Illinois @ Northwestern
Final
October 28, 1939 12:00 PM
Illinois
Fighting Illini
0-2 / 0-1
0
13
Northwestern
Wildcats
1-2 / 1-1
1939 Season

Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
Capacity: 47,130
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Illinois
Northwestern
Tie
17
13
3
33rd
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

0-13 Northwestern
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Oct 22, 1938
Illinois

Head Coach
 Robert Zuppke
Schedule
vs Bradley W 0-0 9/30/1939
@ Southern California L 26-0 10/14/1939
vs Indiana L 7-6 10/21/1939
@ Northwestern L 13-0 10/28/1939
vs Michigan W 7-16 11/4/1939
vs Wisconsin W 0-7 11/11/1939
@ Ohio State L 21-0 11/18/1939
@ Chicago W 0-46 11/25/1939
Illinois 1939 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
33 to 6
this season
Robert Zuppke's record
at Illinois
125 - 66 - 13
vs Northwestern
10 - 7 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Illinois
7 game(s)
from 1913
to 1928
Northwestern
6 game(s)
from 2015
to 2020
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Lynn Waldorf
Schedule
vs Oklahoma L 23-0 10/7/1939
@ Ohio State L 13-0 10/14/1939
vs Wisconsin W 7-13 10/21/1939
vs Illinois W 0-13 10/28/1939
@ Minnesota W 7-14 11/4/1939
vs Purdue L 3-0 11/11/1939
@ Notre Dame L 7-0 11/18/1939
vs Iowa W 7-7 11/25/1939
Northwestern 1939 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
43 to 13
this season
Lynn Waldorf's record
at Northwestern
20 - 12 - 3
vs Illinois
3 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes