AWAY · 2-3 Illinois Ill 
HOME · 3-1 Northwestern @ NW KICKOFF IN WEEK 13 · BIG 10 Evanston, IL
52 DAYS 18 HRS 56 MIN 11 SEC
Illinois vs Northwestern
AWAY · 2-3 Illinois Ill HOME · 3-1 Northwestern @ NW 
Illinois
2-3
Northwestern
3-1
KICKOFF IN
52 DAYS 18 HRS 56 MIN 11 SEC
WEEK 13 · BIG 10 Ryan Field, Evanston
Fri, Nov 27 12:00 AM Ryan Field, Evanston
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Depth charts
See who's starting before kickoff.
TEAM STATS
Illinois Northwestern- 30.6 Points/Game 33.0
- 26.0 Points Allowed 16.8
- -0.4 Turnover Margin +1.3
- 4.6 Penalties/Game 8.3
- 27:26 Average Time of Possession 30:56
SEASON LEADERS
Illinois Northwestern- Pass YardsK. Houser 1246 Katin Houser 1246A. Chiles 900 Aidan Chiles 900
- Rush YardsA. Laughery 321 Aidan Laughery 321C. Komolafe 290 Caleb Komolafe 290
- Rec. YardsC. Dixon 546 Collin Dixon 546G. Wilde 281 Griffin Wilde 281
- TouchdownsC. Dixon 8 Collin Dixon 8J. Himon II 6 Joseph Himon II 6
HEAD TO HEAD
Recent meetings and who's had the edge.
4 Illinois 4–1 in recent meetings 1
- 2025 Illinois won 20–13 Champaign, IL
- 2024 Illinois won 38–28 Chicago, IL
- 2023 Northwestern won 45–43 Champaign, IL
- 2022 Illinois won 41–3 Evanston, IL
- 2021 Illinois won 47–14 Champaign, IL