Illinois @ Northwestern
Final
November 24, 1951 12:00 PM
Illinois
Fighting Illini
7-0 / 4-0
3
0
Northwestern
Wildcats
5-3 / 2-3
1951 Season

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

Series Stats

Illinois
Northwestern
Tie
21
21
3
45th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

7-14 Northwestern
Ryan Field
Nov 25, 1950
Illinois

Head Coach
 Ray Eliot
Schedule
vs California Los Angeles W 13-27 9/29/1951
vs Wisconsin W 10-14 10/6/1951
@ Syracuse W 20-41 10/13/1951
@ Washington W 20-27 10/20/1951
@ Indiana W 0-21 10/27/1951
vs Michigan W 0-7 11/3/1951
vs Iowa W 13-40 11/10/1951
@ Ohio State W 0-0 11/17/1951
@ Northwestern W 0-3 11/24/1951
vs Stanford W 7-40 1/1/1952
Illinois 1951 schedule
Illinois
has outscored their opponents
177 to 76
this season
Raymond Nusspickel's record
at Illinois
49 - 38 - 6
vs Northwestern
3 - 6 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Illinois
7 game(s)
from 1913
to 1928
Northwestern
6 game(s)
from 2015
to 2020
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Robert Voigts
Schedule
vs Colorado W 14-35 9/29/1951
vs Army W 14-20 10/6/1951
@ Minnesota W 7-21 10/13/1951
vs Navy W 7-16 10/20/1951
vs Wisconsin L 41-0 10/27/1951
@ Ohio State L 3-0 11/3/1951
vs Purdue L 35-14 11/10/1951
@ Michigan W 0-6 11/17/1951
vs Illinois L 3-0 11/24/1951
Northwestern 1951 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
121 to 112
this season
Robert Voigts's record
at Northwestern
26 - 19 - 0
vs Illinois
4 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes

Illinois 1951 Season

"The 1951 squad posted a near-perfect 9-0-1 record on the season, grabbing a share of the national title. The team started off the season with seven straight wins, beating 20th-ranked Washington and No. 15 Michigan along the way. The Illini suffered its only non-win of the year against Ohio State when neither team managed to score in a 0-0 tie. Illinois capped the season with a 40-7 romping of Stanford in the 1952 Rose Bowl. Consensus All-American Johnny Karras led the team in rushing and Hall of Famer Al Brosky was a star in the defensive secondary." from fightingillini.com