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Rivalry History

Illinois-Northwestern

Illinois and Northwestern have met 118 times since 1892. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
58-55-5
Current streak
Illinois 1 game
Longest streak
Illinois 7 games (1913-1928)
Avg. margin / points
3.1 / 37.1

Series overview

Illinois 58-55-5 Northwestern. Current streak: Illinois 1 game.

Last five meetings

Illinois 3 | Northwestern 2

Largest margin

66 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1892 through 2024.
  • 118 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Nov 30, 2024.

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Recent rivalry results

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10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Nov 30, 2024Illinois at NorthwesternIllinois 38, Northwestern 28Neutral siteIllinois
Nov 25, 2023Northwestern at IllinoisIllinois 43, Northwestern 45Venue unavailableNorthwestern
Nov 26, 2022Illinois at NorthwesternIllinois 41, Northwestern 3Venue unavailableIllinois
Nov 27, 2021Northwestern at IllinoisIllinois 47, Northwestern 14Venue unavailableIllinois
Dec 12, 2020Illinois at NorthwesternIllinois 10, Northwestern 28Venue unavailableNorthwestern
Nov 30, 2019Northwestern at IllinoisIllinois 10, Northwestern 29Venue unavailableNorthwestern
Nov 24, 2018Illinois at NorthwesternIllinois 16, Northwestern 24Venue unavailableNorthwestern
Nov 25, 2017Northwestern at IllinoisIllinois 7, Northwestern 42Venue unavailableNorthwestern
Nov 26, 2016Illinois at NorthwesternIllinois 21, Northwestern 42Venue unavailableNorthwestern
Nov 28, 2015Northwestern at IllinoisIllinois 14, Northwestern 24Neutral siteNorthwestern