Northwestern @ Illinois
Final
Northwestern
Wildcats
6-4 / 4-3
38
21
Illinois
Fighting Illini
2-8 / 0-7
2005 Season

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

Series Stats

Northwestern
Illinois
Tie
43
51
5
99th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

28-21 Northwestern
Ryan Field
Nov 20, 2004
Northwestern

Head Coach
Randy Walker
Schedule
vs Ohio W 14-38 9/3/2005
vs Northern Illinois W 37-38 9/10/2005
@ Arizona State L 52-21 9/17/2005
vs Penn State L 34-29 9/24/2005
vs Wisconsin W 48-51 10/8/2005
@ Purdue W 29-34 10/15/2005
@ Michigan State W 14-49 10/22/2005
vs Michigan L 33-17 10/29/2005
vs Iowa W 27-28 11/5/2005
@ Ohio State L 48-7 11/12/2005
@ Illinois W 21-38 11/19/2005
vs California Los Angeles L 50-38 12/30/2005
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
336 to 312
this season
Randy Walker's record
at Northwestern
36 - 45 - 0
vs Illinois
3 - 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
Ron Zook
Schedule
vs Rutgers W 30-33 9/3/2005
vs San Jose State W 19-40 9/10/2005
@ California L 35-20 9/17/2005
vs Michigan State L 61-14 9/24/2005
@ Iowa L 35-7 10/1/2005
@ Indiana L 36-13 10/8/2005
vs Penn State L 63-10 10/22/2005
vs Wisconsin L 41-24 10/29/2005
@ Ohio State L 40-2 11/5/2005
@ Purdue L 37-3 11/12/2005
vs Northwestern L 38-21 11/19/2005
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
397 to 166
this season
Ronald Zook's record
at Illinois
2 - 8 - 0
vs Northwestern
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2024
to 2024
Notes