The University of Illinois has canceled its scheduled football games against the University of Missouri for the 2027 and 2028 seasons, according to a report from the Columbia Daily Tribune.
The two programs had previously agreed to a home-and-home series, but Illinois has now withdrawn from those matchups. The cancellation was reported by Calum McAndrew of the Columbia Daily Tribune on November 3, 2026.
No official reason for the cancellation was provided in the initial report. Both schools compete in different conferences, with Illinois in the Big Ten and Missouri in the SEC, making non-conference scheduling subject to change as conference obligations evolve.
