Wk 13 · 2026
Illinois Fighting Illini at Northwestern Wildcats — Sat, Nov 28
Sat, Nov 28 ·
Ryan Field, Evanston
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What is at stake
A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Illinois form
W 20-13vs NUL 10-27at WISW 24-6vs MDW 35-13vs RUTGL 25-42at WASH
2025 season
Northwestern form
L 13-20at ILLW 38-35vs MINNL 22-24vs MICHL 17-38at USCL 21-28at NEB
2025 season
Illinois this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Northwestern this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Illinois | Northwestern |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Big Ten | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Michigan St Big Ten | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Oregon Big Ten | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Iowa Big Ten | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Northwestern leads the series 12–8 · Illinois has won the last 2
20 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
2.0 points toward Northwestern
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-29 | Northwestern 13 — 20 Illinois | at ILL | Illinois |
| 2024 | 2024-11-30 | Illinois 38 — 28 Northwestern | neutral | Illinois |
| 2023 | 2023-11-25 | Northwestern 45 — 43 Illinois | at ILL | Northwestern |
| 2022 | 2022-11-26 | Illinois 41 — 3 Northwestern | at NU | Illinois |
| 2021 | 2021-11-27 | Northwestern 14 — 47 Illinois | at ILL | Illinois |
| 2020 | 2020-12-12 | Illinois 10 — 28 Northwestern | at NU | Northwestern |
| 2019 | 2019-11-30 | Northwestern 29 — 10 Illinois | at ILL | Northwestern |
| 2018 | 2018-11-24 | Illinois 16 — 24 Northwestern | at NU | Northwestern |
| 2017 | 2017-11-25 | Northwestern 42 — 7 Illinois | at ILL | Northwestern |
| 2016 | 2016-11-26 | Illinois 21 — 42 Northwestern | at NU | Northwestern |
| 2015 | 2015-11-28 | Northwestern 24 — 14 Illinois | neutral | Northwestern |
| 2014 | 2014-11-29 | Illinois 47 — 33 Northwestern | at NU | Illinois |
| 2013 | 2013-11-30 | Northwestern 37 — 34 Illinois | at ILL | Northwestern |
| 2012 | 2012-11-24 | Illinois 14 — 50 Northwestern | at NU | Northwestern |
| 2011 | 2011-10-01 | Northwestern 35 — 38 Illinois | at ILL | Illinois |
| 2010 | 2010-11-20 | Illinois 48 — 27 Northwestern | at NU | Illinois |
| 2009 | 2009-11-14 | Northwestern 21 — 16 Illinois | at ILL | Northwestern |
| 2008 | 2008-11-22 | Illinois 10 — 27 Northwestern | at NU | Northwestern |
| 2007 | 2007-11-17 | Northwestern 22 — 41 Illinois | at ILL | Illinois |
| 2006 | 2006-11-18 | Illinois 16 — 27 Northwestern | at NU | Northwestern |
Illinois leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Luke Altmyer QB #9 | 226/332, 2811 YDS, 21 TD, 5 INT |
| Hank Beatty WR #80 | 2/2, 31 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Ca'Lil Valentine RB #5 | 123 CAR, 549 YDS, 4 TD |
| Kaden Feagin TE #83 | 119 CAR, 499 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Aidan Laughery RB #21 | 62 CAR, 305 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Hank Beatty WR #80 | 64 REC, 826 YDS, 3 TD |
| Collin Dixon WR #17 | 33 REC, 538 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Hudson Clement WR #13 | 33 REC, 406 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Justin Bowick WR #0 | 19 REC, 234 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Matthew Bailey DB #7 | 76 |
| Miles Scott S #10 | 59 | |
| Dylan Rosiek LB #28 | 49 | |
| Sacks | Gabe Jacas EDGE #17 | 11 |
| Leon Lowery Jr. LB #9 | 2 | |
| Tomiwa Durojaiye DL #13 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Miles Scott S #10 | 3 |
| Dylan Rosiek LB #28 | 1 | |
| Torrie Cox Jr. DB #5 | 1 |
Northwestern leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Preston Stone QB #8 | 203/339, 2174 YDS, 14 TD, 12 INT |
| Ryan Boe QB #2 | 1/3, 7 YDS | |
| Rushing | Caleb Komolafe RB #5 | 175 CAR, 886 YDS, 10 TD |
| Joseph Himon II RB #6 | 99 CAR, 486 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Dashun Reeder RB #24 | 22 CAR, 222 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Griffin Wilde WR #17 | 61 REC, 783 YDS, 6 TD |
| Hayden Eligon II WR #8 | 34 REC, 476 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Hunter Welcing TE #84 | 27 REC, 283 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Drew Wagner WR #19 | 22 REC, 172 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Robert Fitzgerald DB #6 | 109 |
| Mac Uihlein LB #37 | 92 | |
| Braydon Brus LB #33 | 70 | |
| Sacks | Aidan Hubbard DE #91 | 4.5 |
| Michael Kilbane DL #47 | 3.5 | |
| Anto Saka DE #14 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Mac Uihlein LB #37 | 4 |
| Najee Story DL #95 | 1 | |
| Ore Adeyi DB #7 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.