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The Illinois–Michigan football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Illinois Fighting Illini and Michigan Wolverines. The rivalry dates back to 1898 and features two of the most prominent programs in college football history, with Illinois claiming five national championships, 15 Big Ten Conference titles, and 24 consensus All-Americans, and Michigan claiming 11 national championships, 42 Big Ten titles, and 78 consensus All-Americans. Michigan leads the series 69–23–2. For Illinois, Michigan is its third-most played opponent, trailing only Northwestern (108 games) and Ohio State (101 games). For Michigan, Illinois is its fourth-most played opponent, behind Ohio State (111 games), Michigan State (107 games) and Minnesota (101 games). ==Series highlights== The series has included many notable games, including the following: * 1898: Michigan won the first game 12–5 on a field described as "a veritable sea of mud." * 1924–1925: The teams met in 1924 with neither having lost a game since 1922. Red Grange returned the opening kick-off 95 yards for a touchdown and scored four touchdowns in the first quarter. When Grange played Michigan again in 1925, the Wolverines stopped Grange and shut out the Illini. * 1927: Illinois defeated Michigan 14–0 en route to its fourth national championship under coach Robert Zuppke. * 1928: In a game rated as "the greatest upset in years in the Big Ten", a winless Michigan team beat undefeated Illinois 3–0, denying coach Zuppke his fifth national championship.〔 * 1932–1933: Harry Kipke's Michigan teams defeated Illinois 32–0 and 7–6 on their way to consecutive national championships. * 1939: In a major upset, a winless Illinois squad beat undefeated #2 Michigan 16–7. * 1944: With both teams ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll, Crisler's Wolverines won 28–14. * 1946: Illinois upset #8 Michigan 13–9, and Illinois and Michigan were ranked #5 and #6 respectively in the final AP poll. The loss to Illinois in 1946 was Michigan's last until 1949, as the Wolverines put together a 25-game winning streak and consecutive undefeated seasons in 1947 and 1948. * 1955: In perhaps the greatest upset in series history, unranked Illinois defeated a Michigan team that was ranked #1 in the UPI coaches poll 25–6. * 1963: Illinois, led by Dick Butkus, came in undefeated and ranked #2. Michigan came in 2–3–1 and upset Illinois 14–8. * 1983: Ending a 16-game losing streak against Michigan, quarterback Jack Trudeau led #8 Illinois past #9 Michigan 16–6. * 1999: An unranked Illinois team led by quarterback Kurt Kittner upset #9 Michigan 35–29 despite 307 passing yards for Michigan quarterback Tom Brady. * 2010: Michigan won 67–65 in triple overtime. The combined total of 132 points broke the Big Ten single-game scoring record. Led by Denard Robinson, Michigan also set a school record with 416 passing yards. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Illinois–Michigan football rivalry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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