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    Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinoisILL
    2-5, 2-5 Big Ten
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    2-5, 2-5 Big Ten
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    Northwestern
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    NW
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    Illinois Fighting Illini @ Northwestern Wildcats

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    Evanston, IL

    Ryan Field (1926)
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    Northwestern3-36-3
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