CFB Schedule college football
Wk 13 · 2026

Illinois Fighting Illini at Northwestern Wildcats — Sat, Nov 28

Sat, Nov 28 · Ryan Field, Evanston
Illinois Fighting Illini
Big Ten · no games yet
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ILL -3.5 · total 52.5 DraftKings
Northwestern Wildcats
Big Ten · no games yet

What is at stake

A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

+5.2#33
Efficiency margin
+0.7#63
29.4
Offense (pts/100)
23.3
24.2
Defense (pts/100)
22.5
63.7
Pace (plays/g)
66.5
5.73
Yards / play
5.24
5.50
Yards / play allowed
5.91
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.

Team stats · 2025 per game

29.3
Points / game
22.5
23.2
Points allowed
20.9
370
Yards / game
349
351
Yards allowed
335
226
Pass yds allowed
195
124
Rush yds allowed
140
0.92
Turnovers / game
1.67
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Illinois form

W 20-13vs NUL 10-27at WISW 24-6vs MDW 35-13vs RUTGL 25-42at WASH
2025 season

Northwestern form

L 13-20at ILLW 38-35vs MINNL 22-24vs MICHL 17-38at USCL 21-28at NEB
2025 season

Illinois this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Northwestern this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.

Common opponents · 4

OpponentIllinoisNorthwestern
Ohio State
Big Ten
at Wk 4 · scheduled previewat Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Michigan St
Big Ten
at Wk 6 · scheduled previewat Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Oregon
Big Ten
vs Wk 8 · scheduled previewat Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Iowa
Big Ten
vs Wk 12 · scheduled previewvs Wk 10 · scheduled preview
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Series history · 2006–2026

Northwestern leads the series 12–8 · Illinois has won the last 2
20 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 2.0 points toward Northwestern
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-11-29Northwestern 13 — 20 Illinoisat ILLIllinois
20242024-11-30Illinois 38 — 28 NorthwesternneutralIllinois
20232023-11-25Northwestern 45 — 43 Illinoisat ILLNorthwestern
20222022-11-26Illinois 41 — 3 Northwesternat NUIllinois
20212021-11-27Northwestern 14 — 47 Illinoisat ILLIllinois
20202020-12-12Illinois 10 — 28 Northwesternat NUNorthwestern
20192019-11-30Northwestern 29 — 10 Illinoisat ILLNorthwestern
20182018-11-24Illinois 16 — 24 Northwesternat NUNorthwestern
20172017-11-25Northwestern 42 — 7 Illinoisat ILLNorthwestern
20162016-11-26Illinois 21 — 42 Northwesternat NUNorthwestern
20152015-11-28Northwestern 24 — 14 IllinoisneutralNorthwestern
20142014-11-29Illinois 47 — 33 Northwesternat NUIllinois
20132013-11-30Northwestern 37 — 34 Illinoisat ILLNorthwestern
20122012-11-24Illinois 14 — 50 Northwesternat NUNorthwestern
20112011-10-01Northwestern 35 — 38 Illinoisat ILLIllinois
20102010-11-20Illinois 48 — 27 Northwesternat NUIllinois
20092009-11-14Northwestern 21 — 16 Illinoisat ILLNorthwestern
20082008-11-22Illinois 10 — 27 Northwesternat NUNorthwestern
20072007-11-17Northwestern 22 — 41 Illinoisat ILLIllinois
20062006-11-18Illinois 16 — 27 Northwesternat NUNorthwestern

Illinois leaders 2025 season

PassingLuke Altmyer QB #9226/332, 2811 YDS, 21 TD, 5 INT
Hank Beatty WR #802/2, 31 YDS, 1 TD
RushingCa'Lil Valentine RB #5123 CAR, 549 YDS, 4 TD
Kaden Feagin TE #83119 CAR, 499 YDS, 7 TD
Aidan Laughery RB #2162 CAR, 305 YDS, 3 TD
ReceivingHank Beatty WR #8064 REC, 826 YDS, 3 TD
Collin Dixon WR #1733 REC, 538 YDS, 5 TD
Hudson Clement WR #1333 REC, 406 YDS, 3 TD
Justin Bowick WR #019 REC, 234 YDS, 4 TD
Defense
TacklesMatthew Bailey DB #776
Miles Scott S #1059
Dylan Rosiek LB #2849
SacksGabe Jacas EDGE #1711
Leon Lowery Jr. LB #92
Tomiwa Durojaiye DL #132
InterceptionsMiles Scott S #103
Dylan Rosiek LB #281
Torrie Cox Jr. DB #51
full roster and per-player history

Northwestern leaders 2025 season

PassingPreston Stone QB #8203/339, 2174 YDS, 14 TD, 12 INT
Ryan Boe QB #21/3, 7 YDS
RushingCaleb Komolafe RB #5175 CAR, 886 YDS, 10 TD
Joseph Himon II RB #699 CAR, 486 YDS, 1 TD
Dashun Reeder RB #2422 CAR, 222 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingGriffin Wilde WR #1761 REC, 783 YDS, 6 TD
Hayden Eligon II WR #834 REC, 476 YDS, 3 TD
Hunter Welcing TE #8427 REC, 283 YDS, 2 TD
Drew Wagner WR #1922 REC, 172 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesRobert Fitzgerald DB #6109
Mac Uihlein LB #3792
Braydon Brus LB #3370
SacksAidan Hubbard DE #914.5
Michael Kilbane DL #473.5
Anto Saka DE #143
InterceptionsMac Uihlein LB #374
Najee Story DL #951
Ore Adeyi DB #71
full roster and per-player history
These are season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.