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#28Illinois
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Big Ten
AT
#49Northwestern
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Big Ten
2026 week 13 · Friday, November 27, 2026 at 11:00 PM CT · Ryan Field

Projection

Illinois by 2.8
IllinoisSP+ 10.4#28
NorthwesternSP+ 5.1#49
SP+ difference plus 2.5 points for hosting. A model's number, not a betting line.

Series recent meetings

2025 Northwestern 13 – 20 Illinois
2024 Illinois 38 – 28 Northwestern
2023 Northwestern 45 – 43 Illinois
2022 Illinois 41 – 3 Northwestern
2021 Northwestern 14 – 47 Illinois
2020 Illinois 10 – 28 Northwestern
2019 Northwestern 29 – 10 Illinois
2018 Illinois 16 – 24 Northwestern
Last 8 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
Data: CollegeFootballData · terminal