Northwestern @ Illinois
Final
October 30, 1971 12:00 PM
Northwestern
Wildcats
4-3 / 3-2
7
24
Illinois
Fighting Illini
1-6 / 1-3
1971 Season

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

Series Stats

Northwestern
Illinois
Tie
30
31
4
65th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

48-0 Northwestern
Ryan Field
Oct 10, 1970
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Alex Agase
Schedule
vs Michigan L 21-6 9/11/1971
@ Notre Dame L 50-7 9/18/1971
vs Syracuse W 6-12 9/25/1971
vs Wisconsin W 11-24 10/2/1971
@ Iowa W 3-28 10/9/1971
vs Purdue L 21-20 10/16/1971
@ Indiana W 10-24 10/23/1971
@ Illinois L 24-7 10/30/1971
vs Minnesota W 20-41 11/6/1971
@ Ohio State W 10-14 11/13/1971
vs Michigan State W 7-28 11/20/1971
Northwestern 1971 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
122 to 121
this season
Alex Agase's record
at Northwestern
27 - 48 - 1
vs Illinois
3 - 4 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Northwestern
6 game(s)
from 2015
to 2020
Illinois
7 game(s)
from 1913
to 1928
Stats
Illinois

Head Coach
 Bob Blackman
Schedule
@ Michigan State L 10-0 9/11/1971
vs North Carolina L 27-0 9/18/1971
@ Southern California L 28-0 9/25/1971
vs Washington L 52-14 10/2/1971
vs Ohio State L 24-10 10/9/1971
@ Michigan L 35-6 10/16/1971
vs Purdue W 7-21 10/23/1971
vs Northwestern W 7-24 10/30/1971
@ Indiana W 21-22 11/6/1971
@ Wisconsin W 27-35 11/13/1971
vs Iowa W 0-31 11/20/1971
Illinois 1971 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
183 to 51
this season
Robert Blackman's record
at Illinois
1 - 6 - 0
vs Northwestern
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Notes