Northwestern @ Illinois
Final
Northwestern
Wildcats
1-0 / 0-0
28
7
Illinois
Fighting Illini
0-1 / 0-0
1961 Season

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

Series Stats

Northwestern
Illinois
Tie
26
25
4
55th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

14-7 Northwestern
Ryan Field
Nov 19, 1960
Northwestern

Head Coach
Ara Parseghian
Schedule
vs Boston College W 0-45 9/30/1961
@ Illinois W 7-28 10/7/1961
vs Minnesota L 10-3 10/14/1961
vs Ohio State L 10-0 10/21/1961
@ Notre Dame W 10-12 10/28/1961
vs Indiana W 8-14 11/4/1961
vs Wisconsin L 29-10 11/11/1961
@ Michigan State L 21-13 11/18/1961
@ Miami (FL) L 10-6 11/24/1961
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
45 to 0
this season
Ara Parseghian's record
at Northwestern
21 - 24 - 1
vs Illinois
2 - 3 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Northwestern
6 game(s)
from 2015
to 2020
Illinois
7 game(s)
from 1913
to 1928
Stats
Illinois

Head Coach
Pete Elliot
Schedule
vs Washington L 20-7 9/30/1961
vs Northwestern L 28-7 10/7/1961
@ Ohio State L 44-0 10/14/1961
vs Minnesota L 33-0 10/21/1961
@ Southern California L 14-10 10/28/1961
vs Purdue L 23-9 11/4/1961
vs Michigan L 38-6 11/11/1961
@ Wisconsin L 55-7 11/18/1961
@ Michigan State L 34-7 11/25/1961
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
20 to 7
this season
Pete Elliot's record
at Illinois
5 - 5 - 0
vs Northwestern
0 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2024
to 2024
Notes