No. 19 Iowa (7-2) beat Northwestern 24-10 on Nov. 7, and Illinois (6-3) beat Nebraska 24-13 the night before. Iowa won the last meeting 15-13 in Iowa City on Nov. 18, 2023, and Illinois leads the series 39-38-2. Watch Iowa Hawkeyes vs Illinois Fighting Illini live on BTN or stream the game on FOX One from Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. PT during CFB Week 12 of the 2026 college football season.

Iowa vs Illinois Live

Iowa vs Illinois airs at 2:30 p.m. ET on BTN from Champaign.

• When: Saturday, November 21, 2026
• Time: 2:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. PT
• Where: Gies Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
• TV Channel: BTN
• Live Stream: FOX One

FOX College Football Schedule 2026 - Week 12

Friday, Nov. 20, 2026

• Iowa State vs UCF - 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT
• Oregon vs Michigan State - 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT
• New Mexico vs Wyoming - 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026

• Northwestern vs Minnesota - 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
• Iowa vs Illinois - 2:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. PT
• Rutgers vs Penn State - 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT
• Maryland vs USC - 6:15 p.m. ET / 3:15 p.m. PT
• Hawai'i vs Nevada - Time TBD

Illinois leads the series 39-38-2. Iowa won the last meeting 15-13 in Iowa City on Nov. 18, 2023, a year after Illinois won 9-6 in Champaign.

Iowa won eight straight meetings from 2014 to 2021, including a 63-0 win in Champaign in 2018 and a 33-23 win in Iowa City in 2021.