Regular season ·

Northwestern beat Illinois

No. 17 Northwestern10-224
Illinois5-714Final
Sat, Nov 28 · Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill. (neutral site) · Crowd 33,514 · 39°

Records are after this game. Rankings are the AP poll before it.

No. 17 Northwestern beat Illinois by 10 points.

It was played at a neutral site: Soldier Field, Chicago, IL.

How the lead changed

Northwestern took the lead for good with 1:21 left in the 1st quarter, Northwestern 14, Illinois 7.

Big moments

  1. 1st quarter, 8:59
    Rushing touchdown of 1 yard

    Illinois scored. Illinois 7, Northwestern 0.

  2. 1st quarter, 6:35
    Touchdown pass of 19 yards

    Northwestern scored. Illinois 7, Northwestern 7.

  3. 1st quarter, 1:21
    Rushing touchdown of 3 yards

    Northwestern scored. Northwestern 14, Illinois 7.

Scores that changed who was leading, from the play-by-play record.

What happened next

  1. Illinois finished the 2015 season 5-7.

  2. Northwestern's next game: L 6-45 vs Tennessee in the Outback Bowl, Jan 1

    34 days later

  3. Illinois's first game of the 2016 season: W 52-3 vs Murray State, Sep 3, 2016

    about 9 months later

  4. The teams' next meeting after Nov 28, 2015: Northwestern 42, Illinois 21, Nov 26, 2016

    about 12 months later

Related pages

Scores, dates and the stage: ESPN.

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