[5] Northwestern 45-43 Illinois [9] 2023-11-25 20:30
Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) Round: 1
Home Manager: Bret Bielema Away Manager: David Braun
Head to Head
| NCAAF | 2022/11/26 20:30 | Illinois v Northwestern | L | 41-3 |
| NCAAF | 2021/11/27 20:30 | Northwestern v Illinois | L | 14-47 |
| NCAAF | 2020/12/12 17:00 | Illinois v Northwestern | W | 10-28 |
| NCAAF | 2019/11/30 17:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | W | 29-10 |
| NCAAF | 2018/11/24 20:30 | Illinois v Northwestern | W | 16-24 |
| NCAAF | 2017/11/25 21:00 | Northwestern v Illinois | W | 42-7 |
| NCAAF | 2016/11/26 17:00 | Illinois v Northwestern | W | 21-42 |
| NCAAF | 2015/11/28 20:30 | Illinois v Northwestern | W | 14-24 |
Home History
| NCAAF | 2023/11/18 17:00 | Purdue v Northwestern | W | 15-23 |
| NCAAF | 2023/11/11 20:30 | Northwestern v Wisconsin | W | 24-10 |
| NCAAF | 2023/11/04 19:30 | Iowa v Northwestern | L | 10-7 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/28 16:00 | Maryland v Northwestern | W | 27-33 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/21 19:30 | Northwestern v Nebraska | L | 9-17 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/07 19:00 | Howard v Northwestern | W | 20-23 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/30 16:00 | Penn State v Northwestern | L | 41-13 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/23 23:30 | Minnesota v Northwestern | W | 34-37 |
Away History
| NCAAF | 2023/11/18 20:30 | Illinois v Iowa | L | 13-15 |
| NCAAF | 2023/11/11 17:00 | Indiana v Illinois | W | 45-48 |
| NCAAF | 2023/11/04 19:30 | Illinois v Minnesota | W | 27-26 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/21 19:30 | Wisconsin v Illinois | L | 25-21 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/14 19:30 | Illinois v Maryland | W | 27-24 |
| NCAAF | 2023/10/07 00:00 | Nebraska v Illinois | L | 20-7 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/30 19:30 | Illinois v Purdue | L | 19-44 |
| NCAAF | 2023/09/23 19:30 | Florida Atlantic v Illinois | W | 17-23 |