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Mike Kafka threw for 305 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score and Sherrick McManis made a last-minute interception to preserve Northwestern's 21-16 win Saturday over Illinois.
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| Nov. 20 | Iowa @ Illinois | 8:00p | ||||
| Nov. 21 | Wisconsin @ Illinois | 8:00p | ||||
| Nov. 21 | Presbyterian @ Illinois | 8:00p | Big Ten Network | |||
| Nov. 22 | Bradley @ Illinois | 2:00p | BigTenNetwork.com | |||
| Nov. 24 | Illinois @ Illinois State | 8:05p | ||||
| Nov. 24 | Wofford @ Illinois | 9:30p | ESPNU | |||
| Nov. 25 | Illinois @ Northwestern | 8:00p | Big Ten Network | |||
| Nov. 27 | Illinois @ Cincinnati | 12:00p | ABC | |||
| Nov. 27 | Utah @ Illinois | 10:30p | HoopTV.net | |||
| Nov. 28 | Illinois @ Cal Poly | 5:00p | ||||
| Nov. 28 | Illinois @ Minnesota | 8:00p | ||||
| Nov. 29 | Illinois @ Alabama | 5:00p | ||||
| Dec. 2 | Illinois @ Wake Forest | 7:00p | ||||
| Standings | Big Ten | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | W | L | Streak | Points For | Points Against |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | W3 | 245 | 143 |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | W2 | 176 | 130 |
| Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | W2 | 172 | 129 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | W2 | 133 | 88 |
| Michigan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | W1 | 97 | 50 |
| Purdue | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | W1 | 89 | 64 |
| Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | L1 | 245 | 181 |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | L1 | 223 | 210 |
| Penn State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | L1 | 219 | 196 |
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | L1 | 131 | 122 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | L2 | 100 | 114 |
| Standings | Big Ten | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | W | L | Streak | Points For | Points Against |
| Ohio State | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | W4 | 330 | 136 |
| Iowa | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | L2 | 265 | 186 |
| Penn State | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | W1 | 314 | 128 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | W3 | 311 | 226 |
| Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | W2 | 269 | 249 |
| Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | W2 | 341 | 259 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | W1 | 259 | 283 |
| Purdue | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | L1 | 296 | 328 |
| Illinois | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | L1 | 202 | 260 |
| Michigan | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | L4 | 344 | 309 |
| Indiana | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | L4 | 261 | 316 |
| Standings | Big Ten | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | W | L | Streak | Points For | Points Against |
| Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | W4 | 362 | 264 |
| Michigan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | W3 | 245 | 171 |
| Penn State | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | W3 | 227 | 180 |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | W3 | 217 | 183 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | W2 | 132 | 98 |
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | W1 | 73 | 64 |
| Purdue | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | W1 | 70 | 37 |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | W2 | 240 | 194 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | L1 | 197 | 184 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | L1 | 143 | 105 |
| Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | L1 | 212 | 207 |
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