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2017 week 13 · Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 3:00 PM CT · Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) · 📺 FS1 · 30,456 att · 55.9°F, wind 18.3

Drive chart

Northwestern Illinois bar spans the drive · tick marks the start · click a drive for the plays
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Q1
PUNT
3 pl · 6 yd · 1:08
0–0
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 25 Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Nwest 25 0 -0.70
15:00 2nd & 10 OWN 25 Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 6 yds to the Nwest 31 +6 0.17
15:00 3rd & 4 OWN 31 Clayton Thorson pass incomplete 0 -0.44
15:00 4th & 4 OWN 31 Hunter Niswander punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 31
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TD
12 pl · 69 yd · 5:14
0–7
13:52 1st & 10 OWN 31 Cam Thomas run for 7 yds to the Illin 38 +7 0.68
13:52 2nd & 3 OWN 38 Cam Thomas pass complete to Caleb Reams for 6 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down +6 0.56
13:52 1st & 10 OWN 44 Dre Brown run for 7 yds to the Nwest 49 +7 0.67
13:52 2nd & 3 OPP 49 Dre Brown run for 2 yds to the Nwest 47 +2 -0.72
13:52 3rd & 1 OPP 47 Dre Brown run for 2 yds to the Nwest 45 for a 1ST down +2 0.95
13:52 1st & 10 OPP 45 Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Caleb Reams, broken up by Jordan Thompson 0 -1.00
13:52 2nd & 10 OPP 45 Cam Thomas run for 2 yds to the Nwest 43 +2 -0.62
13:52 3rd & 8 OPP 43 Cam Thomas run for 12 yds to the Nwest 31 for a 1ST down +12 2.26
13:52 1st & 10 OPP 31 Dre Brown run for no gain to the Nwest 31 0 -0.58
13:52 2nd & 10 OPP 31 Dre Brown run for 18 yds to the Nwest 13 ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Nwest 23 +8 0.47
13:52 2nd & 2 OPP 23 Cam Thomas run for no gain to the Nwest 23 0 -0.63
8:38 3rd & 2 OPP 23 Cam Thomas run for 23 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) +23 2.95
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INT
13 pl · 71 yd · 5:25
0–7
8:38 1st & 10 OWN 25 Jackson, Justin rush for no gain to the NU25 (Odenigbo,Tito), PENALTY ILL offside (Watson,Tre) 5 yards to the NU30, NO PLAY. +5
8:38 1st & 5 OWN 30 Clayton Thorson run for 12 yds to the Nwest 42 for a 1ST down +12 0.10
8:38 1st & 10 OWN 42 Justin Jackson run for 7 yds to the Nwest 49 +7 0.69
8:38 2nd & 3 OWN 49 Jeremy Larkin run for 8 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down +8 0.52
8:38 1st & 10 OPP 43 Clayton Thorson pass incomplete 0 -0.94
8:38 2nd & 10 OPP 43 Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Illin 42 +1 -0.84
8:38 3rd & 9 OPP 42 Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 12 yds to the Illin 30 for a 1ST down +12 2.32
8:38 1st & 10 OPP 30 Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 2 yds to the Illin 28 +2 -0.30
8:38 2nd & 8 OPP 28 Justin Jackson run for 7 yds to the Illin 21 +7 0.33
8:38 3rd & 1 OPP 21 Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Illin 18 for a 1ST down +3 0.19
8:38 1st & 10 OPP 18 Jelani Roberts run for 14 yds to the Illin 4 for a 1ST down +14 0.90
8:38 1st & 4 OPP 4 Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Illin 4 0 -0.65
8:38 2nd & 4 OPP 4 Clayton Thorson run for no gain to the Illin 4 0 -0.36
8:38 3rd & 4 OPP 4 Clayton Thorson pass intercepted Bennett Williams return for 15 yds to the Illin 16 -4.30
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PUNT
3 pl · 5 yd · 1:57
0–7
3:13 1st & 10 OWN 16 Cam Thomas sacked by Nate Hall for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 15 -1 -0.52
3:13 2nd & 11 OWN 15 Dre Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 16 +1 -0.15
3:13 3rd & 10 OWN 16 Cam Thomas pass complete to Malik Turner for 5 yds to the Illin 21 +5 0.01
3:13 4th & 5 OWN 21 Blake Hayes punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 33
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PUNT
3 pl · 7 yd · 1:58
0–7
1:16 1st & 10 OWN 33 Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 32 -1 -1.10
1:16 2nd & 11 OWN 32 Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Nwest 32 0 -0.47
0:00 OPP 0 End of 1st Quarter
15:00 3rd & 11 OWN 32 Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 8 yds to the Nwest 40 +8 0.30
15:00 4th & 3 OWN 40 Hunter Niswander punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Nate Hobbs at the Illin 8
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Q2
PUNT
3 pl · 2 yd · 1:44
0–7
14:18 1st & 10 OWN 8 ILLINOIS Penalty, false start (-4 Yards) to the Illin 4 -4
14:18 1st & 14 OWN 4 Cam Thomas run for 10 yds to the Illin 14 +10 0.50
14:18 2nd & 4 OWN 14 Dre Brown run for 2 yds to the Illin 16 +2 -0.28
14:18 3rd & 2 OWN 16 Cam Thomas run for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 10 -6 -0.42
14:18 4th & 8 OWN 10 Blake Hayes punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 49
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TD
6 pl · 51 yd · 2:06
7–7
12:34 1st & 10 OWN 49 Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 12 yds to the Illin 39 for a 1ST down +12 0.78
12:34 1st & 10 OPP 39 Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Illin 36 +3 -0.26
12:34 2nd & 7 OPP 36 Justin Jackson run for 14 yds to the Illin 22 for a 1ST down +14 0.75
12:34 1st & 10 OPP 22 Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 9 yds to the Illin 13 +9 0.63
12:34 2nd & 1 OPP 13 Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Illin 11 for a 1ST down +2 -0.51
10:35 1st & 10 OPP 11 Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 11 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) +11 2.52
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ON DOWNS
4 pl · 9 yd · 1:56
7–7
10:28 1st & 10 OWN 49 Cam Thomas pass complete to Ricky Smalling for 4 yds to the Nwest 47 +4 -0.15
10:28 2nd & 6 OPP 47 Cam Thomas run for 5 yds to the Nwest 42 +5 0.11
10:28 3rd & 1 OPP 42 Dre Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 43 -1 -1.42
10:28 4th & 2 OPP 43 Cam Thomas run for 1 yd to the Nwest 42 +1 -1.62
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TD
2 pl · 57 yd · 0:29
14–7
8:32 1st & 10 OWN 43 Clayton Thorson pass complete to Bennett Skowronek for 52 yds to the Illin 5 for a 1ST down +52 2.58
8:03 1st & 5 OPP 5 Jelani Roberts run for 5 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) +5 1.88
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PUNT
3 pl · -8 yd · 0:52
14–7
7:55 1st & 10 OPP 49 Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling 0 -1.10
7:55 2nd & 10 OPP 49 Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling 0 -1.04
7:55 3rd & 10 OPP 49 Cam Thomas sacked by Nate Hall and Sam Miller for a loss of 8 yards to the Illin 43 -8 -1.30
7:55 4th & 18 OWN 43 Blake Hayes punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 11
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PUNT
3 pl · 2 yd · 1:45
14–7
7:03 1st & 10 OWN 11 Jeremy Larkin run for 2 yds to the Nwest 13 +2 -0.24
7:03 2nd & 8 OWN 13 Jeremy Larkin run for 6 yds to the Nwest 19 +6 0.14
7:03 3rd & 2 OWN 19 Clayton Thorson sacked by Bobby Roundtree for a loss of 6 yards to the Nwest 13 -6 -0.47
7:03 4th & 8 OWN 13 Hunter Niswander punt for 61 yds , Nate Hobbs returns for no gain to the Illin 26
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PUNT
3 pl · 8 yd · 1:59
14–7
5:18 1st & 10 OWN 26 Cam Thomas run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 24 -2 -0.93
5:18 2nd & 12 OWN 24 Cam Thomas pass complete to Ricky Smalling for 11 yds to the Illin 35 +11 0.90
5:18 3rd & 1 OWN 35 Cam Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 34 -1 -0.83
5:18 4th & 2 OWN 34 Blake Hayes punt for 42 yds , Riley Lees returns for no gain to the Nwest 24
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PUNT
4 pl · 22 yd · 1:13
14–7
3:19 1st & 10 OWN 24 Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 3 yds to the Nwest 27 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (15 Yards) to the Nwest 42 for a 1ST down +18 1.58
3:19 1st & 10 OWN 42 Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel 0 -1.15
3:19 2nd & 10 OWN 42 Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 46 +4 -0.15
3:19 3rd & 6 OWN 46 Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel, broken up by Chris James 0 -0.77
3:19 4th & 6 OWN 46 Hunter Niswander punt for 54 yds for a touchback
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PUNT
4 pl · 28 yd · 1:22
14–7
2:06 1st & 10 OWN 20 Cam Thomas pass complete to Louis Dorsey for 20 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down +20 1.63
2:06 1st & 10 OWN 40 Cam Thomas pass complete to Malik Turner for 6 yds to the Illin 46 +6 0.40
2:06 2nd & 4 OWN 46 Dre Brown run for 2 yds to the Illin 48 +2 -0.74
2:06 3rd & 2 OWN 48 Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Caleb Reams, broken up by Paddy Fisher 0 -1.06
2:06 4th & 2 OWN 48 Blake Hayes punt for 49 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 3
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END OF HALF
2 pl · 8 yd · 0:44
14–7
0:44 1st & 10 OWN 3 Justin Jackson run for 10 yds to the Nwest 13 for a 1ST down +10 0.26
0:44 1st & 10 OWN 13 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 11 -2 -0.50
0:00 OPP 0 End of 2nd Quarter
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Q3
MISSED FG
8 pl · 33 yd · 2:56
14–7
14:57 1st & 10 OWN 33 Dre Brown run for 15 yds to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down +15 1.42
14:57 1st & 10 OWN 48 Cam Thomas run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line +2 -0.66
14:57 2nd & 8 50 Dre Brown run for no gain to the 50 yard line 0 -1.09
14:57 3rd & 8 50 Cam Thomas pass complete to Malik Turner for 13 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down +13 2.70
14:57 1st & 10 OPP 37 Dre Brown run for 3 yds to the Nwest 34 +3 -0.24
14:57 2nd & 7 OPP 34 Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling 0 -0.84
14:57 3rd & 7 OPP 34 Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Louis Dorsey 0 -1.02
12:01 4th & 7 OPP 34 Chase McLaughlin 52 yd FG MISSED
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PUNT
3 pl · 8 yd · 0:56
14–7
12:01 1st & 10 OWN 35 Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Justin Jackson 0 -1.01
12:01 2nd & 10 OWN 35 Justin Jackson run for 8 yds to the Nwest 43 +8 0.70
12:01 3rd & 2 OWN 43 Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Macan Wilson, broken up by Tymir Oliver 0 -0.91
12:01 4th & 2 OWN 43 Hunter Niswander punt for 47 yds , Nate Hobbs returns for no gain to the Illin 10
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FUMBLE TD
3 pl · -7 yd · 0:52
21–7
11:05 1st & 10 OWN 10 Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Malik Turner, broken up by Marcus McShepard 0 -0.35
11:05 2nd & 10 OWN 10 Christian Bobak run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 9 -1 -0.17
10:13 3rd & 11 OWN 9 Cam Thomas sacked by Joe Gaziano for a loss of 6 yards Cam Thomas fumbled, recovered by Nwest Sam Miller , return for 0 yards , return for 3 yds, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) +3 -0.02
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PUNT
3 pl · 2 yd · 1:05
21–7
10:09 1st & 10 OWN 36 Cam Thomas pass complete to Reggie Corbin for 2 yds to the Illin 38 +2 -0.64
10:09 2nd & 8 OWN 38 Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Dre Brown 0 -0.81
10:09 3rd & 8 OWN 38 Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Malik Turner, broken up by Alex Miller 0 -0.44
10:09 4th & 8 OWN 38 Blake Hayes punt for 52 yds , Riley Lees returns for 10 yds to the Nwest 20
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TD
2 pl · 80 yd · 0:24
28–7
9:04 1st & 10 OWN 20 Justin Jackson run for 79 yds to the Illin 1 for a 1ST down +79 5.45
8:47 1st & 1 OPP 1 Justin Jackson run for 1 yd for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) +1 0.94
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PUNT
4 pl · 18 yd · 2:01
28–7
8:40 1st & 10 OWN 28 Cam Thomas pass complete to Malik Turner for 13 yds to the Illin 41 for a 1ST down +13 1.20
8:40 1st & 10 OWN 41 Cam Thomas pass complete to Dre Brown for 8 yds to the Illin 49 +8 1.00
8:40 2nd & 2 OWN 49 Cam Thomas sacked by Jordan Thompson and Tyler Lancaster for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 46 -3 -2.08
8:40 3rd & 5 OWN 46 Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling 0 -0.82
8:40 4th & 5 OWN 46 Blake Hayes punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 11
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PUNT
5 pl · 33 yd · 2:24
28–7
6:39 1st & 10 OWN 11 Jeremy Larkin run for 10 yds to the Nwest 21 for a 1ST down +10 0.43
6:39 1st & 10 OWN 21 Jeremy Larkin run for 29 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down +29 2.49
6:39 1st & 10 50 Jeremy Larkin run for 3 yds to the Illin 47 +3 -0.39
6:39 2nd & 7 OPP 47 Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Bennett Skowronek 0 -1.13
6:39 3rd & 7 OPP 47 Clayton Thorson sacked by Tymir Oliver for a loss of 9 yards to the Nwest 44 -9 -1.78
6:39 4th & 16 OWN 44 Hunter Niswander punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Nate Hobbs at the Illin 18
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INT
4 pl · 12 yd · 1:03
28–7
4:15 1st & 10 OWN 18 Cam Thomas pass complete to Caleb Reams for 8 yds to the Illin 26 +8 0.75
4:15 2nd & 2 OWN 26 Cam Thomas run for 4 yds to the Illin 30 for a 1ST down +4 0.04
4:15 1st & 10 OWN 30 Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Ricky Smalling 0 -0.86
4:15 2nd & 10 OWN 30 Cam Thomas pass intercepted Paddy Fisher return for 4 yds to the Illin 31 -0.44
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TD
10 pl · 31 yd · 6:07
35–7
3:12 1st & 10 OPP 31 Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Illin 30 +1 -0.44
3:12 2nd & 9 OPP 30 Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Illin 30 0 -0.74
3:12 3rd & 9 OPP 30 Clayton Thorson run for 2 yds to the Illin 28 +2 -0.55
3:12 4th & 7 OPP 28 Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 10 yds to the Illin 18 for a 1ST down +10 1.98
3:12 1st & 10 OPP 18 Jackson, Justin rush for 1 yard to the ILL17 (Phillips,D.;Williams,B.), PENALTY NU holding (Hance, Blake) 10 yards to the ILL28, NO PLAY. -10
3:12 1st & 20 OPP 28 Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Illin 24 +4 -0.09
0:00 OPP 0 End of 3rd Quarter
15:00 2nd & 16 OPP 24 Clayton Thorson pass complete to Jeremy Larkin for 11 yds to the Illin 13 +11 0.61
15:00 3rd & 5 OPP 13 Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 5 yds to the Illin 8 for a 1ST down +5 0.58
15:00 1st & goal OPP 8 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Illin 13 -5
15:00 1st & 13 OPP 13 Jeremy Larkin run for 4 yds to the Illin 9 +4 -0.02
15:00 2nd & 9 OPP 9 Jeremy Larkin run for 5 yds to the Illin 4 +5 0.04
12:05 3rd & 4 OPP 4 Jeremy Larkin run for 4 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) +4 2.70
12:05 1st & goal OPP 0 ILLINOIS Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting ( Yards) to the Illin 3 0
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Q4
PUNT
4 pl · 6 yd · 1:27
35–7
11:59 1st & 10 OWN 28 Cam Thomas pass complete to Louis Dorsey for 9 yds to the Illin 37 +9 1.32
11:59 2nd & 1 OWN 37 Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Bobby Walker 0 -1.35
11:59 3rd & 1 OWN 37 Cam Thomas run for 7 yds to the Illin 44 ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive holding (Malik Turner) to the Illin 34 -3 -1.09
11:59 3rd & 4 OWN 34 Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Louis Dorsey 0 -0.51
11:59 4th & 4 OWN 34 Blake Hayes punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 23
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TD
7 pl · 77 yd · 4:36
42–7
10:32 1st & 10 OWN 23 Corey Acker run for 2 yds to the Nwest 25 +2 -0.42
10:32 2nd & 8 OWN 25 John Moten IV run for 12 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down +12 1.58
10:32 1st & 10 OWN 37 Jesse Brown run for 9 yds to the Nwest 46 +9 1.38
10:32 2nd & 1 OWN 46 ILLINOIS Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Christion Abercrombie) to the Illin 39 for a 1ST down +15
10:32 1st & 10 OPP 39 Auston Anderson run for 7 yds to the Illin 32 +7 0.44
10:32 2nd & 3 OPP 32 Corey Acker run for 7 yds to the Illin 25 for a 1ST down +7 0.01
10:32 1st & 10 OPP 25 John Moten IV run for 7 yds to the Illin 18 +7 0.33
6:01 2nd & 3 OPP 18 Jesse Brown run for 18 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) +18 2.37
6:01 1st & goal OWN 35 Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 06:01
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PUNT
3 pl · 0 yd · 0:48
42–7
5:56 1st & 10 OWN 41 Kendrick Foster run for no gain to the Illin 41 0 -1.14
5:56 2nd & 10 OWN 41 Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Louis Dorsey 0 -0.79
5:56 3rd & 10 OWN 41 Cam Thomas pass incomplete to Reggie Corbin 0 -0.44
5:56 4th & 10 OWN 41 Blake Hayes punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 28
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PUNT
3 pl · 8 yd · 2:24
42–7
5:08 1st & 10 OWN 28 Corey Acker run for 3 yds to the Nwest 31 +3 -0.33
5:08 2nd & 7 OWN 31 Auston Anderson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 33 +2 -0.42
5:08 3rd & 5 OWN 33 Auston Anderson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 36 +3 -0.19
5:08 4th & 2 OWN 36 Daniel Kubiuk punt for 27 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 37
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INT
4 pl · 38 yd · 1:35
42–7
2:44 1st & 10 OWN 37 Kendrick Foster run for 4 yds to the Illin 41 +4 -0.16
2:44 2nd & 6 OWN 41 Cam Thomas pass complete to Louis Dorsey for 18 yds to the Nwest 41 for a 1ST down +18 1.97
2:44 1st & 10 OPP 41 Cam Thomas pass complete to Louis Dorsey for 16 yds to the Nwest 25 for a 1ST down +16 0.54
2:44 1st & 10 OPP 25 Cam Thomas pass intercepted Trae Williams return for 65 yds to the Illin 13 -4.30
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END OF GAME
2 pl · 5 yd · 1:09
42–7
1:09 1st & 10 OPP 13 Tyler Lancaster run for 4 yds to the Illin 9 +4 -0.02
1:09 2nd & 6 OPP 9 Tyler Lancaster run for 1 yd to the Illin 8 +1 -0.25
0:00 OPP 0 End of 4th Quarter
30 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

4sacks2
9plays for loss4
3takeaways1
6three-and-outs forced5
6explosive plays allowed9
3.56yards allowed / play6.78
1 of 15scoring drives allowed5 of 15
Northwestern
Paddy Fisher 10 (4) 1.5 TFL · 1 INT · 1 PD
Nate Hall 5 (3) 1.5 sk · 2.5 TFL
Joe Gaziano 4 (2) 1 sk · 1.5 TFL · 1 QH
Jordan Thompson 4 (1) 0.5 sk · 1 TFL · 1 PD
Godwin Igwebuike 4 (3)
Kyle Queiro 4 (2)
Brett Walsh 4 (1) 1 QH
Tyler Lancaster 3 0.5 sk · 1 TFL
Illinois
Tre Watson 12 (8) 2 QH
Del'Shawn Phillips 9 (5)
Bennett Williams 9 (5) 1 INT
Patrick Nelson 7 (2)
Bobby Roundtree 6 (1) 1 sk · 1 TFL
Jaylen Dunlap 4 0.5 TFL
Nate Hobbs 4 (3)
Chris James 3 (2) 0.5 TFL · 1 PD
Tackles with solo in parentheses. Sacks, plays for loss and explosive plays come from the play rows; takeaways and three-and-outs from how each drive ended.

Special teams

—field goals0 of 1
7punts9
45.3punt average43.7
0punts inside the 200
10return yards145
own 23average drive startown 40
Northwestern
K Charlie Kuhbander 6/6 XP
P Hunter Niswander 6 punts · 48.3 avg
P Daniel Kubiuk 1 punt · 27.0 avg
PR Riley Lees 2 ret · 10 yds · long 10
Illinois
K Chase McLaughlin 0/1 FG · 1/1 XP
P Blake Hayes 9 punts · 43.7 avg
KR Dre Brown 4 ret · 125 yds · long 50
KR Christian Bobak 1 ret · 10 yds · long 10
KR Austin Roberts 1 ret · 5 yds · long 5
KR Bobby Walker 1 ret · 5 yds · long 5
PR Nate Hobbs 2 ret · 0 yds
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Team stats from play-by-play

68plays64
461yards228
15drives15
46%success rate33%
15.86total PPA-12.32
Derived from 132 scrimmage plays. Interception return yardage is excluded from the offense.

Scoring

Q1Cam Thomas run for 23 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) 7–0
Q2Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 11 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) 7–7
Q2Jelani Roberts run for 5 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) 14–7
Q3Justin Jackson run for 1 yd for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) 28–7
Q4Jeremy Larkin run for 4 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) 35–7
Q4Jesse Brown run for 18 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) 42–7

Biggest plays by PPA

Q3Justin Jackson run for 79 yds to the Illin 1 for a 1ST down 5.45
Q1Cam Thomas run for 23 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) 2.95
Q3Cam Thomas pass complete to Malik Turner for 13 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down 2.70
Q4Jeremy Larkin run for 4 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) 2.70
Q2Clayton Thorson pass complete to Bennett Skowronek for 52 yds to the Illin 5 for a 1ST… 2.58
Q2Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 11 yds for a TD, (Charlie… 2.52

Series recent meetings

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
Last 8 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
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