It’s rivalry week in college football and you know what that means for us: Illinois and Northwestern facing off for the Land of Lincoln trophy.
Both teams will be taking the field in Champaign knowing that this will (likely) be the last game for this season as neither team will be bowl eligible, even with a win. (There is a slight chance a 5-7 Illinois qualifies for a bowl.)
Illinois leads the all time series by one game (55-54-5), as the Illini’s lead has dwindled with Northwestern winning the last six matchups. The last time Illinois won was in 2014, so let’s go back and see how that game went.