Team Rivalry
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Illinois @ Northwestern
Final
November 24, 1973 12:00 PM
Illinois
Fighting Illini
5-5 / 4-3
6
9
Northwestern
Wildcats
3-7 / 3-4
1973 Season

Dyche Stadium
,
Capacity: 55,000
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Illinois
Northwestern
Tie
32
31
4
67th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

43-13 Illinois
Ryan Field
Nov 04, 1972
Illinois

Head Coach
 Bob Blackman
Schedule
@ Indiana W 14-28 9/15/1973
@ California W 7-27 9/22/1973
vs West Virginia L 17-10 9/29/1973
vs Stanford L 24-0 10/6/1973
vs Purdue W 13-15 10/13/1973
@ Michigan State W 3-6 10/20/1973
vs Iowa W 0-50 10/27/1973
vs Ohio State L 30-0 11/3/1973
@ Michigan L 21-6 11/10/1973
vs Minnesota L 19-16 11/17/1973
@ Northwestern L 9-6 11/24/1973
Illinois 1973 schedule
Illinois
has outscored their opponents
158 to 148
this season
Robert Blackman's record
at Illinois
13 - 19 - 0
vs Northwestern
2 - 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
 John Pont
Schedule
vs Michigan State W 10-14 9/15/1973
@ Notre Dame L 44-0 9/22/1973
vs Pittsburgh L 21-14 9/29/1973
vs Ohio L 14-12 10/6/1973
vs Iowa W 15-31 10/13/1973
@ Purdue L 21-10 10/20/1973
@ Ohio State L 60-0 10/27/1973
vs Minnesota L 52-43 11/3/1973
@ Indiana W 20-21 11/10/1973
@ Wisconsin L 36-34 11/17/1973
vs Illinois W 6-9 11/24/1973
Northwestern 1973 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
293 to 179
this season
John Pont's record
at Northwestern
3 - 7 - 0
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