College football · all-time series
Illinois vs. Northwestern
Illinois
Big Ten
Northwestern
Big Ten59–55
5 ties · 119 meetings
Series leaderIllinois by 4
Series span1892–2025
Current streakIllinois 2
Largest marginIllinois by 66
Score archive
Recent meetings
2025Nov 30, 2025
Northwestern13
Illinois20
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
2024Nov 30, 2024
Illinois38
Northwestern28
Neutral site
2023Nov 25, 2023
Northwestern45
Illinois43
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
2022Nov 26, 2022
Illinois41
Northwestern3
Ryan Field
2021Nov 27, 2021
Northwestern14
Illinois47
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
2020Dec 12, 2020
Illinois10
Northwestern28
Ryan Field
2019Nov 30, 2019
Northwestern29
Illinois10
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
2018Nov 24, 2018
Illinois16
Northwestern24
Ryan Field
2017Nov 25, 2017
Northwestern42
Illinois7
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
2016Nov 26, 2016
Illinois21
Northwestern42
Ryan Field
2015Nov 28, 2015
Northwestern24
Illinois14
Neutral site
2014Nov 29, 2014
Illinois47
Northwestern33
Ryan Field
2013Nov 30, 2013
Northwestern37
Illinois34
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
2012Nov 24, 2012
Illinois14
Northwestern50
Ryan Field
2011Oct 1, 2011
Northwestern35
Illinois38
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
2010Nov 20, 2010
Illinois48
Northwestern27
Ryan Field
2009Nov 14, 2009
Northwestern21
Illinois16
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
2008Nov 22, 2008
Illinois10
Northwestern27
Ryan Field
2007Nov 17, 2007
Northwestern22
Illinois41
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
2006Nov 18, 2006
Illinois16
Northwestern27
Ryan Field