Northwestern @ Illinois
2025
Land of Lincoln
Final
November 29, 2025 7:30 PM
Northwestern
Wildcats
6-5 / 4-4
13
20
Illinois
Fighting Illini
7-4 / 4-4
2025 Season

Memorial Stadium (IL)
Champaign, IL
Capacity: 60,670
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Northwestern
Illinois
Tie
55
59
5
119th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

28-38 Illinois
Wrigley Field
Nov 30, 2024
Northwestern

Head Coach
 David Braun
Schedule
@ Tulane L 23-3 8/30/2025
vs Western Illinois W 7-42 9/5/2025
vs Oregon L 34-14 9/13/2025
vs California Los Angeles W 14-17 9/27/2025
vs Louisiana-Monroe W 7-42 10/4/2025
@ Penn State W 21-22 10/11/2025
vs Purdue W 0-19 10/18/2025
@ Nebraska L 28-21 10/25/2025
@ Southern California L 38-17 11/7/2025
vs Michigan L 24-22 11/15/2025
vs Minnesota W 35-38 11/22/2025
@ Illinois L 20-13 11/29/2025
Northwestern 2025 schedule
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
257 to 231
this season
David Braun's record
at Northwestern
18 - 18 - 0
vs Illinois
1 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Northwestern
6 game(s)
from 2015
to 2020
Illinois
7 game(s)
from 1913
to 1928
Box Score
1 2 3 4 OT T
Northwestern 3 7 0 3 0 13
Illinois 0 14 3 3 0 20
Stats
Illinois

Head Coach
 Bret Bielema
Schedule
vs Western Illinois W 3-52 8/29/2025
@ Duke W 19-45 9/6/2025
vs Western Michigan W 0-38 9/13/2025
@ Indiana L 63-10 9/20/2025
vs Southern California W 32-34 9/27/2025
@ Purdue W 27-43 10/4/2025
vs Ohio State L 34-16 10/11/2025
@ Washington L 42-25 10/25/2025
vs Rutgers W 13-35 11/1/2025
vs Maryland W 6-24 11/15/2025
@ Wisconsin L 27-10 11/22/2025
vs Northwestern W 13-20 11/29/2025
Illinois 2025 schedule
Illinois
has outscored their opponents
332 to 266
this season
Bret Bielema's record
at Illinois
35 - 26 - 0
vs Northwestern
3 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2024
to 2025
Notes

Pre Game


Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)