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Northwestern at Illinois

Wednesday, October 12, 1892

Northwestern and Illinois tied 16–⁠16. It was their first meeting; after it, the series stood even at 0–⁠0–⁠1.

AwayNorthwestern6–⁠4–⁠2 in 1892
16
HomeIllinois9–⁠3–⁠2 in 1892
16

Final

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois 60% to win.

The series

Every Northwestern–Illinois game

Illinois leads 59–⁠55–⁠5 in 119 meetings, counting the 118 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Illinois 20, Northwestern 13
2024Illinois 38, Northwestern 28
2023Northwestern 45, Illinois 43
2022Illinois 41, Northwestern 3
2021Illinois 47, Northwestern 14
2020Northwestern 28, Illinois 10

Around this game

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Illinois