Team Rivalry
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Illinois @ Northwestern
Final
October 26, 1996 12:00 PM
Illinois
Fighting Illini
2-4 / 1-2
24
27
Northwestern
Wildcats
6-1 / 4-0
1996 Season

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

Series Stats

Illinois
Northwestern
Tie
47
38
5
90th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

14-17 Northwestern
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Oct 28, 1995
Illinois

Head Coach
 Lou Tepper
Schedule
@ Michigan L 20-8 8/31/1996
vs Southern California L 55-3 9/7/1996
@ Arizona L 41-0 9/14/1996
vs Akron W 7-38 9/21/1996
vs Indiana W 43-46 10/5/1996
@ Michigan State L 42-14 10/12/1996
@ Northwestern L 27-24 10/26/1996
vs Iowa L 31-21 11/2/1996
vs Ohio State L 48-0 11/9/1996
@ Minnesota L 23-21 11/16/1996
vs Wisconsin L 35-15 11/23/1996
Illinois 1996 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
208 to 109
this season
Lou Tepper's record
at Illinois
25 - 26 - 2
vs Northwestern
2 - 2 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Illinois
7 game(s)
from 1913
to 1928
Northwestern
6 game(s)
from 2015
to 2020
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Gary Barnett
Schedule
@ Wake Forest L 28-27 9/7/1996
@ Duke W 13-38 9/14/1996
vs Ohio W 7-28 9/21/1996
@ Indiana W 17-35 9/28/1996
vs Michigan W 16-17 10/5/1996
vs Minnesota W 24-26 10/12/1996
@ Wisconsin W 30-34 10/19/1996
vs Illinois W 24-27 10/26/1996
@ Penn State L 34-9 11/2/1996
@ Iowa W 13-40 11/9/1996
vs Purdue W 24-27 11/16/1996
vs Tennessee L 48-28 1/1/1997
Northwestern 1996 schedule
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
205 to 135
this season
Gary Barnett's record
at Northwestern
24 - 27 - 1
vs Illinois
2 - 2 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes