Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry

Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry
Teams	Illinois Fighting Illini Northwestern Wildcats
First Meeting	1892
Last Meeting	November 28, 2015
Next Meeting	2016
Series	Illinois leads, 55–49–5

The Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry is a college football rivalry between the Illinois Fighting Illini and Northwestern Wildcats. The Land of Lincoln Trophy is presented to the winner of the game. The teams began competing for the new prize in 2009,^[1] replacing the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, which was used from 1945 until 2008.

Traveling trophies

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.^[2]

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 lead the series 52–45–5, and 33–29–2 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's name derives 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^[3] and cast by sculptor Don Reed of River's Edge Foundry, Beloit Wisconsin.

Northwestern won the trophy in its inaugural 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.^[4] 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; in fact, there was one interception run back for an eastbound touchdown.^[5] Illinois won 48–27. Northwestern won the most recent meeting 24–14.

Since 2014, the game has become a division contest as Illinois and Northwestern are aligned into the Western division to accommodate the arrival of Maryland and Rutgers. The Big Ten announced its plans to realign its schools geographically in April 2013 in time for the 2014 football season.

Game results

Illinois victories	Northwestern victories	Tie games

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1892	Champaign	Tie	16–16
2	1893	Evanston	Tie	0–0
3	1894	Champaign	Illinois	66–0
4	1895	Champaign	Illinois	38–4
5	1896	Champaign	Northwestern	10–4
6	1900	Evanston	Tie	0–0
7	1901	Champaign	Northwestern	17–11
8	1902	Evanston	Illinois	17–0
9	1903	Champaign	Northwestern	12–11
10	1904	Evanston	Northwestern	12–6
11	1908	Champaign	Illinois	64–8
12	1909	Evanston	Illinois	35–0
13	1910	Evanston	Illinois	27–0
14	1911	Champaign	Illinois	27–13
15	1912	Evanston	Northwestern	6–0
16	1913	Champaign	Illinois	37–0
17	1914	Evanston	Illinois	37–0
18	1915	Champaign	Illinois	36–6
19	1922	Champaign	Illinois	6–3
20	1923	Chicago	Illinois	29–0
21	1927	Evanston	Illinois	7–6
22	1928	Champaign	Illinois	6–0
23	1929	Evanston	Northwestern	7–0
24	1930	Champaign	Northwestern	32–0
25	1931	Evanston	Northwestern	32–6
26	1932	Champaign	Northwestern	26–0
27	1933	Evanston	Illinois	3–0
28	1934	Evanston	Illinois	14–3
29	1935	Evanston	Northwestern	10–3
30	1936	Champaign	Northwestern	13–2
31	1937	Evanston	Illinois	6–0
32	1938	Champaign	Northwestern	13–0
33	1939	Evanston	Northwestern	13–0
34	1940	Evanston	Northwestern	32–14
35	1941	Evanston	Northwestern	27–0
36	1942	Evanston	Illinois	14–7
37	1943	Evanston	Northwestern	53–6
38	1944	Evanston	Illinois	25–6
39	1945	Evanston	Northwestern	13–7
40	1946	Evanston	Illinois	20–0
41	1947	Champaign	Northwestern	28–13
42	1948	Evanston	Northwestern	20–0
43	1949	Champaign	Northwestern	9–7
44	1950	Evanston	Northwestern	14–7
45	1951	Evanston	Illinois	3–0
46	1952	Champaign	Northwestern	28–26
47	1953	Evanston	Illinois	39–14
48	1954	Champaign	Northwestern	20–7
49	1955	Evanston	Tie	7–7
50	1956	Evanston	Northwestern	14–13
51	1957	Champaign	Illinois	27–0
52	1958	Champaign	Illinois	27–20
53	1959	Champaign	Illinois	28–0
54	1960	Evanston	Northwestern	14–7
55	1961	Champaign	Northwestern	28–7
56	1962	Evanston	Northwestern	45–0
57	1963	Champaign	Illinois	10–9
58	1964	Evanston	Illinois	17–6
59	1965	Evanston	Illinois	20–6
60	1966	Evanston	Northwestern	35–7
61	1967	Evanston	Illinois	27–21
62	1968	Champaign	Illinois	14–0
63	1969	Champaign	Northwestern	10–6
64	1970	Evanston	Northwestern	48–0
65	1971	Champaign	Illinois	24–7
66	1972	Evanston	Illinois	43–13
67	1973	Evanston	Northwestern	9–6
68	1974	Champaign	Illinois	28–14
69	1975	Evanston	Illinois	28–7
70	1976	Champaign	Illinois	48–6
71	1977	Evanston	Northwestern	28–6
72	1978	Champaign	Tie	0–0
73	1979	Evanston	Illinois	29–13
74	1980	Champaign	Illinois	35–9
75	1981	Evanston	Illinois	49–12
76	1982	Champaign	Illinois	49–13
77	1983	Evanston	Illinois	56–24
78	1984	Champaign	Illinois	24–16
79	1985	Evanston	Illinois	45–20
80	1986	Champaign	Northwestern	23–18
81	1987	Evanston	Northwestern	28–10
82	1988	Champaign	Illinois	28–13
83	1989	Evanston	Illinois	63–14
84	1990	Champaign	Illinois	28–23
85	1991	Evanston	Northwestern	17–11
86	1992	Champaign	Northwestern	27–26
87	1993	Champaign	Illinois	20–13
88	1994	Evanston	Illinois	28–7
89	1995	Champaign	#8 Northwestern	17–14
90	1996	Evanston	Northwestern	27–24
91	1997	Champaign	Northwestern	34–21
92	1998	Evanston	Illinois	13–10
93	1999	Champaign	Illinois	29–7
94	2000	Evanston	Northwestern	61–23
95	2001	Champaign	Illinois	34–28
96	2002	Evanston	Illinois	31–24
97	2003	Champaign	Northwestern	37–20
98	2004	Evanston	Northwestern	28–21
99	2005	Champaign	Northwestern	38–21
100	2006	Evanston	Northwestern	27–16
101	2007	Champaign	Illinois	41–22
102	2008	Evanston	Northwestern	27–10
103	2009	Champaign	Northwestern	21–16
104	2010	Chicago	Illinois	48–27
105	2011	Champaign	Illinois	38–35
106	2012	Evanston	Northwestern	50–14
107	2013	Champaign	Northwestern	37–34
108	2014	Evanston	Illinois	47–33
109	2015	Chicago	Northwestern	24–14
Series: Illinois leads 55–49–5^[6]

References

↑ "Illinois and Northwestern Announce Football Series Trophy". NUsports.com. April 25, 2009.
↑ "Sweet Sioux Tomahawk goes the way of Chief Illiniwek". Chicago Tribune. November 22, 2008.
↑ "Trophy to hang their hat on". Chicago Tribune. November 14, 2009.
↑ Muskat, Carrie (April 22, 2010). "Football returning to Wrigley Field". MLB.com.
↑ Rittenberg, Adam (November 19, 2010). "Wildcats, Illini to use one end zone at Wrigley". ESPN Big Ten Blog.
↑ http://www.mcubed.net/ncaaf/series/nw/il.shtml

Illinois Fighting Illini football

Venues	Illinois Field (1890–1922) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri Northwestern: (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, 1945–2008; Land of Lincoln Trophy, 2009–present) Ohio State (Illibuck) Purdue (Purdue Cannon) Michigan

Culture & lore	Illinois Loyalty "Oskee Wow-Wow" Marching Illini Gene Honda Fighting Illini Sports Network Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Northwestern Wildcats football

Venues	Northwestern Field (1905–1925) Ryan Field (1926–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, 1945–2008; Land of Lincoln Trophy, 2009–present) Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy 1930–c. 1973)

Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Go U Northwestern" Marching band 2006 Michigan State game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Big Ten Conference football rivalries

Conference	Illinois–Northwestern Illinois–Ohio State Illinois–Purdue Indiana–Michigan State Indiana–Purdue Iowa–Minnesota Iowa–Nebraska Iowa–Wisconsin Maryland–Penn State Michigan State–Penn State Michigan–Michigan State Michigan–Minnesota Michigan–Ohio State Minnesota–Nebraska Minnesota–Penn State Minnesota–Wisconsin Nebraska–Wisconsin Ohio State–Penn State

Non-conference	Alabama–Penn State Colorado–Nebraska Illinois–Missouri Indiana–Kentucky Iowa–Iowa State Johns Hopkins–Maryland Maryland–Navy Maryland–Virginia Maryland–West Virginia Miami–Nebraska Michigan State–Notre Dame Michigan–Notre Dame Missouri–Nebraska Nebraska–Oklahoma Nebraska–Texas Northwestern–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Purdue Penn State–Pittsburgh Penn State–Syracuse Penn State–West Virginia

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