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Northwestern vs Western Illinois Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Northwestern and Western Illinois.

PROGRAM ONENorthwestern2 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD2–0WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWestern Illinois0 recorded wins
2Recorded meetings
2014Earliest documented
2025Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

2 games
  1. 2014
    Northwestern24 — 7Western Illinois
    Sep 20, 2014Northwestern wonRyan Field
  2. 2025
    Northwestern42 — 7Western Illinois
    Sep 5, 2025Northwestern wonLanny and Sharon Martin Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2025Northwestern vs Western Illinois42–7Northwestern won
2014Northwestern vs Western Illinois24–7Northwestern won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.