Northwestern at Illinois

Saturday, November 22, 2003

Northwestern beat Illinois 37–⁠20. It was their 97th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 51–⁠41–⁠5.

AwayNorthwestern6–⁠7 in 2003
37
HomeIllinois1–⁠11 in 2003
20

Final at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), ChampaignHigh 67°F, low 44°FAttendance 38,688

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northwestern70131737
Illinois1030720

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northwestern 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Illinois leads 59–⁠55–⁠5 in 119 meetings, counting the 22 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

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