Illinois @ Northwestern
Final
November 21, 1981 12:00 PM
Illinois
Fighting Illini
5-5 / 4-4
49
12
Northwestern
Wildcats
0-10 / 0-8
1981 Season

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

Series Stats

Illinois
Northwestern
Tie
38
32
5
75th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

35-9 Illinois
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Sep 06, 1980
Illinois

Head Coach
 Mike White
Schedule
@ Pittsburgh L 26-6 9/5/1981
@ Michigan State W 17-27 9/12/1981
vs Syracuse W 14-17 9/19/1981
vs Minnesota W 29-38 10/3/1981
@ Purdue L 44-20 10/10/1981
@ Ohio State L 34-27 10/17/1981
vs Wisconsin W 21-23 10/24/1981
vs Iowa L 24-7 10/31/1981
@ Michigan L 70-21 11/7/1981
vs Indiana W 14-35 11/14/1981
@ Northwestern W 12-49 11/21/1981
Illinois 1981 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
293 to 221
this season
Mike White's record
at Illinois
8 - 12 - 1
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
 Dennis Green
Schedule
vs Indiana L 21-20 9/12/1981
vs Arkansas L 38-7 9/19/1981
vs Utah L 42-0 9/26/1981
vs Iowa L 64-0 10/3/1981
@ Minnesota L 35-23 10/10/1981
vs Purdue L 35-0 10/17/1981
@ Michigan L 38-0 10/24/1981
@ Wisconsin L 52-0 10/31/1981
vs Michigan State L 61-14 11/7/1981
@ Ohio State L 70-6 11/14/1981
vs Illinois L 49-12 11/21/1981
Northwestern 1981 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
456 to 70
this season
Dennis Green's record
at Northwestern
0 - 10 - 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