Team Rivalry
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Northwestern @ Illinois
2016
Land of Lincoln
Final
November 26, 2016 12:00 PM
Northwestern
Wildcats
5-6 / 4-4
42
21
Illinois
Fighting Illini
3-8 / 2-6
2016 Season

Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
Capacity: 47,130
Attendance: 30,022

Series Stats

Northwestern
Illinois
Tie
50
55
5
110th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

24-14 Northwestern
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Nov 28, 2015
Northwestern

West Division
Head Coach
 Pat Fitzgerald
Schedule
vs Western Michigan L 22-21 9/3/2016
vs Illinois State L 9-7 9/10/2016
@ Duke W 13-24 9/17/2016
vs Nebraska L 24-13 9/24/2016
@ Iowa W 31-38 10/1/2016
@ Michigan State W 40-54 10/15/2016
@ Indiana W 14-24 10/22/2016
vs Ohio State L 24-20 10/29/2016
@ Wisconsin L 21-7 11/5/2016
vs Purdue W 17-45 11/12/2016
vs Minnesota L 29-12 11/19/2016
@ Illinois W 21-42 11/26/2016
vs Pittsburgh W 24-31 12/28/2016
Northwestern 2016 schedule
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
265 to 244
this season
Pat Fitzgerald's record
at Northwestern
75 - 62 - 0
vs Illinois
6 - 4 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Northwestern
6 game(s)
from 2015
to 2020
Illinois
7 game(s)
from 1913
to 1928
Stats
Illinois

West Division
Head Coach
 Lovie Smith
Schedule
vs Murray State W 3-52 9/3/2016
vs North Carolina L 48-23 9/10/2016
@ Western Michigan L 34-10 9/17/2016
@ Nebraska L 31-16 10/1/2016
vs Purdue L 34-31 10/8/2016
@ Rutgers W 7-24 10/15/2016
@ Michigan L 41-8 10/22/2016
@ Minnesota L 40-17 10/29/2016
@ Michigan State W 27-31 11/5/2016
vs Wisconsin L 48-3 11/12/2016
@ Iowa L 28-0 11/19/2016
vs Northwestern L 42-21 11/26/2016
Illinois 2016 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
341 to 215
this season
Lovie Smith's record
at Illinois
3 - 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