Team Rivalry
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Illinois @ Northwestern
Final
November 24, 1956 12:00 PM
Illinois
Fighting Illini
2-4 / 1-3
13
14
Northwestern
Wildcats
3-4 / 2-3
1956 Season

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

Series Stats

Illinois
Northwestern
Tie
22
24
4
50th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

7-7 Northwestern
Ryan Field
Nov 19, 1955
Illinois

Head Coach
 Ray Eliot
Schedule
vs California W 20-32 9/29/1956
@ Washington L 28-13 10/6/1956
vs Ohio State L 26-6 10/13/1956
@ Minnesota L 16-13 10/20/1956
vs Michigan State W 13-20 10/27/1956
@ Purdue W 7-7 11/3/1956
@ Michigan L 17-7 11/10/1956
vs Wisconsin W 13-13 11/17/1956
@ Northwestern L 14-13 11/24/1956
Illinois 1956 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
140 to 111
this season
Raymond Nusspickel's record
at Illinois
70 - 59 - 10
vs Northwestern
5 - 8 - 1
Longest Winning Streak
Illinois
7 game(s)
from 1913
to 1928
Northwestern
6 game(s)
from 2015
to 2020
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Ara Parseghian
Schedule
vs Iowa State W 13-14 9/29/1956
vs Tulane L 20-13 10/6/1956
@ Minnesota W 0-0 10/13/1956
@ Michigan L 34-20 10/20/1956
@ Indiana L 19-13 10/27/1956
vs Ohio State L 6-2 11/3/1956
@ Wisconsin W 7-17 11/10/1956
vs Purdue W 0-14 11/17/1956
vs Illinois W 13-14 11/24/1956
Northwestern 1956 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
99 to 93
this season
Ara Parseghian's record
at Northwestern
3 - 4 - 1
vs Illinois
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes