Northwestern @ Illinois
Final
November 21, 1959 12:00 PM
Northwestern
Wildcats
6-2 / 4-2
0
28
Illinois
Fighting Illini
4-3 / 3-2
1959 Season

Memorial Stadium (IL)
Champaign, IL
Capacity: 60,670
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Northwestern
Illinois
Tie
24
25
4
53rd
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

20-27 Illinois
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Nov 22, 1958
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Ara Parseghian
Schedule
vs Oklahoma W 13-45 9/26/1959
@ Iowa W 10-14 10/3/1959
vs Minnesota W 0-6 10/10/1959
@ Michigan W 7-20 10/17/1959
@ Notre Dame W 24-30 10/24/1959
vs Indiana W 13-30 10/31/1959
vs Wisconsin L 24-19 11/7/1959
@ Michigan State L 15-10 11/14/1959
@ Illinois L 28-0 11/21/1959
Northwestern 1959 schedule
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
174 to 106
this season
Ara Parseghian's record
at Northwestern
15 - 19 - 1
vs Illinois
1 - 2 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Northwestern
6 game(s)
from 2015
to 2020
Illinois
7 game(s)
from 1913
to 1928
Stats
Illinois

Head Coach
 Ray Eliot
Schedule
@ Indiana L 20-0 9/26/1959
vs Army W 14-20 10/3/1959
@ Ohio State W 0-9 10/10/1959
vs Minnesota W 6-14 10/17/1959
@ Penn State L 20-9 10/24/1959
vs Purdue W 7-7 10/31/1959
vs Michigan L 20-15 11/7/1959
@ Wisconsin W 6-9 11/14/1959
vs Northwestern W 0-28 11/21/1959
Illinois 1959 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
93 to 83
this season
Raymond Nusspickel's record
at Illinois
82 - 73 - 11
vs Northwestern
7 - 9 - 1
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Notes