[91] Illinois 10-28 Northwestern [26] 2020-11-01 01:00
Stadium: Ryan Field Round: 1
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2019/11/30 17:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | L | 29-10 |
| NCAAF | 2018/11/24 20:30 | Illinois v Northwestern | L | 16-24 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/25 21:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | L | 42-7 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/26 17:00 | Illinois v Northwestern | L | 21-42 |
| NCAAF | 2015/11/28 20:30 | Illinois v Northwestern | L | 14-24 |
| NCAAF | 2014/11/29 17:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | W | 33-47 |
| NCAAF | 2012/11/24 12:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | L | 50-14 |
| NCAAF | 2011/10/01 12:00 | Illinois v Northwestern | W | 38-35 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2020/10/31 16:00 | Purdue v Illinois | L | 31-24 |
| NCAAF | 2020/10/24 00:00 | Illinois v Wisconsin | L | 7-45 |
| NCAAF | 2019/12/30 21:00 | Illinois v California | L | 20-35 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/30 17:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | L | 29-10 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/23 17:00 | Illinois v Iowa | L | 10-19 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/09 20:30 | Illinois v Michigan State | W | 37-34 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/02 19:30 | Rutgers v Illinois | W | 10-38 |
| NCAAF | 2019/10/26 16:00 | Illinois v Purdue | W | 24-6 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2020/10/31 19:30 | Northwestern v Iowa | W | 21-20 |
| NCAAF | 2020/10/24 23:30 | Maryland v Northwestern | W | 3-43 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/30 17:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | W | 29-10 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/23 17:00 | Minnesota v Northwestern | L | 38-22 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/16 17:00 | Massachusetts v Northwestern | W | 6-45 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/09 17:00 | Purdue v Northwestern | L | 24-22 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/02 23:00 | Northwestern v Indiana | L | 3-34 |
| NCAAF | 2019/10/26 16:00 | Iowa v Northwestern | L | 20-0 |