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Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) vs Illinois (ILLINOIS)
Series
54–58–5
Illinois leads
Average Score
16.7–19.8
117 games
Current Streak
3
Illinois
Longest Streak
7
Illinois, 1913–1928 · Illinois, 1979–1985
SeasonDateWinnerScore
20252025-11-30Illinois13–20
20222022-11-29Illinois3–41
20212021-11-30Illinois14–47
20202020-12-15Northwestern28–10
20192019-12-03Northwestern29–10
20182018-11-27Northwestern24–16
20172017-11-28Northwestern42–7
20162016-11-29Northwestern42–21
20152015-12-01Northwestern24–14
20142014-12-02Illinois33–47
20132013-12-03Northwestern37–34
20122012-11-27Northwestern50–14
20112011-10-04Illinois35–38
20102010-11-23Illinois27–48
20092009-11-17Northwestern21–16
20082008-11-25Northwestern27–10
20072007-11-20Illinois22–41
20062006-11-21Northwestern27–16
20052005-11-22Northwestern38–21
20042004-11-23Northwestern28–21
20032003-11-25Northwestern37–20
20022002-11-26Illinois24–31
20012001-11-27Illinois28–34
20002000-11-21Northwestern61–23
19991999-11-23Illinois7–29
19981998-10-06Illinois10–13
19971997-11-11Northwestern34–21
19961996-10-29Northwestern27–24
19951995-10-31Northwestern17–14
19941994-11-01Illinois7–28
19931993-11-02Illinois13–20
19921992-10-27Northwestern27–26
19911991-10-29Northwestern17–11
19901990-11-27Illinois23–28
19891989-11-28Illinois14–63
19881988-11-22Illinois9–14
19871987-11-24Northwestern28–10
19861986-11-25Northwestern23–18
19851985-11-26Illinois20–45
19841984-09-04Illinois16–24
19831983-11-22Illinois24–56
19821982-09-07Illinois13–49
19811981-11-24Illinois12–49
19801980-09-09Illinois9–35
19791979-11-20Illinois13–29
19781978-09-12Tie0–0
19771977-11-22Northwestern21–7
19761976-11-23Illinois6–48
19751975-11-25Illinois7–28
19741974-11-26Illinois14–28
19731973-11-27Northwestern9–6
19721972-11-07Illinois13–43
19711971-11-02Illinois7–24
19701970-10-13Northwestern48–0
19691969-10-14Northwestern10–6
19681968-11-19Illinois0–14
19671967-11-21Illinois21–27
19661966-11-22Northwestern35–7
19651965-11-23Illinois6–20
19641964-10-06Illinois6–17
19631963-10-08Illinois9–10
19621962-10-09Northwestern45–0
19611961-10-10Northwestern28–7
19601960-11-22Northwestern14–7
19591959-11-24Illinois0–28
19581958-11-25Illinois20–27
19571957-11-26Illinois0–27
19561956-11-27Northwestern14–13
19551955-11-22Tie7–7
19541954-11-23Northwestern20–7
19531953-11-24Illinois14–39
19521952-11-25Northwestern28–26
19511951-11-27Illinois0–3
19501950-11-28Northwestern14–7
19491949-11-22Northwestern9–7
19481948-11-23Northwestern20–7
19471947-11-25Northwestern28–13
19461946-11-26Illinois0–20
19451945-11-27Northwestern13–7
19441944-11-28Illinois6–25
19431943-11-23Northwestern53–6
19421942-11-10Illinois7–14
19411941-11-25Northwestern27–0
19401940-11-12Northwestern32–14
19391939-10-31Northwestern13–0
19381938-10-25Northwestern13–0
19371937-11-09Illinois0–6
19361936-10-27Northwestern13–2
19351935-11-05Northwestern10–3
19341934-11-13Illinois3–14
19331933-11-14Illinois0–3
19321932-10-18Northwestern26–0
19311931-11-03Northwestern32–6
19301930-10-21Northwestern32–0
19291929-11-05Northwestern7–0
19281928-10-30Illinois0–6
19271927-10-25Illinois6–7
19231923-10-30Illinois0–29
19221922-11-07Illinois3–6
19151915-10-26Illinois6–36
19141914-10-27Illinois0–33
19131913-10-21Illinois0–37
19121912-11-26Northwestern6–0
19111911-11-21Illinois13–27
19101910-11-15Illinois0–27
19091909-11-16Illinois0–35
19081908-11-24Illinois8–64
19041904-11-15Northwestern12–6
19031903-11-03Northwestern12–11
19021902-11-25Illinois0–17
19011901-10-29Northwestern17–11
19001900-10-23Tie0–0
18961896-11-10Northwestern10–4
18951895-11-26Illinois4–38
18941894-11-06Illinois0–66
18931893-10-24Tie0–0
18921892-10-18Tie16–16

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