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,...
1949 Rose Bowl, vs. Pacific Coast,W 20-141996 Rose Bowl, USC,L 41-321997 Florida Citrus Bowl, vs. Tennessee,L 48-282000 Alamo Bowl, vs. Nebraska,L 66-172003 Motor City Bowl, vs. Bowling GreenL 28-242005 Sun Bowl, vs. UCLA,L 50-382008 Alamo Bowl, vs. Missouri,L 30-232010 Outback Bowl, vs. AubrunL 38-352011 Meineke Bowl, vs. Texas A&ML 33-222011...
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...
By Woodrow Carroll The offense often receives the lion’s share of attention in football. In Saturday’s Illinois-Rutgers’ Big Ten Conference game in Champaign, it was the host Illinois defense that stood out in the 38-10 victory. Rutgers was a three-touchdown underdog, however, the Scarlet Knights forged a 10-all tie at...
By Woodrow Carroll Northern Illinois University has been a regular participant in football bowl games in recent years. Despite a tough non-conference schedule to include Nebraska, Iowa, and Utah among others along the way, Northern Illinois took comfort knowing that victories over Mid-American Conference foes Ball State and Eastern Michigan...
By Woodrow Carroll Northwestern University head football coach Pat Fitzgerald’s Wildcats will play at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., August 31, to kick off this season. It will mark Fitzgerald’s 14th season as the school’s head coach. In 2006, when Fitzgerald at age 32 took over after the unexpected...
