Arch Rivalry

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Illinois Fighting Illini-Mizzou Tigers
History
1st Meeting October 17, 1896
Last Meeting September 1, 2007
Next Meeting August 30, 2008
Number of Meetings 21
All-Time Series Mizzou: 14-7
Largest victory Mizzou: 52-7 (1980)
Current Streak Mizzou: Won 3
Longest Mizzou Win Streak 5
Longest Illinois Win Streak 2

The Arch Rivalry (officially known as the State Farm Arch Rivalry for sponsorship purposes) is a college football rivalry game between the University of Illinois Fighting Illini and the University of Missouri Tigers. The rivalry is somewhat unique because the teams hail from different conferences - Illinois from the Big Ten Conference and Mizzou from the Big XII Conference. Although match-ups generally have not taken place annually, in recent years the series has been played more frequently. Currently the Arch Rivalry Game is scheduled as the opening game of the season for both teams, for the 2007 through 2010 seasons. Mizzou leads the series 14-7.

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[edit] Venue

The series began in St. Louis, Missouri in 1896. For the majorty 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 Arch Rivalry 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. Mizzou leads 4-1 at the neutral St. Louis site.

[edit] Meetings

[edit] Game results

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 22 Mizzou 33 St. Louis, MO
2003 Illinois 15 Mizzou 22 St. Louis, MO
2007 Illinois 34 Mizzou 40 St. Louis, MO
2008 Illinois Mizzou St. Louis, MO
2009 Illinois Mizzou St. Louis, MO
2010 Illinois Mizzou St. Louis, MO

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