Northwestern @ Illinois
Final
Northwestern
Wildcats
3-7 / 1-5
34
21
Illinois
Fighting Illini
0-8 / 0-5
1997 Season

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

Series Stats

Northwestern
Illinois
Tie
39
47
5
91st
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

27-24 Northwestern
Ryan Field
Oct 26, 1996
Northwestern

Head Coach
Gary Barnett
Schedule
vs Oklahoma W 0-24 8/23/1997
@ Wake Forest L 27-20 9/6/1997
vs Duke W 20-24 9/13/1997
vs Rice L 40-34 9/20/1997
@ Purdue L 21-9 9/27/1997
vs Wisconsin L 26-25 10/4/1997
@ Michigan L 23-6 10/11/1997
vs Michigan State W 17-19 10/18/1997
@ Ohio State L 49-6 10/25/1997
vs Penn State L 30-27 11/1/1997
@ Illinois W 21-34 11/8/1997
vs Iowa W 14-15 11/15/1997
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
253 to 194
this season
Gary Barnett's record
at Northwestern
30 - 36 - 1
vs Illinois
3 - 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
Ron Turner
Schedule
vs Southern Mississippi L 24-7 9/6/1997
@ Louisville L 26-14 9/13/1997
vs Washington State L 35-22 9/20/1997
@ Iowa L 38-10 9/27/1997
vs Penn State L 41-6 10/4/1997
@ Wisconsin L 31-7 10/11/1997
vs Purdue L 48-3 10/25/1997
@ Indiana L 23-6 11/1/1997
vs Northwestern L 34-21 11/8/1997
@ Ohio State L 41-6 11/15/1997
vs Michigan State L 27-17 11/22/1997
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
266 to 75
this season
Ronald Turner's record
at Illinois
0 - 8 - 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