Illinois at Northwestern

Saturday, November 23, 1946

No. 5 Illinois beat Northwestern 20–⁠0. It was their 40th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 20–⁠17–⁠3.

Away5Illinois8–⁠2 in 1946
20
HomeNorthwestern4–⁠4–⁠1 in 1946
0

FinalAttendance 47,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: 5 , }ElsA ii| g16 B & 1 28e SSG Ya8 ! SCORES

    The Daily Alaska empire, November 25, 1946, page 3 (results column)

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    5 , }ElsA ii| g16 B & 1 28e SSG Ya8 ! SCORES Here are the final scores of lead ing football games played over the weekend: UCLA 13; use G. Oregon State IS; Oregon 0. Washington 21; Montana O. Stanford 25; California G. Delaware 20; Muhlenberg 12 Western Maryland 46; Mount St Marys T. Pittsburgh IA; Penn State T. Ohio University 25; Xavier 6. Dayton %; Marshall T. Penn Military 6; Albright 0. Georgetown 1; Hanover 2. Virginia 2l; West Virginia 0. Georgia 48; Chattanooga 27. Oklahoma 27; Nebraska 6. Oklahoma Aggie 59; Drake ‘. New Mexico IA; Kansas State ‘ Montana State 45; Colorado M. 2 Dennison 31; Wittenberg o. Mount Union 19; Kenyon l2. Oberlin 23; Wooster 0. Wichita IS; Toledo 2. Yale 27; Harvard IA. Lehigh o; Lafayette 13 Alabama ‘; Boston College 13. Dartmouth 20; Princeton 13. N Carolina State 37 Florida 6. Bucknell 0; Rutgers 25. Holy Cross 12; Temple T. Georgetown 19; NYU 12. Maryland IA; Michigan State 26. Syracuse 21; Columbia 59. Duke T; North Carolina P. Michigan 58; Ohio Sc te 6. Illinois 20; Northwestern 0. Furman ‘; Georgia Tech Al. Indiana 34; Purdue 20. Baylor 0; s. Methodist 35. Citadel 21; Davidson l3. Johns Hopkins o; University o1 Buffalo 16. Minnesota 6; Wisconsin 0. West Virginia O; Virginia 2l. Clemson 21; Auburn 13 Texas Christian 0; Rice l3 Mississippi s. 20; Mississippi 0. Notre Dame 4l; Tulane 0. Tennessee T; Kentucky 0.

  • The The Wilmington morning star's story: Football Scores

    The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 24, 1946, page 1 (results column)

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    Football Scores Rutgers Is; Bucknell 0. Rutgers Jayvee %; Columbia Jayvee s. Dartmouth 20; Princeton ID. Z West Chester .Tchrs 80; Wagner O.. ! Delaware 20; Muhlenberg II. Western Maryland A.; Mount st. Mary Georgetown 10; New York University IL. Columbia So; Syracuse 81. Pittsburgh IA; Penn State Z. Holy Cross ~; Temple 7. Buffalo So; Johns Hopkins o. Dickinson 80; Allegheny 6. Morris Harvey 6; Chenille 0. West Virginia Wesleyan 20; Davis Elk ms 0. Penn Military 8; Albright 0. MIDWEST Michigan State rs; Maryland IA. Michigan So; Ohio State 6. Illinois 20; Northwestern 0. Indiana “a; Purdue 20. Akron 10; John Carroll 6. { Ohio University 25. Xavier s. Dayton 20; Marshall 7. Minnesota 6; Wisconsin o. Dennison 81; Wittenberg 0. Mount Union 10; Kenyon IL, oberlin %; Wooster 0. Wichita ID; Toledo 7. Dekalb 20; James Millikin 0. FAR WEST New Mexico IA; Kansas State 7. New Mexico Military Institute IA New Mexico 7. Montana State As; Colorado School o Mines Z. Southern California 6. UCLA 13.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois 51% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Illinois leads 59–⁠55–⁠5 in 119 meetings, counting the 79 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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