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Northwestern at Illinois

Saturday, November 27, 2021. Illinois took the Land of Lincoln Trophy from Northwestern

Illinois beat Northwestern 47–⁠14. It was their 115th meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 56–⁠54–⁠5.

AwayNorthwestern3–⁠9 in 2021
14
HomeIllinois5–⁠7 in 2021
47

Final at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), ChampaignTV: BTNAttendance 27,624

At kickoff
43°F, overcast, wind 8 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Universi Of Il Willard Airport (KCMI), 8 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Official
Michael CannonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northwestern070714
Illinois14233747

Standouts

  • RushingChase Brown14 carries, 112 yards, 1 TDIllinois
  • ReceivingIsaiah Williams7 catches, 113 yards, 1 TDIllinois
  • DefenseChris Bergin15 tackles, 1 for lossNorthwestern

Player stats

Northwestern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Hilinski12/2312301
Andrew Marty0/2000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Evan Hull32101117
Andrew Clair524015
Stephon Robinson113013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Malik Washington674027
Charlie Mangieri118018
Evan Hull21509
Jacob Gill114014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Chris Bergin15100
Peter McIntyre11000
Coco Azema7000
Troy Hudetz4001
Sean McLaughlin3110

Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brandon Peters14/2324211
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Chase Brown14112131
Joshua McCray1242110
Brandon Peters626013
Isaiah Williams121121
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Isaiah Williams7113139
Casey Washington268056
Daniel Barker335021
Michael Marchese115015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tony Adams8110
Tarique Barnes8210
Keith Randolph Jr.8210
Sydney Brown6000
Jartavius Martin1001

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

Team stats

NorthwesternIllinois
241Total yards459
123Passing yards242
118Rushing yards217
4.9Yards per pass10.5
2.5Yards per rush5.7
14First downs18
6–⁠19Third downs5–⁠13
3–⁠4Fourth downs1–⁠1
2Turnovers1
3–⁠25Penalties4–⁠50
33:31Possession26:29
1Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

NorthwesternIllinois
33%Success rate42%
0.04EPA per play0.33
1.12Explosiveness1.57
0.13Rushing EPA0.38
0.04Passing EPA0.38
29%Passing-down success32%
−0.01First-down EPA0.34
0.02Second-down EPA0.25
0.13Third-down EPA0.21
11%Havoc by its defense22%

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 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Illinois −7, over/under 44.5.

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 69%, Northwestern 31%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Illinois end zoneNorthwestern end zoneQ1 IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ1 NorthwesternPunt, 6 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 NorthwesternFumble, 2 playsQ1 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 playQ1 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ1 IllinoisTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ1 IllinoisTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 NorthwesternInterception, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 playQ2 NorthwesternTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 IllinoisField goal, 8 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisField goal, 4 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisField goal, 8 playsQ3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ3 IllinoisField goal, 8 playsQ3 NorthwesternPunt, 6 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ3 IllinoisInterception, 4 playsQ3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ4 IllinoisTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 NorthwesternTouchdown, 15 playsQ4 IllinoisEnd of game, 1 play
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 IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 31 yards
  2. Q1 NorthwesternPunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
  3. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  4. Q1 NorthwesternFumble, 2 plays, 86 yards
  5. Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 play, 8 yards
  6. Q1 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  7. Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 2 plays, 51 yards
  8. Q1 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 51 yards
  9. Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 7 plays, 76 yards
  10. Q2 NorthwesternInterception, 3 plays, −12 yards
  11. Q2 IllinoisTouchdown, 1 play, 21 yards
  12. Q2 NorthwesternTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q2 IllinoisField goal, 8 plays, 65 yards
  14. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  15. Q2 IllinoisField goal, 4 plays, 8 yards
  16. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  17. Q2 IllinoisField goal, 8 plays, 55 yards
  18. Q3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  19. Q3 IllinoisField goal, 8 plays, 30 yards
  20. Q3 NorthwesternPunt, 6 plays, 6 yards
  21. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 10 yards
  22. Q3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, −9 yards
  23. Q3 IllinoisInterception, 4 plays, 22 yards
  24. Q3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  25. Q4 IllinoisTouchdown, 11 plays, 50 yards
  26. Q4 NorthwesternTouchdown, 15 plays, 81 yards
  27. Q4 IllinoisEnd of game, 1 play, −7 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then Illinois 14, Northwestern 0
Illinois Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Charlie Kuhbander kickoff for 40 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Brandon Peters pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50Brandon Peters run for 5 yds to the Nwest 45
15:002nd & 5 at opp 45Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the Nwest 44
15:003rd & 4 at opp 44Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Casey Washington
13:214th & 4 at opp 44Blake Hayes punt for 42 yds
Northwestern Punt, 6 plays
13:211st & 10 at own 2Evan Hull run for 3 yds to the Nwest 5
13:212nd & 7 at own 5Evan Hull run for 6 yds to the Nwest 11
13:213rd & 1 at own 11Evan Hull run for 3 yds to the Nwest 14 for a 1ST down
13:211st & 10 at own 14Evan Hull run for 4 yds to the Nwest 18
13:212nd & 6 at own 18Andrew Marty pass incomplete to Stephon Robinson Jr.
13:213rd & 6 at own 18Andrew Marty pass incomplete to Andrew Clair
10:494th & 6 at own 18Derek Adams punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 42 , Donny Navarro III returns for 14 yds to the Nwest 32 ILLINOIS Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Isaiah Gay) to the Nwest 42
10:494th & 6 at own 18Derek Adams punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 43 , Donny Navarro III returns for 14 yds to the Illin 32 ILLINOIS Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Isaiah Gay) to the Illin 43
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
10:491st & 10 at own 43Brandon Peters pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 3 yds to the Illin 46
10:492nd & 7 at own 46Joshua McCray run for 1 yd to the Illin 47
10:493rd & 6 at own 47Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Daniel Barker
9:194th & 6 at own 47Blake Hayes punt for 39 yds, fair catch by JJ Jefferson at the Nwest 14
Northwestern Fumble, 2 plays
9:191st & 10 at own 14Evan Hull run for 3 yds to the Nwest 17
8:312nd & 7 at own 17Andrew Marty sacked for 0 yards to the Nwest 8 Andrew Marty fumbled, recovered by Illin Isaiah Gay , return for 0 yards
Illinois Touchdown, 1 play
8:261st & goal at opp 8Daniel Barker run for 8 yds for a TD (James McCourt KICK)Illinois 7, Northwestern 0
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
8:261st & 10 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:261st & 10 at own 25Evan Hull run for 4 yds to the Nwest 29
8:262nd & 6 at own 29Evan Hull run for 2 yds to the Nwest 31
8:263rd & 4 at own 31Andrew Marty sacked by Tarique Barnes for a loss of 11 yards to the Nwest 20 Andrew Marty fumbled, recovered by Nwest Andrew Marty , return for 0 yards
6:434th & 15 at own 20Derek Adams punt for 46 yds , Donny Navarro III returns for 17 yds to the Nwest 49
Illinois Touchdown, 2 plays
6:431st & 12 at own 49Brandon Peters pass complete to Casey Washington for 12 yds to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down
6:081st & 10 at opp 39Brandon Peters pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 39 yds for a TD (James McCourt KICK)Illinois 14, Northwestern 0
Northwestern Turnover on downs, 12 plays
6:081st & 10 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:081st & 10 at own 25Stephon Robinson Jr. run for 13 yds to the Nwest 38 for a 1ST down
6:081st & 10 at own 38Evan Hull run for 4 yds to the Nwest 42
6:082nd & 6 at own 42Evan Hull run for 4 yds to the Nwest 46
6:083rd & 2 at own 46PENALTY NWU False Start (Wrather,Ben) 5 yards from NWU46 to NWU41. NO PLAY.
6:083rd & 7 at own 41Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Malik Washington for 6 yds to the Nwest 47
6:084th & 1 at own 47Evan Hull run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
6:081st & 10 at the 50Evan Hull run for 2 yds to the Illin 48
6:082nd & 8 at opp 48Evan Hull run for 4 yds to the Illin 44
6:083rd & 4 at opp 44Andrew Clair run for 15 yds to the Illin 29 for a 1ST down
6:081st & 10 at opp 29Andrew Clair run for 4 yds to the Illin 25
6:082nd & 6 at opp 25Andrew Clair run for no gain to the Illin 25
6:083rd & 6 at opp 25Evan Hull run for 1 yd to the Illin 24
0:104th & 5 at opp 24Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Stephon Robinson Jr.
Illinois Touchdown, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 24Joshua McCray run for 1 yd to the Illin 25
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at own 25Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Chase Brown
Q2 15:003rd & 9 at own 25Brandon Peters pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 10 yds to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 35Brandon Peters pass complete to Casey Washington for 56 yds to the Nwest 9 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 9Brandon Peters run for 2 yds to the Nwest 7
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 7Chase Brown run for 6 yds to the Nwest 1
Q2 12:503rd & goal at opp 1Chase Brown run for 1 yd for a TD (James McCourt KICK)Illinois 21, Northwestern 0
2nd quarter8 drives, then Illinois 37, Northwestern 7
Northwestern Interception, 3 plays
12:501st & 10 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:501st & 10 at own 25Ryan Hilinski run for 9 yds to the Nwest 16
12:502nd & 19 at own 16Evan Hull run for 3 yds to the Nwest 13
11:303rd & 22 at own 13Ryan Hilinski pass intercepted
Illinois Touchdown, 1 play
11:221st & 10 at opp 21Isaiah Williams run for 21 yds for a TD (James McCourt KICK)Illinois 28, Northwestern 0
Northwestern Touchdown, 11 plays
11:221st & 10 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:221st & 10 at own 25Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Malik Washington for 27 yds to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down
11:221st & 10 at opp 48Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Charlie Mangieri for 18 yds to the Illin 30 for a 1ST down
11:221st & 10 at opp 30Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Malik Washington
11:222nd & 10 at opp 30Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Malik Washington for 9 yds to the Illin 21
11:223rd & 1 at opp 21Evan Hull run for no gain to the Illin 21
11:224th & 1 at opp 21Ryan Hilinski run for 2 yds to the Illin 19 for a 1ST down
11:221st & 10 at opp 19Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Malik Washington
11:222nd & 10 at opp 19Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Jacob Gill for 14 yds to the Illin 5 for a 1ST down
11:221st & goal at opp 5Evan Hull run for 1 yd to the Illin 6
11:222nd & goal at opp 6Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Malik Washington for 5 yds to the Illin 1
6:583rd & goal at opp 1Ryan Hilinski run for 1 yd for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)Illinois 28, Northwestern 7
Illinois Field goal, 8 plays
6:581st & 10 at own 35Charlie Kuhbander kickoff for 48 yds
6:581st & 10 at own 25Chase Brown run for 4 yds to the Illin 29
6:582nd & 6 at own 29Brandon Peters pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 27 yds to the Nwest 44 for a 1ST down
6:581st & 10 at opp 44Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Casey Washington
6:582nd & 10 at opp 44Chase Brown run for 31 yds to the Nwest 13 for a 1ST down
6:581st & 10 at opp 13Joshua McCray run for 8 yds to the Nwest 5
6:582nd & 2 at opp 5PENALTY ILL UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Reiman,Tip) 15 yards from NWU05 to NWU20. NO PLAY.
6:582nd & 17 at opp 20Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Daniel Barker
6:583rd & 17 at opp 20Brandon Peters run for 10 yds to the Nwest 10
4:074th & 7 at opp 10James McCourt 28 yd FG GOODIllinois 31, Northwestern 7
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
4:071st & 10 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:071st & 10 at own 25Andrew Clair run for 1 yd to the Nwest 26
4:072nd & 9 at own 26Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Andrew Clair
4:073rd & 9 at own 26Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Malik Washington
3:094th & 9 at own 26Derek Adams punt for 38 yds , Donny Navarro III returns for 37 yds to the Nwest 27
Illinois Field goal, 4 plays
3:091st & 10 at opp 27Joshua McCray run for 4 yds to the Nwest 23
3:092nd & 6 at opp 23Joshua McCray run for 1 yd to the Nwest 22
3:093rd & 5 at opp 22Brandon Peters pass complete to Daniel Barker for 3 yds to the Nwest 19
1:444th & 2 at opp 19James McCourt 37 yd FG GOODIllinois 34, Northwestern 7
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
1:441st & 10 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:441st & 10 at own 25Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Evan Hull
1:442nd & 10 at own 25Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Evan Hull
1:443rd & 10 at own 25Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to JJ Jefferson
1:244th & 10 at own 25Derek Adams punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Donny Navarro III at the Illin 38
Illinois Field goal, 8 plays
1:241st & 10 at own 38Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Luke Ford
1:242nd & 10 at own 38Brandon Peters run for 13 yds to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down
1:241st & 10 at opp 49Brandon Peters sacked by Sean McLaughlin for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 45
1:012nd & 16 at own 45Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 01:01
1:012nd & 16 at own 45Chase Brown run for 8 yds to the Nwest 47
0:473rd & 8 at opp 47Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:47
0:473rd & 8 at opp 47Brandon Peters pass complete to Daniel Barker for 11 yds to the Nwest 36 for a 1ST down
0:471st & 10 at opp 36Brandon Peters pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 8 yds to the Nwest 28
0:472nd & 2 at opp 28Brandon Peters pass complete to Daniel Barker for 21 yds to the Nwest 7 for a 1ST down
0:031st & goal at opp 7Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:03
0:001st & goal at opp 7James McCourt 25 yd FG GOODIllinois 37, Northwestern 7
3rd quarter7 drives, then Illinois 40, Northwestern 7
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Evan Hull run for 2 yds to the Nwest 27
15:002nd & 8 at own 27Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Evan Hull for 6 yds to the Nwest 33
15:003rd & 2 at own 33Evan Hull run for 1 yd to the Nwest 34
15:004th & 1 at own 34PENALTY NWU False Start (Robinson, Jr.,Stephon) 5 yards from NWU34 to NWU29. NO PLAY.
12:544th & 6 at own 29Derek Adams punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Donny Navarro III at the Illin 39
Illinois Field goal, 8 plays
12:541st & 10 at own 39Chase Brown run for 4 yds to the Illin 43
12:542nd & 6 at own 43Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the Illin 46
12:543rd & 3 at own 46Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the Illin 48
12:544th & 1 at own 48Chase Brown run for 14 yds to the Nwest 38 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at opp 38Brandon Peters pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 1 yd to the Nwest 37
12:542nd & 9 at opp 37Chase Brown run for 4 yds to the Nwest 33
12:543rd & 5 at opp 33Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the Nwest 31
8:154th & 3 at opp 31James McCourt 49 yd FG GOODIllinois 40, Northwestern 7
Northwestern Punt, 6 plays
8:151st & 10 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:151st & 10 at own 25Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Stephon Robinson Jr. for 3 yds to the Nwest 28
8:152nd & 7 at own 28Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Stephon Robinson Jr.
8:153rd & 7 at own 28Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Malik Washington for 12 yds to the Nwest 40 for a 1ST down
8:151st & 10 at own 40Evan Hull run for 2 yds to the Nwest 42
8:152nd & 8 at own 42Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Malik Washington
8:153rd & 8 at own 42Hilinski,Ryan pass incomplete PENALTY NWU Pass Interference (Niro III,Raymond) 15 yards from NWU42 to NWU27. NO PLAY.
8:153rd & 23 at own 27Andrew Clair run for 4 yds to the Nwest 31
6:084th & 19 at own 31Derek Adams punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Donny Navarro III at the Illin 31
Illinois Punt, 4 plays
6:081st & 10 at own 31Brandon Peters pass complete to Patrick Bryant for 11 yds to the Illin 42 for a 1ST down
6:081st & 10 at own 42Joshua McCray run for 1 yd to the Illin 41
6:082nd & 11 at own 41Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Patrick Bryant
6:083rd & 11 at own 41Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Casey Washington
4:414th & 11 at own 41Blake Hayes punt for 48 yds , JJ Jefferson returns for 8 yds to the Nwest 19
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
4:411st & 10 at own 19Evan Hull run for no gain to the Nwest 19
4:412nd & 10 at own 19Ryan Hilinski sacked by Keith Randolph Jr. for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 18
4:413rd & 11 at own 18Ryan Hilinski sacked by Tony Adams for a loss of 8 yards to the Nwest 10
2:374th & 19 at own 10Derek Adams punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Donny Navarro III at the Nwest 45
Illinois Interception, 4 plays
2:371st & 10 at opp 45Chase Brown run for 29 yds to the Nwest 16 for a 1ST down
2:371st & 10 at opp 16Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the Nwest 13
2:372nd & 7 at opp 13Brown,Chase rush for 6 yards gain to the NWU07 (Azema,Coco) PENALTY ILL Holding (Pearl,Julian) 10 yards from NWU13 to NWU23. NO PLAY.
2:372nd & 17 at opp 23Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Luke Ford
0:493rd & 17 at opp 23Brandon Peters pass intercepted
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
0:491st & 10 at own 13Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Malik Washington for 4 yds to the Nwest 17
0:002nd & 6 at own 17Ryan Hilinski run for 2 yds to the Nwest 19
Q4 15:003rd & 4 at own 19Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Andrew Clair for 1 yd to the Nwest 18
Q4 14:134th & 5 at own 18Jake Genyk punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Donny Navarro III at the 50 yard line
4th quarter3 drives, then Illinois 47, Northwestern 14
Illinois Touchdown, 11 plays
14:131st & 10 at the 50Joshua McCray run for 1 yd to the Nwest 49
14:132nd & 9 at opp 49Joshua McCray run for 5 yds to the Nwest 44
14:133rd & 4 at opp 44Joshua McCray run for 4 yds to the Nwest 40 for a 1ST down
14:131st & 10 at opp 40Joshua McCray run for 2 yds to the Nwest 38
14:132nd & 8 at opp 38Joshua McCray run for 10 yds to the Nwest 28 for a 1ST down
14:131st & 10 at opp 28Love III,Reggie rush for 23 yards gain to the NWU05 (Jackson,Bryce) PENALTY ILL Holding (Ford,Luke) 10 yards from NWU28 to NWU38. NO PLAY.
14:131st & 20 at opp 38Reggie Love III run for 6 yds to the Nwest 32
14:132nd & 14 at opp 32Brandon Peters pass complete to Michael Marchese for 15 yds to the Nwest 17 for a 1ST down
14:131st & 10 at opp 17Daniel Barker run for 7 yds to the Nwest 10
14:132nd & 3 at opp 10Reggie Love III run for 2 yds to the Nwest 8
14:133rd & 1 at opp 8Brandon Peters run for 2 yds to the Nwest 6 for a 1ST down
7:591st & goal at opp 6Joshua McCray run for 6 yds for a TD (James McCourt KICK)Illinois 47, Northwestern 7
Northwestern Touchdown, 15 plays
7:511st & 10 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 63 yds , Stephon Robinson Jr. return for 17 yds to the Nwest 19
7:511st & 10 at own 19Evan Hull run for 17 yds to the Nwest 36 for a 1ST down
7:511st & 10 at own 36Evan Hull run for 2 yds to the Nwest 34
7:512nd & 12 at own 34Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Malik Washington for 20 yds to the Illin 46 for a 1ST down
7:511st & 10 at opp 46Evan Hull run for 5 yds to the Illin 41
7:512nd & 5 at opp 41Evan Hull run for 4 yds to the Illin 37
7:513rd & 1 at opp 37Evan Hull run for 6 yds to the Illin 31 for a 1ST down
7:511st & 10 at opp 31Evan Hull run for 4 yds to the Illin 27
7:512nd & 6 at opp 27Ryan Hilinski run for 2 yds to the Illin 25
7:513rd & 4 at opp 25Ryan Hilinski run for 2 yds to the Illin 23
7:514th & 2 at opp 23Evan Hull run for 3 yds to the Illin 20 for a 1ST down
7:511st & 10 at opp 20Evan Hull run for no gain to the Illin 20
7:512nd & 10 at opp 20Evan Hull run for 15 yds to the Illin 5 for a 1ST down
7:511st & goal at opp 5Evan Hull run for 3 yds to the Illin 2
7:512nd & goal at opp 2Evan Hull run for 1 yd to the Illin 1
0:243rd & goal at opp 1Evan Hull run for 1 yd for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK)Illinois 47, Northwestern 14
Illinois End of game, 1 play
0:241st & 10 at own 35Jack Olsen kickoff for 64 yds
0:001st & 10 at own 25run for a loss of 7 yards to the Illin 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.

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

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