Since 2017, Illinois and Northwestern have met 9 times, and Northwestern has the better of it at 5–4.
Most recently Illinois won 20–13 on November 29, 2025.
Right now Illinois is 2–3 and Northwestern is 3–1, with Illinois at 17 days since a win against Northwestern's 4.
| Date | Site | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Nov 29 2025 | Illinois home | Illinois | 20–13 |
| Sat, Nov 30 2024 | Neutral site | Illinois | 38–28 |
| Sat, Nov 25 2023 | Illinois home | Northwestern | 45–43 |
| Sat, Nov 26 2022 | Northwestern home | Illinois | 41–3 |
| Sat, Nov 27 2021 | Illinois home | Illinois | 47–14 |
| Sat, Dec 12 2020 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 28–10 |
| Sat, Nov 30 2019 | Illinois home | Northwestern | 29–10 |
| Sat, Nov 24 2018 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 24–16 |
| Sat, Nov 25 2017 | Illinois home | Northwestern | 42–7 |
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