Illinois @ #15 Northwestern
2020
Land of Lincoln
Final
Illinois
Fighting Illini
2-4 / 2-4
10
28
#15 Northwestern
Wildcats
5-1 / 5-1
2020 Season

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

Series Stats

Illinois
Northwestern
Tie
55
54
5
114th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

10-29 Northwestern
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Nov 30, 2019
Illinois

West Division
Head Coach
Lovie Smith
Schedule
@ Wisconsin L 45-7 10/23/2020
vs Purdue L 31-24 10/31/2020
vs Minnesota L 41-14 11/7/2020
@ Rutgers W 20-23 11/14/2020
@ Nebraska W 23-41 11/21/2020
vs Ohio State 11/28/2020
vs Iowa L 35-21 12/5/2020
@ Northwestern L 28-10 12/12/2020
@ Penn State L 56-21 12/19/2020
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
195 to 130
this season
Lovie Smith's record
at Illinois
18 - 37 - 0
vs Northwestern
0 - 4 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Illinois
7 game(s)
from 1913
to 1928
Northwestern
6 game(s)
from 2015
to 2020
Stats
Northwestern

West Division
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Schedule
vs Maryland W 3-43 10/24/2020
@ Iowa W 20-21 10/31/2020
vs Nebraska W 13-21 11/7/2020
@ Purdue W 20-27 11/14/2020
vs Wisconsin W 7-17 11/21/2020
@ Michigan State L 29-20 11/28/2020
@ Minnesota 12/5/2020
vs Illinois W 10-28 12/12/2020
@ Ohio State L 22-10 12/19/2020
vs Auburn W 19-35 1/1/2021
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
149 to 92
this season
Pat Fitzgerald's record
at Northwestern
104 - 80 - 0
vs Illinois
10 - 4 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2024
to 2024
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes

Pre Game

FPI - 84.1% Northwestern

After this game, Coach Lovie Smith was fired.