[91] Illinois 10-28 Northwestern [26] 2020-12-12 17:00
Stadium: Ryan Field Round: 1
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2019/11/30 17:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | L | 29-10 |
| NCAAF | 2018/11/24 20:30 | Illinois v Northwestern | L | 16-24 |
| 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 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2020/12/05 20:30 | Iowa v Illinois | L | 35-21 |
| NCAAF | 2020/11/21 17:00 | Illinois v Nebraska | W | 41-23 |
| NCAAF | 2020/11/14 18:00 | Illinois v Rutgers | W | 23-20 |
| NCAAF | 2020/11/07 20:30 | Minnesota v Illinois | L | 41-14 |
| NCAAF | 2020/10/31 16:00 | Purdue v Illinois | L | 31-24 |
| NCAAF | 2020/10/24 00:00 | Illinois v Wisconsin | L | 7-45 |
| NCAAF | 2019/12/30 21:00 | Illinois v California | L | 20-35 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/30 17:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | L | 29-10 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2020/11/28 20:30 | Northwestern v Michigan State | L | 20-29 |
| NCAAF | 2020/11/21 20:30 | Wisconsin v Northwestern | W | 7-17 |
| NCAAF | 2020/11/14 22:00 | Northwestern v Purdue | W | 27-20 |
| NCAAF | 2020/11/07 17:00 | Nebraska v Northwestern | W | 13-21 |
| NCAAF | 2020/10/31 19:30 | Northwestern v Iowa | W | 21-20 |
| NCAAF | 2020/10/24 23:30 | Maryland v Northwestern | W | 3-43 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/30 17:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | W | 29-10 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/23 17:00 | Minnesota v Northwestern | L | 38-22 |