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Illibuck
Teams	Ohio State Buckeyes Illinois Fighting Illini
Originated	1925
Trophy Series	Ohio State leads, 58-23-2
Current Holder	Ohio State
Illinois (23) 1925 1927 1928 1929 1934 1946 1947 1950 1953 1959 1966 1967 1983 1985 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1999 2001 2007	Ohio State (58) 1926 1930 1931 1932 1933 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1948 1949 1952 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1960 1961 1962 1964 1965 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1986 1987 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2002 2005 2006 2008 2009
Ties (2) 1951 1963

Illy Illibuck is a wooden turtle trophy presented to the winner of the Ohio State-Illinois football game. Originally the "trophy" was a live turtle when the tradition began in 1925, picked for its long life expectancy as a symbol of the long life of the rivalry. Since the passing of the original turtle in 1927 nine wooden replica Illibucks have been carved, each with the scores from games on its back ^[1]. The Illibuck is the second oldest trophy passed between Big Ten Football programs (the Little Brown Jug was created in 1903).

From 1919 until 1933 the Ohio State-Illinois game was the regular-season finale for both teams.

Another part of the rivalry once included the smoking of the peace pipe between members of two junior honorary societies, Bucket and Dipper of Ohio State and Atius-Sachem of Illinois, which occurred at halftime. This practice has not been done for many years. However, the trophy is still presented to the winning school of the previous year's contest at halftime.

The rivalry was temporarily interrupted during the 2003 and 2004 seasons when Ohio State and Illinois did not meet in the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State leads the Illibuck rivalry, 58-23-2 and all time 62-30-4.

Series History (from 1990-present)

References

1. ^ Bucket & Dipper

External links

• Ohio State Football Traditions
• Ohio State-Illinois Series History
• Atius-Sachem Honorary Society
• Bucket and Dipper Honorary Society
• Illibuck YouTube Page