It took an army to get Gies Memorial Stadium ready for the November 29 game. Here’s how they did it.
The Fighting Illinois football team played Northwestern during a snowstorm on November 29, 2025 at Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Andrew Pritchard/IPM News
On November 29, 2025, the University of Illinois experienced its snowiest football game in recent history. The Fighting Illinois football team defeated Northwestern during a snowstorm that brought five inches of snow to the area.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences professors Stephen Nesbitt and Jeff Frame spoke with Joe Keith, Facility Operations Coordinator – Football Complex at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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