Bored on a Monday, so it's time to recap our dominance vs. Misery. 14-4 vs. Mizzou since 2000 ... we Illini fans have to find ways to cheer ourselves up now a days, right?
2000-01: #5
Illinois 86,
Missouri 81 ... 22,089
2001-02: #9
Illinois 72, #9
Missouri 61 ... 22,153
2002-03: #12
Illinois 85, #11
Missouri 70 ... 22,153
2003-04: #21
Illinois 71, #11
Missouri 70 ... 22,153
2004-05: #1
Illinois 70,
Missouri 64 ... 22,153
2005-06: #6
Illinois 82,
Missouri 50 ... 22,153 (Popcorn Game™
)
2006-07:
Illinois 73,
Missouri 70 ... 22,153
2007-08:
Illinois 59,
Missouri 58 ... 21,941
2008-09:
Illinois 75, #25
Missouri 59 ... 19,856
2009-10:
Missouri 81,
Illinois 68 ... 20,497
2010-11: #9
Missouri 75, #21
Illinois 64 ... 21,906
2011-12: #9
Missouri 78, #25
Illinois 74 ... 22,087
2012-13: #12
Missouri 82, #10
Illinois 73 ... 22,139
2013-14:
Illinois 65, #23
Missouri 64 ... 21,987
2014-15:
Illinois 62,
Missouri 59 ... 20,079
2015-16:
Illinois 68,
Missouri 63 ... 14,456
2016-17:
Illinois 75,
Missouri 66 ... 12,409 (to be fair ... we filled our side!)
2017-18:
Illinois 70,
Missouri 64 ... 21,289
The streaky nature of this rivalry really is interesting. The last time either team only won one game in a row was the first two St. Louis matchups (1980 and 1981). Since then, the streaks have gone like this:
1983-1990: Illinois 8 wins in a row
1991-1994: Missouri 4 wins in a row
1995-1996: Illinois 2 wins in a row
1997-1999: Missouri 3 wins in a row
2000-2008: Illinois 9 wins in a row
2009-2012: Missouri 4 wins in a row
2013-2017: Illinois 5 wins in a row
Let's make it six, boys.