Illinois @ Northwestern
Final
November 23, 1985 12:00 PM
Illinois
Fighting Illini
5-4 / 4-2
45
20
Northwestern
Wildcats
3-7 / 1-6
1985 Season

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

Series Stats

Illinois
Northwestern
Tie
42
32
5
79th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

24-16 Illinois
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Sep 01, 1984
Illinois

Head Coach
 Mike White
Schedule
vs Southern California L 20-10 9/7/1985
vs Southern Illinois W 25-28 9/14/1985
@ Nebraska L 52-25 9/21/1985
vs Ohio State W 28-31 10/5/1985
@ Purdue L 30-24 10/12/1985
@ Michigan State W 17-30 10/19/1985
vs Wisconsin W 25-38 10/26/1985
vs Michigan W 3-3 11/2/1985
@ Iowa L 59-0 11/9/1985
vs Indiana W 24-41 11/16/1985
@ Northwestern W 20-45 11/23/1985
vs Army L 31-29 12/31/1985
Illinois 1985 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
283 to 230
this season
Mike White's record
at Illinois
38 - 27 - 2
vs Northwestern
5 - 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
@ Duke L 40-17 9/7/1985
@ Missouri W 23-27 9/14/1985
vs Northern Illinois W 16-38 9/28/1985
@ Indiana L 26-7 10/5/1985
vs Minnesota L 21-10 10/12/1985
@ Wisconsin W 14-17 10/19/1985
vs Iowa L 49-10 10/26/1985
@ Purdue L 31-7 11/2/1985
vs Ohio State L 35-17 11/9/1985
@ Michigan State L 32-0 11/16/1985
vs Illinois L 45-20 11/23/1985
Northwestern 1985 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
287 to 150
this season
Dennis Green's record
at Northwestern
10 - 44 - 0
vs Illinois
0 - 4 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes