Northwestern @ Illinois
Final
November 20, 1976 12:00 PM
Northwestern
Wildcats
1-9 / 1-6
6
48
Illinois
Fighting Illini
4-6 / 3-4
1976 Season

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

Series Stats

Northwestern
Illinois
Tie
31
35
4
70th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

7-28 Illinois
Dyche Stadium
Nov 22, 1975
Northwestern

Head Coach
 John Pont
Schedule
@ Purdue L 31-19 9/11/1976
@ North Carolina L 12-0 9/18/1976
vs Notre Dame L 48-0 9/25/1976
vs Arizona L 27-15 10/2/1976
@ Indiana L 7-0 10/9/1976
vs Michigan L 38-7 10/16/1976
vs Wisconsin L 28-25 10/23/1976
@ Iowa L 13-10 10/30/1976
vs Minnesota L 38-10 11/6/1976
vs Michigan State W 21-42 11/13/1976
@ Illinois L 48-6 11/20/1976
Northwestern 1976 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
263 to 128
this season
John Pont's record
at Northwestern
11 - 32 - 0
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
 Bob Blackman
Schedule
vs Iowa W 6-24 9/11/1976
@ Missouri W 6-31 9/18/1976
vs Baylor L 34-19 9/25/1976
vs Texas A&M L 14-7 10/2/1976
@ Minnesota L 29-14 10/9/1976
@ Purdue W 17-21 10/16/1976
vs Michigan State L 31-23 10/23/1976
vs Wisconsin W 25-31 10/30/1976
@ Ohio State L 42-10 11/6/1976
@ Michigan L 38-7 11/13/1976
vs Northwestern W 6-48 11/20/1976
Illinois 1976 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
242 to 187
this season
Robert Blackman's record
at Illinois
28 - 36 - 1
vs Northwestern
4 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Notes