THIRD AND DATA

Week 13 · 2026

Illinois at Northwestern

Land of Lincoln Trophy, held by IllinoisSat 11/28/2026 TBDRyan FieldNorthwestern pregame41% — Pregame win probability: 41% for Northwestern. Illinois favored.Conference

Illinois

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5–3

Northwestern

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6–2

Attendance

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not yet reported

Neither team has played this game, so these are the seasons each brings into it — where they have attacked, and what opponents have managed in the same places. ⚠ The dots are the durable half: where a team throws and runs holds up week to week, while how well it worked swings on the opponent. Read the counts first and the rates as context.

Passing

Illinois attacking · vs what Northwestern has allowed

Illinois7 unplaced5 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
C. Dixon30 of 38H. Clement17 of 27B. Trimble13 of 18Other19 of 29Unattributed77 of 124
DeepShort
ILL16.1
NU allowed4.8
ILL10.0
NU allowed17.1
ILL4.5
NU allowed8.6
ILL7.6
NU allowed4.9
ILL7.0
NU allowed7.6
ILL6.1
NU allowed6.1
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Northwestern

Northwestern attacking · vs what Illinois has allowed

Northwestern1 unplaced1 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
D. Wagner8 of 15G. Wilde13 of 15L. Dehnicke10 of 13Other20 of 30Unattributed87 of 129
DeepShort
NU19.2
ILL allowed10.4
NU39.8
ILL allowed14.4
NU4.4
ILL allowed13.0
NU7.3
ILL allowed6.2
NU10.9
ILL allowed8.8
NU7.2
ILL allowed6.5
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Illinois

Rushing

Illinois attacking · vs what Northwestern has allowed

Illinois3 unplaced
A. Laughery88C. Valentine49J. Anderson38Other59Unattributed2
ILL7.2
NU allowed6.8
ILL4.4
NU allowed4.8
ILL8.7
NU allowed5.4
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Northwestern

Northwestern attacking · vs what Illinois has allowed

Northwestern2 unplaced
C. Komolafe103A. Chiles64G. Sawchuk45Other61Unattributed11
NU6.7
ILL allowed5.5
NU5.2
ILL allowed4.5
NU6.3
ILL allowed3.2
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Illinois

⚠ Both halves are 2026 to date. The defensive side is not a separate observation: it is what this team’s opponents have done to it, summed over the season.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Illinois

Northwestern 6–4 vs Illinois

  • 2025 · wk 14Northwestern 13 @ Illinois 20
  • 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

Previous 3 meetings vs. David Braun

Illinois 2–1 vs David Braun

  • 2025 · wk 14Northwestern 13 @ Illinois 20
  • 2024 · wk 14Illinois 38 @ Northwestern 28
  • 2023 · wk 13Northwestern 45 @ Illinois 43

Previous 8 meetings vs. Bret Bielema

Northwestern 2–6 vs Bret Bielema

  • 2025 · wk 14Northwestern 13 @ Illinois 20
  • 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

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