Illinois @ Northwestern
Final
Illinois
Fighting Illini
3-6 / 2-4
10
28
Northwestern
Wildcats
1-8 / 1-6
1987 Season

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

Series Stats

Illinois
Northwestern
Tie
42
34
5
81st
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

18-23 Northwestern
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Nov 22, 1986
Illinois

Head Coach
Mike White
Schedule
@ North Carolina L 34-14 9/5/1987
vs Arizona State L 21-7 9/12/1987
vs East Carolina W 10-20 9/19/1987
vs Ohio State L 10-6 10/3/1987
@ Purdue L 9-3 10/10/1987
vs Wisconsin W 14-16 10/17/1987
@ Michigan State W 14-14 10/24/1987
vs Minnesota W 17-27 10/31/1987
@ Indiana L 34-22 11/7/1987
vs Michigan L 17-14 11/14/1987
@ Northwestern L 28-10 11/21/1987
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
180 to 143
this season
Mike White's record
at Illinois
45 - 41 - 3
vs Northwestern
6 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Illinois
7 game(s)
from 1913
to 1928
Northwestern
6 game(s)
from 2015
to 2020
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
Francis Peay
Schedule
@ Duke L 31-16 9/12/1987
@ Missouri L 28-3 9/19/1987
vs Northern Illinois W 16-16 9/26/1987
@ Indiana L 35-18 10/3/1987
vs Minnesota L 45-33 10/10/1987
vs Michigan State L 38-0 10/17/1987
@ Wisconsin W 24-27 10/24/1987
@ Michigan L 29-6 10/31/1987
vs Iowa L 52-24 11/7/1987
@ Purdue L 20-15 11/14/1987
vs Illinois W 10-28 11/21/1987
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
318 to 158
this season
Francis Peay's record
at Northwestern
5 - 15 - 1
vs Illinois
1 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes