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Illinois at Northwestern

Saturday, November 26, 2016. Northwestern kept the Land of Lincoln Trophy

Northwestern beat Illinois 42–⁠21. It was their 110th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 55–⁠50–⁠5.

AwayIllinois3–⁠9 in 2016
21
HomeNorthwestern7–⁠6 in 2016
42

Final at Ryan Field, EvanstonTV: BTNAttendance 30,022

At kickoff
43°F, mostly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Palwaukee Municipal Airport (KPWK), 19 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Michael Cannon; umpire Ken Zelmanski; head linesman Bruce Keeling; line judge John Quinn; side judge Steven Thielen; field judge John Roggeman; back judge Robert Smith Jr; center judge Bryan BanksGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois0147021
Northwestern14714742

Standouts

  • PassingWes Lunt28 of 54, 377 yards, 2 TD, 1 INTIllinois
  • RushingJustin Jackson21 carries, 173 yards, 3 TDNorthwestern
  • ReceivingMalik Turner11 catches, 164 yards, 2 TDIllinois
  • DefenseGimel President5 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for lossIllinois

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Photos from the game

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Player stats

Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Wes Lunt28/5437721
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Reggie Corbin2170118
Justin Hardee112012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Malik Turner11164236
Justin Hardee9125037
Sam Mays232025
Zach Grant124024
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tre Watson7000
Carroll Phillips6310
Darwyn Kelly6000
Gimel President5320
Dawuane Smoot5220

Northwestern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Clayton Thorson13/2012110
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Justin Jackson21173354
John Moten IV14128243
Auston Anderson2503
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Flynn Nagel337014
Garrett Dickerson332112
Austin Carr426013
Solomon Vault116016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Anthony Walker9200
Nate Hall80.500
Montre Hartage7001
Godwin Igwebuike6000
Cameron Robbins3110
Ifeadi Odenigbo1110
Xavier Washington1110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

IllinoisNorthwestern
434Total yards399
377Passing yards121
57Rushing yards278
7.0Yards per pass6.1
2.2Yards per rush5.7
25First downs22
4–⁠15Third downs6–⁠14
2–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠1
4Turnovers1
6–⁠60Penalties5–⁠50
30:28Possession29:32
5Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

IllinoisNorthwestern
45%Success rate41%
−0.10EPA per play0.23
1.10Explosiveness1.48
−0.52Rushing EPA0.32
0.08Passing EPA0.06
29%Passing-down success17%
0.08First-down EPA0.22
−0.25Second-down EPA−0.01
−0.39Third-down EPA0.91
16%Havoc by its defense24%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northwestern 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Northwestern −15, over/under 48.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Northwestern 85%, Illinois 15%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northwestern end zoneIllinois end zoneQ1 IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ1 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 NorthwesternTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ1 NorthwesternTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ2 IllinoisFumble, 2 playsQ2 NorthwesternTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 7 playsQ2 IllinoisTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 NorthwesternEnd of half, 1 playQ3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ3 IllinoisFumble, 8 playsQ3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 IllinoisMissed FG, 6 playsQ3 NorthwesternFumble, 3 playsQ3 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 NorthwesternPunt, 4 playsQ3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ4 IllinoisInterception, 9 playsQ4 NorthwesternTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ4 NorthwesternPunt, 7 playsQ4 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 NorthwesternEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northwestern drives left to right, Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 9 yards
  2. Q1 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  3. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  4. Q1 NorthwesternTouchdown, 8 plays, 59 yards
  5. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 22 yards
  6. Q1 NorthwesternTouchdown, 6 plays, 92 yards
  7. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  8. Q1 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 16 yards
  9. Q2 IllinoisFumble, 2 plays, 5 yards
  10. Q2 NorthwesternTouchdown, 3 plays, 45 yards
  11. Q2 IllinoisTouchdown, 11 plays, 78 yards
  12. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 7 plays, 29 yards
  13. Q2 IllinoisTouchdown, 10 plays, 83 yards
  14. Q2 NorthwesternEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  15. Q3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  16. Q3 IllinoisFumble, 8 plays, 49 yards
  17. Q3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 3 plays, 84 yards
  18. Q3 IllinoisMissed FG, 6 plays, 33 yards
  19. Q3 NorthwesternFumble, 3 plays, −10 yards
  20. Q3 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 plays, 24 yards
  21. Q3 NorthwesternPunt, 4 plays, 11 yards
  22. Q3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 5 plays, 49 yards
  23. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −10 yards
  24. Q4 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  25. Q4 IllinoisInterception, 9 plays, 38 yards
  26. Q4 NorthwesternTouchdown, 3 plays, 5 yards
  27. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 9 yards
  28. Q4 NorthwesternPunt, 7 plays, 25 yards
  29. Q4 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 84 yards
  30. Q4 NorthwesternEnd of game, 4 plays, 10 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Northwestern 14, Illinois 0
Illinois Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 34Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 10 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 44Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Chunky Clements
15:002nd & 10 at own 44Kendrick Foster run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 43
15:003rd & 11 at own 43Wes Lunt pass incomplete
15:004th & 11 at own 43Ryan Frain punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Flynn Nagel at the Nwest 9
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
13:471st & 10 at own 9Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 11
13:472nd & 8 at own 11Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
13:473rd & 8 at own 11Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 5 yds to the Nwest 16
13:474th & 3 at own 16Hunter Niswander punt for 41 yds, downed at the Illin 43
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
12:301st & 10 at own 43Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 42
12:302nd & 11 at own 42Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner, broken up by Trae Williams
12:303rd & 11 at own 42Wes Lunt pass incomplete
12:304th & 11 at own 42Ryan Frain punt for 17 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 41
Northwestern Touchdown, 8 plays
11:361st & 10 at own 41Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 42
11:362nd & 9 at own 42Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 43
11:363rd & 8 at own 43Thorson, C. pass incomplete to Nagel, Flynn, PENALTY ILL offside defense (Phillips,C.) 5 yards to the NU48, NO PLAY.
11:363rd & 3 at own 48Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 12 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down
11:361st & 10 at opp 40Clayton Thorson sacked by Dawuane Smoot for a loss of 8 yards to the Illin 48
11:362nd & 18 at opp 48John Moten IV run for 9 yds to the Illin 39
11:363rd & 9 at opp 39Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 14 yds to the Illin 25 for a 1ST down
11:361st & 10 at opp 25Clayton Thorson pass complete to Solomon Vault for 16 yds to the Illin 9 for a 1ST down
8:201st & goal at opp 9John Moten IV run for 9 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)Northwestern 7, Illinois 0
Illinois Punt, 6 plays
8:201st & 0 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:201st & 10 at own 25Wes Lunt pass complete to Reggie Corbin for 9 yds to the Illin 34
8:202nd & 1 at own 34Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 33
8:203rd & 2 at own 33Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 8 yds to the Illin 41 for a 1ST down
8:201st & 10 at own 41Reggie Corbin run for 3 yds to the Illin 44
8:202nd & 7 at own 44Wes Lunt pass complete to Andrew Davis for 3 yds to the Illin 47
8:203rd & 4 at own 47Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Justin Hardee
8:204th & 4 at own 47Ryan Frain punt for 45 yds, downed at the Nwest 8
Northwestern Touchdown, 6 plays
4:501st & 10 at own 8ILLINOIS Penalty, (5 Yards) to the Nwest 13
4:501st & 10 at own 19Justin Jackson run for 13 yds to the Nwest 32 for a 1ST down
4:501st & 10 at own 32John Moten IV run for 5 yds to the Nwest 37
4:502nd & 5 at own 37John Moten IV run for 20 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down
4:501st & 5 at own 13Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 15
4:502nd & 3 at own 15Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 19 for a 1ST down
2:221st & 10 at opp 43John Moten IV run for 43 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)Northwestern 14, Illinois 0
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
2:221st & 0 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:221st & 10 at own 25Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 5 yds to the Illin 30
2:222nd & 5 at own 30Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Justin Hardee, broken up by Anthony Walker Jr.
2:223rd & 5 at own 30Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Reggie Corbin
2:224th & 5 at own 30David Reisner punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 44 , Flynn Nagel returns for 10 yds to the Nwest 44
Northwestern Turnover on downs, 6 plays
1:351st & 10 at own 44Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 48
1:352nd & 6 at own 48Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 6 yds to the Illin 46 for a 1ST down
1:351st & 10 at opp 46Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Illin 44
1:352nd & 8 at opp 44Clayton Thorson sacked by Carroll Phillips for a loss of 8 yards to the Nwest 48
Q2 15:003rd & 16 at own 48Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 13 yds to the Illin 39
Q2 15:004th & 3 at opp 39Clayton Thorson sacked by Dawuane Smoot for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 40
2nd quarter6 drives, then Northwestern 21, Illinois 14
Illinois Fumble, 2 plays
14:161st & 10 at own 40Reggie Corbin run for 1 yd to the Illin 41
14:162nd & 9 at own 41Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 4 yds Malik Turner fumbled, forced by C.J. Robbins, recovered by Nwest Trae Williams
Northwestern Touchdown, 3 plays
13:321st & 10 at opp 45Justin Jackson run for 27 yds to the Illin 18 for a 1ST down
13:321st & 10 at opp 18Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 11 yds to the Illin 7 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Carroll Phillips) to the Illin 3 for a 1ST down
12:451st & goal at opp 3Justin Jackson run for 3 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)Northwestern 21, Illinois 0
Illinois Touchdown, 11 plays
12:451st & 0 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 61 yds , Darius Mosely return for 18 yds to the Illin 22
12:401st & 10 at own 22Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 6 yds to the Illin 28
12:402nd & 4 at own 28Reggie Corbin run for 4 yds to the Illin 32 for a 1ST down
12:401st & 10 at opp 47Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 20 yds to the Nwest 27 for a 1ST down
12:401st & 10 at opp 27Reggie Corbin run for 8 yds to the Nwest 19
12:402nd & 2 at opp 19Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
12:403rd & 2 at opp 19Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Sam Mays
12:401st & 10 at own 32Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 6 yds to the Illin 38
12:402nd & 4 at own 38Reggie Corbin run for 4 yds to the Illin 42 for a 1ST down
12:401st & 10 at own 42Reggie Corbin run for 4 yds to the Illin 46
12:402nd & 6 at own 46Wes Lunt pass complete to Sam Mays for 7 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down
7:294th & 2 at opp 19Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 19 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK)Northwestern 21, Illinois 7
Northwestern Punt, 7 plays
7:291st & 0 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:291st & 10 at own 25Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 28 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Tre Watson) to the Nwest 43 for a 1ST down
7:291st & 10 at own 43John Moten IV run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
7:292nd & 3 at the 50John Moten IV run for no gain to the 50 yard line
7:293rd & 3 at the 50Clayton Thorson pass complete to Andrew Scanlan for 5 yds to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down
7:291st & 10 at opp 45Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 2 yds to the Illin 43
7:292nd & 8 at opp 43Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Illin 40
7:293rd & 5 at opp 40Clayton Thorson run for 4 yds to the Illin 36
7:294th & 1 at opp 36Jackson, Justin rush for 11 yards to the ILL25, out-of-bounds (Dunlap,Jaylen), PENALTY NU holding (Dickerson, G.) 10 yards to the ILL46, NO PLAY.
7:294th & 11 at opp 46Hunter Niswander punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 17
Illinois Touchdown, 10 plays
3:411st & 10 at own 17Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 35 yds to the Nwest 48 for a 1ST down
3:411st & 10 at opp 48Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 9 yds to the Nwest 39
3:412nd & 1 at opp 39Reggie Corbin run for no gain to the Nwest 39
3:413rd & 1 at opp 39Reggie Corbin run for no gain to the Nwest 39
3:414th & 1 at opp 39Reggie Corbin run for 3 yds to the Nwest 36 for a 1ST down
3:411st & 10 at opp 36Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
0:532nd & 10 at opp 36Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 00:53
0:532nd & 10 at opp 36Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:53
0:532nd & 10 at opp 36Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Justin Hardee
0:533rd & 10 at opp 36Lunt,Wes pass incomplete to Hardee,Justin, PENALTY NU holding (Hartage, Montre) 10 yards to the NU26, 1ST DOWN ILL, NO PLAY.
0:531st & 10 at opp 26Reggie Corbin run for 18 yds to the Nwest 8 for a 1ST down
0:531st & goal at opp 8Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Reggie Corbin
0:272nd & goal at opp 8Reggie Corbin run for 8 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK)Northwestern 21, Illinois 14
Northwestern End of half, 1 play
0:271st & 0 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:271st & 10 at own 25TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 24
3rd quarter9 drives, then Northwestern 35, Illinois 21
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 11 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Justin Jackson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 24
15:002nd & 11 at own 24Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel, broken up by Jaylen Dunlap
15:003rd & 11 at own 24Clayton Thorson sacked by Gimel President for a loss of 5 yards to the Nwest 19
15:004th & 16 at own 19Hunter Niswander punt for 37 yds , Darius Mosely returns for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 43
Illinois Fumble, 8 plays
13:481st & 10 at own 43Corbin,Reggie rush for 1 yard to the ILL44 (Jones, Joseph), PENALTY ILL illegal block (Megginson,Gabe) 16 yards to the ILL27, NO PLAY.
13:481st & 26 at own 27Reggie Corbin run for 2 yds to the Illin 29
13:482nd & 24 at own 29Wes Lunt pass complete to Zach Grant for 24 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down
13:481st & 10 at opp 47Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
13:482nd & 10 at opp 47Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner, broken up by Joseph Jones
13:483rd & 10 at opp 47Wes Lunt pass complete to Sam Mays for 25 yds to the Nwest 22 for a 1ST down
13:481st & 10 at opp 22Reggie Corbin run for 8 yds to the Nwest 14
13:482nd & 2 at opp 14Wes Lunt pass complete to D.J. Taylor for 4 yds to the Nwest 10 for a 1ST down
13:481st & goal at opp 10Reggie Corbin run for 2 yds to the Nwest 16 Reggie Corbin fumbled, forced by Anthony Walker Jr., recovered by Nwest Godwin Igwebuike , return for 23 yds to the Nwest 0 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, personal foul (15 Yards) to the Nwest 16
Northwestern Touchdown, 3 plays
10:161st & 10 at own 16Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 5 yds to the Nwest 21
10:162nd & 5 at own 21Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 10 yds to the Nwest 31 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, personal foul (Stanley Green) to the Nwest 46 for a 1ST down
9:241st & 10 at own 46Justin Jackson run for 54 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)Northwestern 28, Illinois 14
Illinois Missed FG, 6 plays
9:241st & 0 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 60 yds , Darius Mosely return for 28 yds to the Illin 33
9:161st & 10 at own 33Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 29 yds to the Nwest 38 for a 1ST down
9:161st & 10 at opp 38Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 11 yds to the Nwest 27 for a 1ST down
9:161st & 10 at opp 27Reggie Corbin run for 2 yds to the Nwest 25
9:162nd & 8 at opp 25Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Andrew Davis
9:163rd & 8 at opp 25Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 9 yards to the Nwest 34
6:574th & 17 at opp 34Chase McLaughlin 52 yd FG MISSED
Northwestern Fumble, 3 plays
6:571st & 10 at own 34John Moten IV run for 2 yds to the Nwest 36
6:572nd & 8 at own 36John Moten IV run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 35 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined
6:573rd & 9 at own 35Clayton Thorson sacked by Gimel President for a loss of 11 yards to the Nwest 24 Clayton Thorson fumbled, recovered by Illin Hardy Nickerson , return for 0 yards
Illinois Touchdown, 4 plays
5:591st & 10 at opp 24Justin Hardee run for 12 yds to the Nwest 12 for a 1ST down
5:591st & 10 at opp 12Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Andrew Davis, broken up by Kyle Queiro
5:592nd & 10 at opp 12Reggie Corbin run for 3 yds to the Nwest 9
4:333rd & 7 at opp 9Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 9 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK)Northwestern 28, Illinois 21
Northwestern Punt, 4 plays
4:331st & 0 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:331st & 10 at own 25Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 13 yds to the Nwest 38 for a 1ST down
4:331st & 10 at own 38Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Garrett Dickerson
4:332nd & 10 at own 38Thorson, C. pass complete to Nagel, Flynn for 17 yards to the ILL45 (Kelly,Darwyn), PENALTY NU holding (Mahoney, Connor) 10 yards to the NU28, NO PLAY.
4:332nd & 20 at own 28Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Garrett Dickerson
4:333rd & 20 at own 28Clayton Thorson run for 8 yds to the Nwest 36
4:334th & 12 at own 36Hunter Niswander punt for 42 yds , Darius Mosely returns for 19 yds to the Illin 49 Darius Mosely fumbled, forced by J.B. Butler, recovered by Nwest Kyle Queiro
Northwestern Touchdown, 5 plays
3:001st & 10 at opp 49Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
3:002nd & 10 at opp 49Justin Jackson run for 35 yds to the Illin 14 for a 1ST down
3:001st & 10 at opp 14Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Illin 14
3:002nd & 10 at opp 14Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Illin 9
1:323rd & 5 at opp 9Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 9 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)Northwestern 35, Illinois 21
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
1:321st & 0 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 55 yds , Nathan Echard return for 22 yds to the Illin 32
1:261st & 10 at own 32Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 5 yds to the Illin 37
1:262nd & 5 at own 37Wes Lunt sacked by C.J. Robbins for a loss of 10 yards to the Illin 27
1:263rd & 15 at own 27Wes Lunt sacked by Ifeadi Odenigbo for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 22
Q4 15:004th & 20 at own 22Ryan Frain punt for 61 yds, downed at the Nwest 17
4th quarter7 drives, then Northwestern 42, Illinois 21
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
14:501st & 10 at own 17John Moten IV run for 7 yds to the Nwest 24
14:502nd & 3 at own 24John Moten IV run for 1 yd to the Nwest 25
14:503rd & 2 at own 25Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel
14:504th & 2 at own 25NORTHWESTERN Penalty, false start (Kyle Queiro) to the Nwest 20
14:504th & 7 at own 20Hunter Niswander punt for 60 yds , Darius Mosely returns for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 14
Illinois Interception, 9 plays
13:371st & 10 at own 14Wes Lunt pass complete to Andrew Davis for 10 yds to the Illin 24 for a 1ST down
13:371st & 10 at own 24Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner, broken up by Trae Williams
13:372nd & 10 at own 24Wes Lunt pass incomplete to D.J. Taylor, broken up by Marcus McShepard
13:003rd & 10 at own 24Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 13:00
13:003rd & 10 at own 24Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 11 yds to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down
13:001st & 10 at own 35Reggie Corbin run for 1 yd to the Illin 36
13:002nd & 9 at own 36Reggie Corbin run for 10 yds to the Illin 46 for a 1ST down
13:001st & 10 at own 46Wes Lunt pass complete to Tyler White for 6 yds to the Nwest 48
13:002nd & 4 at opp 48Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Sam Mays
13:003rd & 4 at opp 48Wes Lunt pass intercepted Montre Hartage return for 66 yds to the Illin 5
Northwestern Touchdown, 3 plays
10:491st & goal at opp 5Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Illin 4
10:492nd & goal at opp 4Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Illin 4
9:243rd & goal at opp 4Justin Jackson run for 4 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)Northwestern 42, Illinois 21
Illinois Punt, 4 plays
9:241st & 0 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:241st & 10 at own 25Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 13 yds to the Illin 38 for a 1ST down
9:241st & 10 at own 38Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 5 yds to the Illin 43
9:242nd & 5 at own 43Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Justin Hardee, broken up by Anthony Walker Jr.
9:243rd & 5 at own 43Wes Lunt sacked by Xavier Washington for a loss of 9 yards to the Illin 34
9:244th & 14 at own 34Ryan Frain punt for 39 yds , Flynn Nagel returns for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 26
Northwestern Punt, 7 plays
7:521st & 10 at own 26Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Solomon Vault
7:522nd & 10 at own 26John Moten IV run for 3 yds to the Nwest 29
7:523rd & 7 at own 29Justin Jackson run for 10 yds to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down
7:521st & 10 at own 39John Moten IV run for 16 yds to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down
7:521st & 10 at opp 45Corey Acker run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 47
7:522nd & 12 at opp 47Corey Acker run for no gain to the Illin 47
4:563rd & 12 at opp 47Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 04:56
4:563rd & 12 at opp 47Corey Acker run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 49
4:094th & 14 at opp 49Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 04:09
4:094th & 14 at opp 49Hunter Niswander punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Darius Mosely at the Illin 8
Illinois Turnover on downs, 8 plays
4:011st & 10 at own 8Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 11 yds to the Illin 19 for a 1ST down
4:011st & 10 at own 19Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 37 yds to the Nwest 44 for a 1ST down
4:011st & 10 at opp 44Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
4:012nd & 10 at opp 44Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 36 yds to the Nwest 8 for a 1ST down
4:011st & goal at opp 8Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Sam Mays
4:012nd & goal at opp 8Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Zach Grant, broken up by Kyle Queiro
4:013rd & goal at opp 8Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
2:454th & 0 at opp 8Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 02:45
2:454th & goal at opp 8Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner, broken up by Trae Williams
Northwestern End of game, 4 plays
2:381st & 10 at own 8John Moten IV run for 7 yds to the Nwest 15
2:382nd & 3 at own 15Auston Anderson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 18 for a 1ST down
2:381st & 10 at own 18Auston Anderson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 20
2:382nd & 8 at own 20TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 18

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Illinois–Northwestern game

Illinois leads 59–⁠55–⁠5 in 119 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Illinois 20, Northwestern 13
2024Illinois 38, Northwestern 28
2023Northwestern 45, Illinois 43
2022Illinois 41, Northwestern 3
2021Illinois 47, Northwestern 14
2020Northwestern 28, Illinois 10

Around this game

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Ranked games that day

Every game of Week 13