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2020 week 15 · Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 11:00 AM CT · Ryan Field · 📺 ESPN2 · 38.3°F Light Rain, wind 15.6

Drive chart

Illinois Northwestern bar spans the drive · tick marks the start · click a drive for the plays
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Q1
PUNT
4 pl · 14 yd · 2:15
0–0
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 32 Chase Brown run for 16 yds to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down +16 1.51
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 48 Chase Brown run for a loss of 4 yards to the Illin 44 -4 -2.00
15:00 2nd & 14 OWN 44 Brandon Peters pass complete to Casey Washington for 2 yds to the Illin 46 +2 -0.45
15:00 3rd & 12 OWN 46 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Casey Washington, broken up by Paddy Fisher 0 -0.50
15:00 4th & 12 OWN 46 Blake Hayes punt for 52 yds, downed at the Nwest 2
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FUMBLE
1 pl · 4 yd · 0:11
0–0
12:45 1st & 10 OWN 2 Drake Anderson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 21 Drake Anderson fumbled, forced by Jartavius Martin, recovered by Illin Devon Witherspoon ILLINOIS Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (15 Yards) to the Nwest 21 -0.02
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MISSED FG
4 pl · 6 yd · 1:54
0–0
12:34 1st & 10 OPP 21 Chase Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 22 -1 -0.48
12:34 2nd & 11 OPP 22 Mike Epstein run for 8 yds to the Nwest 14 +8 0.32
12:34 3rd & 3 OPP 14 Mike Epstein run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 15 -1 -0.57
10:40 4th & 4 OPP 15 James McCourt 32 yd FG MISSED
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PUNT
5 pl · 26 yd
0–0
10:40 1st & 10 OWN 20 Peyton Ramsey run for 12 yds to the Nwest 32 for a 1ST down +12 0.87
10:40 1st & 10 OWN 32 Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Kyric McGowan for 15 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down +15 1.42
10:40 1st & 10 OWN 47 Peyton Ramsey run for 4 yds to the Illin 49 +4 -0.15
10:40 2nd & 6 OPP 49 Peyton Ramsey pass incomplete to Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman 0 -1.16
10:40 3rd & 6 OPP 49 Peyton Ramsey pass incomplete to Riley Lees, broken up by Michael Marchese 0 -0.92
10:40 4th & 6 OPP 49 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, false start (Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman) to the Nwest 46 -5
10:40 4th & 11 OWN 46 Derek Adams punt for 54 yds for a touchback
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FG
14 pl · 59 yd · 7:29
3–0
9:18 1st & 10 OWN 20 Chase Brown run for 7 yds to the Illin 27 +7 0.53
9:18 2nd & 3 OWN 27 Mike Epstein run for 4 yds to the Illin 31 for a 1ST down +4 0.25
9:18 1st & 10 OWN 31 Chase Brown run for 8 yds to the Illin 39 +8 1.01
9:18 2nd & 2 OWN 39 Chase Brown run for 6 yds to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down +6 0.32
9:18 1st & 10 OWN 45 Mike Epstein run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line +5 0.11
9:18 2nd & 5 50 Chase Brown run for 15 yds to the Nwest 35 for a 1ST down +15 1.20
9:18 1st & 10 OPP 35 Brandon Peters run for 3 yds to the Nwest 32 +3 -0.22
9:18 2nd & 7 OPP 32 Mike Epstein run for 3 yds to the Nwest 29 +3 -0.25
9:18 3rd & 4 OPP 29 Brandon Peters run for 5 yds to the Nwest 24 for a 1ST down +5 0.75
9:18 1st & 10 OPP 24 Chase Brown run for 11 yds to the Nwest 13 for a 1ST down +11 0.14
9:18 1st & 10 OPP 13 Team run for no gain to the Nwest 20 Team fumbled, recovered by Illin 0 -0.30
3:19 2nd & 17 OPP 20 Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 03:19
3:19 2nd & 17 OPP 20 Isaiah Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 21 -1 -0.82
3:19 3rd & 18 OPP 21 Isaiah Williams run for no gain to the Nwest 21 0 -0.96
1:49 4th & 18 OPP 21 James McCourt 39 yd FG GOOD
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TD
6 pl · 75 yd · 1:53
3–7
1:49 1st & 10 OWN 25 Cam Porter run for 2 yds to the Nwest 27 +2 -0.45
1:49 2nd & 8 OWN 27 Cam Porter run for 7 yds to the Nwest 34 +7 0.43
1:49 3rd & 1 OWN 34 Cam Porter run for 31 yds to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down +31 3.13
1:49 1st & 10 OPP 35 Kyric McGowan run for 22 yds to the Illin 13 for a 1ST down +22 0.43
1:49 1st & 10 OPP 13 Peyton Ramsey run for 9 yds to the Illin 4 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, personal foul (Marquez Beason) to the Illin 2 for a 1ST down +11 1.33
0:00 OWN 0 End of 1st Quarter
14:56 1st & 2 OPP 2 Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Charlie Mangieri for 2 yds for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) +2 1.21
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Q2
MISSED FG
10 pl · 35 yd · 3:16
3–7
14:52 1st & 10 OWN 30 Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the Illin 32 +2 -0.55
14:52 2nd & 8 OWN 32 Brandon Peters pass complete to Josh Imatorbhebhe for 8 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down +8 1.48
14:52 1st & 10 OWN 40 Chase Brown run for no gain to the Illin 40 0 -1.12
14:52 2nd & 10 OWN 40 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Casey Washington 0 -0.76
14:52 3rd & 10 OWN 40 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Donny Navarro 0 -0.41
14:52 4th & 10 OWN 40 Blake Hayes run for 20 yds to the Nwest 40 for a 1ST down +20 3.86
14:52 1st & 10 OPP 40 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Josh Imatorbhebhe 0 -0.85
14:52 2nd & 10 OPP 40 Chase Brown run for 5 yds to the Nwest 35 +5 0.07
14:52 3rd & 5 OPP 35 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Josh Imatorbhebhe 0 -1.04
11:36 4th & 5 OPP 35 James McCourt 53 yd FG MISSED
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ON DOWNS
7 pl · 39 yd
3–7
11:36 1st & 10 OWN 35 Peyton Ramsey run for 9 yds to the Nwest 44 +9 1.38
11:36 1st & 10 OPP 49 Evan Hull run for 23 yds to the Illin 26 for a 1ST down +23 1.04
11:36 1st & 10 OPP 26 Evan Hull run for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 29 -3 -0.85
11:36 2nd & 1 OWN 44 Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Kyric McGowan for 7 yds to the Illin 49 for a 1ST down +7 0.10
9:51 2nd & 13 OPP 29 Ramsey,Peyton pass complete to Mcgowan,Kyric for 29 yards to the ILL0, clock 09:51, PENALTY NU ineligible downfield on pass (Urban,Nik) 5 yards to the ILL34, NO PLAY. -5
9:51 2nd & 18 OPP 34 Peyton Ramsey run for 8 yds to the Illin 26 +8 0.59
9:51 3rd & 10 OPP 26 Peyton Ramsey pass incomplete to Cam Porter 0 -0.91
9:51 4th & 10 OPP 26 Peyton Ramsey pass incomplete to Riley Lees, broken up by Jake Hansen 0 -2.26
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PUNT
3 pl · -6 yd
3–7
9:13 1st & 10 OWN 26 ILLINOIS Penalty, personal foul (Derrick Smith) to the Illin 13 -13
9:13 1st & 10 OWN 13 Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 14 +1 -0.34
9:13 2nd & 9 OWN 14 Isaiah Williams run for 6 yds to the Illin 20 +6 0.12
9:13 3rd & 3 OWN 20 Isaiah Williams run for no gain to the Illin 20 ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined 0 -0.28
9:13 4th & 3 OWN 20 Blake Hayes punt for 61 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 36 , Riley Lees returns for 17 yds to the Nwest 36
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TD
17 pl · 64 yd · 7:02
3–14
7:26 1st & 10 OWN 36 Cam Porter run for 4 yds to the Nwest 40 +4 -0.16
7:26 2nd & 6 OWN 40 Cam Porter run for 5 yds to the Nwest 45 +5 0.11
7:26 3rd & 1 OWN 45 Cam Porter run for no gain to the Nwest 45 0 -1.04
7:26 4th & 1 OWN 45 Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the Nwest 46 for a 1ST down +1 2.06
7:26 1st & 10 OWN 46 Cam Porter run for 5 yds to the Illin 49 +5 0.11
7:26 2nd & 5 OPP 49 Cam Porter run for 4 yds to the Illin 45 +4 -0.16
7:26 3rd & 1 OPP 45 Cam Porter run for 4 yds to the Illin 41 for a 1ST down +4 0.99
7:26 1st & 10 OPP 41 Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Cam Porter for 3 yds to the Illin 38 +3 -0.28
7:26 2nd & 7 OPP 38 Peyton Ramsey run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 39 -1 -1.19
7:26 3rd & 8 OPP 39 Peyton Ramsey pass incomplete to John Raine 0 -1.03
7:26 4th & 8 OPP 39 Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Kyric McGowan for 17 yds to the Illin 22 for a 1ST down +17 3.10
7:26 1st & 10 OPP 22 Isaiah Bowser run for 4 yds to the Illin 18 +4 -0.03
7:26 2nd & 6 OPP 18 Isaiah Bowser run for 3 yds to the Illin 15 +3 -0.13
7:26 3rd & 3 OPP 15 Peyton Ramsey run for 2 yds to the Illin 13 +2 -0.25
1:11 4th & 1 OPP 13 Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 01:11
1:11 4th & 1 OPP 13 Peyton Ramsey run for 3 yds to the Illin 10 for a 1ST down +3 0.55
1:11 1st & 10 OPP 10 Cam Porter run for 3 yds to the Illin 7 +3 -0.09
1:11 2nd & 7 OPP 7 Ramsey,Peyton pass incomplete to Raine,John, PENALTY ILL pass interference (Martin,J.) 5 yards to the ILL2, 1ST DOWN NU, NO PLAY. +5
0:24 1st & 2 OPP 2 Cam Porter run for 2 yds for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) +2 1.21
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END OF HALF
3 pl · 11 yd · 0:20
3–14
0:20 1st & 10 OWN 34 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Daniel Barker 0 -0.99
0:20 2nd & 10 OWN 34 Brandon Peters pass complete to Casey Washington for 11 yds to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down +11 2.05
0:04 1st & 10 OWN 45 Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:04
0:04 1st & 10 OWN 45 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Josh Imatorbhebhe 0 -1.16
0:00 OPP 0 End of 2nd Quarter
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Q3
TD
9 pl · 75 yd · 4:07
3–21
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 25 Cam Porter run for 4 yds to the Nwest 29 +4 -0.11
15:00 2nd & 6 OWN 29 Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the Nwest 30 +1 -0.54
15:00 3rd & 5 OWN 30 Cam Porter run for 18 yds to the Nwest 48 for a 1ST down +18 2.73
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 48 Cam Porter run for 5 yds to the Illin 47 +5 0.10
15:00 2nd & 5 OPP 47 Cam Porter run for 12 yds to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down +12 0.93
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 35 Kyric McGowan run for 12 yds to the Illin 23 for a 1ST down +12 0.31
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 23 Peyton Ramsey run for 1 yd to the Illin 22 +1 -0.32
15:00 2nd & 9 OPP 22 Cam Porter run for 4 yds to the Illin 18 +4 -0.05
11:01 3rd & 5 OPP 18 Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 11:01
10:53 3rd & 5 OPP 18 Cam Porter run for 18 yds for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) +18 3.04
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PUNT
3 pl · 1 yd
3–21
10:53 1st & 10 OWN 35 Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 36 +1 -0.83
10:53 2nd & 9 OWN 36 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Daniel Barker 0 -0.68
10:53 3rd & 9 OWN 36 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Daniel Barker 0 -0.35
10:53 4th & 9 OWN 36 Blake Hayes punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 19
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TD
10 pl · 81 yd · 6:04
3–28
10:06 1st & 10 OWN 19 Cam Porter run for 5 yds to the Nwest 24 +5 0.08
10:06 2nd & 5 OWN 24 Cam Porter run for 3 yds to the Nwest 27 +3 -0.24
10:06 3rd & 2 OWN 27 Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Riley Lees for 5 yds to the Nwest 32 for a 1ST down +5 1.08
10:06 1st & 10 OWN 32 Cam Porter run for a loss of 3 yards to the Nwest 29 -3 -1.29
10:06 2nd & 13 OWN 29 Cam Porter run for no gain to the Nwest 29 0 -0.33
10:06 3rd & 13 OWN 29 Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Kyric McGowan for 33 yds to the Illin 38 for a 1ST down +33 4.04
10:06 1st & 10 OPP 38 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, false start (Jordan Butler) to the Illin 43 -5
10:06 1st & 15 OPP 43 Cam Porter run for 7 yds to the Illin 36 +7 0.42
10:06 2nd & 8 OPP 36 Isaiah Bowser run for 3 yds to the Illin 33 +3 -0.30
10:06 3rd & 5 OPP 33 Isaiah Bowser run for 1 yd to the Illin 32 +1 -0.77
4:02 4th & 4 OPP 32 Evan Hull run for 32 yds for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) +32 4.59
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PUNT
3 pl · 3 yd
3–28
3:56 1st & 10 OWN 23 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Donny Navarro 0 -0.64
3:56 2nd & 10 OWN 23 Mike Epstein run for 3 yds to the Illin 26 +3 -0.14
3:56 3rd & 7 OWN 26 Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Casey Washington 0 -0.24
3:56 4th & 7 OWN 26 Blake Hayes punt for 62 yds , Riley Lees returns for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 10
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PUNT
9 pl · 38 yd
3–28
2:46 1st & 10 OWN 10 Evan Hull run for 11 yds to the Nwest 21 for a 1ST down +11 0.46
2:46 1st & 10 OWN 21 Evan Hull run for 20 yds to the Nwest 41 for a 1ST down +20 1.67
2:46 1st & 10 OWN 41 Evan Hull run for 3 yds to the Nwest 44 +3 -0.43
2:46 2nd & 7 OWN 44 Isaiah Bowser run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line +6 0.38
0:00 OWN 0 End of 3rd Quarter
15:00 3rd & 1 50 Bowser,Isaiah rush for 1 yard to the ILL49 (Newton,JerZhan), PENALTY NU holding (Wiederkehr,E) 10 yards to the NU40, NO PLAY. -10
15:00 3rd & 11 OWN 40 Andrew Marty run for 10 yds to the 50 yard line +10 0.83
15:00 4th & 1 50 Andrew Marty run for 1 yd to the Illin 49 for a 1ST down +1 2.11
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 49 Evan Hull run for 4 yds to the Illin 45 +4 -0.14
15:00 2nd & 6 OPP 45 Evan Hull run for 1 yd to the Illin 44 +1 -0.88
15:00 3rd & 5 OPP 44 Team run for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 47 Team fumbled, recovered by Nwest Andrew Marty -3 -1.58
15:00 4th & 8 OPP 47 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Nwest 48 -5
15:00 4th & 13 OWN 48 Derek Adams punt for 38 yds
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Q4
TD
7 pl · 86 yd · 1:38
10–28
10:25 1st & 10 OWN 14 Isaiah Williams pass incomplete 0 -0.42
10:25 2nd & 10 OWN 14 Isaiah Williams pass complete to Josh Imatorbhebhe for 6 yds to the Illin 20 +6 0.11
10:25 3rd & 4 OWN 20 Isaiah Williams pass complete to Josh Imatorbhebhe for 20 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down +20 2.22
10:25 1st & 10 OWN 40 Isaiah Williams pass incomplete to Brian Hightower 0 -1.12
10:25 2nd & 10 OWN 40 Isaiah Williams pass complete to Brian Hightower for 14 yds to the Nwest 46 for a 1ST down +14 2.34
10:25 1st & 10 OPP 46 Isaiah Williams pass incomplete to Brian Hightower 0 -1.03
8:47 2nd & 10 OPP 46 Isaiah Williams pass complete to Brian Hightower for 46 yds for a TD (James McCourt KICK) +46 4.57
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ON DOWNS
5 pl · 56 yd
10–28
8:45 1st & 10 OWN 25 Evan Hull run for 50 yds to the Illin 25 for a 1ST down +50 3.38
8:45 1st & 10 OPP 25 Evan Hull run for 2 yds to the Illin 23 +2 -0.24
8:45 2nd & 8 OPP 23 Evan Hull run for 4 yds to the Illin 19 +4 -0.05
8:45 3rd & 4 OPP 19 Hull,Evan rush for 5 yards to the ILL14 (Barnes,Bryce), PENALTY NU holding (Gordon,Thomas) 10 yards to the ILL29, NO PLAY. -10
8:45 3rd & 14 OPP 29 Andrew Marty run for 10 yds to the Illin 19 +10 0.92
8:45 4th & 4 OPP 19 Evan Hull run for no gain to the Illin 19 0 -3.43
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ON DOWNS
9 pl · 40 yd
10–28
5:00 1st & 10 OWN 19 Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the Illin 22 +3 -0.23
5:00 2nd & 7 OWN 22 Isaiah Williams run for 11 yds to the Illin 33 for a 1ST down +11 1.24
5:00 1st & 10 OWN 33 Reggie Love III run for 1 yd to the Illin 34 +1 -0.79
5:00 2nd & 9 OWN 34 Reggie Love III run for 2 yds to the Illin 36 +2 -0.40
5:00 3rd & 7 OWN 36 Isaiah Williams run for 17 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down +17 3.01
5:00 1st & 10 OPP 47 Reggie Love III run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 49 -2 -1.52
5:00 2nd & 12 OPP 49 Isaiah Williams pass incomplete 0 -0.97
5:00 3rd & 12 OPP 49 Conner Lillig run for 3 yds to the Nwest 46 +3 -0.28
5:00 4th & 9 OPP 46 Isaiah Williams run for 5 yds to the Nwest 41 +5 -0.62
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END OF GAME
1 pl · 2 yd · 0:25
10–28
0:25 1st & 10 OWN 41 Evan Hull run for 2 yds to the Nwest 43 +2 -0.68
0:00 OWN 0 End of 4th Quarter
20 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

0sacks0
3plays for loss5
1takeaways0
0three-and-outs forced3
13explosive plays allowed6
7.26yards allowed / play4.80
4 of 10scoring drives allowed2 of 10
Illinois
Jartavius Martin 12 (11)
Jake Hansen 8 (5) 1 TFL · 1 PD
Milo Eifler 7 (5)
Jer'Zhan Newton 7
Kerby Joseph 6 (4)
Calvin Avery 5 (4)
Marquez Beason 4 (4)
Seth Coleman 3 (2) 2 TFL
Northwestern
Paddy Fisher 7 (4) 1 PD · 1 QH
Blake Gallagher 6 (4) 1 TFL
Brandon Joseph 6 (2)
Peter McIntyre 4 (4) 1 TFL
Earnest Brown IV 4 (3) 1 TFL
Chris Bergin 4 (1) 1 QH
A.J. Hampton 3 (3)
Bryce Gallagher 3 (3)
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

1 of 3field goals—
4punts2
55.0punt average46.0
3punts inside the 201
65return yards15
own 26average drive startown 20
Illinois
K James McCourt 1/3 FG · long 39 · 1/1 XP
P Blake Hayes 4 punts · 55.0 avg · 3 in 20
KR Ty Lindenman 4 ret · 65 yds · long 26
Northwestern
K Charlie Kuhbander 4/4 XP
P Derek Adams 2 punts · 46.0 avg · 1 in 20 · 1 TB
KR Charlie Mangieri 1 ret · 0 yds
PR Riley Lees 2 ret · 15 yds · long 17
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

56plays68
269yards494
10drives9
32%success rate47%
3.21total PPA26.23
Derived from 124 scrimmage plays. Interception return yardage is excluded from the offense.

Scoring

Q1James McCourt 39 yd FG GOOD 3–0
Q2Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Charlie Mangieri for 2 yds for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) 7–3
Q2Cam Porter run for 2 yds for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) 14–3
Q3Cam Porter run for 18 yds for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) 21–3
Q3Evan Hull run for 32 yds for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) 28–3
Q4Isaiah Williams pass complete to Brian Hightower for 46 yds for a TD (James McCourt KICK) 10–28

Biggest plays by PPA

Q3Evan Hull run for 32 yds for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK) 4.59
Q4Isaiah Williams pass complete to Brian Hightower for 46 yds for a TD (James McCourt… 4.57
Q3Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Kyric McGowan for 33 yds to the Illin 38 for a 1ST down 4.04
Q2Blake Hayes run for 20 yds to the Nwest 40 for a 1ST down 3.86
Q4Evan Hull run for 50 yds to the Illin 25 for a 1ST down 3.38
Q1Cam Porter run for 31 yds to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down 3.13

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
2019 Northwestern 29 – 10 Illinois
2018 Illinois 16 – 24 Northwestern
2017 Northwestern 42 – 7 Illinois
Last 8 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
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