[NU Sports] Illinois

[Weinbaum, Willie]

In the 1978 season opener, in future NFL head coach Rick Venturi's first game as head coach of the Wildcats, NU & UI tied 0-0 on a 100-degree day at Champaign.  That was one of only two non-losses in Venturi's three years (1-31-1 total, 0-10-1 in '78, 1-10 in '79 & 0-11 in '80) & his only non-loss in Big Ten play.  

W. Weinbaum
N.Y. Bureau Producer
212-916-9864

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 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Jim Bendat [mailto:thehaze at earthlink.net]
Sent:	Sunday, November 11, 2007 05:27 PM Eastern Standard Time
To:	nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject:	Re: [NU Sports] Illinois

I recall our two championship seasons in 1995 and 1996.  Illinois was in 
the middle of the season, and we finished each of those years against 
Purdue.  When I went to NU in 1970, I recall the Illinois game being the 
FIRST conference game of that season, and we beat them, 48-0 (that's the 
game that Paul Levinson also fondly recalls, but for a different 
reason!).  -- Jim


Dennis W. Brandt wrote:
> Has anyone noticed that in 2009 Illinois is the season's penultimate 
> game? Wisconsin is last.  Interesting departure from tradition.  When 
> is the last time that happened?

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