebraska–Oklahoma Nebraska–Texas Northwestern–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Purdue Penn State–Pittsburgh Penn State–Syracuse Penn State–West Virginia

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