• Illinois and Northwestern will play for the "Land of Lincoln" trophy on Saturday at Solder Field (2:30 pm CT on ESPNU), the seventh battle for the relatively new rivalry trophy. The series is split 3-3, with the Illini winning the most recent meeting last season in Evanston, 47-33. The Illini also took the trophy in 2011 with a 38-35 come-from-behind win and in 2010 with a 48-27 rout at Wrigley Field.
• The Fighting Illini and Wildcats played for the "Sweet Sioux" Tomahawk from 1947-2008. Illinois led the traditional trophy series by a 32-28-2 mark, but Northwestern won the final meeting for the Tomahawk with its 27-10 win in 2008. The Tomahawk was retired following the 2008 season.
• The Land of Lincoln Trophy, a bronze replica of a stovepipe hat famously worn by Abraham Lincoln, was chosen by fans of both schools in 2009 in an online vote to replace the 62-year-old Tomahawk Trophy.
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