Illinois @ Northwestern
Final
Illinois
Fighting Illini
0-7 / 0-4
43
13
Northwestern
Wildcats
2-5 / 1-4
1972 Season

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

Series Stats

Illinois
Northwestern
Tie
32
30
4
66th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

24-7 Illinois
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Oct 30, 1971
Illinois

Head Coach
Bob Blackman
Schedule
vs Michigan State L 24-0 9/16/1972
vs Southern California L 55-20 9/23/1972
@ Washington L 31-11 9/30/1972
vs Penn State L 35-17 10/7/1972
@ Ohio State L 26-7 10/14/1972
vs Michigan L 31-7 10/21/1972
@ Purdue L 20-14 10/28/1972
@ Northwestern W 13-43 11/4/1972
vs Indiana W 20-37 11/11/1972
vs Wisconsin W 7-27 11/18/1972
@ Iowa L 15-14 11/25/1972
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
222 to 76
this season
Robert Blackman's record
at Illinois
5 - 13 - 0
vs Northwestern
1 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Illinois
7 game(s)
from 1913
to 1928
Northwestern
6 game(s)
from 2015
to 2020
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
Alex Agase
Schedule
@ Michigan L 7-0 9/16/1972
vs Notre Dame L 37-0 9/23/1972
@ Pittsburgh W 22-27 9/30/1972
@ Wisconsin L 21-14 10/7/1972
vs Iowa L 23-12 10/14/1972
@ Purdue L 37-0 10/21/1972
vs Indiana W 14-23 10/28/1972
vs Illinois L 43-13 11/4/1972
@ Minnesota L 35-29 11/11/1972
vs Ohio State L 27-14 11/18/1972
@ Michigan State L 24-14 11/25/1972
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
161 to 76
this season
Alex Agase's record
at Northwestern
32 - 54 - 1
vs Illinois
3 - 5 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes