Land of Lincoln Trophy

Illinois–Northwestern
Teams	Northwestern Wildcats Illinois Fighting Illini
First Meeting	1892 (Tie, 16-16)
Last Meeting	2011 (Illinois, 38-35)
Next Meeting	November 24, 2012
Overall Series	Illinois, 54-46-5
Current Streak	Illinois, 2
Longest Winning Streak	Illinois, 7 (1913–1928) Illinois, 7 (1979–1985)
Sweet Sioux Tomahawk (1945-2008)
Trophy Series	Illinois, 33-29-2
Final Holder	Northwestern
Land of Lincoln Trophy (2009-Present)
Trophy Series	Illinois, 2-1
Current Holder	Illinois

The Land of Lincoln Trophy is presented to the winner of the annual college football game between Illinois rivals Northwestern University, located in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, and the University of Illinois, located on the border between the central Illinois cities of Champaign and Urbana.^[1] The teams began competing for the new prize in 2009,^[2] replacing the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, which was used from 1945 until 2008.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Sweet Sioux Tomahawk 1.2 Land of Lincoln Trophy 2 Game Results 3 References 4 External links

History

Sweet Sioux Tomahawk

The Sweet Sioux Tomahawk was presented to the winner of the annual football game between the two schools. The original trophy was a carved wooden "cigar store" Indian, but was stolen and replaced by a replica of a tomahawk.^[3]

Northwestern won the Tomahawk first in 1945, beating Illinois 13-7 in Evanston. At the end of the 2008 football season, when the teams last played for the trophy, Illinois held a 52-45-5 edge in the series overall, and a 33-29-2 lead during the era of the Tomahawk. Northwestern narrowed the series record in the trophy's final years, winning five of the last six meetings.

The 2008 game in Evanston was the final time the two teams played for the Tomahawk, which Northwestern won 27-10. The NCAA mandated that all Native American imagery deemed hostile and abusive must be removed from college athletics, including the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk. Before the game, the schools agreed that Northwestern would be the trophy's permanent resting place. If Illinois had won the game, it would have surrendered the trophy to Northwestern after the on-field celebration.

Land of Lincoln Trophy

Beginning in 2009, the two schools played for the Land of Lincoln Trophy. The trophy derives its name from the official state nickname of Illinois and depicts a bronze replica of a stovepipe hat famously worn by Abraham Lincoln. It was designed by Dick Tracy cartoonist Dick Locher^[4] and cast by sculptor Don Reed of River's Edge Foundry, Beloit Wisconsin.

Northwestern won the trophy in it innagural game in 2009. The 2010 contest was played at Wrigley Field, home of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs. It was the first football game at Wrigley Field since 1970 and the first collegiate football game at Wrigley Field since 1938.^[5] The field used an east-west field configuration (home plate to right field). In order to keep the playing field at regulation size, the safety clearances for each end zone to the walls in the field were considerably less than normal. In particular, the east (right field) end zone came under scrutiny as its end zone was wedged extremely close to the right field wall (as close as one foot in some areas), forcing the goal posts to be hung from the right field wall in order to fit. Despite extra padding provided in these locations, it was decided that all offensive plays for both teams play to the west end zone, where there was more safety clearance. The east end zone could still be used on defensive touchdowns and punt returns, as well as defensive safeties; and, in fact, there was one interception run back for an eastbound touchdown.^[6]. Illinois won the game 48-27.

Illinois won the most recent meeting, 38-35, and currently holds a 2-1 advantage in the Land of Lincoln Trophy series, and a 54-46-5 lead in the overall series.

Game Results

Year Northwestern Illinois Location 1892 Northwestern 16 Illinois 16 Champaign 1893 Northwestern 0 Illinois 0 Evanston 1894 Northwestern 0 Illinois 66 Champaign 1895 Northwestern 4 Illinois 38 Champaign 1896 Northwestern 10 Illinois 4 Champaign 1900 Northwestern 0 Illinois 0 Evanston 1901 Northwestern 17 Illinois 11 Champaign 1902 Northwestern 0 Illinois 17 Evanston 1903 Northwestern 12 Illinois 11 Champaign 1904 Northwestern 12 Illinois 6 Evanston 1908 Northwestern 8 Illinois 64 Champaign 1909 Northwestern 0 Illinois 35 Evanston 1910 Northwestern 0 Illinois 27 Evanston 1911 Northwestern 13 Illinois 27 Champaign 1912 Northwestern 6 Illinois 0 Evanston 1913 Northwestern 0 Illinois 37 Champaign 1914 Northwestern 0 Illinois 37 Evanston 1915 Northwestern 6 Illinois 36 Champaign 1922 Northwestern 3 Illinois 6 Champaign 1923 Northwestern 0 Illinois 29 Chicago 1927 Northwestern 6 Illinois 7 Evanston 1928 Northwestern 0 Illinois 6 Champaign 1929 Northwestern 7 Illinois 0 Evanston 1930 Northwestern 32 Illinois 0 Champaign 1931 Northwestern 32 Illinois 6 Evanston 1932 Northwestern 26 Illinois 0 Champaign 1933 Northwestern 0 Illinois 3 Evanston 1934 Northwestern 3 Illinois 14 Evanston 1935 Northwestern 10 Illinois 3 Evanston 1936 Northwestern 13 Illinois 2 Champaign 1937 Northwestern 0 Illinois 6 Evanston 1938 Northwestern 13 Illinois 0 Champaign 1939 Northwestern 13 Illinois 0 Evanston 1940 Northwestern 32 Illinois 14 Evanston 1941 Northwestern 27 Illinois 0 Evanston 1942 Northwestern 7 Illinois 14 Evanston

Year Northwestern Illinois Location 1943 Northwestern 53 Illinois 6 Evanston 1944 Northwestern 6 Illinois 25 Evanston 1945 Northwestern 13 Illinois 7 Evanston 1946 Northwestern 0 Illinois 20 Evanston 1947 Northwestern 28 Illinois 13 Champaign 1948 Northwestern 20 Illinois 0 Evanston 1949 Northwestern 9 Illinois 7 Champaign 1950 Northwestern 14 Illinois 7 Evanston 1951 Northwestern 0 Illinois 3 Evanston 1952 Northwestern 28 Illinois 26 Champaign 1953 Northwestern 14 Illinois 39 Evanston 1954 Northwestern 20 Illinois 7 Champaign 1955 Northwestern 7 Illinois 7 Evanston 1956 Northwestern 14 Illinois 13 Evanston 1957 Northwestern 0 Illinois 27 Champaign 1958 Northwestern 20 Illinois 27 Champaign 1959 Northwestern 0 Illinois 28 Champaign 1960 Northwestern 14 Illinois 7 Evanston 1961 Northwestern 28 Illinois 7 Champaign 1962 Northwestern 45 Illinois 0 Evanston 1963 Northwestern 9 Illinois 10 Champaign 1964 Northwestern 6 Illinois 17 Evanston 1965 Northwestern 6 Illinois 20 Evanston 1966 Northwestern 35 Illinois 7 Evanston 1967 Northwestern 21 Illinois 27 Evanston 1968 Northwestern 0 Illinois 14 Champaign 1969 Northwestern 10 Illinois 6 Champaign 1970 Northwestern 48 Illinois 0 Evanston 1971 Northwestern 7 Illinois 24 Champaign 1972 Northwestern 43 Illinois 13 Evanston 1973 Northwestern 9 Illinois 6 Evanston 1974 Northwestern 14 Illinois 28 Champaign 1975 Northwestern 7 Illinois 28 Evanston 1976 Northwestern 48 Illinois 6 Champaign 1977 Northwestern 28 Illinois 6 Evanston 1978 Northwestern 0 Illinois 0 Evanston

Year Northwestern Illinois Location 1979 Northwestern 13 Illinois 29 Evanston 1980 Northwestern 9 Illinois 35 Champaign 1981 Northwestern 12 Illinois 49 Evanston 1982 Northwestern 13 Illinois 49 Champaign 1983 Northwestern 24 Illinois 56 Evanston 1984 Northwestern 16 Illinois 24 Champaign 1985 Northwestern 20 Illinois 45 Evanston 1986 Northwestern 23 Illinois 18 Champaign 1987 Northwestern 28 Illinois 10 Evanston 1988 Northwestern 13 Illinois 28 Champaign 1989 Northwestern 14 Illinois 63 Evanston 1990 Northwestern 23 Illinois 28 Champaign 1991 Northwestern 17 Illinois 11 Evanston 1992 Northwestern 27 Illinois 26 Champaign 1993 Northwestern 13 Illinois 20 Champaign 1994 Northwestern 7 Illinois 28 Evanston 1995 Northwestern 17 Illinois 14 Champaign 1996 Northwestern 27 Illinois 24 Evanston 1997 Northwestern 34 Illinois 21 Champaign 1998 Northwestern 10 Illinois 13 Evanston 1999 Northwestern 7 Illinois 29 Champaign 2000 Northwestern 61 Illinois 23 Evanston 2001 Northwestern 28 Illinois 34 Champaign 2002 Northwestern 24 Illinois 31 Evanston 2003 Northwestern 37 Illinois 20 Champaign 2004 Northwestern 28 Illinois 21 Evanston 2005 Northwestern 38 Illinois 21 Champaign 2006 Northwestern 27 Illinois 16 Evanston 2007 Northwestern 22 Illinois 41 Champaign 2008 Northwestern 27 Illinois 10 Evanston 2009 Northwestern 21 Illinois 16 Champaign 2010 Northwestern 27 Illinois 48 Chicago 2011 Northwestern 35 Illinois 38 Champaign

References

External links

• Illinois-Northwestern Series History

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