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Illinois vs Northwestern Record

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Illinois vs Northwestern Series

Series history for Illinois vs Northwestern, including every meeting, results by year, streaks and the latest matchup. Illinois leads the series with Northwestern 59–55–5 across 119 meetings.

MEETINGS119
SERIESIllinois leads 59–55–5
ILLINOIS WINS59
NORTHWESTERN WINS55
TIES5
STREAKIllinois won the last 2
LAST MEETINGIllinois 20, Northwestern 13 · 2025
NEXT MEETINGIllinois @ Northwestern · 2026
IllinoisEvery head-to-head record →NorthwesternEvery head-to-head record →

EVERY MEETING

119 MEETINGS · 1892–2025

SEASONDATERESULTLOCATION
2025Nov 29, 2025Illinois 20, Northwestern 13Memorial Stadium · Champaign, IL
2024Nov 30, 2024Illinois 38, Northwestern 28Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL · Neutral
2023Nov 25, 2023Northwestern 45, Illinois 43Memorial Stadium · Champaign, IL
2022Nov 26, 2022Illinois 41, Northwestern 3Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2021Nov 27, 2021Illinois 47, Northwestern 14Memorial Stadium · Champaign, IL
2020Dec 12, 2020Northwestern 28, Illinois 10Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2019Nov 30, 2019Northwestern 29, Illinois 10Memorial Stadium · Champaign, IL
2018Nov 24, 2018Northwestern 24, Illinois 16Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2017Nov 25, 2017Northwestern 42, Illinois 7Memorial Stadium · Champaign, IL
2016Nov 26, 2016Northwestern 42, Illinois 21Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2015Nov 28, 2015Northwestern 24, Illinois 14Soldier Field · Chicago, IL · Neutral
2014Nov 29, 2014Illinois 47, Northwestern 33Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2013Nov 30, 2013Northwestern 37, Illinois 34Memorial Stadium · Champaign, IL
2012Nov 24, 2012Northwestern 50, Illinois 14Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2011Oct 1, 2011Illinois 38, Northwestern 35Memorial Stadium · Champaign, IL
2010Nov 20, 2010Illinois 48, Northwestern 27Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2009Nov 14, 2009Northwestern 21, Illinois 16Memorial Stadium · Champaign, IL
2008Nov 22, 2008Northwestern 27, Illinois 10Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2007Nov 17, 2007Illinois 41, Northwestern 22Memorial Stadium · Champaign, IL
2006Nov 18, 2006Northwestern 27, Illinois 16Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2005Nov 19, 2005Northwestern 38, Illinois 21Memorial Stadium · Champaign, IL
2004Nov 20, 2004Northwestern 28, Illinois 21 (OT) (OT)Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2003Nov 22, 2003Northwestern 37, Illinois 20Memorial Stadium · Champaign, IL
2002Nov 23, 2002Illinois 31, Northwestern 24Ryan Field · Evanston, IL
2001Nov 22, 2001Illinois 34, Northwestern 28Memorial Stadium · Champaign, IL
2000Nov 18, 2000Northwestern 61, Illinois 23–
1999Nov 20, 1999Illinois 29, Northwestern 7–
1998Oct 3, 1998Illinois 13, Northwestern 10–
1997Nov 8, 1997Northwestern 34, Illinois 21–
1996Oct 26, 1996Northwestern 27, Illinois 24–
1995Oct 28, 1995Northwestern 17, Illinois 14–
1994Oct 29, 1994Illinois 28, Northwestern 7–
1993Oct 30, 1993Illinois 20, Northwestern 13–
1992Oct 24, 1992Northwestern 27, Illinois 26–
1991Oct 26, 1991Northwestern 17, Illinois 11–
1990Nov 24, 1990Illinois 28, Northwestern 23–
1989Nov 25, 1989Illinois 63, Northwestern 14–
1988Nov 19, 1988Illinois 14, Northwestern 9–
1987Nov 21, 1987Northwestern 28, Illinois 10–
1986Nov 22, 1986Northwestern 23, Illinois 18–
1985Nov 23, 1985Illinois 45, Northwestern 20–
1984Sep 1, 1984Illinois 24, Northwestern 16–
1983Nov 19, 1983Illinois 56, Northwestern 24–
1982Sep 4, 1982Illinois 49, Northwestern 13–
1981Nov 21, 1981Illinois 49, Northwestern 12–
1980Sep 6, 1980Illinois 35, Northwestern 9–
1979Nov 17, 1979Illinois 29, Northwestern 13–
1978Sep 9, 1978Northwestern 0, Illinois 0–
1977Nov 19, 1977Northwestern 21, Illinois 7–
1976Nov 20, 1976Illinois 48, Northwestern 6–
1975Nov 22, 1975Illinois 28, Northwestern 7–
1974Nov 23, 1974Illinois 28, Northwestern 14–
1973Nov 24, 1973Northwestern 9, Illinois 6–
1972Nov 4, 1972Illinois 43, Northwestern 13–
1971Oct 30, 1971Illinois 24, Northwestern 7–
1970Oct 10, 1970Northwestern 48, Illinois 0–
1969Oct 11, 1969Northwestern 10, Illinois 6–
1968Nov 16, 1968Illinois 14, Northwestern 0–
1967Nov 18, 1967Illinois 27, Northwestern 21–
1966Nov 19, 1966Northwestern 35, Illinois 7–
1965Nov 20, 1965Illinois 20, Northwestern 6–
1964Oct 3, 1964Illinois 17, Northwestern 6–
1963Oct 5, 1963Illinois 10, Northwestern 9–
1962Oct 6, 1962Northwestern 45, Illinois 0–
1961Oct 7, 1961Northwestern 28, Illinois 7–
1960Nov 19, 1960Northwestern 14, Illinois 7–
1959Nov 21, 1959Illinois 28, Northwestern 0–
1958Nov 22, 1958Illinois 27, Northwestern 20–
1957Nov 23, 1957Illinois 27, Northwestern 0–
1956Nov 24, 1956Northwestern 14, Illinois 13–
1955Nov 19, 1955Illinois 7, Northwestern 7–
1954Nov 20, 1954Northwestern 20, Illinois 7–
1953Nov 21, 1953Illinois 39, Northwestern 14–
1952Nov 22, 1952Northwestern 28, Illinois 26–
1951Nov 24, 1951Illinois 3, Northwestern 0–
1950Nov 25, 1950Northwestern 14, Illinois 7–
1949Nov 19, 1949Northwestern 9, Illinois 7–
1948Nov 20, 1948Northwestern 20, Illinois 7–
1947Nov 22, 1947Northwestern 28, Illinois 13–
1946Nov 23, 1946Illinois 20, Northwestern 0–
1945Nov 24, 1945Northwestern 13, Illinois 7–
1944Nov 25, 1944Illinois 25, Northwestern 6–
1943Nov 20, 1943Northwestern 53, Illinois 6–
1942Nov 7, 1942Illinois 14, Northwestern 7–
1941Nov 22, 1941Northwestern 27, Illinois 0–
1940Nov 9, 1940Northwestern 32, Illinois 14–
1939Oct 28, 1939Northwestern 13, Illinois 0–
1938Oct 22, 1938Northwestern 13, Illinois 0–
1937Nov 6, 1937Illinois 6, Northwestern 0–
1936Oct 24, 1936Northwestern 13, Illinois 2–
1935Nov 2, 1935Northwestern 10, Illinois 3–
1934Nov 10, 1934Illinois 14, Northwestern 3–
1933Nov 11, 1933Illinois 3, Northwestern 0–
1932Oct 15, 1932Northwestern 26, Illinois 0–
1931Oct 31, 1931Northwestern 32, Illinois 6–
1930Oct 18, 1930Northwestern 32, Illinois 0–
1929Nov 2, 1929Northwestern 7, Illinois 0–
1928Oct 27, 1928Illinois 6, Northwestern 0–
1927Oct 22, 1927Illinois 7, Northwestern 6–
1923Oct 27, 1923Illinois 29, Northwestern 0–
1922Nov 4, 1922Illinois 6, Northwestern 3–
1915Oct 23, 1915Illinois 36, Northwestern 6–
1914Oct 24, 1914Illinois 33, Northwestern 0–
1913Oct 18, 1913Illinois 37, Northwestern 0–
1912Nov 23, 1912Northwestern 6, Illinois 0–
1911Nov 18, 1911Illinois 27, Northwestern 13–
1910Nov 12, 1910Illinois 27, Northwestern 0–
1909Nov 13, 1909Illinois 35, Northwestern 0–
1908Nov 21, 1908Illinois 64, Northwestern 8–
1904Nov 12, 1904Northwestern 12, Illinois 6–
1903Oct 31, 1903Northwestern 12, Illinois 11–
1902Nov 22, 1902Illinois 17, Northwestern 0–
1901Oct 26, 1901Northwestern 17, Illinois 11–
1900Oct 20, 1900Illinois 0, Northwestern 0–
1896Nov 7, 1896Northwestern 10, Illinois 4–
1895Nov 23, 1895Illinois 38, Northwestern 4–
1894Nov 3, 1894Illinois 66, Northwestern 0–
1893Oct 21, 1893Illinois 0, Northwestern 0–
1892Oct 12, 1892Northwestern 16, Illinois 16–