Northwestern @ Illinois
2009
Land of Lincoln
Final
Northwestern
Wildcats
6-4 / 3-3
21
16
Illinois
Fighting Illini
3-6 / 2-5
2009 Season

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

Series Stats

Northwestern
Illinois
Tie
46
52
5
103rd
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

27-10 Northwestern
Ryan Field
Nov 22, 2008
Northwestern

Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Schedule
vs Towson W 14-47 9/5/2009
vs Eastern Michigan W 24-27 9/12/2009
@ Syracuse L 37-34 9/19/2009
vs Minnesota L 35-24 9/26/2009
@ Purdue W 21-27 10/3/2009
vs Miami (OH) W 6-16 10/10/2009
@ Michigan State L 24-14 10/17/2009
vs Indiana W 28-29 10/24/2009
vs Penn State L 34-13 10/31/2009
@ Iowa W 10-17 11/7/2009
@ Illinois W 16-21 11/14/2009
vs Wisconsin W 31-33 11/21/2009
vs Auburn L 38-35 1/1/2010
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
248 to 233
this season
Pat Fitzgerald's record
at Northwestern
25 - 22 - 0
vs Illinois
2 - 1 - 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 Missouri L 37-9 9/5/2009
vs Illinois State W 17-45 9/12/2009
@ Ohio State L 33-0 9/26/2009
vs Penn State L 35-17 10/3/2009
vs Michigan State L 24-14 10/10/2009
@ Indiana L 27-14 10/17/2009
@ Purdue L 24-14 10/24/2009
vs Michigan W 13-38 10/31/2009
@ Minnesota W 32-35 11/7/2009
vs Northwestern L 21-16 11/14/2009
@ Cincinnati L 49-36 11/27/2009
vs Fresno State L 53-52 12/5/2009
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
242 to 186
this season
Ronald Zook's record
at Illinois
22 - 35 - 0
vs Northwestern
1 - 3 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Notes