Illinois at Northwestern
Saturday, November 21, 1953 Share
No. 7 Illinois beat Northwestern 39–14. It was their 47th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 22–22–3.
FinalHigh 46°F, low 37°FAttendance 51,039
On the newsreel
- FOOTBALL — ILLINOIS-NORTHWESTERNBig 10 honors at stake as Illinois meets Northwestern. Ken Miller, J. C. Caroline and teammates display grid greatness—although they lose the Rose Bowl bid--as they trample Northwestern, 39-14
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Illinois 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Illinois–Northwestern gameIllinois leads 59–55–5 in 119 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.
Around this game
Illinois
- Next gamevs. Penn StateSept. 25, 1954
- SeasonIllinois in 1953
- ProgramIllinois history and records
Northwestern
- Next gamevs. Iowa StateSept. 25, 1954
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1953
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records