The Champaign Room · Jul 1, 2022
Illinois hasn’t played USC or UCLA that much
Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty ImagesLike it or not, here they come.
In 2024, USC and UCLA will become the 15th and 16th members of the Big Ten (?).
While it’s not clear just yet what the move means for scheduling/divisions in conference play, it is clear that Illinois will play the Bruins and Trojans at least once in a while.
So, let’s check out where these “rivalries” currently stand in football and men’s basketball.
Football
Illinois and UCLA each have six wins.
You didn’t see that coming, huh?
These teams played five times between 1946-58, and then another three times from 2003-11, including that Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl that none of us will ever forget.