Illinois @ Northwestern
Final
Illinois
Fighting Illini
1-3 / 0-1
13
10
Northwestern
Wildcats
2-2 / 0-1
1998 Season

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

Series Stats

Illinois
Northwestern
Tie
48
39
5
92nd
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

21-34 Northwestern
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Nov 08, 1997
Illinois

Head Coach
Ron Turner
Schedule
@ Washington State L 20-13 9/5/1998
vs Middle Tennessee State W 20-48 9/12/1998
vs Louisville L 35-9 9/19/1998
vs Iowa L 37-14 9/26/1998
@ Northwestern W 10-13 10/3/1998
vs Ohio State L 41-0 10/10/1998
vs Wisconsin L 37-3 10/17/1998
@ Purdue L 42-9 10/24/1998
@ Penn State L 27-0 10/31/1998
vs Indiana W 16-31 11/7/1998
@ Michigan State L 41-9 11/21/1998
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
112 to 84
this season
Ronald Turner's record
at Illinois
1 - 14 - 0
vs Northwestern
0 - 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
Gary Barnett
Schedule
vs Nevada Las Vegas W 7-41 9/5/1998
vs Duke L 44-10 9/12/1998
@ Rice W 14-23 9/19/1998
@ Wisconsin L 38-7 9/26/1998
vs Illinois L 13-10 10/3/1998
@ Iowa L 26-24 10/10/1998
vs Michigan L 12-6 10/17/1998
vs Ohio State L 36-10 10/24/1998
@ Michigan State L 29-5 10/31/1998
vs Purdue L 56-21 11/7/1998
@ Penn State L 41-10 11/14/1998
@ Hawaii W 21-47 11/21/1998
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
103 to 81
this season
Gary Barnett's record
at Northwestern
34 - 38 - 1
vs Illinois
4 - 2 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes