Illinois Wesleyan vs. Northwestern
Illinois Wesleyan and Northwestern first met in 1909 and have played 3 times; the series is tied 1–1–1. Over the last 3 meetings it’s even at 1–1. Share
- Illinois Wesleyan wins
- 1
- Northwestern wins
- 1
- Ties
- 1
- First meeting
- 1909
- Longest streak
- 1 Illinois Wesleyan
- Current streak
- 1 Northwestern
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 1–1
- Most recent
- 1911
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 4.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Northwestern
- 1–1–1 Northwestern’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers
1909 · The Fargo forum and daily republican, Fargo, N.D., Oct 4, 1909
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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Oct 14, 1911 | Northwestern 10, Illinois Wesleyan 0 | at Northwestern | ||
| Oct 1, 1910 | Illinois Wesleyan 3, Northwestern 0 | at Northwestern | ||
| Oct 2, 1909 | Northwestern 0, Illinois Wesleyan 0 | at Northwestern |
Every game is listed as played on the field.