By Woodrow Carroll Last weekend was not a good one for Illinois and Northwestern football. Both teams suffered conference losses on the road. Illinois was a 42-25 loser at Washington, while Northwestern was edged 28-21 at Nebraska. Defeats that left each team with 5-3 overall records. In the case of
By Woodrow Carroll While few are predicting a major breakthrough for the Northwestern football program, one has to admit that the Wildcats have performed better than expected by most to this point. With a 19-0 road victory at Purdue last Saturday, Northwestern upped its season record to 5-2. Five victories
By Woodrow Carroll It was a rare weekend for the state of Illinois’ major college football programs when Northwestern, Northern Illinois, and Illinois each recorded victories last Friday and Saturday. And for a bonus the Chicago Bears won. What is going on? The Northwestern Wildcats (3-3 and 1-2) got things
By Woodrow Carroll After suffering a shocking upset at the hands of Northern Illinois University, there was a feeling that Notre Dame would be fired up when they played Purdue last Saturday at Purdue. It was true! Notre Dame (2-1) won, 66-7, and were up 42-0 at halftime. Historical note!
Wed, Jan. 31at Purdue, L 105-96, otSat, Feb. 3at Minnesota, L 75-66, otWed, Feb. 7vs. Nebraska, W 80-68Sun, Feb. 11vs. Penn State, W 68-63Thu, Feb. 15at Rutgers, L 63-60Sun, Feb. 18at Indiana, W 76-72Thu, Feb. 22vs. Michigan, W 76-62Wed, Feb. 28at Maryland, W 68-61Sat, March 2vs. Iowa, L 87-80Wed, March
Wed, Jan. 17vs. Maryland, W 72-69Sat, Jan. 20at Nebraska, L 75-69Wed, Jan. 24vs. Illinois, W 96-91, otSat, Jan. 27vs. Ohio State, W 83-58Wed, Jan. 31at Purdue, L 105-96, otSat, Feb. 3at Minnesota, L 75-66, otWed, Feb. 7vs. Nebraska, W 80-68Sun, Feb. 11vs. Penn State, W 68-63Thu, Feb. 15at Rutgers, L
Tue, Jan. 2at Illinois, L 96-66Sun, Jan. 7vs. Michigan State, W 88-74Wed, Jan. 10at Penn State, W 76-72Sat, Jan. 13at Wisconsin, L 71-63Wed, Jan. 17vs. Maryland, W 72-69Sat, Jan. 20at Nebraska, L 75-69Wed, Jan. 24vs. Illinois, W 96-91, otSat, Jan. 27vs. Ohio State, W 83-58Wed, Jan. 31, 5:30 p.m., BTNat
Wed, Dec. 20, 2023at Arizona State, W 65-46Fri, Dec. 29, 2023vs. Jackson State, W 74-63Tue, Jan. 2at Illinois, L 96-66Sun, Jan. 7vs. Michigan State, W 88-74Wed, Jan. 10at Penn State, W 76-72Sat, Jan. 13at Wisconsin, L 71-63Wed, Jan. 17vs. Maryland, W 72-69Sat, Jan. 20at Nebraska, L 75-69Wed, Jan. 24, 8
Wed, Dec. 13, 2023vs. Chicago State, L 75-73Sat, Dec. 16, 2023at DePaul, W 56-46Wed, Dec. 20, 2023at Arizona State, W 65-46Fri, Dec. 29, 2023vs. Jackson State, W 74-63Tue, Jan. 2at Illinois, L 96-66Sun, Jan. 7vs. Michigan State, W 88-74Wed, Jan. 10at Penn State, W 76-72Sat, Jan. 13at Wisconsin, L 71-63Wed,
Sat, Nov. 18, 2023vs. Rhode Island, W 72-61Sun, Nov. 19, 2023vs. Mississippi State, L 66-57Mon, Nov. 27, 2023vs. Northern Illinois, W 89-67Fri, Dec. 1, 2023vs. Purdue, W 92-88Sun, Dec. 10, 2023vs. Detroit Mercy, W 91-59Wed, Dec. 13, 2023vs. Chicago State, L 75-73Sat, Dec. 16, 2023at DePaul, W 56-46Wed, Dec. 20,
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Fri, Nov. 10vs. Dayton, W 71-66Tue, Nov. 14vs. Western Michigan, W 63-59Sat, Nov. 18vs. Rhode Island, W 72-61Sun, Nov. 19vs. Mississippi State, L 66-57Mon, Nov. 27vs. Northern Illinois, W 89-67Fri, Dec. 1vs. Purdue, W 92-88Sun, Dec. 10vs. Detroit Mercy, W 91-59Wed, Dec. 13vs. Chicago State, L 75-73Sat, Dec. 16at DePaul,
Mon, Nov. 6vs. Binghamton, W 72-61Fri, Nov. 10vs. Dayton, W 71-66Tue, Nov. 14vs. Western Michigan, W 63-59Sat, Nov. 18vs. Rhode Island, W 72-61Sun, Nov. 19vs. Mississippi State, L 66-57Mon, Nov. 27vs. Northern Illinois, W 89-67Fri, Dec. 1vs. Purdue, W 92-88Sun, Dec. 10vs. Detroit Mercy, W 91-59Wed, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.,
Sun, Sept. 3, at Rutgers, L 24-7Sat, Sept. 9, vs. UTEP, W 38-7Sat, Sept. 16, at Duke, L 38-14Sat, Sept. 23, vs. Minnesota, W 37-34 otSat, Sept. 30, vs. Penn State, L 41-13Sat, Oct. 7, vs. Howard, W 23-20Sat, Oct. 21, at Nebraska, L 17-9Sat, Oct. 28, vs. Maryland, W
By Woodrow Carroll By halftime in the University Illinois’ 47-14 victory over visiting Northwestern University (NU) in Champaign Saturday, Nov. 27, the Illini already had scored more points than in any game this season. Illinois led Northwestern 37-7 at halftime. Prior to the game, the top Illinois total by Illinois
By Craig Lynch The Northwestern University football team enters into the final leg of the 2021 season 3-7 overall and a 1-6 record in the Big Ten Conference. Head coach Pat Fitzgerald is realistic about the Wildcats’ shortcomings. “We have made too many turnovers and we haven’t tackled well,” Fitzgerald
The Northwestern University men’s basketball game at Iowa, which was originally scheduled for Monday, Jan. 18, has been rescheduled to 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 17 on CBS-TV.
By Woodrow Carroll All of a sudden The Ohio State-at-University of Illinois Big Ten Conference football game at 11 a.m. Saturday generates a modicum of interest, however, only a couple of weeks back, the game was viewed by most observers a walkover victory for Ohio State. After dropping three straight
Joy is postponed. We are delaying gratification. We are in the midst of one of the best times of the year for football and basketball fans, especially in college competition. The transition from one sport to another brings clarity to football races and expectations to the basketball world. It is
By Woodrow Carroll The Northwestern Wildcats, eased the pain of a 3-9 season. Cast in the role of a decided underdog, Northwestern, 3-9 and 1-8 in the Big Ten Conference, defeated host Illinois, 29-10, in Champaign Saturday. The conquest of the Illini not only gave the Wildcats their lone conference
