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Illini Football | The Hat is Home
Illini Football | The Hat is Home

Illinois beat Northwestern 47-14 to regain the Land of Lincoln Trophy 11/27/21.



Notre Dame defeats Stanford 45-14 behind Coan's three total touchdowns | HIGHLIGHTS | CFB on FOX
Notre Dame defeats Stanford 45-14 behind Coan's three total touchdowns | HIGHLIGHTS | CFB on FOX

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Stanford Cardinal 45-14 behind Jack Coan's 345 passing yards and three total touchdowns. The Irish improved to ...



Illini Football | Coach Bielema Post Game Press Conference 11/27/21
Illini Football | Coach Bielema Post Game Press Conference 11/27/21

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema addressed the media following the Illini's 47-14 victory over Northwestern 11/27/21.



Illini Football | Hat is Back
Illini Football | Hat is Back

Illinois football defeated Northwestern 47-14 to take back the Land of Lincoln Trophy.



Bret Bielema post-game vs. Northwestern
Bret Bielema post-game vs. Northwestern

Illinois Fighting Illini head football coach Bret Bielema post-game vs. Northwestern on November 27, 2021.



Team, Place & City Details

Northwestern Wildcats football
Northwestern Wildcats football

The Northwestern Wildcats football team represents Northwestern University as an NCAA Division I college football team and member of the Big Ten Conference based near Chicago in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1876, Northwestern began playing football in 1882.

2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team
2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his third season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach.

1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The 1995 season was a highly memorable one for the Northwestern program, as the Wildcats went 10–2 overall and 8–0 in the Big Ten Conference, earning their first winning season since 1971, their first conference championship since 1936, and their first 10-win season in school history.

2009 Northwestern Wildcats football team
2009 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 2009 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his fourth season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach.

2010 Northwestern Wildcats football team
2010 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 2010 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his fifth season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach.

2011 Northwestern Wildcats football team
2011 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 2011 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his sixth season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach.

2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team
2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his seventh season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach.

2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team
2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, who was in his ninth season at Northwestern, as the team's head coach.

2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team
2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by Pat Fitzgerald who is in his 11th season as the team's head coach.

Stanford Cardinal football
Stanford Cardinal football

The Stanford Cardinal football program represents Stanford University in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference's North Division. The team is known as the Cardinal, adopted prior to the 1982 season.

2009 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2009 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal was led by third-year head coach Jim Harbaugh and played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

2007 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2007 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In Jim Harbaugh's inaugural season at Stanford, the 41-point underdog Cardinal pulled off the second greatest point-spread upset in college football history by defeating the #1 USC Trojans in a mid-season game (USC had been ranked No.

2010 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2010 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by head coach Jim Harbaugh, who was in his 4th and final season before leaving to become head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.