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Northwestern at Illinois

Saturday, November 30, 2019. Northwestern kept the Land of Lincoln Trophy

Northwestern beat Illinois 29–⁠10. It was their 113th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 55–⁠53–⁠5.

AwayNorthwestern3–⁠9 in 2019
29
HomeIllinois6–⁠7 in 2019
10

Final at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), ChampaignTV: FS1Attendance 35,895

At kickoff
39°F, light rain, wind 21 mph from the east, gusts to 29 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Universi Of Il Willard Airport (KCMI), 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Daniel Capron; umpire Ken Zelmanski; head linesman John Wiercinski; line judge Sergio DeHoyos; side judge Bobby Sagers; field judge Steven Thielen; back judge Kevin Schwarzel; center judge Brent DurbinGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northwestern3771229
Illinois073010

Standouts

  • RushingAndrew Marty30 carries, 111 yards, 2 TDNorthwestern
  • DefenseDele Harding15 tackles, 1 for lossIllinois

Player stats

Northwestern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Andrew Marty6/105511
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Coco Azema7123162
Andrew Marty30111212
Drake Anderson2387012
Raymond Niro III456039
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Riley Lees547134
Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman1808
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Chris Bergin8000
Paddy Fisher6110
Trent Goens6300
Bryce Jackson6000
Joe Gaziano3210
Andrew Leota2110
A.J. Hampton2001

Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Matt Robinson8/1710800
Isaiah Williams3/63801
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dre Brown51716
Isaiah Williams31505
Ra’Von Bonner3302
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Caleb Reams557029
Casey Washington455020
Ra’Von Bonner125025
Daniel Barker1909
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Dele Harding15100
Stanley Green110.500
Sydney Brown10000
Kenyon Jackson9000
Nate Hobbs3001

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

Team stats

NorthwesternIllinois
433Total yards160
55Passing yards146
378Rushing yards14
5.5Yards per pass6.3
5.8Yards per rush0.5
22First downs9
7–⁠16Third downs4–⁠11
4–⁠6Fourth downs1–⁠2
1Turnovers2
3–⁠23Penalties5–⁠40
41:48Possession18:12
3Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

NorthwesternIllinois
40%Success rate34%
0.19EPA per play−0.15
1.30Explosiveness1.21
0.31Rushing EPA−0.37
−0.54Passing EPA−0.03
22%Passing-down success36%
−0.16First-down EPA−0.63
0.19Second-down EPA0.15
0.87Third-down EPA0.10
22%Havoc by its defense7%

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)

Illinois 63% to win. Northwestern won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Illinois −6, over/under 39.5.

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 Illinois 66%, Northwestern 34%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Illinois end zoneNorthwestern end zoneQ1 NorthwesternPunt, 7 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 NorthwesternField goal, 13 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 NorthwesternInterception, 4 playsQ2 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 NorthwesternTouchdown, 15 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ2 IllinoisEnd of half, 1 playQ3 IllinoisMissed FG, 11 playsQ3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 IllinoisField goal, 14 playsQ3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 NorthwesternMissed FG, 9 playsQ4 IllinoisFumble, 4 playsQ4 NorthwesternTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 IllinoisInterception, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Illinois drives left to right, Northwestern right to left.
  1. Q1 NorthwesternPunt, 7 plays, 27 yards
  2. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 NorthwesternField goal, 13 plays, 45 yards
  4. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  5. Q1 NorthwesternInterception, 4 plays, 6 yards
  6. Q2 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 plays, 39 yards
  7. Q2 NorthwesternTouchdown, 15 plays, 75 yards
  8. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −16 yards
  9. Q2 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 22 yards
  10. Q2 IllinoisEnd of half, 1 play, 5 yards
  11. Q3 IllinoisMissed FG, 11 plays, 36 yards
  12. Q3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 6 plays, 69 yards
  13. Q3 IllinoisField goal, 14 plays, 40 yards
  14. Q3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 7 plays, 83 yards
  15. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  16. Q4 NorthwesternMissed FG, 9 plays, 67 yards
  17. Q4 IllinoisFumble, 4 plays, 16 yards
  18. Q4 NorthwesternTouchdown, 8 plays, 36 yards
  19. Q4 IllinoisInterception, 5 plays, 37 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Northwestern 3, Illinois 0
Northwestern Punt, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 53 yds , Riley Lees return for 6 yds to the Nwest 18
15:001st & 10 at own 18Drake Anderson run for 7 yds to the Nwest 25
15:002nd & 3 at own 25Drake Anderson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 29Andrew Marty pass complete to Riley Lees for 5 yds to the Nwest 34
15:002nd & 5 at own 34Andrew Marty pass complete to Riley Lees for 5 yds to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39Andrew Marty run for 1 yd to the Nwest 40
12:242nd & 9 at own 40Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 12:24
12:242nd & 9 at own 40Andrew Marty pass complete to Riley Lees for no gain to the Nwest 40
12:243rd & 9 at own 40Andrew Marty run for 5 yds to the Nwest 45
12:244th & 4 at own 45Andrew David punt for 55 yds for a touchback
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
11:031st & 10 at own 20Reggie Corbin run for no gain to the Illin 20
11:032nd & 10 at own 20Reggie Corbin run for no gain to the Illin 20
11:033rd & 10 at own 20Matt Robinson pass incomplete
11:034th & 10 at own 20Blake Hayes punt for 61 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 40 , Riley Lees returns for 21 yds to the Nwest 40
Northwestern Field goal, 13 plays
9:501st & 10 at own 40Drake Anderson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 42
9:502nd & 8 at own 42Drake Anderson run for 5 yds to the Nwest 47
9:503rd & 3 at own 47Drake Anderson run for 12 yds to the Illin 41 for a 1ST down
9:501st & 10 at opp 41Drake Anderson run for 1 yd to the Illin 40
9:502nd & 9 at opp 40Coco Azema run for 4 yds to the Illin 36
9:503rd & 5 at opp 36Andrew Marty run for 5 yds to the Illin 31 for a 1ST down
9:501st & 10 at opp 31Andrew Marty run for 3 yds to the Illin 28
9:502nd & 7 at opp 28Drake Anderson run for 4 yds to the Illin 24
9:503rd & 3 at opp 24Andrew Marty run for 9 yds to the Illin 15 for a 1ST down
9:501st & 10 at opp 15Drake Anderson run for 2 yds to the Illin 18 Drake Anderson fumbled, forced by Stanley Green, recovered by Nwest Sam Gerak
9:502nd & 13 at opp 18Andrew Marty run for 3 yds to the Illin 15
9:503rd & 10 at opp 15Andrew Marty pass incomplete to Trey Pugh
3:054th & 10 at opp 15Charlie Kuhbander 33 yd FG GOODNorthwestern 3, Illinois 0
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
3:051st & 0 at own 35Charlie Kuhbander kickoff for 56 yds , Dre Brown return for 16 yds to the Illin 25
3:051st & 10 at own 25Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 4 yards to the Illin 21
3:052nd & 14 at own 21Matt Robinson run for 6 yds to the Illin 27
3:053rd & 8 at own 27Matt Robinson pass incomplete to Donny Navarro
3:054th & 8 at own 27Blake Hayes punt for 51 yds , Berkeley Holman returns for 13 yds to the Illin 40 ILLINOIS Penalty, ball on NU40, PENALTY personal foul (-15 Yards) to the Illin 45
Northwestern Interception, 4 plays
1:321st & 10 at opp 45Andrew Marty run for no gain to the Illin 45
1:322nd & 10 at opp 45Drake Anderson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 47
1:323rd & 12 at opp 47Andrew Marty run for 8 yds to the Illin 39
Q2 15:004th & 4 at opp 39Andrew Marty pass intercepted Nate Hobbs return for 29 yds to the Nwest 39
2nd quarter5 drives, then Northwestern 10, Illinois 7
Illinois Touchdown, 4 plays
14:461st & 10 at opp 39Matt Robinson pass incomplete to Donny Navarro, broken up by Trent Goens
14:462nd & 10 at opp 39Matt Robinson pass complete to Caleb Reams for 29 yds to the Nwest 10 for a 1ST down
14:461st & goal at opp 10Matt Robinson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 6
13:442nd & goal at opp 6Dre Brown run for 6 yds for a TD (James McCourt KICK)Illinois 7, Northwestern 3
Northwestern Touchdown, 15 plays
13:441st & 0 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:441st & 10 at own 25Andrew Marty run for 7 yds to the Nwest 32
13:442nd & 3 at own 32Drake Anderson run for 10 yds to the Nwest 42 for a 1ST down
13:441st & 10 at own 42Andrew Marty run for 4 yds to the Nwest 46
13:442nd & 6 at own 46Drake Anderson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 48
13:443rd & 4 at own 48Andrew Marty pass complete to Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman for 8 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down
13:441st & 10 at opp 44Andrew Marty run for 4 yds to the Illin 40
13:442nd & 6 at opp 40Coco Azema run for 6 yds to the Illin 34 for a 1ST down
13:441st & 10 at opp 34Coco Azema run for 3 yds to the Illin 31
13:442nd & 7 at opp 31Drake Anderson run for 6 yds to the Illin 25
13:443rd & 1 at opp 25Andrew Marty run for 3 yds to the Illin 22 for a 1ST down
13:441st & 10 at opp 22Drake Anderson run for 3 yds to the Illin 19
13:442nd & 7 at opp 19Jace James run for 1 yd to the Illin 18
13:443rd & 6 at opp 18Raymond Niro III run for 4 yds to the Illin 14
13:444th & 2 at opp 14Andrew Marty run for 2 yds to the Illin 12 for a 1ST down
5:201st & 10 at opp 12Andrew Marty run for 12 yds for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)Northwestern 10, Illinois 7
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
5:201st & 0 at own 35Charlie Kuhbander kickoff for 53 yds
5:201st & 10 at own 35Matt Robinson pass incomplete to Donny Navarro
5:202nd & 10 at own 35Ra’Von Bonner run for 1 yd to the Illin 36
5:203rd & 9 at own 36Matt Robinson sacked by Paddy Fisher for a loss of 17 yards to the Illin 19 ILLINOIS Penalty, intentional grounding (Matt Robinson) to the Illin 19
5:204th & 26 at own 19Blake Hayes punt for 42 yds , Berkeley Holman returns for 4 yds to the Nwest 43
Northwestern Turnover on downs, 8 plays
4:341st & 10 at own 43Andrew Marty run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 42
4:342nd & 11 at own 42Drake Anderson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 43
4:343rd & 10 at own 43Raymond Niro III run for 8 yds to the Illin 49
4:344th & 2 at opp 49Andrew Marty run for 9 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down
4:341st & 10 at opp 40Marty, Andrew pass incomplete to Lees, Riley, PENALTY NU ineligible downfield on pass (Slater, Rashawn) 5 yards to the ILL45, NO PLAY.
4:341st & 15 at opp 45Andrew Marty pass incomplete to Malik Washington, broken up by Delano Ware
4:342nd & 15 at opp 45Andrew Marty run for 7 yds to the Illin 38
0:573rd & 8 at opp 38Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 00:57
0:573rd & 8 at opp 38Drake Anderson run for 3 yds to the Illin 35
0:234th & 5 at opp 35Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 00:23
0:234th & 5 at opp 35Andrew Marty pass incomplete to Jace James
Illinois End of half, 1 play
0:181st & 10 at own 35Dre Brown run for 5 yds to the Illin 40
3rd quarter4 drives, then Northwestern 17, Illinois 10
Illinois Missed FG, 11 plays
15:002nd & 5 at own 35Charlie Kuhbander kickoff for 57 yds , Dre Brown return for 25 yds to the Illin 33
15:001st & 10 at own 33Reggie Corbin run for 3 yds to the Illin 36
15:002nd & 7 at own 36Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 30
15:003rd & 13 at own 30Matt Robinson pass complete to Caleb Reams for 13 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 43Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 41
15:002nd & 12 at own 41Matt Robinson pass complete to Casey Washington for 20 yds to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 39Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 40
15:002nd & 11 at opp 40Matt Robinson pass complete to Casey Washington for 11 yds to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 29Matt Robinson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 31
15:002nd & 12 at opp 31Matt Robinson pass incomplete to Donny Navarro
15:003rd & 12 at opp 31Ra’Von Bonner run for no gain to the Nwest 31
10:324th & 12 at opp 31James McCourt 49 yd FG MISSED
Northwestern Touchdown, 6 plays
10:321st & 10 at own 31Drake Anderson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 35
10:322nd & 6 at own 35Coco Azema run for 16 yds to the Illin 49 for a 1ST down
10:321st & 10 at opp 49Andrew Marty run for 7 yds to the Illin 42
10:322nd & 3 at opp 42Coco Azema run for 8 yds to the Illin 34 for a 1ST down
10:321st & 10 at opp 34Andrew Marty run for no gain to the Illin 34
8:032nd & 10 at opp 34Andrew Marty pass complete to Riley Lees for 34 yds for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)Northwestern 17, Illinois 7
Illinois Field goal, 14 plays
8:031st & 0 at own 35Drew Luckenbaugh kickoff for 47 yds , Alec McEachern return for 10 yds to the Illin 28
8:031st & 10 at own 28Matt Robinson pass incomplete to Caleb Reams
8:032nd & 10 at own 28Matt Robinson run for 9 yds to the Illin 37
8:033rd & 1 at own 37Dre Brown run for 2 yds to the Illin 39 for a 1ST down
8:031st & 10 at own 39Dre Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 40
8:032nd & 9 at own 40Matt Robinson pass complete to Caleb Reams for 7 yds to the Illin 47
8:033rd & 2 at own 47Dre Brown run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
8:031st & 10 at the 50Ra’Von Bonner run for 2 yds to the Nwest 48
8:032nd & 8 at opp 48Matt Robinson pass complete to Caleb Reams for 4 yds to the Nwest 44
8:033rd & 4 at opp 44Matt Robinson pass incomplete to Daniel Barker
8:034th & 4 at opp 44Matt Robinson pass complete to Casey Washington for 15 yds to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down
8:031st & 10 at opp 29Matt Robinson pass incomplete to Caleb Reams
8:032nd & 10 at opp 29Matt Robinson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 26
8:033rd & 7 at opp 26Matt Robinson sacked by Joe Gaziano for a loss of 6 yards to the Nwest 32
2:304th & 13 at opp 32James McCourt 50 yd FG GOODNorthwestern 17, Illinois 10
Northwestern Touchdown, 7 plays
2:301st & 0 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 63 yds , Riley Lees return for 15 yds to the Nwest 17
2:301st & 10 at own 17Andrew Marty pass complete to Riley Lees for 3 yds to the Nwest 20
2:302nd & 7 at own 20Drake Anderson run for 6 yds to the Nwest 26
2:303rd & 1 at own 26Coco Azema run for 62 yds to the Illin 12 for a 1ST down
2:301st & 10 at opp 12Andrew Marty run for 2 yds to the Illin 10
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at opp 10Andrew Marty run for no gain to the Illin 10
Q4 15:003rd & 8 at opp 10Marty, Andrew pass intercepted by Green,Stanley at the ILL0, Green,Stanley return to the ILL0, touchback, PENALTY ILL personal foul (Shogbonyo,Ayo) 5 yards to the ILL5, 1ST DOWN NU, NO PLAY.
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 5Andrew Marty run for 4 yds to the Illin 1
Q4 13:282nd & goal at opp 1Andrew Marty run for 1 yd for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander PAT MISSED)Northwestern 23, Illinois 10
4th quarter5 drives, then Northwestern 29, Illinois 10
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
13:281st & 0 at own 35Drew Luckenbaugh kickoff for 55 yds , Dre Brown return for 31 yds to the Illin 41
13:281st & 10 at own 41Matt Robinson pass complete to Casey Washington for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
13:282nd & 1 at the 50Matt Robinson sacked by Eku Leota for a loss of 8 yards to the Illin 42
13:283rd & 9 at own 42Matt Robinson pass incomplete to Casey Washington
13:284th & 9 at own 42Blake Hayes punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 15
Northwestern Missed FG, 9 plays
12:151st & 10 at own 15Azema, Coco rush for 5 yards to the NU20 (Gay,Isaiah), PENALTY NU holding (Pugh, Trey) 7 yards to the NU8, NO PLAY.
12:151st & 17 at own 8Drake Anderson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 12
12:152nd & 13 at own 12Drake Anderson run for 7 yds to the Nwest 19
12:153rd & 6 at own 19Raymond Niro III run for 39 yds to the ILLINOIS 42 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, personal foul (Sydney Brown) to the Illin 27 for a 1ST down
12:151st & 10 at opp 27Andrew Marty run for 7 yds to the Illin 20
12:152nd & 3 at opp 20Drake Anderson run for 5 yds to the Illin 15 for a 1ST down
12:151st & 10 at opp 15Andrew Marty run for 3 yds to the Illin 12
12:152nd & 7 at opp 12Andrew Marty run for no gain to the Illin 12
12:153rd & 7 at opp 12James, Jace rush for loss of 3 yards to the ILL15 (Green,Stanley), PENALTY NU holding (Pugh, Trey) 11 yards to the ILL23, NO PLAY.
12:153rd & 18 at opp 23Raymond Niro III run for 5 yds to the Illin 18
6:124th & 13 at opp 18Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 06:12
6:074th & 13 at opp 18Charlie Kuhbander 36 yd FG MISSED
Illinois Fumble, 4 plays
6:071st & 10 at own 20Isaiah Williams run for 5 yds to the Illin 25
6:072nd & 5 at own 25Isaiah Williams pass incomplete to Caleb Reams
6:073rd & 5 at own 25Isaiah Williams pass complete to Caleb Reams for 4 yds to the Illin 29
6:074th & 1 at own 29Isaiah Williams run for 1 yd to the Illin 36 Isaiah Williams fumbled, forced by Trent Goens, recovered by Nwest Bryce Jackson
Northwestern Touchdown, 8 plays
5:101st & 10 at opp 36Andrew Marty run for no gain to the Illin 36
5:102nd & 10 at opp 36Andrew Marty run for 1 yd to the Illin 35
4:213rd & 9 at opp 35Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 04:21
4:213rd & 9 at opp 35Andrew Marty run for 4 yds to the Illin 31
4:104th & 5 at opp 31Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 04:10
4:104th & 5 at opp 31Drake Anderson run for 5 yds to the Illin 26 for a 1ST down
4:101st & 10 at opp 26Drake Anderson run for 1 yd to the Illin 25
4:102nd & 9 at opp 25Drake Anderson run for no gain to the Illin 25
2:033rd & 9 at opp 25Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 02:03
2:033rd & 9 at opp 25Andrew Marty run for 1 yd to the Illin 24
1:174th & 8 at opp 24Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 01:17
1:094th & 8 at opp 24Coco Azema run for 24 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)Northwestern 29, Illinois 10
Illinois Interception, 5 plays
1:091st & 0 at own 35Drew Luckenbaugh kickoff for 46 yds , Justice Williams return for 7 yds to the Illin 26
1:091st & 10 at own 26Isaiah Williams pass incomplete to Caleb Reams
1:092nd & 10 at own 26Isaiah Williams run for 3 yds to the Illin 29
1:093rd & 7 at own 29Isaiah Williams pass complete to Daniel Barker for 9 yds to the Illin 38 for a 1ST down
1:091st & 10 at own 38Isaiah Williams pass complete to Ra’Von Bonner for 25 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down
1:091st & 10 at opp 37Isaiah Williams pass intercepted, touchback. A.J. Hampton return for no gain

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 Northwestern–Illinois game

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

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

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