Land of Lincoln Trophy
Illinois vs Northwestern
Illinois595 ties119 meetings
55Northwestern
Illinois leads the series · Illinois on a 2-game winning run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 20-13 |
| 2024 | Illinois win | Neutral | W | 38-28 |
| 2023 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 43-45 |
| 2022 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 41-3 |
| 2021 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 47-14 |
| 2020 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 10-28 |
| 2019 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 10-29 |
| 2018 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 16-24 |
| 2017 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 7-42 |
| 2016 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 21-42 |
| 2015 | Northwestern win | Neutral | L | 14-24 |
| 2014 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 47-33 |
| 2013 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 34-37 |
| 2012 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 14-50 |
| 2011 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 38-35 |
| 2010 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 48-27 |
| 2009 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 16-21 |
| 2008 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 10-27 |
| 2007 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 41-22 |
| 2006 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 16-27 |
| 2005 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 21-38 |
| 2004 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 21-28 |
| 2003 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 20-37 |
| 2002 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 31-24 |
| 2001 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 34-28 |
| 2000 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 23-61 |
| 1999 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 29-7 |
| 1998 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 13-10 |
| 1997 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 21-34 |
| 1996 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 24-27 |
| 1995 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 14-17 |
| 1994 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 28-7 |
| 1993 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 20-13 |
| 1992 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 26-27 |
| 1991 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 11-17 |
| 1990 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 28-23 |
| 1989 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 63-14 |
| 1988 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 14-9 |
| 1987 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 10-28 |
| 1986 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 18-23 |
| 1985 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 45-20 |
| 1984 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 24-16 |
| 1983 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 56-24 |
| 1982 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 49-13 |
| 1981 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 49-12 |
| 1980 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 35-9 |
| 1979 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 29-13 |
| 1978 | Tie | Evanston | T | 0-0 |
| 1977 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 7-21 |
| 1976 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 48-6 |
| 1975 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 28-7 |
| 1974 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 28-14 |
| 1973 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 6-9 |
| 1972 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 43-13 |
| 1971 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 24-7 |
| 1970 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-48 |
| 1969 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 6-10 |
| 1968 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 14-0 |
| 1967 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 27-21 |
| 1966 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 7-35 |
| 1965 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 20-6 |
| 1964 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 17-6 |
| 1963 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 10-9 |
| 1962 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-45 |
| 1961 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 7-28 |
| 1960 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 7-14 |
| 1959 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 28-0 |
| 1958 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 27-20 |
| 1957 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 27-0 |
| 1956 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 13-14 |
| 1955 | Tie | Champaign | T | 7-7 |
| 1954 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 7-20 |
| 1953 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 39-14 |
| 1952 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 26-28 |
| 1951 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 3-0 |
| 1950 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 7-14 |
| 1949 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 7-9 |
| 1948 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 7-20 |
| 1947 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 13-28 |
| 1946 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 20-0 |
| 1945 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 7-13 |
| 1944 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 25-6 |
| 1943 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 6-53 |
| 1942 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 14-7 |
| 1941 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-27 |
| 1940 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 14-32 |
| 1939 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-13 |
| 1938 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 0-13 |
| 1937 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 6-0 |
| 1936 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 2-13 |
| 1935 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 3-10 |
| 1934 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 14-3 |
| 1933 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 3-0 |
| 1932 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 0-26 |
| 1931 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 6-32 |
| 1930 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 0-32 |
| 1929 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-7 |
| 1928 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 6-0 |
| 1927 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 7-6 |
| 1923 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 29-0 |
| 1922 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 6-3 |
| 1915 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 36-6 |
| 1914 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 33-0 |
| 1913 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 37-0 |
| 1912 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-6 |
| 1911 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 27-13 |
| 1910 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 27-0 |
| 1909 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 35-0 |
| 1908 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 64-8 |
| 1904 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 6-12 |
| 1903 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 11-12 |
| 1902 | Illinois win | Evanston | W | 17-0 |
| 1901 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 11-17 |
| 1900 | Tie | Champaign | T | 0-0 |
| 1896 | Northwestern win | Champaign | L | 4-10 |
| 1895 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 38-4 |
| 1894 | Illinois win | Champaign | W | 66-0 |
| 1893 | Tie | Champaign | T | 0-0 |
| 1892 | Tie | Evanston | T | 16-16 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Land of Lincoln Trophy?
The Land of Lincoln Trophy is the name of the Illinois vs Northwestern series. Illinois is 59-55-5 against Northwestern in 119 meetings on record since 1892.
What is the all-time record between Illinois and Northwestern?
Illinois is 59-55-5 against Northwestern across 119 meetings on record since 1892. Illinois leads the series.
When did Illinois last play Northwestern?
They last met in 2025, a 20-13 win for Illinois.