East Division Conf. Overall W L W L Ohio State 6-0 9-0 Michigan 6-0 9-0 Penn State 5-1 8-1 Rutgers 3-3 6-3 Maryland 2-4 5-4 Indiana 1-5 3-6 Michigan State 1-5 3-6 West Division Iowa 4-2 7-2 Nebraska 3-3 5-4 Minnesota 3-3 5-4 Wisconsin 3-3 5-4 Illinois 2-4 4-5 Northwestern
By Woodrow Carroll It was only a few short weeks back that everyone was feeling sorry for the Northwestern University football program. Events surrounding former head coach Pat Fitzgerald and the Wildcats’ lack of success on the playing field painted a less than pretty picture. Well, things can change in
Nacc Conf. Overall Aurora 6-0 9-0 St. Norbert 5-2 6-3 Benedictine 4-2 4-3 Concordia Wisconsin 5-1 6-2 Eureka 2-4 4-4 Wisconsin Lutheran 3-4 3-6 Concordia Chicago 1-4 1-6 Rockford 0-6 1-7 Lakeland 2-4 3-5 Individual Teams Conf. Overall Notre Dame 0-0 7-2 St. Francis (Joliet) 2-3 6-3 Judson 0-4 0-7
East Division Conf. Overall W-L W-L Michigan 3-0 6-0 Penn State 3-0 5-0 Ohio State 2-0 5-0 Maryland 2-1 5-1 Rutgers 1-2 4-2 Indiana 0-2 2-3 Michigan State 0-2 2-3 West Division Wisconsin 2-0 4-1 Iowa 2-1 5-1 Minnesota 1-2 3-3 Nebraska 1-2 3-3 Northwestern 1-2 3-3 Purdue 1-2 2-4
Conf. Overall West Division W-L W-L Toledo 4-0 7-1 Northern Illinois 3-1 4-4 Central Michigan 2-2 4-4 Eastern Michigan 2-3 4-5 Western Michigan 2-3 3-6 Ball State 1-3 2-6 Conf. Overall East Division W-L W-L Miami 4-1 7-2 Buffalo 3-1 3-5 Ohio 3-2 6-3 Bowling Green 2-2 4-4 Akron 0-4
Conf. Overall W-L W-L North Central 7-0 8-0 Augustana 6-1 7-1 Wheaton 6-1 7-1 WashU 5-2 6-2 Carroll 3-4 4-4 North Park 3-4 4-4 Carthage 2-5 2-6 Illinois Wesleyan 2-5 2-6 Elmhurst 1-6 2-6 Millikin 0-7 0-8
By Woodrow Carroll There are memorable victories and there are memorable defeats. For the University of Illinois football program the 25-21 loss Saturday, Oct. 21 to Wisconsin was definitely in the latter category. Leading 21-7 entering the fourth quarter, the Illini were outscored 18-0 the final 15 minutes in an
NACC Conf. Overall Aurora 5-0 7-0 St. Norbert 4-2 5-3 Benedictine 3-2 3-3 Concordia Wisconsin 4-1 5-2 Eureka 2-3 4-3 Wisconsin Lutheran 3-3 3-5 Concordia Chicago 1-4 1-6 Rockford 0-5 1-6 Lakeland 2-4 3-5 Individual Teams Conf. Overall Notre Dame 0-0 6-2 St. Francis (Joliet) 2-2 6-2 Judson 0-3 0-6
Conf. Overall W L W L North Central 6-0 7-0 Augustana 5-1 6-1 Wheaton 5-1 6-1 WashU 4-2 5-2 Carroll 3-3 4-3 North Park 3-3 4-3 Illinois Wesleyan 2-4 2-5 Elmhurst 1-5 2-5 Carthage 1-5 1-6 Millikin 0-6 0-7
NACC Conf. Overall Aurora 4-0 6-0 St. Norbert 3-2 4-3 Benedictine 2-2 2-3 Concordia Wisconsin 4-0 5-1 Eureka 2-2 4-2 Wisconsin Lutheran 3-2 3-4 Concordia Chicago 0-4 0-6 Rockford 0-5 1-6 Lakeland 2-3 3-4 Individual Teams Conf. Overall Notre Dame 0-0 6-2 St. Francis (Joliet) 1-2 5-2 Judson 0-3 0-6
East Division Conf. Overall W-L W-L Michigan 3-0 6-0 Penn State 3-0 5-0 Ohio State 2-0 5-0 Maryland 2-1 5-1 Rutgers 1-2 4-2 Indiana 0-2 2-3 Michigan State 0-2 2-3 West Division Wisconsin 2-0 4-1 Iowa 2-1 5-1 Minnesota 1-2 3-3 Nebraska 1-2 3-3 Northwestern 1-2 3-3 Purdue 1-2 2-4
By Woodrow Carroll At one point last season, the University of Illinois football program was clearly on the upswing. After beating host Nebraska, 26-9, in late October last year, the Fighting Illini were 7-1 and ranked No. 16 in a national poll. Then things started to go sour. After that
NACC Conf. Overall Aurora 3-0 5-0 St. Norbert 3-1 4-2 Benedictine 4-0 5-0 Concordia Wisconsin 4-0 5-1 Eureka 2-1 4-1 Wisconsin Lutheran 2-2 2-4 Concordia Chicago 0-3 0-5 Rockford 0-4 1-5 Lakeland 1-0 5-2 Individual Teams Conf. Overall Notre Dame 0-0 5-2 St. Francis (Joliet) 0-2 4-2 Judson 0-2 0-5
By Woodrow Carroll Two badly-wounded college football teams will face each other Friday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. in Champaign when Nebraska and Illinois do battle. The two Big Ten West Division clubs seek to recover from disastrous showings Saturday, Sept. 30. Nebraska was host to Michigan and lost, 45-7.
Wheaton College offensive player lands on the North Central College defender in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) game Saturday, Sept. 29 in Wheaton.
By Woodrow Carroll The last time the University of Illinois football team faced Penn State prior to the Saturday, Sept. 16 meeting in Champaign, the two schools engaged in a memorable nine-overtime game ultimately won by the Fighting Illini, 20-18, in 2021. The game last weekend had absolutely none of
Aurora University defensive lineman Ty Conte (73) tackles Benedictine University’s Blake Shoddie (33) Saturday, Sept. 16, in Lisle.
By Woodrow Carroll After opening the season with a 27-24 overtime victory over host Boston College, the Northern Illinois University Huskies played host to Southern Illinois Saturday, Sept. 9 with a 2-0 start to the season in mind. After beating a Power Five team such as Boston College, the Huskies
By Woodrow Carroll The Big 10 Conference prepares for its final season as it is presently constituted, comprised of 14 member schools, soon to be 18 in number with UCLA, Southern California, Oregon, and Washington set join in 2024. We must focus on the present. The University of Illinois football
Aurora University’s James Mautino, 23, looks for an opening in the Spartans’ 38-17 season/home-opener against Hope College Saturday. Host Aurora won, 38-17.
