Team Rivalry
|
#22 Northwestern @ Illinois
2017
Land of Lincoln
Final
November 25, 2017 4:00 PM
#22 Northwestern
Wildcats
8-3 / 5-2
42
7
Illinois
Fighting Illini
2-9 / 0-8
2017 Season

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
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
2 game(s)
from 2021
to 2022
Notes