Illinois @ Northwestern
Final
Illinois
Fighting Illini
2-9 / 1-6
16
27
Northwestern
Wildcats
3-8 / 1-6
2006 Season

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

Series Stats

Illinois
Northwestern
Tie
51
44
5
100th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

21-38 Northwestern
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Nov 19, 2005
Illinois

Head Coach
Ron Zook
Schedule
vs Eastern Illinois W 17-42 9/2/2006
@ Rutgers L 33-0 9/9/2006
vs Syracuse L 31-21 9/16/2006
vs Iowa L 24-7 9/23/2006
@ Michigan State W 20-23 9/30/2006
vs Indiana L 34-32 10/7/2006
vs Ohio L 20-17 10/14/2006
@ Penn State L 26-12 10/21/2006
@ Wisconsin L 30-24 10/28/2006
vs Ohio State L 17-10 11/4/2006
vs Purdue L 42-31 11/11/2006
@ Northwestern L 27-16 11/18/2006
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
294 to 219
this season
Ronald Zook's record
at Illinois
4 - 18 - 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
Pat Fitzgerald
Schedule
@ Miami (OH) W 3-21 8/31/2006
vs New Hampshire L 34-17 9/9/2006
vs Eastern Michigan W 6-14 9/16/2006
@ Nevada L 31-21 9/22/2006
@ Penn State L 33-7 9/30/2006
@ Wisconsin L 41-9 10/7/2006
vs Purdue L 31-10 10/14/2006
vs Michigan State L 41-38 10/21/2006
@ Michigan L 17-3 10/28/2006
@ Iowa W 7-21 11/4/2006
vs Ohio State L 54-10 11/11/2006
vs Illinois W 16-27 11/18/2006
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
298 to 171
this season
Pat Fitzgerald's record
at Northwestern
3 - 8 - 0
vs Illinois
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes