Week 14 · 2025
Northwestern at Illinois
Land of Lincoln Trophy, held by IllinoisSat 11/29/2025 07:30 PMMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Illinois pregame69% — Pregame win probability: 69% for Illinois. Illinois favored, and won.Conference
34°Heavy Snowfall27 mph SSE · 96% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Northwestern
13
7–6
Illinois
20
9–4
Attendance
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not reported
Northwestern11 drives · 3 scoring · avg start own 31
Illinois11 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 37
1st quarter | |||||
| 14:56 | ILL | own 18opp 17 | 10 plays, 65 yd | On downs | 0–0 |
| 9:24 | NU | own 17opp 20 | 15 plays, 63 yd | Field goal +3 NU | 3–0 |
| 0:10 | ILL | own 17opp 3 | 9 plays, 83 yd | Touchdown +7 ILL | 3–7 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 11:27 | NU | own 25opp 3 | 13 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 10–7 |
| 5:45 | ILL | own 28own 47 | 8 plays, 19 yd | Punt | 10–7 |
| 2:00 | NU | own 20own 48 | 5 plays, 11 yd | Turnover | 10–7 |
| 1:26 | ILL | opp 48opp 3 | 6 plays, 48 yd | Touchdown +7 ILL | 10–14 |
| 0:30 | NU | own 25own 32 | 3 plays, 7 yd | End of period | 10–14 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NU | own 25own 28 | 5 plays, 3 yd | Punt | 10–14 |
| 13:17 | ILL | own 30opp 29 | 10 plays, 41 yd | Field goal +3 ILL | 10–17 |
| 7:23 | NU | own 25own 18 | 5 plays, -7 yd | Punt | 10–17 |
| 6:12 | ILL | own 43opp 42 | 7 plays, 15 yd | Punt | 10–17 |
| 2:41 | NU | own 20opp 10 | 14 plays, 70 yd | Turnover | 10–17 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 10:08 | ILL | own 10own 1 | 3 plays, -9 yd | Turnover | 10–17 |
| 9:04 | NU | opp 1opp 8 | 5 plays, -7 yd | Field goal +3 NU | 13–17 |
| 7:46 | ILL | own 25own 32 | 5 plays, 7 yd | Punt | 13–17 |
| 6:05 | NU | own 26own 37 | 4 plays, -9 yd | On downs | 13–17 |
| 5:12 | ILL | opp 17opp 8 | 4 plays, 9 yd | Field goal +3 ILL | 13–20 |
| 3:00 | NU | own 35own 37 | 7 plays, 2 yd | Turnover | 13–20 |
| 1:53 | ILL | opp 48opp 47 | 7 plays, 1 yd | Punt | 13–20 |
| 1:30 | NU | own 20opp 44 | 8 plays, 36 yd | On downs | 13–20 |
| 0:36 | ILL | own 44own 42 | 2 plays, -2 yd | Uncategorized | 13–20 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Northwestern–Illinois after the drive.
Previous 10 meetings vs. Northwestern
Illinois 3–7 vs Northwestern
- 2024 · wk 14Illinois 38 @ Northwestern 28
- 2023 · wk 13Northwestern 45 @ Illinois 43
- 2022 · wk 13Illinois 41 @ Northwestern 3
- 2021 · wk 13Northwestern 14 @ Illinois 47
- 2020 · wk 15Illinois 10 @ Northwestern 28
- 2019 · wk 14Northwestern 29 @ Illinois 10
- 2018 · wk 13Illinois 16 @ Northwestern 24
- 2017 · wk 13Northwestern 42 @ Illinois 7
- 2016 · wk 13Illinois 21 @ Northwestern 42
- 2015 · wk 13Northwestern 24 @ Illinois 14
Previous 7 meetings vs. Bret Bielema
Northwestern 2–5 vs Bret Bielema
- 2024 · wk 14Illinois 38 @ Northwestern 28
- 2023 · wk 13Northwestern 45 @ Illinois 43
- 2022 · wk 13Illinois 41 @ Northwestern 3
- 2021 · wk 13Northwestern 14 @ Illinois 47
- 2010 · wk 13Northwestern 23 @ Wisconsin 70
- 2009 · wk 12Wisconsin 31 @ Northwestern 33
- 2006 · wk 6Northwestern 9 @ Wisconsin 41
Previous 2 meetings vs. David Braun
Illinois 1–1 vs David Braun
- 2024 · wk 14Illinois 38 @ Northwestern 28
- 2023 · wk 13Northwestern 45 @ Illinois 43
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