Head to head · since 2015
Updated Aug 30, 2026Illinois vs Northwestern
Northwestern leads Illinois 7-4 over their last 11 meetings since 2015. They meet again in Week 13, and our model gives Illinois a 55% chance. Updated August 29, 2026.
Next meeting · Week 13
Illinois at Northwestern. Our model gives Illinois a 55% chance. That number is locked before kickoff and graded afterwards.
Full matchup breakdown →Wildest game
2023
45–43, wilder than 78% of all games
Biggest upset
2023
Northwestern won with a 35% chance
Biggest crowd
42,310
2023 · Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Every meeting
Results from 2015 to 2025, most recent first.
- 2025Illinois beat Northwestern20–13
- 2024Illinois beat Northwestern · neutral38–28
- 2023Northwestern beat Illinois45–43
- 2022Illinois beat Northwestern41–3
- 2021Illinois beat Northwestern47–14
- 2020Northwestern beat Illinois28–10
- 2019Northwestern beat Illinois29–10
- 2018Northwestern beat Illinois24–16
- 2017Northwestern beat Illinois42–7
- 2016Northwestern beat Illinois42–21
- 2015Northwestern beat Illinois · neutral24–14
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