Northwestern WildcatsNorthwestern
vs 
Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinois
13 - 20
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Illinois | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Illinois | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Northwestern | Qtr | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Q1 | 0 |
| 7 | Q2 | 14 |
| 0 | Q3 | 3 |
| 3 | Q4 | 3 |
| 13 | Final | 20 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q1 0:16 Field goal Northwestern Jack Olsen #82 J.Olsen field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine) 3-0
Q2 11:27 Touchdown Illinois Ca'Lil Valentine Shotgun #5 C.Valentine rush left for 6 yards gain to the NW00 TOUCHDOWN. #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 3-7
Q2 5:50 Touchdown Northwestern Shotgun #8 P.Stone pass complete short left to #80 H.Eligon II caught at ILL00, for 13 yards to the ILL00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #82 J.Olsen kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine) 10-7
Q2 0:30 Touchdown Illinois #3 K.Feagin rush right for 1 yard gain to the NW00 TOUCHDOWN. #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 10-14
Q3 7:23 Field goal Illinois David Olano #24 D.Olano field goal attempt from 47 yards GOOD (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 10-17
Q4 7:46 Field goal Northwestern Jack Olsen #82 J.Olsen field goal attempt from 26 yards GOOD (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #39 J.Florentine) 13-17
Q4 3:00 Field goal Illinois David Olano #24 D.Olano field goal attempt from 27 yards GOOD (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III) 13-20
Rivalry highlights
Series record
55-59
Northwestern first, 119 meetings since 1892
Series leader
Illinois
Illinois lead 55-59 in 119 meetings since 1892
Widest recent margin
38 points
Illinois 41-3 Northwestern, 2022
Tightest recent margin
2 points
Northwestern 45-43 Illinois, 2023
Highest recent total
88 points
Northwestern 45-43 Illinois, 2023
Head to head
Full rivalry page Northwestern 55 119 meetings since 1892 59 Illinois
Illinois lead 55-59 in 119 meetings since 1892 Series leader: Illinois.
Team stats, this game
NorthwesternIllinois254Total yards284
163Passing yards164
91Rushing yards120
4Turnovers1
1Sacks2
19First downs14
35Penalty yards44
Key players by position
| Northwestern | Pos | Illinois |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
NU ILL Northwestern vs Illinois player stats
Passing
| Northwestern | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Stone | 19/36 | 163 | 1 | 3 |
| Illinois | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Altmyer | 10/15 | 136 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Beatty | 1/1 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Northwestern | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robby Preckel | 22 | 82 | 0 | 11 |
| Joseph Himon II | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Ryan Boe | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Preston Stone | 4 | -6 | 0 | 8 |
| Illinois | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ca'Lil Valentine | 14 | 74 | 1 | 20 |
| Aidan Laughery | 9 | 37 | 0 | 9 |
| Kaden Feagin | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 |
| Luke Altmyer | 7 | -2 | 0 | 17 |
Receiving
| Northwestern | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Eligon Ii | 8 | 99 | 1 | 20 |
| Griffin Wilde | 5 | 28 | 0 | 12 |
| Lawson Albright | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Hunter Welcing | 4 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
| Robby Preckel | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Illinois | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Dixon | 2 | 53 | 0 | 35 |
| Tanner Arkin | 2 | 33 | 0 | 28 |
| Hudson Clement | 2 | 30 | 0 | 21 |
| Hank Beatty | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| Kaden Feagin | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Aidan Laughery | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Defense
| Northwestern | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Fitzgerald | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Braydon Brus | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mac Uihlein | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Turner | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garner Wallace | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kilbane | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Brendan Flakes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carmine Bastone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Josh Fussell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ore Adeyi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Callen Campbell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Roth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Rosiek | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Torrie Cox Jr. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malachi Hood | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Matthew Bailey | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaheim Clarke | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Jacas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Miles Scott | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Neal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Thompson Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Kreutz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Heckel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Alec Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Northwestern | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Olsen | 2/2 | 38 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Illinois | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Olano | 2/2 | 47 | 2/2 | 8 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
Northwestern: last 15 games before this one
7-8 in the last 15 · 21.6 scored · 24.7 allowed
WON 26-20 scored 26 · allowed 20 See game LOST 7-31 scored 7 · allowed 31 See game LOST 6-50 scored 6 · allowed 50 See game LOST 28-38 scored 28 · allowed 38 See game LOST 3-23 scored 3 · allowed 23 See game WON 42-7 scored 42 · allowed 7 See game LOST 14-34 scored 14 · allowed 34 See game WON 17-14 scored 17 · allowed 14 See game WON 42-7 scored 42 · allowed 7 See game WON 22-21 scored 22 · allowed 21 See game WON 19-0 scored 19 · allowed 0 See game LOST 21-28 scored 21 · allowed 28 See game LOST 17-38 scored 17 · allowed 38 See game LOST 22-24 scored 22 · allowed 24 See game WON 38-35 scored 38 · allowed 35 See game
Illinois: last 15 games before this one
11-4 in the last 15 · 31.1 scored · 23.9 allowed
WON 38-16 scored 38 · allowed 16 See game WON 38-31 scored 38 · allowed 31 See game WON 38-28 scored 38 · allowed 28 See game WON 21-17 scored 21 · allowed 17 See game WON 52-3 scored 52 · allowed 3 See game WON 45-19 scored 45 · allowed 19 See game WON 38-0 scored 38 · allowed 0 See game LOST 10-63 scored 10 · allowed 63 See game WON 34-32 scored 34 · allowed 32 See game WON 43-27 scored 43 · allowed 27 See game LOST 16-34 scored 16 · allowed 34 See game LOST 25-42 scored 25 · allowed 42 See game WON 35-13 scored 35 · allowed 13 See game WON 24-6 scored 24 · allowed 6 See game LOST 10-27 scored 10 · allowed 27 See game
The matchup
| Northwestern | Split | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 6-5 | 2025 record entering | 7-4 |
| 4-4 | Conference | 4-4 |
| 257 | Points for | 332 |
| 231 | Points against | 266 |
| W1 | Form | L1 |
Recent meetings
2025
Northwestern 13 : 20 Illinois
13 : 20 Illinois 2024
Northwestern 28 : 38 Illinois
28 : 38 Illinois 2023
Northwestern 45 : 43 Illinois
45 : 43 Illinois 2022
Illinois 41 : 3 Northwestern
41 : 3 Northwestern 2021
Northwestern 14 : 47 Illinois
14 : 47 Illinois 2020
Illinois 10 : 28 Northwestern
10 : 28 Northwestern Northwestern · QB Aidan Chiles Pass yards
900
Pass TD
6
Comp-Att
63-89
INT
0
Komolafe rush
290 yds
Wilde rec
281 yds
Illinois · QB Katin Houser Pass yards
1246
Pass TD
11
Comp-Att
102-155
INT
3
Laughery rush
321 yds
Dixon rec
546 yds
2 
Ryan Boe QB 8 
Preston Stone QB 13 
Gavin Frakes QB 15 
Sean Winton QB 4 
Cam Porter RB 5 
Caleb Komolafe RB 6 
Joseph Himon II RB 12 
Marcus Romain RB 22 
Daniel Anderson RB 24 
Dashun Reeder RB 26 
Albert Kunickis III RB 36 Ronny Johnson RB 3 
Frank Covey IV WR 8 
Hayden Eligon II WR 10 
Ricky Ahumaraeze WR 14 
Dube Enongene WR 16 
Brennan Saxe WR 17 
Griffin Wilde WR 18 
Camp Magee WR 19 
Drew Wagner WR 20 
Chase Farrell WR 35 Tate Crane WR 80 
Braden Blueitt WR 87 
Carson Grove WR 89 
Cam Russell WR 41 
Robby Preckel TE 43 
Noah LaPorte TE 48 
Tyler Kielmeyer TE 81 
Chris Petrucci TE 83 
Blake Van Buren TE 84 
Hunter Welcing TE 86 
Lawson Albright TE 88 
Alex Lines TE 53 Talan Chandler OL 57 Hayden Wright OL 60 Evan Beerntsen OL 61 Matt Keeler OL 62 
Ezomo Oratokhai OL 63 Xavior Gray OL 64 
Anthony Birsa OL 65 
Jackson Carsello OL 67 
Jace Borcherding OL 69 Jack Bailey OL 69 
Patrick Schaller OL 71 
Dennis Rahouski OL 72 Caleb Tiernan OL 73 
Deuce McGuire OL 74 Nick Herzog OL 75 
Martes Lewis OL 76 
Michael O'Connell OL 77 
Idrys Cotton OL 78 
Trey Boyd OL 15 
Brendan Flakes DL 44 
Callen Campbell DL 47 
Michael Kilbane DL 52 
Richie Hagarty DL 53 
Tanner Jumpp DL 54 
Tyler Gant DL 55 
Dylan Roberts DL 88 
Migo Jackson DL 90 
Carmine Bastone DL 90 
Jack Trautmann DL 91 
Aidan Hubbard DL 91 
Caden O'Rourke DL 92 
Mason Green DL 95 
Najee Story DL 95 
Mason Mayne DL 96 
Jonah Hayes DL 97 
Braxton Strong DL 98 
Landon Lauter DL 99 
Troy Regovich DL 14 
Anto Saka DE 14 
Yanni Karlaftis LB 32 
Matthew Smith LB 33 
Braydon Brus LB 34 
Payton Roth LB 37 
Mac Uihlein LB 38 
Josh Veldman LB 40 
Jason Reynolds II LB 42 
Nigel Glover LB 45 
Jack Sadowsky V LB 46 
Lincoln Creager LB 51 
Miles Crutchley LB 58 Nathaniel Campbell LB -1 Fred Davis Ii DB 0 
Alijah Jones DB 1 
Dillon Tatum DB 2 
Fred Davis II DB 6 
Robert Fitzgerald DB 7 
Ore Adeyi DB 9 
Braden Turner DB 11 
Seth Valeri DB 13 
Josh Fussell DB 16 
J.J. Lewis DB 18 
Garner Wallace DB 21 
Damon Walters DB 22 
Terrion Curry-Hicks DB 23 
Cole Shivers DB 25 
Marquet Dorsey Jr. DB 26 
Jalen Lewis DB 27 
Jack Oyola DB 28 
Timi Oke DB 29 
Jon Jon Stevens Jr. DB 31 
Tito Williams Jr. DB 35 
Sean Martin DB 4 
Evan Smith CB 82 
Jack Olsen PK 94 
Henry Helms PK 11 
Luke Akers P 92 
Nikola Dugandzic P 49 
Liam Reardon LS 59 
Jack Florentine LS
Ryan Boe QB 8 Preston Stone QB 13 Gavin Frakes QB 15 Sean Winton QB 4 Cam Porter RB 5 Caleb Komolafe RB 6 Joseph Himon II RB 12 Marcus Romain RB 22 Daniel Anderson RB 24 Dashun Reeder RB 26 Albert Kunickis III RB 36 Ronny Johnson RB 3 Frank Covey IV WR 8 Hayden Eligon II WR 10 Ricky Ahumaraeze WR 14 Dube Enongene WR 16 Brennan Saxe WR 17 Griffin Wilde WR 18 Camp Magee WR 19 Drew Wagner WR 20 Chase Farrell WR 35 Tate Crane WR 80 Braden Blueitt WR 87 Carson Grove WR 89 Cam Russell WR 41 Robby Preckel TE 43 Noah LaPorte TE 48 Tyler Kielmeyer TE 81 Chris Petrucci TE 83 Blake Van Buren TE 84 Hunter Welcing TE 86 Lawson Albright TE 88 Alex Lines TE 53 Talan Chandler OL 57 Hayden Wright OL 60 Evan Beerntsen OL 61 Matt Keeler OL 62 Ezomo Oratokhai OL 63 Xavior Gray OL 64 Anthony Birsa OL 65 Jackson Carsello OL 67 Jace Borcherding OL 69 Jack Bailey OL 69 Patrick Schaller OL 71 Dennis Rahouski OL 72 Caleb Tiernan OL 73 Deuce McGuire OL 74 Nick Herzog OL 75 Martes Lewis OL 76 Michael O'Connell OL 77 Idrys Cotton OL 78 Trey Boyd OL 15 Brendan Flakes DL 44 Callen Campbell DL 47 Michael Kilbane DL 52 Richie Hagarty DL 53 Tanner Jumpp DL 54 Tyler Gant DL 55 Dylan Roberts DL 88 Migo Jackson DL 90 Carmine Bastone DL 90 Jack Trautmann DL 91 Aidan Hubbard DL 91 Caden O'Rourke DL 92 Mason Green DL 95 Najee Story DL 95 Mason Mayne DL 96 Jonah Hayes DL 97 Braxton Strong DL 98 Landon Lauter DL 99 Troy Regovich DL 14 Anto Saka DE 14 Yanni Karlaftis LB 32 Matthew Smith LB 33 Braydon Brus LB 34 Payton Roth LB 37 Mac Uihlein LB 38 Josh Veldman LB 40 Jason Reynolds II LB 42 Nigel Glover LB 45 Jack Sadowsky V LB 46 Lincoln Creager LB 51 Miles Crutchley LB 58 Nathaniel Campbell LB -1 Fred Davis Ii DB 0 Alijah Jones DB 1 Dillon Tatum DB 2 Fred Davis II DB 6 Robert Fitzgerald DB 7 Ore Adeyi DB 9 Braden Turner DB 11 Seth Valeri DB 13 Josh Fussell DB 16 J.J. Lewis DB 18 Garner Wallace DB 21 Damon Walters DB 22 Terrion Curry-Hicks DB 23 Cole Shivers DB 25 Marquet Dorsey Jr. DB 26 Jalen Lewis DB 27 Jack Oyola DB 28 Timi Oke DB 29 Jon Jon Stevens Jr. DB 31 Tito Williams Jr. DB 35 Sean Martin DB 4 Evan Smith CB 82 Jack Olsen PK 94 Henry Helms PK 11 Luke Akers P 92 Nikola Dugandzic P 49 Liam Reardon LS 59 Jack Florentine LS 2 
Carson Boyd QB 5 
Ethan Hampton QB 9 
Luke Altmyer QB 10 Trey Petty QB 5 
Ca'Lil Valentine RB 20 
John Forster RB 21 
Aidan Laughery RB 22 
Cedric Wyche II RB 22 Petey Olaleye RB 23 
Jordan Anderson RB 25 Aaron Ball RB 27 
Corey Rashad RB 31 
Murphy Clement RB 0 
Justin Bowick WR 1 Mario Sanders WR 2 
Ashton Hollins WR 6 
Jershaun Newton WR 7 Alexander Capka-Jones WR 11 
Brayden Trimble WR 13 
Hudson Clement WR 17 
Collin Dixon WR 18 Michael Bartolotta WR 28 
Karson Kaiser WR 80 
Hank Beatty WR 87 Tyler McClure WR 88 
Malik Elzy WR 14 
Cole Rusk TE 16 
Logan Farrell TE 33 Jake Furtney TE 39 Trey Peters TE 83 
Kaden Feagin TE 84 
Grant Smith TE 85 
Tanner Arkin TE 86 
Christian Abney TE 88 
Davin Stoffel TE 89 Clayton Leonard TE 89 
Tanner Hollinger TE 54 
Griffin Rousseau OL 55 
TJ McMillen OL 56 
JJ Hirdes OL 57 
Zach Barrett OL 58 Melvin Priestly OL 63 Kellen Francis OL 64 Josh Kreutz OL 65 
Dezmond Schuster OL 66 
Brandon Hansen OL 68 Tyler McMillan OL 68 
Michael McDonough OL 71 
Nathan Knapik OL 72 Ayden Knapik OL 73 
Josh Gesky OL 74 J.C. Davis OL 74 
Zafir Stewart OL 75 
Brandon Henderson OL 76 
Dylan Frechette OL 78 
Eddie Tuerk OL Carter Hewitt DL 13 
Tomiwa Durojaiye DL 43 
Joe Barna DL 45 
Jeremiah Warren DL 52 
Pat Farrell DL 54 
Demetrius John DL 56 
Guillermo Gallardo DL 90 
James Thompson Jr. DL 91 
Cameron Brooks DL 92 
Gentle Hunt DL 92 
Curt Neal DL 93 Henry Engel DL 95 
Isaiah White DL 96 
Eli Coenen DL 49 Harrysson Ngassa DE 94 
Angelo McCullom DT 0 
Jojo Hayden LB 3 
Alec Bryant LB 4 
Daniel Brown LB 9 Leon Lowery Jr. LB 10 
James Kreutz LB 17 
Gabe Jacas LB 18 
Mason Muragin LB 26 
Ismael Kante LB 28 
Dylan Rosiek LB 33 
Grant Beerman LB 34 
Erik Gayle LB 38 
Jack Paris LB 39 
Kenenna Odeluga LB 42 
Luke Zardzin LB 45 
Malachi Hood LB 47 Easton Baker LB 48 Carter Smith LB 0 
Mac Resetich DB Donovan Turner DB 1 
Xavier Scott DB 2 
RJ Jones III DB 5 
Torrie Cox Jr. DB 6 
Juice Clarke DB 7 
Matthew Bailey DB 10 
Miles Scott DB 13 Tysean Griffin DB 13 
Xanai Scott DB 14 
Andre Lovett Jr. DB 16 
Tanner Heckel DB 19 
Tyson Rooks DB 20 
Tyler Strain DB 21 
Ben Clawson DB 25 
Des Straughton DB 26 
Amar Reynolds DB 29 TJ Griffin DB 32 
Tywan Cox DB 35 
Grayson Griffin DB 7 
Kaleb Patterson CB 24 
Saboor Karriem S 25 Vernon Woodward III S 24 
David Olano PK 27 
Lucas Osada PK 40 
Keelan Crimmins P 81 
Lars Rau P 36 
Lane Hansen LS 44 
Patrick Mahoney III LS
Carson Boyd QB 5 Ethan Hampton QB 9 Luke Altmyer QB 10 Trey Petty QB 5 Ca'Lil Valentine RB 20 John Forster RB 21 Aidan Laughery RB 22 Cedric Wyche II RB 22 Petey Olaleye RB 23 Jordan Anderson RB 25 Aaron Ball RB 27 Corey Rashad RB 31 Murphy Clement RB 0 Justin Bowick WR 1 Mario Sanders WR 2 Ashton Hollins WR 6 Jershaun Newton WR 7 Alexander Capka-Jones WR 11 Brayden Trimble WR 13 Hudson Clement WR 17 Collin Dixon WR 18 Michael Bartolotta WR 28 Karson Kaiser WR 80 Hank Beatty WR 87 Tyler McClure WR 88 Malik Elzy WR 14 Cole Rusk TE 16 Logan Farrell TE 33 Jake Furtney TE 39 Trey Peters TE 83 Kaden Feagin TE 84 Grant Smith TE 85 Tanner Arkin TE 86 Christian Abney TE 88 Davin Stoffel TE 89 Clayton Leonard TE 89 Tanner Hollinger TE 54 Griffin Rousseau OL 55 TJ McMillen OL 56 JJ Hirdes OL 57 Zach Barrett OL 58 Melvin Priestly OL 63 Kellen Francis OL 64 Josh Kreutz OL 65 Dezmond Schuster OL 66 Brandon Hansen OL 68 Tyler McMillan OL 68 Michael McDonough OL 71 Nathan Knapik OL 72 Ayden Knapik OL 73 Josh Gesky OL 74 J.C. Davis OL 74 Zafir Stewart OL 75 Brandon Henderson OL 76 Dylan Frechette OL 78 Eddie Tuerk OL Carter Hewitt DL 13 Tomiwa Durojaiye DL 43 Joe Barna DL 45 Jeremiah Warren DL 52 Pat Farrell DL 54 Demetrius John DL 56 Guillermo Gallardo DL 90 James Thompson Jr. DL 91 Cameron Brooks DL 92 Gentle Hunt DL 92 Curt Neal DL 93 Henry Engel DL 95 Isaiah White DL 96 Eli Coenen DL 49 Harrysson Ngassa DE 94 Angelo McCullom DT 0 Jojo Hayden LB 3 Alec Bryant LB 4 Daniel Brown LB 9 Leon Lowery Jr. LB 10 James Kreutz LB 17 Gabe Jacas LB 18 Mason Muragin LB 26 Ismael Kante LB 28 Dylan Rosiek LB 33 Grant Beerman LB 34 Erik Gayle LB 38 Jack Paris LB 39 Kenenna Odeluga LB 42 Luke Zardzin LB 45 Malachi Hood LB 47 Easton Baker LB 48 Carter Smith LB 0 Mac Resetich DB Donovan Turner DB 1 Xavier Scott DB 2 RJ Jones III DB 5 Torrie Cox Jr. DB 6 Juice Clarke DB 7 Matthew Bailey DB 10 Miles Scott DB 13 Tysean Griffin DB 13 Xanai Scott DB 14 Andre Lovett Jr. DB 16 Tanner Heckel DB 19 Tyson Rooks DB 20 Tyler Strain DB 21 Ben Clawson DB 25 Des Straughton DB 26 Amar Reynolds DB 29 TJ Griffin DB 32 Tywan Cox DB 35 Grayson Griffin DB 7 Kaleb Patterson CB 24 Saboor Karriem S 25 Vernon Woodward III S 24 David Olano PK 27 Lucas Osada PK 40 Keelan Crimmins P 81 Lars Rau P 36 Lane Hansen LS 44 Patrick Mahoney III LS 
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Northwestern vs Illinois: result and recap
Northwestern Wildcats vs Illinois Fighting Illini finished 13 - 20 on November 29, 2025. This Big Ten game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Northwestern and Illinois team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Big Ten rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of Northwestern vs Illinois?
Northwestern Wildcats vs Illinois Fighting Illini finished 13 - 20. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Northwestern vs Illinois in passing, rushing and receiving?
Preston Stone (Northwestern) led passers with 163 yards. Robby Preckel (Northwestern) led rushers with 82 yards. Hayden Eligon Ii (Northwestern) led receivers with 99 yards on 8 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Northwestern play Illinois?
This Northwestern vs Illinois game was played on November 29, 2025 at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL).