Since the 2017 season, Illinois and Northwestern have met 22 times, and Northwestern has the better of it at 17–5.
Most recently Northwestern won 5–0 on March 22, 2026.
Right now Illinois is 15–39 and Northwestern is 29–21, with Illinois at 173 days since a win against Northwestern's 169.
| Date | Site | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Mar 22 2026 | Illinois home | Northwestern | 5–0 |
| Sat, Mar 21 2026 | Illinois home | Northwestern | 19–5 |
| Fri, Mar 20 2026 | Illinois home | Northwestern | 6–1 |
| Sun, Apr 6 2025 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 8–2 |
| Sun, Apr 6 2025 | Northwestern home | Illinois | 2–1 |
| Sat, Apr 5 2025 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 4–3 |
| Tue, Apr 16 2024 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 4–1 |
| Tue, Apr 9 2024 | Illinois home | Northwestern | 8–0 |
| Wed, Apr 12 2023 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 6–1 |
| Wed, Apr 5 2023 | Illinois home | Northwestern | 12–0 |
| Wed, Apr 20 2022 | Illinois home | Illinois | 8–0 |
| Wed, Apr 20 2022 | Illinois home | Northwestern | 3–0 |
| Sun, May 2 2021 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 6–3 |
| Sat, May 1 2021 | Northwestern home | Illinois | 4–3 |
| Sat, May 1 2021 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 7–6 |
| Fri, Apr 30 2021 | Northwestern home | Illinois | 4–2 |
| Tue, Apr 23 2019 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 6–1 |
| Tue, Apr 23 2019 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 8–0 |
| Wed, Mar 28 2018 | Illinois home | Illinois | 15–9 |
| Wed, Mar 28 2018 | Illinois home | Northwestern | 8–7 |
| Wed, May 3 2017 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 4–3 |
| Wed, May 3 2017 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 7–4 |
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