Illinois @ Northwestern
Final
November 17, 1979 12:00 PM
Illinois
Fighting Illini
1-8 / 0-6
29
13
Northwestern
Wildcats
1-9 / 0-8
1979 Season

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

Series Stats

Illinois
Northwestern
Tie
36
32
5
73rd
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

0-0 Northwestern
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Sep 09, 1978
Illinois

Head Coach
 Gary Moeller
Schedule
@ Michigan State L 33-16 9/8/1979
vs Missouri L 14-6 9/15/1979
@ Air Force W 19-27 9/22/1979
vs Navy L 13-12 9/29/1979
vs Iowa L 13-7 10/6/1979
@ Purdue L 28-14 10/13/1979
vs Michigan L 27-7 10/20/1979
@ Minnesota W 17-17 10/27/1979
vs Ohio State L 44-7 11/3/1979
vs Indiana L 45-14 11/10/1979
@ Northwestern W 13-29 11/17/1979
Illinois 1979 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
253 to 127
this season
Gary Moeller's record
at Illinois
5 - 24 - 3
vs Northwestern
0 - 1 - 1
Longest Winning Streak
Illinois
7 game(s)
from 1913
to 1928
Northwestern
6 game(s)
from 2015
to 2020
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Rick Venturi
Schedule
@ Michigan L 49-7 9/8/1979
vs Wyoming W 22-27 9/15/1979
vs Syracuse L 54-21 9/22/1979
@ Minnesota L 38-8 9/29/1979
@ Ohio State L 16-7 10/6/1979
vs Iowa L 58-6 10/13/1979
@ Indiana L 30-0 10/20/1979
@ Purdue L 20-16 10/27/1979
vs Michigan State L 42-7 11/3/1979
@ Wisconsin L 28-3 11/10/1979
vs Illinois L 29-13 11/17/1979
Northwestern 1979 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
357 to 102
this season
Rick Venturi's record
at Northwestern
1 - 19 - 1
vs Illinois
0 - 0 - 1
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes