Illinois 16-24 Northwestern 2018-11-24 20:30
Stadium: Ryan Field Round: 1
Home Manager: Pat Fitzgerald Away Manager: Lovie Smith
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2017/11/25 21:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | L | 42-7 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/26 17:00 | Illinois v Northwestern | L | 21-42 |
| NCAAF | 2015/11/28 20:30 | Illinois v Northwestern | L | 14-24 |
| NCAAF | 2014/11/29 17:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | W | 33-47 |
| NCAAF | 2012/11/24 12:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | L | 50-14 |
| NCAAF | 2011/10/01 12:00 | Illinois v Northwestern | W | 38-35 |
| NCAAF | 2010/11/20 12:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | W | 27-48 |
| NCAAF | 2009/11/14 12:00 | Illinois v Northwestern | L | 16-21 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2018/11/17 20:30 | Iowa v Illinois | L | 63-0 |
| NCAAF | 2018/11/10 17:00 | Illinois v Nebraska | L | 35-54 |
| NCAAF | 2018/11/03 19:30 | Minnesota v Illinois | W | 31-55 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/27 19:30 | Illinois v Maryland | L | 33-63 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/20 16:00 | Illinois v Wisconsin | L | 20-49 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/13 19:30 | Purdue v Illinois | L | 46-7 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/06 16:00 | Illinois v Rutgers | W | 38-17 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/22 01:00 | Penn State v Illinois | L | 63-24 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2018/11/17 17:00 | Northwestern v Minnesota | W | 24-14 |
| NCAAF | 2018/11/10 20:30 | Northwestern v Iowa | W | 14-10 |
| NCAAF | 2018/11/03 23:15 | Notre Dame v Northwestern | L | 31-21 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/27 16:00 | Wisconsin v Northwestern | W | 17-31 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/20 16:00 | Northwestern v Rutgers | W | 18-15 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/13 16:00 | Nebraska v Northwestern | W | 31-34 |
| NCAAF | 2018/10/06 16:00 | Northwestern v Michigan State | W | 29-19 |
| NCAAF | 2018/09/29 20:30 | Michigan v Northwestern | L | 20-17 |