| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 34 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 10 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down | +10 | 0.97 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 44 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Chunky Clements | 0 | -1.16 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 44 | Kendrick Foster run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 43 | -1 | -1.02 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 11 | OWN 43 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete | 0 | -0.45 |
| 15:00 | 4th & 11 | OWN 43 | Ryan Frain punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Flynn Nagel at the Nwest 9 |
| 13:47 | 1st & 10 | OWN 9 | Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 11 | +2 | -0.22 |
| 13:47 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 11 | Clayton Thorson pass incomplete | 0 | -0.21 |
| 13:47 | 3rd & 8 | OWN 11 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 5 yds to the Nwest 16 | +5 | 0.02 |
| 13:47 | 4th & 3 | OWN 16 | Hunter Niswander punt for 41 yds, downed at the Illin 43 |
| 12:30 | 1st & 10 | OWN 43 | Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 42 | -1 | -1.37 |
| 12:30 | 2nd & 11 | OWN 42 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner, broken up by Trae Williams | 0 | -0.77 |
| 12:30 | 3rd & 11 | OWN 42 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete | 0 | -0.43 |
| 12:30 | 4th & 11 | OWN 42 | Ryan Frain punt for 17 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 41 |
| 11:36 | 1st & 10 | OWN 41 | Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 42 | +1 | -0.92 |
| 11:36 | 2nd & 9 | OWN 42 | Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 43 | +1 | -0.72 |
| 11:36 | 3rd & 8 | OWN 43 | Thorson, C. pass incomplete to Nagel, Flynn, PENALTY ILL offside defense (Phillips,C.) 5 yards to the NU48, NO PLAY. | +5 | |
| 11:36 | 3rd & 3 | OWN 48 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 12 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down | +12 | 2.07 |
| 11:36 | 1st & 10 | OPP 40 | Clayton Thorson sacked by Dawuane Smoot for a loss of 8 yards to the Illin 48 | -8 | -2.56 |
| 11:36 | 2nd & 18 | OPP 48 | John Moten IV run for 9 yds to the Illin 39 | +9 | 0.91 |
| 11:36 | 3rd & 9 | OPP 39 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 14 yds to the Illin 25 for a 1ST down | +14 | 2.14 |
| 11:36 | 1st & 10 | OPP 25 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Solomon Vault for 16 yds to the Illin 9 for a 1ST down | +16 | 0.28 |
| 8:20 | 1st & 9 | OPP 9 | John Moten IV run for 9 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK) | +9 | 2.42 |
| 8:20 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Reggie Corbin for 9 yds to the Illin 34 | +9 | 1.25 |
| 8:20 | 2nd & 1 | OWN 34 | Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 33 | -1 | -1.47 |
| 8:20 | 3rd & 2 | OWN 33 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 8 yds to the Illin 41 for a 1ST down | +8 | 1.64 |
| 8:20 | 1st & 10 | OWN 41 | Reggie Corbin run for 3 yds to the Illin 44 | +3 | -0.43 |
| 8:20 | 2nd & 7 | OWN 44 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Andrew Davis for 3 yds to the Illin 47 | +3 | -0.41 |
| 8:20 | 3rd & 4 | OWN 47 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Justin Hardee | 0 | -0.91 |
| 8:20 | 4th & 4 | OWN 47 | Ryan Frain punt for 45 yds, downed at the Nwest 8 |
| 4:50 | 1st & 10 | OWN 8 | ILLINOIS Penalty, (5 Yards) to the Nwest 13 | +5 | |
| 4:50 | 1st & 10 | OWN 19 | Justin Jackson run for 13 yds to the Nwest 32 for a 1ST down | +13 | 0.92 |
| 4:50 | 1st & 10 | OWN 32 | John Moten IV run for 5 yds to the Nwest 37 | +5 | 0.11 |
| 4:50 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 37 | John Moten IV run for 20 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down | +20 | 2.06 |
| 4:50 | 1st & 5 | OWN 13 | Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 15 | +2 | -0.51 |
| 4:50 | 2nd & 3 | OWN 15 | Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 19 for a 1ST down | +4 | 0.05 |
| 2:22 | 1st & 10 | OPP 43 | John Moten IV run for 43 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK) | +43 | 3.35 |
| 2:22 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 5 yds to the Illin 30 | +5 | 0.09 |
| 2:22 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 30 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Justin Hardee, broken up by Anthony Walker Jr. | 0 | -0.75 |
| 2:22 | 3rd & 5 | OWN 30 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Reggie Corbin | 0 | -0.37 |
| 2:22 | 4th & 5 | OWN 30 | David Reisner punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 44 , Flynn Nagel returns for 10 yds to the Nwest 44 |
| 1:35 | 1st & 10 | OWN 44 | Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 48 | +4 | -0.16 |
| 1:35 | 2nd & 6 | OWN 48 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 6 yds to the Illin 46 for a 1ST down | +6 | 0.99 |
| 1:35 | 1st & 10 | OPP 46 | Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Illin 44 | +2 | -0.57 |
| 1:35 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 44 | Clayton Thorson sacked by Carroll Phillips for a loss of 8 yards to the Nwest 48 | -8 | -2.51 |
| 0:00 | OWN 0 | End of 1st Quarter | |||
| 15:00 | 3rd & 16 | OWN 48 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 13 yds to the Illin 39 | +13 | 1.49 |
| 15:00 | 4th & 3 | OPP 39 | Clayton Thorson sacked by Dawuane Smoot for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 40 | -1 | -1.87 |
| 14:16 | 1st & 10 | OWN 40 | Reggie Corbin run for 1 yd to the Illin 41 | +1 | -0.91 |
| 14:16 | 2nd & 9 | OWN 41 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 4 yds Malik Turner fumbled, forced by C.J. Robbins, recovered by Nwest Trae Williams | -1.33 |
| 13:32 | 1st & 10 | OPP 45 | Justin Jackson run for 27 yds to the Illin 18 for a 1ST down | +27 | 0.88 |
| 13:32 | 1st & 10 | OPP 18 | Clayton 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 | +15 | 1.13 |
| 12:45 | 1st & 3 | OPP 3 | Justin Jackson run for 3 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK) | +3 | 1.46 |
| 12:40 | 1st & 10 | OWN 22 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 6 yds to the Illin 28 | +6 | 0.31 |
| 12:40 | 2nd & 4 | OWN 28 | Reggie Corbin run for 4 yds to the Illin 32 for a 1ST down | +4 | 0.45 |
| 12:40 | 1st & 10 | OPP 47 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 20 yds to the Nwest 27 for a 1ST down | +20 | 0.87 |
| 12:40 | 1st & 10 | OPP 27 | Reggie Corbin run for 8 yds to the Nwest 19 | +8 | 0.49 |
| 12:40 | 2nd & 2 | OPP 19 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner | 0 | -0.58 |
| 12:40 | 3rd & 2 | OPP 19 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Sam Mays | 0 | -0.57 |
| 12:40 | 1st & 10 | OWN 32 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 6 yds to the Illin 38 | +6 | 0.39 |
| 12:40 | 2nd & 4 | OWN 38 | Reggie Corbin run for 4 yds to the Illin 42 for a 1ST down | +4 | 0.57 |
| 12:40 | 1st & 10 | OWN 42 | Reggie Corbin run for 4 yds to the Illin 46 | +4 | -0.17 |
| 12:40 | 2nd & 6 | OWN 46 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Sam Mays for 7 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down | +7 | 1.12 |
| 7:29 | 4th & 2 | OPP 19 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 19 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | +19 | 3.39 |
| 7:29 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Justin 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 | +18 | 1.61 |
| 7:29 | 1st & 10 | OWN 43 | John Moten IV run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line | +7 | 0.68 |
| 7:29 | 2nd & 3 | 50 | John Moten IV run for no gain to the 50 yard line | 0 | -1.28 |
| 7:29 | 3rd & 3 | 50 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Andrew Scanlan for 5 yds to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down | +5 | 1.59 |
| 7:29 | 1st & 10 | OPP 45 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 2 yds to the Illin 43 | +2 | -0.55 |
| 7:29 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 43 | Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Illin 40 | +3 | -0.38 |
| 7:29 | 3rd & 5 | OPP 40 | Clayton Thorson run for 4 yds to the Illin 36 | +4 | -0.16 |
| 7:29 | 4th & 1 | OPP 36 | Jackson, 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. | -10 | |
| 7:29 | 4th & 11 | OPP 46 | Hunter Niswander punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 17 |
| 3:41 | 1st & 10 | OWN 17 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 35 yds to the Nwest 48 for a 1ST down | +35 | 2.85 |
| 3:41 | 1st & 10 | OPP 48 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 9 yds to the Nwest 39 | +9 | 1.04 |
| 3:41 | 2nd & 1 | OPP 39 | Reggie Corbin run for no gain to the Nwest 39 | 0 | -1.07 |
| 3:41 | 3rd & 1 | OPP 39 | Reggie Corbin run for no gain to the Nwest 39 | 0 | -1.14 |
| 3:41 | 4th & 1 | OPP 39 | Reggie Corbin run for 3 yds to the Nwest 36 for a 1ST down | +3 | 1.84 |
| 3:41 | 1st & 10 | OPP 36 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner | 0 | -0.72 |
| 0:53 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 36 | Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 00:53 | ||
| 0:53 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 36 | Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:53 | ||
| 0:53 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 36 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Justin Hardee | 0 | -0.94 |
| 0:53 | 3rd & 10 | OPP 36 | Lunt,Wes pass incomplete to Hardee,Justin, PENALTY NU holding (Hartage, Montre) 10 yards to the NU26, 1ST DOWN ILL, NO PLAY. | +10 | |
| 0:53 | 1st & 10 | OPP 26 | Reggie Corbin run for 18 yds to the Nwest 8 for a 1ST down | +18 | 0.40 |
| 0:53 | 1st & 8 | OPP 8 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Reggie Corbin | 0 | -0.36 |
| 0:27 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 8 | Reggie Corbin run for 8 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | +8 | 2.68 |
| 0:27 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 24 | -1 | -0.80 |
| 0:00 | OWN 0 | End of 2nd Quarter |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Justin Jackson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 24 | -1 | -0.80 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 11 | OWN 24 | Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel, broken up by Jaylen Dunlap | 0 | -0.29 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 11 | OWN 24 | Clayton Thorson sacked by Gimel President for a loss of 5 yards to the Nwest 19 | -5 | -0.19 |
| 15:00 | 4th & 16 | OWN 19 | Hunter Niswander punt for 37 yds , Darius Mosely returns for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 43 |
| 13:48 | 1st & 10 | OWN 43 | Corbin,Reggie rush for 1 yard to the ILL44 (Jones, Joseph), PENALTY ILL illegal block (Megginson,Gabe) 16 yards to the ILL27, NO PLAY. | -16 | |
| 13:48 | 1st & 26 | OWN 27 | Reggie Corbin run for 2 yds to the Illin 29 | +2 | -0.12 |
| 13:48 | 2nd & 24 | OWN 29 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Zach Grant for 24 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down | +24 | 3.59 |
| 13:48 | 1st & 10 | OPP 47 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner | 0 | -1.05 |
| 13:48 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 47 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner, broken up by Joseph Jones | 0 | -1.06 |
| 13:48 | 3rd & 10 | OPP 47 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Sam Mays for 25 yds to the Nwest 22 for a 1ST down | +25 | 3.08 |
| 13:48 | 1st & 10 | OPP 22 | Reggie Corbin run for 8 yds to the Nwest 14 | +8 | 0.46 |
| 13:48 | 2nd & 2 | OPP 14 | Wes Lunt pass complete to D.J. Taylor for 4 yds to the Nwest 10 for a 1ST down | +4 | -0.33 |
| 13:48 | 1st & 10 | OPP 10 | Reggie 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 | -4.49 |
| 10:16 | 1st & 10 | OWN 16 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 5 yds to the Nwest 21 | +5 | 0.08 |
| 10:16 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 21 | Clayton 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 | +25 | 2.32 |
| 9:24 | 1st & 10 | OWN 46 | Justin Jackson run for 54 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK) | +54 | 4.18 |
| 9:16 | 1st & 10 | OWN 33 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 29 yds to the Nwest 38 for a 1ST down | +29 | 2.33 |
| 9:16 | 1st & 10 | OPP 38 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 11 yds to the Nwest 27 for a 1ST down | +11 | 0.35 |
| 9:16 | 1st & 10 | OPP 27 | Reggie Corbin run for 2 yds to the Nwest 25 | +2 | -0.26 |
| 9:16 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 25 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Andrew Davis | 0 | -0.58 |
| 9:16 | 3rd & 8 | OPP 25 | Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 9 yards to the Nwest 34 | -9 | -2.63 |
| 6:57 | 4th & 17 | OPP 34 | Chase McLaughlin 52 yd FG MISSED |
| 6:57 | 1st & 10 | OWN 34 | John Moten IV run for 2 yds to the Nwest 36 | +2 | -0.62 |
| 6:57 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 36 | John Moten IV run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 35 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined | -1 | -0.85 |
| 6:57 | 3rd & 9 | OWN 35 | Clayton 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 | -11 | -0.57 |
| 5:59 | 1st & 10 | OPP 24 | Justin Hardee run for 12 yds to the Nwest 12 for a 1ST down | +12 | 0.15 |
| 5:59 | 1st & 10 | OPP 12 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Andrew Davis, broken up by Kyle Queiro | 0 | -0.30 |
| 5:59 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 12 | Reggie Corbin run for 3 yds to the Nwest 9 | +3 | -0.09 |
| 4:33 | 3rd & 7 | OPP 9 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 9 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | +9 | 2.92 |
| 4:33 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 13 yds to the Nwest 38 for a 1ST down | +13 | 1.12 |
| 4:33 | 1st & 10 | OWN 38 | Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Garrett Dickerson | 0 | -1.09 |
| 4:33 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 38 | Thorson, 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. | -10 | |
| 4:33 | 2nd & 20 | OWN 28 | Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Garrett Dickerson | 0 | -0.16 |
| 4:33 | 3rd & 20 | OWN 28 | Clayton Thorson run for 8 yds to the Nwest 36 | +8 | 0.09 |
| 4:33 | 4th & 12 | OWN 36 | Hunter 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 |
| 3:00 | 1st & 10 | OPP 49 | Clayton Thorson pass incomplete | 0 | -1.10 |
| 3:00 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 49 | Justin Jackson run for 35 yds to the Illin 14 for a 1ST down | +35 | 2.31 |
| 3:00 | 1st & 10 | OPP 14 | Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Illin 14 | 0 | -0.31 |
| 3:00 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 14 | Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Illin 9 | +5 | 0.04 |
| 1:32 | 3rd & 5 | OPP 9 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 9 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK) | +9 | 2.82 |
| 1:26 | 1st & 10 | OWN 32 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 5 yds to the Illin 37 | +5 | 0.11 |
| 1:26 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 37 | Wes Lunt sacked by C.J. Robbins for a loss of 10 yards to the Illin 27 | -10 | -1.81 |
| 1:26 | 3rd & 15 | OWN 27 | Wes Lunt sacked by Ifeadi Odenigbo for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 22 | -5 | -0.16 |
| 0:00 | OPP 0 | End of 3rd Quarter | |||
| 15:00 | 4th & 20 | OWN 22 | Ryan Frain punt for 61 yds, downed at the Nwest 17 |
| 14:50 | 1st & 10 | OWN 17 | John Moten IV run for 7 yds to the Nwest 24 | +7 | 0.48 |
| 14:50 | 2nd & 3 | OWN 24 | John Moten IV run for 1 yd to the Nwest 25 | +1 | -0.62 |
| 14:50 | 3rd & 2 | OWN 25 | Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel | 0 | -0.41 |
| 14:50 | 4th & 2 | OWN 25 | NORTHWESTERN Penalty, false start (Kyle Queiro) to the Nwest 20 | -5 | |
| 14:50 | 4th & 7 | OWN 20 | Hunter Niswander punt for 60 yds , Darius Mosely returns for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 14 |
| 13:37 | 1st & 10 | OWN 14 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Andrew Davis for 10 yds to the Illin 24 for a 1ST down | +10 | 0.51 |
| 13:37 | 1st & 10 | OWN 24 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner, broken up by Trae Williams | 0 | -0.67 |
| 13:37 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 24 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to D.J. Taylor, broken up by Marcus McShepard | 0 | -0.33 |
| 13:00 | 3rd & 10 | OWN 24 | Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 13:00 | ||
| 13:00 | 3rd & 10 | OWN 24 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 11 yds to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down | +11 | 1.90 |
| 13:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 35 | Reggie Corbin run for 1 yd to the Illin 36 | +1 | -0.83 |
| 13:00 | 2nd & 9 | OWN 36 | Reggie Corbin run for 10 yds to the Illin 46 for a 1ST down | +10 | 1.89 |
| 13:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 46 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Tyler White for 6 yds to the Nwest 48 | +6 | 0.37 |
| 13:00 | 2nd & 4 | OPP 48 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Sam Mays | 0 | -1.22 |
| 13:00 | 3rd & 4 | OPP 48 | Wes Lunt pass intercepted Montre Hartage return for 66 yds to the Illin 5 | -1.97 |
| 10:49 | 1st & 5 | OPP 5 | Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Illin 4 | +1 | -0.45 |
| 10:49 | 2nd & 4 | OPP 4 | Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Illin 4 | 0 | -0.36 |
| 9:24 | 3rd & 4 | OPP 4 | Justin Jackson run for 4 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK) | +4 | 2.70 |
| 9:24 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 13 yds to the Illin 38 for a 1ST down | +13 | 1.12 |
| 9:24 | 1st & 10 | OWN 38 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 5 yds to the Illin 43 | +5 | 0.11 |
| 9:24 | 2nd & 5 | OWN 43 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Justin Hardee, broken up by Anthony Walker Jr. | 0 | -1.13 |
| 9:24 | 3rd & 5 | OWN 43 | Wes Lunt sacked by Xavier Washington for a loss of 9 yards to the Illin 34 | -9 | -1.28 |
| 9:24 | 4th & 14 | OWN 34 | Ryan Frain punt for 39 yds , Flynn Nagel returns for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 26 |
| 7:52 | 1st & 10 | OWN 26 | Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Solomon Vault | 0 | -0.73 |
| 7:52 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 26 | John Moten IV run for 3 yds to the Nwest 29 | +3 | -0.16 |
| 7:52 | 3rd & 7 | OWN 29 | Justin Jackson run for 10 yds to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down | +10 | 2.05 |
| 7:52 | 1st & 10 | OWN 39 | John Moten IV run for 16 yds to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down | +16 | 1.38 |
| 7:52 | 1st & 10 | OPP 45 | Corey Acker run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 47 | -2 | -1.46 |
| 7:52 | 2nd & 12 | OPP 47 | Corey Acker run for no gain to the Illin 47 | 0 | -1.01 |
| 4:56 | 3rd & 12 | OPP 47 | Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 04:56 | ||
| 4:56 | 3rd & 12 | OPP 47 | Corey Acker run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 49 | -2 | -0.92 |
| 4:09 | 4th & 14 | OPP 49 | Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 04:09 | ||
| 4:09 | 4th & 14 | OPP 49 | Hunter Niswander punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Darius Mosely at the Illin 8 |
| 4:01 | 1st & 10 | OWN 8 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 11 yds to the Illin 19 for a 1ST down | +11 | 0.41 |
| 4:01 | 1st & 10 | OWN 19 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 37 yds to the Nwest 44 for a 1ST down | +37 | 3.03 |
| 4:01 | 1st & 10 | OPP 44 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner | 0 | -0.97 |
| 4:01 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 44 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 36 yds to the Nwest 8 for a 1ST down | +36 | 2.06 |
| 4:01 | 1st & 8 | OPP 8 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Sam Mays | 0 | -0.36 |
| 4:01 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 8 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Zach Grant, broken up by Kyle Queiro | 0 | -0.27 |
| 4:01 | 3rd & 8 | OPP 8 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner | 0 | -0.35 |
| 2:45 | 4th & goal | OPP 8 | Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 02:45 | ||
| 2:45 | 4th & 8 | OPP 8 | Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner, broken up by Trae Williams | 0 | -3.70 |
| 2:38 | 1st & 10 | OWN 8 | John Moten IV run for 7 yds to the Nwest 15 | +7 | 0.36 |
| 2:38 | 2nd & 3 | OWN 15 | Auston Anderson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 18 for a 1ST down | +3 | 0.00 |
| 2:38 | 1st & 10 | OWN 18 | Auston Anderson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 20 | +2 | -0.33 |
| 2:38 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 20 | TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 18 | -2 | -0.41 |
| 0:00 | OWN 0 | End of 4th Quarter |
| 5 | sacks | 3 |
| 11 | plays for loss | 7 |
| 1 | takeaways | 3 |
| 3 | three-and-outs forced | 3 |
| 10 | explosive plays allowed | 10 |
| 6.28 | yards allowed / play | 5.49 |
| 6 of 16 | scoring drives allowed | 3 of 14 |
| Tre Watson | 7 (5) | |
| Carroll Phillips | 6 (6) | 1 sk · 3 TFL |
| Darwyn Kelly | 6 (6) | |
| Gimel President | 5 (4) | 2 sk · 3 TFL |
| Dawuane Smoot | 5 (4) | 2 sk · 2 TFL · 1 QH |
| Stanley Green | 5 (4) | |
| Taylor Barton | 4 (4) | 1 TFL |
| Rob Bain | 4 (3) |
| Anthony Walker | 9 (6) | 2 TFL · 2 PD |
| Nate Hall | 8 (6) | 0.5 TFL |
| Montre Hartage | 7 (6) | 1 INT |
| Godwin Igwebuike | 6 (5) | |
| Marcus McShepard | 5 (4) | 1 PD |
| Cameron Robbins | 3 (3) | 1 sk · 1 TFL |
| Trae Williams | 3 (3) | 3 PD |
| Kyle Queiro | 3 (3) | 2 PD |
| 0 of 1 | field goals | — |
| 6 | punts | 6 |
| 41.0 | punt average | 41.7 |
| 0 | punts inside the 20 | 0 |
| 110 | return yards | 9 |
| own 26 | average drive start | own 27 |
| K | Chase McLaughlin | 0/1 FG · 3/3 XP |
| P | David Reisner | 1 punt · 36.0 avg |
| P | Ryan Frain | 5 punts · 42.0 avg |
| KR | Darius Mosely | 2 ret · 46 yds · long 28 |
| KR | Kendrick Foster | 1 ret · 22 yds · long 22 |
| KR | Nathan Echard | 1 ret · 22 yds · long 22 |
| PR | Darius Mosely | 4 ret · 20 yds · long 19 |
| K | Jack Mitchell | 6/6 XP |
| P | Hunter Niswander | 6 punts · 41.7 avg |
| PR | Flynn Nagel | 2 ret · 9 yds · long 10 |
| 78 | plays | 69 |
| 428 | yards | 433 |
| 14 | drives | 16 |
| 45% | success rate | 41% |
| 7.28 | total PPA | 17.84 |
| Q1 | John Moten IV run for 9 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK) | 7–0 |
| Q1 | John Moten IV run for 43 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK) | 14–0 |
| Q2 | Justin Jackson run for 3 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK) | 21–0 |
| Q2 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 19 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | 7–21 |
| Q2 | Reggie Corbin run for 8 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | 14–21 |
| Q3 | Justin Jackson run for 54 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK) | 28–14 |
| Q3 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 9 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | 21–28 |
| Q3 | Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 9 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK) | 35–21 |
| Q4 | Justin Jackson run for 4 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK) | 42–21 |
| Q3 | Justin Jackson run for 54 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK) | 4.18 |
| Q3 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Zach Grant for 24 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down | 3.59 |
| Q2 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 19 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | 3.39 |
| Q1 | John Moten IV run for 43 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK) | 3.35 |
| Q3 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Sam Mays for 25 yds to the Nwest 22 for a 1ST down | 3.08 |
| Q4 | Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 37 yds to the Nwest 44 for a 1ST down | 3.03 |
| 2025 | Northwestern 13 – 20 Illinois |
| 2024 | Illinois 38 – 28 Northwestern |
| 2023 | Northwestern 45 – 43 Illinois |
| 2022 | Illinois 41 – 3 Northwestern |
| 2021 | Northwestern 14 – 47 Illinois |
| 2020 | Illinois 10 – 28 Northwestern |
| 2019 | Northwestern 29 – 10 Illinois |
| 2018 | Illinois 16 – 24 Northwestern |