Illinois @ Northwestern
Final
November 25, 1989 12:00 PM
Illinois
Fighting Illini
7-3 / 5-2
63
14
Northwestern
Wildcats
0-10 / 0-7
1989 Season

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

Series Stats

Illinois
Northwestern
Tie
44
34
5
83rd
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

14-9 Illinois
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Nov 19, 1988
Illinois

Head Coach
 John Mackovic
Schedule
@ Southern California W 13-14 9/4/1989
@ Colorado L 38-7 9/16/1989
vs Utah State W 2-41 9/23/1989
vs Ohio State W 14-34 10/7/1989
@ Purdue W 2-14 10/14/1989
@ Michigan State W 10-14 10/21/1989
vs Wisconsin W 9-32 10/28/1989
@ Iowa L 31-7 11/4/1989
vs Michigan L 24-10 11/11/1989
vs Indiana W 28-41 11/18/1989
@ Northwestern W 14-63 11/25/1989
vs Virginia W 21-31 1/1/1990
Illinois 1989 schedule
Illinois
has outscored their opponents
214 to 171
this season
John Mackovic's record
at Illinois
13 - 8 - 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
 Francis Peay
Schedule
@ Duke L 41-31 9/9/1989
vs Air Force L 48-31 9/16/1989
vs Rutgers L 38-27 9/23/1989
@ Indiana L 43-11 10/7/1989
vs Minnesota L 20-18 10/14/1989
@ Wisconsin L 35-31 10/21/1989
vs Iowa L 35-22 10/28/1989
vs Ohio State L 52-27 11/4/1989
@ Purdue L 46-15 11/11/1989
@ Michigan State L 76-14 11/18/1989
vs Illinois L 63-14 11/25/1989
Northwestern 1989 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
434 to 227
this season
Francis Peay's record
at Northwestern
8 - 33 - 2
vs Illinois
2 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes