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#22 Northwestern
@
Illinois
2017
Land of Lincoln
Final
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#22 Northwestern
Wildcats
8-3
/
5-2
42
7
Illinois
Fighting Illini
2-9
/
0-8
2017
Season
Played at
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Champaign, IL
Capacity:
60,670
Attendance:
30,456
Series Stats
Northwestern
Illinois
Tie
51
55
5
111th
meeting
More Games
Last Meeting
42-21 Northwestern
Ryan Field
Nov 26, 2016
Northwestern
West
Division
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Schedule
vs
Nevada
W
20-31
9/2/2017
@
Duke
L
41-17
9/9/2017
vs
Bowling Green State
W
7-49
9/16/2017
@
Wisconsin
L
33-24
9/30/2017
vs
Penn State
L
31-7
10/7/2017
@
Maryland
W
21-37
10/14/2017
vs
Iowa
W
10-17
10/21/2017
vs
Michigan State
W
31-39
10/28/2017
@
Nebraska
W
24-31
11/4/2017
vs
Purdue
W
13-23
11/11/2017
vs
Minnesota
W
0-39
11/18/2017
@
Illinois
W
7-42
11/25/2017
vs
Kentucky
W
23-24
12/29/2017
Northwestern 2017 schedule
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
314 to 231
this season
Pat Fitzgerald
's record
at
Northwestern
85 - 65 - 0
vs
Illinois
7 - 4 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Northwestern
6 game(s)
from 2015
to 2020
Illinois
7 game(s)
from 1913
to 1928
Stats
Game
Team
Player
Season
Total Yards
0
0
Passing Yards
0
0
Rushing Yards
0
0
Yards Allowed
0
0
Pass Yards Allowed
0
0
Rush Yards Allowed
0
0
Points
356
185
Points Per Game
29
15
Points Allowed Per Game
19
31
Illinois
West
Division
Head Coach
Lovie Smith
Schedule
vs
Ball State
W
21-24
9/2/2017
vs
Western Kentucky
W
7-20
9/9/2017
@
South Florida
L
47-23
9/15/2017
vs
Nebraska
L
28-6
9/29/2017
@
Iowa
L
45-16
10/7/2017
vs
Rutgers
L
35-24
10/14/2017
@
Minnesota
L
24-17
10/21/2017
vs
Wisconsin
L
24-10
10/28/2017
@
Purdue
L
29-10
11/4/2017
vs
Indiana
L
24-14
11/11/2017
@
Ohio State
L
52-14
11/18/2017
vs
Northwestern
L
42-7
11/25/2017
Illinois 2017 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
336 to 178
this season
Lovie Smith
's record
at
Illinois
5 - 18 - 0
vs
Northwestern
0 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2024
to 2024
Notes